Ooof.
Now try to make them use RFx.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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brenda m - Mar 21, 2012 12:58:21 pm PDT #19719 of 25513
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Typo Boy - Mar 21, 2012 5:29:21 pm PDT #19720 of 25513
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Have a question - Just curious rather than real technical support. How does the new iPad 3 screen compare to eink. From what I understand about it is about 264 pixels per inch, which in a printed page would not be very much. But a screen requires fewer pixels per inch and it has the retina display. On the other hand eink really is very printlike and does not require backlighting, though e-ink almost always has it. So, in general any info on how the ipad 3 screen would compare in practice to e-ink, expecially for reading text 6 or 7 hours at a time? I'm thinking of both ease of reading and stuff that is not obvious in a short period like eye strain, or just eyes getting tired.
NoiseDesign - Mar 21, 2012 5:36:35 pm PDT #19721 of 25513
Our wings are not tired
If you have a Best Buy anywhere around I'd say go and take a look at both side by side. I've got the retina display on my iPhone 4S and I find it very easy to read. I also have an original iPad without the retina and I enjoy reading on it as long as I've got the backlight and color of the text adjusted. I looked at the new iPad when it came out and the display is amazing, at reading distance you can't discern any pixels.
Gris - Mar 22, 2012 4:11:14 pm PDT #19722 of 25513
Hey. New board.
though e-ink almost always has it [backlights]
It does? I've only seen e-ink on Nooks, Kindles, etc, which don't have backlights, unless I'm missing something obvious.
To me, the backlight is the biggest differentiator. It makes it hurt less. I've never tried a retina display iPad - or any iPad for that matter - for extended periods, but could never get the backlight on the iPhone 3gs to a level that didn't give me a splitting headache after 2 hours of reading. But it seems to be a very personal thing, and I think it's greatly improved.
If I had an iPad, I would try reading on it, and I think it would probably be fine.
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2012 4:12:27 pm PDT #19723 of 25513
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My Kindle (the entry-level model) doesn't have a backlight, which I really hate. I vastly prefer the Kindle app on my iPod Touch, despite the screen being so much smaller than on the Kindle.
NoiseDesign - Mar 22, 2012 4:13:59 pm PDT #19724 of 25513
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, I hadn't caught that before, I don't think I've ever seen e-ink with a backlight. I know my Kindle 2 didn't have it, and K's current Kindle Touch does not.
Ginger - Mar 22, 2012 4:24:37 pm PDT #19725 of 25513
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't know how e-ink could have a backlight.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2012 4:31:09 pm PDT #19726 of 25513
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Same here on the backlightless e-ink. That's why I have it, because it has no backlight.
javachik - Mar 22, 2012 4:34:26 pm PDT #19727 of 25513
Our wings are not tired.
Yup. I stare at computer screens all damned day for work. It's e-ink for me all the way: no damned backlight!
Ginger - Mar 22, 2012 4:35:54 pm PDT #19728 of 25513
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm on a computer all day. I'd rather have have the rest offered by something that reads like paper.