Two things that came up in conversation at the end of the last Dover meet:<br><br>First: 'Mortgage' is a problematic word in Turkey because 'mor' means 'purple' and 'gig' means 'ars*h***'. <br><br>Turkish banks avoid the term. The Turkish people, however, have taken a bit of a shine to it and the word is now regularly heard as credit-services continue to spread across Turkey.
<br><br>Second: I thought Linux on the ipod was a ridiculous idea when I first heard it. Then I heard the Josh Bancroft presentation at: <a href="http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail835.html">http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail835.html
</a> <br><br><a href="http://ipodlinux.org/">http://ipodlinux.org/</a> has instructions on how to port a uClinux kernel to the first three generations of iPods. This firmware enables recording as well as playback - apparently with a particularly high quality sound feed. Simply plug a microphone into the headphone jack, switch it on via the console and you can record multiple Gigs of broadcast quality audio - all on a popular consumer device which world+dog assumes can only play...
<br><br>I can think of at least half-a-dozen uses for that. Anyone got one lying about? <br><br>Seriously: any, any, any old iPods?<br><br>