Paul Graham: It Was too Easy for Segway
July 30, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Ramblings of a Gadget Geek, Transportation
So why hasn’t the Segway taken off? Why hasn’t it delivered its promise of providing personal transportation for everyone? Paul Graham thinks he has the answer: it makes things look too easy:
The reason you look like a dork riding a Segway is that you look smug. You don’t seem to be working hard enough.
Someone riding a motorcycle isn’t working any harder. But because he’s sitting astride it, he seems to be making an effort. When you’re riding a Segway you’re just standing there. And someone who’s being whisked along while seeming to do no work—someone in a sedan chair, for …read more
Lenovo Laptop Ad Fails Attempt at Viral Campiness
January 22, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops, Press
Crave is right on the money: if your laptop already has two screens and jaw-dropping specs, what’s the point of being really really corny?
RAM Upgrade FAIL
September 22, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Laptops, Lifestyle
Hey kids, can you guess what’s wrong with this picture?
That’s right! Trying to upgrade a laptop’s SODIMM memory with larger DIMM chips equals FAIL.
How do you avoid this mistake? Make sure to get the RAM—specs-, speed-, and size-wise—that fits your computer. If you’re not entirely sure what to do, ask a techie-friend or Google for advice.
