I find inciting people through shifting of thought patterns to be the greatest form of bringing out unaccepted behaviors.
As unrealistic as it may seem I think the best way to conquer the world is to conquer thought.
What is the internet but a harbinger of collective thoughts? I would feel satisfied if I can incite two people a day to dissidence mentally.
Although maybe my ambitions is limited. (LAUGHS!)
I am however starting to write a book to reach a much larger audience. Who knows?
I’m Locking it for 24 hours.
Unlocked…
Still on my I-phone… it’s pretty nifty, except when it freezes inbetween charges 
My laptop needs a new inverter, but I’m thinking of investing in an I-pad… laptops have replaced PCs, which will be replaced by tablets no doubt.
Shit, sorry about that.
How so? Your mum’s gay. 
I gotta say as supercilious rants go Walker yours was terrible, I mean it had punctuation and coherency, and not a single threat to dominate the world. Try harder. Congratz on getting a new computer though.
Why are you spelling it as labtop?
All I can say is I hope it doesn’t rain into all your test tubes and beakers before you get that new roof.
No worries Pav, I only wanted to talk about my own laptop woes is all 
…kidding!
Anyone use a PC tablet? I’d like to know if they have the same browsing capabilities as a laptop, or are they restricted in any way? Am looking to buy one…
I am using a nook tablet, should cost you a hundred pounds… it treats everything as a smartphone… cant see avatars or copy and paste links. Also locked out most of the android market. Advantage is I can download a billion philosophy PDFs. Now I get to find out who this Socratese guy is.
You can root the nook, turning it into a cheap android tablet. It has a dual core processor.
ContraNietzsche,
Until some years ago, I had a 1987 Dodge Ram camper van, converted by Royale Industries (don’t think they’re still around). Fully loaded, bed, stove, microwave, heater, 2 tables, toilet, curtains, sink, running water from a tank, it was like driving while sitting in your living room. I bought it at the side of the highway for $4000 cdn, and sold it a few years later for $2500 to some old lady who just wanted to cruise around for fun. I guess she was having a mid-lifer at like 70. I lived in it during summers, planting trees in northern Ontario. They don’t build them like they used to. Sturdy, dependable, comfortable. It went 0-60 in like five and a half minutes. Anyways, I highly recommend the investment.
I remember falling at night in scarified land with my hands out and slicing my wrist pretty bad. That van flew down this treacherous logging road in the dark toward the hospital while I was bleeding all over and listening to Townes Van Zandt. They’re made for highway driving—which is obvious, but it’s not so obvious just how quickly you’ll fuck it up if you’re stopping and starting all the time (like in the city). One year on the way back from the north, I tried to drop my friend off in downtown Toronto. Don’t drive a boat in downtown Toronto. But anyways, I got back on the highway to complete the trip and the breaks promply failed. The brake petal just went limp to the floor, and there was grinding and me cursing and drifting off to the shoulder. But to park and live in… there’s nothing better. It’s just a house you can take with you.
I need a job. Dammit. One of my two friends here is a retired executive level job finder person… I am not executive material, so like… hope this pays off. He found out yesterday about me no longer working. He also knows of the agriculture project here, so there is a huge priority in getting me back in a position to make the money for it.
I used to own a 1997 Dodge Ram 2500. Semi converted it over before going broke.
I couldn’t even afford a labtop this year. I am in the hole unemployed owing both the state government and IRS.
The last five months here I’ve been using a I-phone with a wifi established web browser for internet connection. I literally make posts with my thumbs.
Sometimes I use the public library computers here.
Let me see if I have this right. You work sporadically; you’re sometimes homeless. You have a pregnant girl-friend and her present child. Neither of you have health insurance. You have an abscessed tooth that no one will treat for free. You have an Iphone and have used your income tax return to buy a new laptop. Am I correct so far?
Given all your lacks, how are you going to provide your toys with the service providers they need?–How have you paid for them before now?
Given your excitement about a new lap top, I think you have your priorities really screwed,
I didn’t get one dope. A I -phone is all I have.
I have had $00.00 to my name the last five months. Spent the last bit of my money five months ago renting a room and ceiling.
I am not even eligible for a tax refund where I owe the IRS.
Your too quick to judge. I don’t take kind to it.
Funny how quick one gets used to posting from one’s I-phone
Good luck with the move to Ohio JLW… I’m sure it’ll go just fine
…so an android tablet has the capabilities of a PC laptop? coz that’s what I’m looking for, otherwise I might as well just get a god damn laptop 
I don’t fancy spending 100s on an item that I can get an alternative for for a 100…
Depends on what software you need to run. A PC tablet will have Windows so will let you install and run anything that you could install on a Windows laptop.
Tablet browsers usually don’t have the full capabilities of a PC browser. For example, I use Firefox which lets you search for a word or phrase on a page. I can’t do that on Playbook or iPad. Even the downloadable browsers are stripped down. But they may be sufficient for you.
I use tablets for browsing all the time. Reading and viewing content is fine. I don’t use it when I intend to make a long post. I don’t think that a tablet is a replacement for a laptop at this point in time.
Some thoughts on browsing:
A 10" screen is easy for reading and interacting. Reading is easy on 7" but interacting requires resizing, particularly, to select links and buttons.
The on-screen keyboards have no tactile feel and so extensive typing is not particularly enjoyable. An external keyboard is probably a must have at least part of the time.
Some rare! web sites require a right-mouse click to do things. Not easy or even possible on tablets.
iPad won’t display flash movies.
Printing is limited or non-existent.
Try to browse your favorite sites on a demo tablet in store or borrow from a friend before buying.
Thank you.