Oh sure. Be practical.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kristen - Mar 20, 2005 7:24:55 pm PST #5392 of 10001
DCJensen - Mar 20, 2005 7:26:50 pm PST #5393 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
An 80G mini, Kristen? Cause otherwise, why not just get an iPod?
Because an iPod can't be loaded with a DVD filled with even more MP3s, or a casual CD here and there on the fly.
ETA: Quote for context
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2005 7:32:39 pm PST #5394 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
a casual CD here and there on the fly.
They have these cool things that they'll install in the factories in most cars these days. I think they call them CD players.
Why would I want more intelligence in my car? GPS and directions and mapping with a link to the current traffic and weather conditions -- that'd be nice. Tapping my phone into my car's electronics (pausing the music when it rang, etc) would be good. Hooking the PDA somehow so it'd remind me (even when I'm not in the car) to make an appointment to get my oil changed would save my brain cells too.
Kat - Mar 20, 2005 7:39:29 pm PST #5395 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The thing about my car is.... well, even though I spend a damn lot of time in it, I honestly don't want to be loading CDs on the fly while I'm driving down the freeway.
DavidS - Mar 20, 2005 7:39:51 pm PST #5396 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Badfinger was another unlucky band.
I was going to mention them. Those sensitive Power Pop boys go right under: Badfinger, Material Issue, Gin Blossoms - songwriter suicides all of 'em.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 20, 2005 9:15:45 pm PST #5397 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
How many original memebers of Lynyrd Skynrd are left?
Punk is hazardous to your health.
Read that as pink. Was confused.
Hey, she copped to it in a song. Also, her debut video had her jumping a motorcycle between buildings and into her ex's apartment window in lieu of a Dear John letter. I think the hazard probably applies.
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2005 3:57:05 am PST #5398 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I honestly don't want to be loading CDs on the fly while I'm driving down the freeway
You mean in some setup more complex than a standard CD player? Like into iTunes?
I wouldn't want to be doing iTunes fiddling myself. It's very seductive to think "Oh, I can just do this, no problem." I have to work to not get sucked into that. And the more CPU power+interface in my car, the more stuff I'll swear I can do safely.
DCJensen - Mar 21, 2005 5:31:28 am PST #5399 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
They have these cool things that they'll install in the factories in most cars these days. I think they call them CD players.
Ah, I was pointing out the virtues of adding the Mac Mini to your car over just an iPod, and giving examples of what it had over the iPod, not comparing it to the radio/CD player. I was merely pointing out that it had the possibilities.
The CD could have MP3s on it, too. Very few car CD players can play MP3 discs.
I would also point out that I am offering these as an opinion as to why the people who intend to install a Mac Mini might want to do so, not why I would want to do so.
Mostly because my car cost 1/2 that of the mac Mini ten years ago, and because I'm broke and in no way situated to purchase or even consider such high-falutin devices...
WindSparrow - Mar 21, 2005 5:57:16 am PST #5400 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Ironically, I have a car stereo with a cd player, and no car.
DCJensen - Mar 21, 2005 6:00:28 am PST #5401 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
That's OK, milady.
t sings "I've got a brand new pair of rollerskates, and you've got a brand new key."