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Forum: News 01-23-2014, 02:26 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 29,589
Posted By BoldlyDubious
I would gladly accept the limited number of...

I would gladly accept the limited number of colors to get rid of the backlight. The real problem is contrast. Decent contrast is needed for anything else than black text on a white(ish) background.
Forum: News 01-22-2014, 04:03 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 29,589
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Yes, that's why I wrote "good-quality reflective...

Yes, that's why I wrote "good-quality reflective LCD display" :-)
Let's hope this new display is better than those that are already available. It would be very good news!
Forum: News 01-21-2014, 06:33 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 29,589
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Actually, I think that the quality and...

Actually, I think that the quality and performance of current E-ink technology is more than sufficient to enjoy (non-technical) books.
On the contrary, a cheap good-quality reflective LCD display...
Forum: News 10-04-2013, 03:49 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 74,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
If I have not missed something, no :-( The most...

If I have not missed something, no :-(
The most promising maybe-it-will-actually-go-on-sale-but-that-does-not-seem-so-likely-at-the-moment large-screen ebook reader is still this one:...
Forum: News 07-21-2013, 12:23 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
I would also add that there are people who do not...

I would also add that there are people who do not have as many choices as others have.
For instance, elderly people. They're "adults": so is it their own fault if they are liable to make a wrong...
Forum: News 07-21-2013, 05:06 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
I fully agree.

I fully agree.
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 06:56 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Yes. As clauses are written in a contract....

Yes. As clauses are written in a contract. However (in my country at least) there are special classes of clauses that need to be signed not only once, but multiple times to be valid/enforceable: this...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 06:16 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Yes, provided that who provides the software...

Yes, provided that who provides the software tells you everything it does, and especially tells you about the features that are concerned with your privacy.
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Of course not. However, I feel that if a piece of...

Of course not. However, I feel that if a piece of software (or internet service) does things that can significantly impact on your privacy, you should be made very aware of that, and given full...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 05:23 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Now we are getting into technicalities; however,...

Now we are getting into technicalities; however, we are not talking of services running on remote servers, but of software prepared and distributed by Amazon which runs on your own machine. So local...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 05:16 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
This is not true. If my computer connects to a...

This is not true. If my computer connects to a server of yours and they exchange data, these data are *not* public. They are known to me and you alone. If they are encrypted, even sniffing the IP...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 04:33 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
This is the point I'm not convinced of. It's...

This is the point I'm not convinced of. It's difficult to prevent individual people from doing nasty things; it should not be so difficult to prevent companies, which are much more identifiable and...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 04:16 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Ok, so bugging your house is a crime and is...

Ok, so bugging your house is a crime and is forbidden. Why shouldn't bugging your browser be treated the same way?
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
If I understand correctly, you are saying that...

If I understand correctly, you are saying that collecting information about someone else's private habits is OK until such information is put to bad use. (No one ever talked about "saying bad things...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 01:19 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Of course. That's why I wrote "I think" ;-) ...

Of course. That's why I wrote "I think" ;-)



Well, browsing history or your Google searches can hardly be described as "accounting data". And I don't see any technical issue in outlawing...
Forum: News 07-20-2013, 10:40 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 13,018
Posted By BoldlyDubious
I think that this is an interesting thread. I...

I think that this is an interesting thread. I also think that MattW's posts were civil and reasonable in their content and tone, and that even the one that MattW defined as a "rant" could not, by any...
Forum: News 06-16-2013, 03:46 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Maybe I underestimate the problem, but I suppose...

Maybe I underestimate the problem, but I suppose that people who read documents secret enough to require protection do not read them in public places. If the secrecy threat is the person beside you...
Forum: News 06-14-2013, 04:52 AM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Ghero, I think your idea for a "book binding"...

Ghero, I think your idea for a "book binding" feature is an excellent one. Moreover, you even proposed an implementation of it (the "virtual bookbinder" one, i.e. the one using shortcuts) that should...
Forum: News 06-06-2013, 05:26 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
In my hypothesis, teachers (or employees of a...

In my hypothesis, teachers (or employees of a company with high use of printed paper) receive the device from their employer for free, and are encouraged (or forced...) to reduce the number of copies...
Forum: News 06-06-2013, 05:00 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Students? I was thinking about staff! They are...

Students? I was thinking about staff! They are the ones who require tons of prints and copies. In a university, printed scientific papers alone form piles on every professor's desk.
Forum: News 06-06-2013, 04:40 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
You seem to assume that Sony will go for the...

You seem to assume that Sony will go for the consumer market. I expect instead that this type of device will be (at least initially) proposed by Sony mainly to companies and universities. If this is...
Forum: News 06-04-2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
murraypaul, the difference between eInk-based...

murraypaul, the difference between eInk-based ereaders and tablets is, very simply, this one:

for ereaders, showing a page of text is very close to being in standby. The only power it requires is...
Forum: News 06-03-2013, 05:13 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
My ebook reader is on for a couple of hours a...

My ebook reader is on for a couple of hours a day, and gets charged maybe once every two or three weeks. (Including the odd week-end in standby, when I forget to turn it off.)
An e-reader uses very...
Forum: News 06-02-2013, 04:07 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
If I got 10% of an e-reader with an A4-size...

If I got 10% of an e-reader with an A4-size screen every time some company announced that it was about to bring to market such a product, I would have a couple of them by now ;-)
(...but thanks for...
Forum: News 05-31-2013, 02:13 PM
Replies: 789
Views: 223,951
Posted By BoldlyDubious
Thanks markom for the link to the very...

Thanks markom for the link to the very informative video.
So, this ereader definitely has useful tab-based multiple-document features, and good annotation tools too. A first Yes!

A second Yes!...
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