56k alert! The "MR Show Us Your Gear" thread...

[lestatar]

indeed! That is an awesome collection of device AnemicOak

If you were stuck on a desert island and could only have one [with a limitless power supply and new, properly formatted content]...which would it be?

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

AnemicOak, is that a Sony Walkman MP3 in there? Lestatar and AnemicOak, How is the Galaxy for a PC replacement? Does it have word processing?

Nope, it's my trusty old beat up 2nd gen iPod nano.

The only Galaxy I have is a Galaxy S phone, my tablet is an Asus Transformer and I wouldn't really call it an overall PC replacement unless all you do is surf the web, do email and type the occasional word doc or spreadsheet.

You can see my thoughts about the Transformer here...
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/review-...d-transformer/

Originally Posted by lestatar

indeed! That is an awesome collection of device AnemicOak

If you were stuck on a desert island and could only have one [with a limitless power supply and new, properly formatted content]...which would it be?

Is there WiFi?

If were talking reading I'd go Kindle hands down.

[maianhvk]

New cover here, arrived today, from Oberon Design Roof of Heaven, in marigold:

The front:

Inside...

And outside...

[orlok]

Very cool. Is it stiff, or pliable?

I doubt anyone would guess you have a Kindle in there, until you open it.

[maianhvk]

Originally Posted by orlok

Very cool. Is it stiff, or pliable?

I doubt anyone would guess you have a Kindle in there, until you open it.

It's stiff at the front and back, 'cause 2 cardboards are stuffed in to protect the fragile screen. The material at the spine can be bended with no problem. Genuine leather, real thick (3mm at the thinnest place). Highly recommended.

(I'm not working for Oberon Designs, by the way )

[wodin]

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uhh ... lestatar, how'd you get 1,655 posts and 1859523 karma in less than a month? Your OP said you're new at posting here, and I naturally glanced at your post count.

[lestatar]

^ uh...I been kinda been asking myself those same questions

Though I am certainly not complaining at all, especially about the Karma points [for what that stuff is worth].

As for the post count? Well, I have been extremely active in nearly all of the very fun word games over in the Llama Lounge, so...

And yes, my join date is absolutely correct and legit.

@maianhvk: That is one gorgeous looking K3 case - congrats! Not necessarily my own personal style, but man, I acknowledge cool stuff when I see it.

Sweet! Enjoy showing that off

And thanks so much for posting on this thread - again, pics like yours are exactly what I was hoping to see around here

[Marseille]

Originally Posted by wodin

uhh ... lestatar, how'd you get ... 1859523 karma in less than a month?

I have one thread where I dole out tech instructions and support and have been fairly helpful to a few people, resulting in zero karma. I have a few smartass remarks and the occasional trivia answer elsewhere that have generated much of the rest. Sometimes I wonder if karma works that way in real life too.

[lestatar]

^ No clue exactly how karma stuff works on MR though I recall seeing a couple of threads which explained exactly how Karma works here. It's nice of course, and I am personally delighted/flattered to have some folks respond well to me and my posts, but that is not the reason I am here on MR.

A shame, David, that people you helped didn't do the "right thing" with giving you some karma. I personally have been online since the dawn of time, but only actively participate in 2 forums - MR and another about mp3 devices. And I have only been active on the mp3 site for just over a year and a half.

Interestingly, that other site eliminated their "karma" system altogether [they used "Reputation"]. But over there, reputation could also be submitted against users in a negative fashion.

Here on MR, it seems karma is intended to be a light-hearted kind of thing, one that cannot be used negatively. Which I think is perfectly fine.

I personally have also been quite free with "giving" out karma to people and posts that I like because they made me laugh or because I happen to agree with their opinion.

[Marseille]

Originally Posted by lestatar

A shame, David, that people you helped didn't do the "right thing" with giving you some karma.

Oh no, I wasn't complaining. Far from it. Just taking the opportunity to make a real life karma joke. In fairness, most of the people I helped in that thread were first time posters, probably found the thread via google, didn't know the forum, and they did say thanks in their posts. But why let the truth stop a good joke, eh

It did bother me the other day when a thread from a developer with a particular utility got bumped, there was a fair amount of positive feedback and interest in the app, and I was the first person to give him karma. Karma can be fun, but I'd hope the community would want to encourage people like that to stay engaged with the community of users, and do so here, at mobileread. A little green "thanks" can be a surprisingly strong motivator for a small dev.

[SolRaven]

Sony 700, vacuum sealed, ready for a soak!

[lestatar]

^ Sweet! Thanks for posting. Again, GREAT IDEA!

[AkumaTakeshi]

How did you vacuum sealed it?

I'll be posting my stuff when all the orders arrive, waiting for cover from Incipio, skin from DecalGirl and light and stand from UK Amazon

[SolRaven]

Originally Posted by AkumaTakeshi

How did you vacuum sealed it?

I'll be posting my stuff when all the orders arrive, waiting for cover from Incipio, skin from DecalGirl and light and stand from UK Amazon

I used my FoodSaver vacuum sealer, that I keep on my kitchen counter.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by orlok

@AnemicOak - do you read them all at the same time

Hee-Hee!