tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post8654143145602989832..comments2023-12-22T20:57:22.357-08:00Comments on Female Computer Scientist: Calling all the engineersFemale Computer Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16445505185253882833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-80457021960637462392010-12-02T15:36:12.400-08:002010-12-02T15:36:12.400-08:00So a guy in my group (I'm a physicist at a lar...So a guy in my group (I'm a physicist at a large research university) *just* bought a Macbook Air with a 250 GB hard drive. I know that he had it custom built, but I do not know by whom (Apple or a 3rd party company?). <br /><br />Also, as I assume you would want to do, he uses it as his primary computer. At work he has the 27" LED screen to plug it into and on the road, he just suffers with the tiny screen.<br /><br />Anyways, it can be done, but I suspect that due to costs, it's not offered as a standard option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-78020854691722461002010-12-02T13:02:28.203-08:002010-12-02T13:02:28.203-08:00Agreed -- the iPhone/iPad download restrictions ar...Agreed -- the iPhone/iPad download restrictions are ridiculous! What's the point of having 3G if it's not useful for anything?Female Computer Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445505185253882833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-70813457974281270682010-11-23T16:22:36.708-08:002010-11-23T16:22:36.708-08:00I agree it's incredibly frustrating. And I can...I agree it's incredibly frustrating. And I can't go dropping work stuff on "the cloud" or models or drawings which tend to be pretty sizeable. I'd think the transfer is the biggest problem as my iPhone can't download a podcast that's more than 30 minutes long without being on wireless. And I'm only on wireless when I'm home, and if I'm home, I don't need to download a podcast to listen to!FrauTechhttp://frautech.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-42819467687986988832010-11-22T14:53:50.098-08:002010-11-22T14:53:50.098-08:00Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation and for stop...Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation and for stopping by, acdalal! (I came across your blog awhile ago and have enjoyed reading it).Female Computer Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445505185253882833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-54969456379524985112010-11-21T12:11:56.017-08:002010-11-21T12:11:56.017-08:00Disclaimer: I'm not a physicist nor a compute...Disclaimer: I'm not a physicist nor a computer engineer (although I was an electrical engineer in a former life). My understanding is that the underlying technology is more expensive, so it's not cost-effective to have very large solid-state disks....at least not yet. Also, with volatile memory, you can read and write in any location as many times as you want (it just doesn't "stick"). With solid-state memory you have to spread out your reads and writes, because you can only write to a given location a set number of times. So this adds to the cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-20878234326656738282010-11-19T12:32:55.512-08:002010-11-19T12:32:55.512-08:00I really want a flying car, too... but I don't...I really want a flying car, too... but I don't want everybody else to have them. Most people can't be trusted to drive safely in TWO dimensions. <br /><br />Also, I don't want most of the people I've seen on the roads driving over my house. What if they run out of gas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989787998613496061.post-20854857483918363772010-11-19T12:01:59.946-08:002010-11-19T12:01:59.946-08:00PS - I should probably mention that I have no inte...PS - I should probably mention that I have no intention of launching an OS war here, really I'm just curious about memory. The fact is, for my work I probably use 3-4 different OSes per month. But on a day-to-day basis, I enjoy using OS X the most. Just my personal preference.Female Computer Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445505185253882833noreply@blogger.com