Re: The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Matthew Horspool
Patrick Said: So? He gets money. Money promotes change. I'd renounce my beliefs if given proper insentive, especially if it means putting food on the table and providing for yourself, so that you can actually live off the street. You've got a point there, but he was making money in his other j

Re: The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Rachel D Keyte
Patrick wrote: Personally, I don't give a crap about the PacBreak or the BrailleNope. Lol you crack me up Patrick! Mosen was just giving me all these reasons not to get a pacbreak not more than three months ago. I really did want a pacmate - trade my old piece of cbraillecrap in but they don't s

Re: The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Patrick Perdue
On 9/18/2006, 11:53:54 AM EDT, Matthew wrote: > So what's happened now is that Mosen's been offered this position at > FS, taken it, and is now singing the praises of the > PM, saying what a piece of crap the BN is... when not six months ago > he was, publically at least, saying the PACmate was an

Re: The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Maria L
Sam, Forgive me if i sound dense to you but I think disability reviews are so subjective because unlike most sighted people, many blind people are taught on very different standards. There are the people eraised in perpetual kindergarten, who are never encouraged to use a real computer with re

Re: The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Maria L
Well, this PM trade-in program isn't new. At least, i don't think so. Jaws did a similar thing a few years ago I'm almost certain. I actually like trade in programs, andd really wissh pulsedata had one. In a way, it encourages people to try out new products. Unfortunately, the wording of t

Re: The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Samuel Proulx
No, sorry.  What is technically better or worse isn't personal choice; any user who thinks so just reveals that they are completely ignorant and should probably keep quiet on the issues, because the last thing the technology sector (especially the disability tech sector) needs is more bullsh

The Talk2 List BN, PM, and moves from FS

2006-09-18 Thread Matthew Horspool
Hi,   I find this FS move very, very anoying.  To be quite honest, it's one of the most immature moves they've ever made.  They're basically saying what an absolutely fantastic company they are, and how losy the rest are!   About three years ago, the same guy who's now singing the praises of

The Talk2 List Fw: Trade in HumanWare Notetakers for PAC Mates

2006-09-18 Thread Samuel Proulx
The latest move from Freedom Science Fiction.  Honestly, the pack mate is kinda crappy...but then, the braille note is absolutely fully unbelievably crappy.  So take your pick.  I like my pack mate tons over my braille note, and I need one or 'tother.  The packmate is best of breed...unfortu