Speaking of tactile feel, how surprised was I when the Wii controller that I picked up at a friends' house not only made noise but also gave vibrational feedback cued by what was happening onscreen. I've never been much of a fan of computer/console games, but this instantly converted me to wanting one of those Wii thingies.
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
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Theodosia - Jun 17, 2007 6:55:42 am PDT #1909 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jessica - Jun 17, 2007 10:07:09 am PDT #1910 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Dude - not only did I bring home A BABY today, but my Harmony Remote is here! One-handed TV/Tivo/DVD/sound system navigation-while-breastfeeding here I come!
(Baby is currently sleeping. I know the traditional wisdom is "sleep when the baby sleeps," but I think the people who say that must not have cool new shiny toys to play with.)
amych - Jun 17, 2007 10:09:37 am PDT #1911 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Is this the first-ever baby announcement in the technology thread? I mean, I know it's far from the first Harmony announcement, but the pairing is kinda sweet...
Theodosia - Jun 17, 2007 10:14:43 am PDT #1912 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Just remember not to try changing the remote, and attaching the baby to any USB ports....
amych - Jun 17, 2007 10:16:39 am PDT #1913 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Just remember not to try changing the remote, and attaching the baby to any USB ports....
Oh, I'm sure he's very plug-and-play. These modern kids, with their crazy interoperability...
Jessica - Jun 17, 2007 10:17:23 am PDT #1914 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Just remember not to try changing the remote, and attaching the baby to any USB ports...
Please. As if I would have ordered a baby that didn't come with Bluetooth and Wifi built-in.
le nubian - Jun 17, 2007 10:29:00 am PDT #1915 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jessica is cracking me up over here.
Theodosia - Jun 17, 2007 10:47:45 am PDT #1916 of 25496
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I think in this case it would be wise to take out the extended warranty, as I hear Best Baby is now charging a restocking fee for exchanges. Mostly I don't endorse the extra cost, but you put a lot of work into an infant.
NoiseDesign - Jun 17, 2007 11:28:42 am PDT #1917 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
So is the sprog 802.11n or the older 802.11g?
§ ita § - Jun 18, 2007 5:12:14 am PDT #1918 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, grr.
Connected my work Blackberry 8700 to my laptop's BluePhoneElite, and it keeps dropping the connection. If this is a Blackberry-wide problem, I'm not switching to a Pearl.
Anyone know off the top of your head--if you get a new phone with AT&T and sign up for your next two years--you're not unsigned up just because you return the phone, eh?