r.i.p. k.p.
I don't have much to say today. The difference between this and other days is that on those days I'll say a bunch of shit anyway. Today I'll keep it brief. Or maybe not.
Got my slick black iPod today. It took two days to get here, regular no-extra-cost shipping, from Shanghai. I can see how easy it is to fall into all the Apple traps. Such as the trap where you get so excited about the shiny new product you've ordered that you check the FedEx page every other hour to see where it is.
And the whole panic about the immediate obsolescence of your new toy -- that's part of the Apple culture too. For instance, my iPod will probably be "obsolete"* in about a month. Logically, I should know that it is a fine MP3 player and even has some video capabilities and so I should be happy as hell to own it. But the new dog is just around the corner so of course some part of me will regret not holding out for the new dog.
It's a world that can't stop coveting. Like as soon as I get my new computer, they are going to bust out with the next processor, which by all accounts is far superior, and I am going to want it. In fact, there is some speculation that the computer I have ordered is a stop-gap and might ACTUALLY become sorta obsolete as soon as the new ones come out.
But I don't have time to worry about all that crap. I just want it to be cool and work, right? So send it on over, Apple. I can't wait for the new dog.
It just occurred to me that maybe all these posts about my computer struggles are boring as hell. Too bad.
Here are three fine links that may not be particularly new but are definitely worth a look if you haven't seen 'em:
1) Darren Daulton is a kooky dude with a kooky 'tude. (courtesy FJM).
2) Excellent comedy-writer hate mail exchange. (Courtesy Jess B. -- I know this is several years old but I had never seen it.)
3) I stumbled across this bizarre site when I was looking for a whodat.
That's about all. The answer we were looking for in 4.6.87dat was "The Hagler-Leonard fight." I didn't really remember 1) that Hagler wanted a piece of Leonard so bad that he accepted a bunch of Leonard's demands on how the fight was to be fought (ring size, number of rounds, glove size, etc.) and 2) that Hagler was denied a rematch by Leonard and never boxed again. Kinda sad. I always liked Hagler. Leonard was OK too but kinda annoying.
In honor of the late Kirby Puckett, we have a Twins-related challenge today. No googling please. I was in Minneapolis when the Twins won the pennant in 1991, it was very exciting with the little homer hankies or whatever they were called. In addition to the ALCS, I remember another news story had the country's attention that week. What was it?
For another four points, what am I accused of doing in the Metrodome while on the Diamondvision camera?
I think the world needs another Twins championship.
* Among certain gadget-craving losers, "obsolete" now means "less than state of the art." When in fact most "obsolete" products are perfectly functional and well-supported by their manufacturers.
Got my slick black iPod today. It took two days to get here, regular no-extra-cost shipping, from Shanghai. I can see how easy it is to fall into all the Apple traps. Such as the trap where you get so excited about the shiny new product you've ordered that you check the FedEx page every other hour to see where it is.
And the whole panic about the immediate obsolescence of your new toy -- that's part of the Apple culture too. For instance, my iPod will probably be "obsolete"* in about a month. Logically, I should know that it is a fine MP3 player and even has some video capabilities and so I should be happy as hell to own it. But the new dog is just around the corner so of course some part of me will regret not holding out for the new dog.
It's a world that can't stop coveting. Like as soon as I get my new computer, they are going to bust out with the next processor, which by all accounts is far superior, and I am going to want it. In fact, there is some speculation that the computer I have ordered is a stop-gap and might ACTUALLY become sorta obsolete as soon as the new ones come out.
But I don't have time to worry about all that crap. I just want it to be cool and work, right? So send it on over, Apple. I can't wait for the new dog.
It just occurred to me that maybe all these posts about my computer struggles are boring as hell. Too bad.
Here are three fine links that may not be particularly new but are definitely worth a look if you haven't seen 'em:
1) Darren Daulton is a kooky dude with a kooky 'tude. (courtesy FJM).
2) Excellent comedy-writer hate mail exchange. (Courtesy Jess B. -- I know this is several years old but I had never seen it.)
3) I stumbled across this bizarre site when I was looking for a whodat.
That's about all. The answer we were looking for in 4.6.87dat was "The Hagler-Leonard fight." I didn't really remember 1) that Hagler wanted a piece of Leonard so bad that he accepted a bunch of Leonard's demands on how the fight was to be fought (ring size, number of rounds, glove size, etc.) and 2) that Hagler was denied a rematch by Leonard and never boxed again. Kinda sad. I always liked Hagler. Leonard was OK too but kinda annoying.
In honor of the late Kirby Puckett, we have a Twins-related challenge today. No googling please. I was in Minneapolis when the Twins won the pennant in 1991, it was very exciting with the little homer hankies or whatever they were called. In addition to the ALCS, I remember another news story had the country's attention that week. What was it?
For another four points, what am I accused of doing in the Metrodome while on the Diamondvision camera?
I think the world needs another Twins championship.
* Among certain gadget-craving losers, "obsolete" now means "less than state of the art." When in fact most "obsolete" products are perfectly functional and well-supported by their manufacturers.
posted by hans q. bungle at 02:02
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