And I won't be the one getting the raise or bonus for it. I'll get a footnote.
Anywho, must go fight the parking wars now.
Numfar! Do the dance of joy.
Elder ,'Power Play'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jan 26, 2005 12:21:43 pm PST #1001 of 10002
Scrappy - Jan 26, 2005 12:25:14 pm PST #1002 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
A cute Macbeth? Well, Ewan McGregor is Scottish...
Maria - Jan 26, 2005 12:26:32 pm PST #1003 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Last question for the enablers: Do I get an iPod mini or the regular 20 or 40 gig version?
Stephanie - Jan 26, 2005 12:26:54 pm PST #1004 of 10002
Trust my rage
My most favorite thing about my iPod is that I can carry all my music everywhere I go - car, gym, home stereo, just walking around, etc.
My second most favorite thing about my iPod is that it has allowed me to throw away my CDs. It took me a year and a half to get up the courage to let them go, but when we moved into the new house, we didn't even bother to hook up the CD player to the stereo. It plus the CDs and cases just took up room and I have not even listened to a CD since I got the iPod. Now, if I buy a CD, I rip it and chuck it.
§ ita § - Jan 26, 2005 12:27:22 pm PST #1005 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A cute Macbeth? Well, Ewan McGregor is Scottish...
You know, I'm going to have to take Dougray Scott instead. Giving alter!me Ewan is way more than I'm willing to do.
Kat - Jan 26, 2005 12:27:44 pm PST #1006 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ewan McGregor is Scottish...
And mine!
Maria, I have a 20 G and it seems to be more than enough. Right now, I have several days of music and it's half-filled.
§ ita § - Jan 26, 2005 12:28:32 pm PST #1007 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have a 40G, because I have problems. I wouldn't get a mini, though.
Unrelatedly:
Southwest Airlines travelers carrying laptops with them will finally be able to watch movies aboard the no-frills carrier. Although the airline has no plans to install in-flight entertainment systems on its flights, it has arranged with studio-supported Movielink to allow passengers with broadband connections to the Internet to download a free movie onto their laptops before leaving their home or office through a special Southwest/Movielink branded site. Suzanne Betts, analyst with Argus Research Corp. in New York, told today's (Wednesday) Los Angeles Daily News: "If you look at JetBlue Airways and Boeing, all of them are trying to get into in-flight entertainment; it's the new wave of where things are going. ... But this deal is more in line with Southwest's philosophy -- offering a no-frills service and not spending a lot to offer it."
Stephanie - Jan 26, 2005 12:28:42 pm PST #1008 of 10002
Trust my rage
Maria, I think it depends on how much music you have or think you might have. Also, I think there are lots of peripherals available for the iPod that don't work with the mini. I have a remote control and a voice recorder. If you don't think you will ever use those and don't have that much music, a mini might work for you.
Kat - Jan 26, 2005 12:29:37 pm PST #1009 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Yeah, the school discount, on the mini mac gets me $20. on the shuffle? $10.
Dana - Jan 26, 2005 12:29:49 pm PST #1010 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It's probably wishful thinking to hope that I can find a good bargain on an iPod in a physical store, correct?
I have an iPod + hp, and those are more often discounted online than straight Apple iPods are. From the linked review:
From our perspective, there's certainly no reason for the typical PC user to prefer an Apple-branded iPod over a HP-branded one; Hewlett-Packard's iPod+hp is functionally identical, has only insignificant physical differences on its rear casing, frequently sells at a lower price and includes better warranty and support coverage than Apple's own iPod.
Which is not to diss everyone else's iPod, but to say that there seems to be no disadvantage, and you can often beat the sticker price.