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| DATE | 2008-01-29 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] [ruben@mrbrklyn.com: Re: [nylug-talk] Nokia N810]
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On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 11:43:30PM -0500, Zach Stern wrote:
> I hate to point out the obvious, but somehow I think we'd all have heard
> about it if nokia was selling a product where 4/5 of them ended up as
> bricks.
>
I think its actually a design flaw. When I was in San Fransico I had folks tell
me that it the system doesn't have enough memory on the the drive that it can't
boot. But there is a secret button on it that will reflash it to the original
configuration. I haven't bothered to really explore that. I can't seem to find
the charger for it and its a lot of money to replace.
If I can come up with the power supply, I might try to work on it at an installfest.
Ruben
> I'm not saying you haven't seen 4 bricks. I'm just saying that its probably
> a crazy coincidence.
>
> On 1/29/08, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 09:35:24AM -0500, Ron Guerin wrote:
> > > Ruben Safir wrote:
> > >
> > > > The Nokia bricks when downloading my mail. I can demonstrate this
> > without
> > > > much effort but you'd have to be willing to sacrifice your 400 dollar
> > device
> > > > in the process.
> > >
> > > To be fair to Nokia, you and I should both spend more time getting our
> > > obviously defective units replaced,
> >
> > They won't replace it if your downloaded software.
> >
> > >and less talking about how we have
> > > the 2 that brick amongst so many very satisfied users. If there's still
> > > a warranty on them, it's got to expire any minute now.
> > >
> >
> > More than two. At least 4 that I'm aware of. In fact, of the 5 I've
> > laid eyes on, 4 have bricked.
> >
> > Ruben
> >
> >
> > > Speaking of Nokia... I hope they sort out the Qt licensing now. I still
> > > can't figure out of Qt is free software or not. I know with Gnome,
> > > which I somehow always manage like a little less every time I get
> > > something newer from them, it's GPL/LGPL. Period. No free for some,
> > > but not free for others, no free if you're not trying to make money off
> > > your code, etc. I get a headache when people start hanging a bunch of
> > > preconditions on the GPL as if it were a Christmas tree to be decorated.
> > >
> > > - Ron
> > > --
> > >
> > > What the world needs now: Fewer FOSS licenses, fewer PHP templating
> > > systems, fewer new scripting languages
> > >
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> > So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like
> > Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI
> > Safir 1998
> >
> > http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI
> > Safir 2002
> >
> > "Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME"
> >
> > "The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to
> > our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own
> > society."
> >
> > "> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be
> > damned.<
> > You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have
> > been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess
> > you missed that one."
> >
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> Zach Stern
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So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
"Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME"
"The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society."
"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attached at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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