By James Chung with apologies to Mr. Watterson
Posted by Guest Writer on December 13, 2007 in Countries: Canada, Sales Talk: G1G1, Countries: USA
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I sent an email to the address of the invitation, as I wanted to participate remotely. They answ …
Alexandro, I just heard back from the organizers and they will record the presentation and subse …
Alexandro, I don't know if the talk will be recorded for later viewing but I'll ask about it.
Would be great if the talk could be recorded for later viewing.
There is a mLearning sum …
The Fedora 10/11 build has working rotation button so I know it is not the physical key
These will be a nightmare to clean. I have cleaned over 100 keyboards this school year. The ex …
I can see the advantages of this redesign, but I also have a concern. In environments with lots …
But that is the case now, even back to the XO. The the only replacement keyboard available is t …
Paul, thanks a lot for the clarification, much appreciated!
unfortunately, the new keyboard isn't a simple drop-in replacement for the old. there are new s …
There's a direct connection between Isaac Asimov and one of the fathers of constructionism. Citi …
The use of a minumum number, inexpensive and readily available parts makes this a valuable contr …
Well, I'm SO thankful I bought my XO-1 right before they announced the XO-3. I only paid two and …
Those without electricity can use a computer, internally converted, to use 12 v. directly from a …
We have had few inquiries in Nepal from groups interested in using solar energy to power XO up i …
I agree that it's a challenge but as repeatedly discussed with different people within and outsi …
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This is what I'm doing waiting for a 'Shipped' email: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_package_tracking.png from http://xkcd.com/281/
(PS. *this^* is CC -by-nc.) Waterson is one of the most ripped off comic artists out there as he's never authorized *any* merch. All those Calvin's peeing on things are unauthorized.
You strip img tags? Lame!
xkcd: Online Package Tracking
And href tags.
http://xkcd.com/281/
Updated your comment to make it all work.
Yup, that's pretty much me these days. Thanks to PayPal being odd about remembering addresses, mine is actually traveling to an old address first, adding another level of twitch factor about when I'll actually receive it.
Just a question, if any one knows, do we have to wait 12 hours to charge the XO before we, I mean, our kids can play with it? Because THAT will make it unbearable.
Drew says the battery came fully charged.
My concern is the LCD screen... I think I should buy the screen protector before it comes. So I can apply it before I turn it on...
From what I've seen, the batteries are arriving fully charged. I don't know if that will be true across the board, but there's hope at least.
What about Canada? G1G1 hasn't posted shipping information for Canada yet! I only got a form-letter response for US ship dates.
The OLPC will run off the AC adapter, so you can learn the ropes while the battery is charging.
Another Canuck waiting for G1G1 news. I don't mind waiting, but I wish that they would improve their communications to us. If they ship to Canada January or February, fine. (Granted, I'm lucky and can beg and borrow time on developer models). I can bottle up the anticipation as long as it has a known best before date. But right now I'm concerned that they may have bumped into some sort of import/export controls.
best post ever. From all the internets.
All this activity reminds me of the early days of the Altair, when one buyer even camped out in the MITS parking lot waiting for them to build his machine.
Have fun, everyone!
A G1G1 has landed in Biloxi, Mississippi according to a user in IRC today.
I ordered the first day, and I live in San Jose, California. At 10 a.m. the Federal Express guy came and gave me my XO. Now to explore it for the weekend.
My experience, in comics form:
http://flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2111888086/
Of course, my comics take place in 1917 right now, but you get the idea!