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Not yet. I got my last really good pair by chance from a market stall in Norwich well over 20 years ago so the current range is all a bit of a mystery to me still (as evidenced by the pair that I now need to replace). The annoying thing is that I would still have the aforementioned wonders if I hadn't somehow contrived to lose them in my last move a couple of years ago!
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I'm planning to get a Surface Pro 4 as soon as I get back to the US. from vacation in Bolivia.In the meantime I still have my SurfACE pRO 2 AND 3.
aSB FAR AS OTHER ACTIVITIES, i'VE BEEN PUTTING APPLICATIONS IN AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES TO SEE IF THEY NEED A PROFESSOR. wE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. i'M oK WITH CONTINUING MY CONSULTING, BUT i'D LIKE TO TEACH AND CONTINUE MY RESERARCH EFFORTS, TOO.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Well you definitely should, since your caps lock is obviously broken 
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No plans to upgrade my dev box (Brix i7, 16G, 500G SSD, 4" x 4" x 2" footprint), my Google Nexus 7 (1st gen) tablet or my circa 2012 HTC Desire C Android (4.0) phone. I was tempted to upgrade the phone, but received a Google Nexus 5 phone from work (for development) that I get to take home.
That said, I've been eyeing this beauty[^] (Electro-Harmonix B9) for a while, but common sense tells me I prolly won't spring two hundred bucks for this (admittedly cool!) toy.
/ravi
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Happy New Year, Ravi-ji,
The Brix i7 really does look cool; can you keep your coffee warm by putting the cup on top of it ? The thought occurs to me that I could stick at least eight of those inside the gargantuan CoolerMaster 912 HAF case I bought from an expat leaving the country for a song ... not that I'd know what to do with them
The toy I am lusting for is also musical, and about the same price as your fantasia; a stick-on-the-back-of-your-acoustic-guitar device that produces reverb/tremolo, etc. without pick-up, or amplifier: [^]. Larry Mitchell's demo shows it off on nylon-string guitar: [^].
cheers, Bill
«Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.» Benjamin Franklin
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Happy new year, Bill-ji!
The Tone Wood Amp looks very interesting. A novel idea, for sure! Here's ADM[^] giving it a whirl.
Re: the Brix, no it runs pretty cool. I rarely hear the fan. 
/ravi
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The brix is noisy. Quiet when idling or browsing, but fan revvs up when you watch video, and if you have any apps that really load it, sounds like a jet taking off.
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If someone releases a smartwatch that
- lasts more than a day
- works with the iPhone
- has sensible functionality
- isn't stupid expensive
- doesn't try and look like a "classic" watch (what is the point of that?)
then I'll grab it.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Psst... no one wears watches anymore, granddad.
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What say? Speak up, sonny!
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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2 and 4 is a tough combo.
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For the same reasons (except number 2) I am considering a Pebble watch. It works with iPhone according to their site. It uses e-ink which I find preferable to the LCD\OLED offerings.
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No plans computer-wise, but if Pentax ever actually releases their much-delayed full-frame DSLR, I'll be happy.
One of my Christmas presents is a disk for my latest acquisition -- a used HP Itanium server -- upon which I plan to install OpenVMS once I return home from dirty stinking L.A.
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I'd like to get myself a late-model laptop with all the trimmings (for development purposes, naturally!  ), but I can't really justify it in terms of increased productivity etc.
My plans currently include upgrading my daughters' computers to something they can run Visual Studio 2015 on (one wants to learn programming, and I presume that sibling rivalry will drag the other one along).
At present, I would not take Windows 10 even as a gift. When it stabilizes (and has a UI that doesn't remind me of Windows 3.x), I may change my mind.
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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I have a surface pro 3 with a modest little i7 and 8 gigs. It is fine for development, and weighs less than one kilogram. Don't buy a laptop unless you cannot afford a powerful-enough tablet, 'cause the tablet is handy.
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I have a 4-year-old laptop with similar specs. I want something with a late-model processor, so I can play around with some of the modern instructions (some of them could substantially speed up programs that I write for recreation).
The only problem is that I can't really justify upgrading it just for that purpose. 
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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I'm upgrading my GPy from a amd hd5850 to a Nvidia GTX 970 very soon. 
This beauty has served me well but 2015 wasn't very nice to it. I think companies has stopped optimizing games at all.
After that next stop is going to be a new tablet to replace a Samsung galaxy tab 2 or whatever model it was. Going to be a windows tablet this time.
A newer htc phone might also be acquired soon but as long as I can make myself heard on my current I wont prematurely upgrade.
Some gaming accessories maybe, mouse, keyboard and headset.
New GPU for my wives computer.
I think I will hold off on mobo/cpu until 2017.
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Upgrade my S4 mini to Cyanogen Marshmallow, when they manage to get the sim card working.
Buy a Raspberry Pi 2 to work as a media center.
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Now that my significant other has a nice new laptop with the latest high-speed WiFi I plan to upgrade the WiFi in the house and add ipV6 capability at the same time. Eventually AT&T will deploy ipV6 locally. Someday they might add fiber to the home if Google doesn't beat them to it.
There are 10 kinds of people in the world.
Those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I am going to upgrade my PC (AMD Athlon X4, 4GB refreshed with a 500GB SSD and Nvidia 960 in 2015) with a new Skylake i5, 16GB RAM and a motherboard with the Z170 chipset most likely this Gigabyte model. Been using my company laptop for most work, so the long-in-the-tooth-PC was sufficient for development/gaming outside working hours.
Up for replacement is the Samsung Note 2 which has been working well for the past couple of years. Taking the plunge with the Lumia 930 or 950, though I lean toward the newer model (SD card support).
On the wish list is a Raspberry Pi 2 to tinker with some hardware
One more for the wish list if I get crazy this year might be a Pebble Time Steel, really a smartwatch with the features I like, and sufficient battery time. Since I'm spending money on a watch, why not get a smartwatch for the same price
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I am a 1 year experienced Embedded programmer. Is it a good to work in a startup(smart grid the electric energy system) with 3 years agreement in Embedded in INDIA Bangalore?
I am confused whether to join or not ? DOJ:1/1/2016. pls reply
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Well, given that you've only got four days till you start, I'd say you have left it a bit late to be "confused whether to join or not".
If you've just got the offer, then that's not a lot of notice. If you've had it for a while, then you've been rather rude to the company that offered you the job.
But only you can answer this: we certainly can't as we know nothing about the company, your skills or situation, or even where you live in relation to Bangalore! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I've always wanted to be an embedded programmer. But I couldn't find a way to see the screen properly from under the duvet.
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Same, the idea of being an embedded programmer always seemed exciting.
But I gotta tell ya - between all the shooting and this irritating CNN reporter, I'm considering even VB as a better option.
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How would you join on 1/1 when it's a national holiday in India?
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