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Is $200/barrel oil around the corner? {Autoblog}
Mar 10th 2008 9:45AM It's always funny when people say that Europe pays much more for gas. That's great...but you're forgetting to factor in that the average driver in Europe doesn't drive 50 miles a day to get to work. Most people only drive on weekends because of the infrastructure they have. Why drive to work for 45 minutes when you can take the subway/train for 15. If gas got even more expensive here what would you take to work? A boat? Public transportation is overcrowded right now, with some train stations having waiting lists for parking that are years long.
Also, having 2 kids doesn't mean you need a larger vehicle. You'll be fine with a 4 cyl, 4 door car. I guess in Europe people don't have kids, or the need to carry crap around all the time, because you hardly see SUVs and minivans, in most countries.
In the end, everyone should've seen this one coming a long time ago. Did you really think we would pay less for gas forever? Besides having to pay more for gas, maybe this will bring some changes, like better cars, better drivers and smarter politicians.
Hands-on with Nokia's high-rolling N96 {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 14th 2008 10:51AM Show me where I was rude. Here though, to satisfy your argument:
Let me know when you have moved out of your grandma's basement.
".. [I] assumed that since it looks like the N81 it must be built like the N81".
According to your logic I can conclude that "all the things in the world are the same, but have differences".
Again, English>You. Show me where I said this: "all the things in the world are the same, but have differences". However, if 2 phones made by the same manufacturer, look the same, run the same software, guess what...you can safely conclude that they are largely the same.
"I have a Nokia E61i which has body parts made of aluminium. So not "ALL" their phones are made of plastic. Similarly, their "usual plastic" is not cheap."
Next time we are talking about N series devices please restrict your comments to these devices. I have an 8800 which is also not made of plastic. Their usual plastic is cheap as long as it creaks and the paint comes off from normal use (N95-8GB, N95, N81 etc). Also, I would like to know how many of these phones you actually own because obviously you know NOTHING about them and how well they are built.
Facts:
N95-1: requires tape on the back of the sliding part so it doesn't wobble. Paint comes off after 3 months of regular use. Light leaks out of the device like it was meant to be a flashlight.
N95-2: requires tape on the back of the sliding part so it doesn't wobble. Paint comes off after 2 months of regular use.
N81: cheap plastic, crappy slider, easily scratched, paint comes off.
N80: requires tape on the back of the sliding part so it doesn't wobble. Every part that could be loose is loose.
Hands-on with Nokia's high-rolling N96 {Engadget}
Feb 14th 2008 9:55AM The media buttons are a good idea but completely useless in reality. I've never used them.
They need to hire some better designers. The thing looks like a toy, just like the N81. Am I the only one who thinks that their flagship device is not supposed to look like another midrange device they offer (N81)? Their focus lately seems to just pump out as many phones as possible that are all the same, with minor differences here and there.
Hands-on with Nokia's high-rolling N96 {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 14th 2008 9:50AM I guess I just took a chance there and assumed that since it looks like the N81 it must be built like the N81...Or hold on, maybe they went with the high quality materials instead of the usual cheap plastic all their other phones are made of. Get real.
Hands-on with Nokia's high-rolling N96 {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 14th 2008 9:38AM High quality materials? It looks just like the N81 which feels like a toy at best. Also, how is this different from the other devices in the N series...which are all pretty much the same. I don't get it. Take the N95, give it a different case, add TV and that's the N96?
Cool, in that case why wasn't the red N95 called the N96? It's got just about as many changes from the black N95 as this "new" one. It seems like Nokia is pumping out more phones a month than Steven Segal movies. They need to start taking their time developing phones instead of coming up with "high end", cheap quality, bug ridden devices every 3 months.
