{"id":2908,"date":"2013-11-20T09:32:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2014-04-07T09:20:49","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T14:20:49","slug":"the-tablet-and-the-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/?p=2908","title":{"rendered":"The Tablet and the Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come, for me again<br \/>\nTo think of mobile computing<br \/>\nfor blogging, writing, powerpoint<br \/>\nand GIMPing of new memes<br \/>\nBut on what device they shall be wrought?<br \/>\nAnd how big a screen? <\/p>\n<p>But wait a tick, you readers cry<br \/>\nIf I recall your last<br \/>\nYou purchased a Google Nexus<br \/>\nAnd were quite fond of that<br \/>\nAlas, though I like it, say I<br \/>\nSome things it sorely lacks <\/p>\n<p>Android&#8217;s good, surely said<br \/>\nBut what I chiefly need,<br \/>\nIs my goddamn cursor back,<br \/>\nCompatibility and speed<br \/>\nBecause cool a tablet was to have<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s not the same without keys<\/p>\n<p>Then what of this tablet you rushed to buy<br \/>\nSo quick when Bender died?<br \/>\nWhat use remains for that device?<br \/>\nWhere will it be applied?<br \/>\nMy white coat pocket, the perfect size<br \/>\nAs reference, to be my guide<\/p>\n<p>On rounds, the size lends itself<br \/>\nto be much easier to eye<br \/>\nI surely need to use it well<br \/>\ntil I am less untried<br \/>\nFew things exist, without a doubt<br \/>\nThat Medscape can&#8217;t provide<\/p>\n<p>And so this laptop I now need<br \/>\nWhich model will I buy?<br \/>\nWindows 7 or Windows 8?<br \/>\n(Ubuntu, I reply)<br \/>\nAs long as it&#8217;s not a Celeron<br \/>\nAny specs I will abide<\/p>\n<p>So I embark on this quest<br \/>\nSetting turkey, pie aside<br \/>\nAt the Rolling Meadows Staples store<br \/>\nAt 8 on Thursday night<br \/>\nAnd all this time will only think<br \/>\n&#8220;They better save me pie.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come, for me again To think of mobile computing for blogging, writing, powerpoint and GIMPing of new memes But on what device they shall be wrought? And how big a screen? But wait a tick, you readers cry If I recall your last You purchased a Google Nexus And were quite fond [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2908"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3476,"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2908\/revisions\/3476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tommy.lardbucket.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}