[15:48] <Cheri703> I am cross posting this in a few places, apologies to those who see it multiple times, but:
[15:48] <Cheri703> I may have asked this in the past, BUT! Tablet owners: Please tell me why I should get one. I have a laptop, smartphone, and desktop (and e-reader), but...is there something I am missing from life by not having a tablet? There's a really good deal on one on amazon today and it's *actually* well reviewed.
[15:52] <canthus13> Cheri703: Netflix on the toilet on a bigger screen without the need for a keyboard.
[15:53] <Cheri703> ah, but the way my bathroom is laid out, I can just set the laptop on the edge of the bathtub >_>
[15:53]  * Cheri703 has never done this >_>
[15:54] <canthus13> Cheri703: ..then you're missing nothing. Other than angry birds on a bigger screen than your phone.
[15:54] <canthus13> Tablets have (IME) shorter wireless range, less flexibility, and no keyboard.
[15:55] <Cheri703> yeah, some people think they're THE BEST, but I have never found a personal use-case
[15:57] <canthus13> they're too underpowered for any non-keyboard application I might want to use them for, and the lack of a real keyboard makes it useless to me. Except maybe as a nice big remote for MythTV
[15:57] <Cheri703> I'd been thinking for days that I'm out on the bus for errands, I wouldn't have to carry my big laptop bag in case of replying to emails or something, but not sure that use alone is worth $90 + shipping
[15:59] <canthus13> Your phone functions just as well and is more portable than a tablet.
[15:59] <Cheri703> bigger screen in case of doing things with work websites like needing to create accounts or something
[15:59] <canthus13> but yeah... I've talked to dozens of people that abandoned all of their PCs for tablets... and then get pissed off because I can't remote into a tablet and fix their stuff.
[15:59] <Cheri703> heh
[16:00] <canthus13> I'd prolly just go for one of the larger cell phones for that.  My Photon has a 4.3" screen that works pretty well once I have the Hacker's keyboard installed.
[20:21] <drkokandy> Cheri703: I don't think it's something missing from your life. I use mine as a portable lightweight extra video screen and reader (I don't own a dedicated e-reader). Maybe it's a mental thing, but I also find reading email less of a chore on a tablet, but it leaves something to be desired when you have to respond. Oh, and stupid little games.
[20:22] <Cheri703> drkokandy: thanks :) I haven't found any specific *need* for one. I think reading email would be easier, but...not >$90 easier
[20:23] <drkokandy> I support that. I think the killer thing for me was as a reader - I got my tablet mostly for graduate school when we had tons of pdfs to read, and staring at my monitor was really bad on my eyes
[20:23] <Cheri703> yeah, that's my thing. the e-ink is way happier for my eyes than any lcd screen
[20:24] <drkokandy> maybe I should have gone that route. but now I'm hooked on the stupid little games. And it's great as a portable tv
[20:24] <Cheri703> hehe
[20:24] <Cheri703> if there is ever an e-ink/lcd tablet device, I'd probably jump on it
[20:28] <drkokandy> that would be cool.  I would be really interested in e-ink if they were able to make it in color. I do a lot of reading manga/comics and it's just not the same in black and white
[20:29] <Cheri703> apparently amazon has a patent: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/30/amazon-could-put-lcd-and-e-ink-displays-on-the-same-tablet
[20:29] <drkokandy> maybe it's just a matter of time then :-)
[20:29] <Cheri703> hope hope :)
[20:29] <drkokandy> Kindle Fire Blaze?
[20:30] <Cheri703> kindle paperfirewhiteblaze hd
[20:30] <drkokandy> lol
[20:30] <Cheri703> kindle firepaper would be pretty amusing
[20:30] <Cheri703> or paperfire
[20:34] <Cheri703> and you could use the lcd side for your color comics :)
[20:34] <drkokandy> yup
[22:04] <thafreak> i drove to pickup pizza for lunch
[22:04] <thafreak> and npr was on in my car, bbc world have your say
[22:04] <thafreak> by the time I got out of my driveway
[22:05] <thafreak> they were talking about 4chan....on bbc world have your say...
[22:05] <thafreak> my jaw dropped
[22:05] <thafreak> I kinda thought I'd hear chris hansen or one of those local news reporters talking about it as a site for your kids to avoid
[22:06] <thafreak> long before I heard it mentioned on something npr would re-broadcast...
[22:07] <thafreak> It was a very interesting story...trolling...hacking for the lulz....doxing people...things you never expect to hear on npr
[22:08] <thafreak> http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/whys  <- looks like you can download it already
[22:10] <Cheri703> it's always a weird moment when internet and real life cross
[23:13] <canthus13> Seriously, facebook? Cookies info: Technologies like cookies, pixels, and local storage are used to deliver, secure, and understand products, services, and ads, on and off Facebook. Learn more about how we and our partners use cookies and similar technologies.
[23:13] <canthus13> ...They have to mention PIXELS?