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You always think harder is better. Maybe next time I patrol, I should carry bricks and use a stake made out of butter.
Buffy ,'The Killer In Me'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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dcp - May 24, 2012 12:59:57 pm PDT #20131 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
meara - May 24, 2012 1:12:05 pm PDT #20132 of 25501
There's also an xkcd app. I have it on my phone.
Zenkitty - May 24, 2012 1:16:21 pm PDT #20133 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Excellent! Thank you all for the info.
omnis_audis - May 24, 2012 3:24:20 pm PDT #20134 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
wow, it's like we are all xkcd fans or something. Strange. Hmmm, maybe we should think about opening a thread for it.
:: ducks n covers ::
:: removes tongue from cheek ::
le nubian - May 28, 2012 4:42:00 am PDT #20135 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sophia Brooks - May 28, 2012 9:43:53 am PDT #20136 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am thinking of joining the world of the iphone. I will probably be using verizon, because the person I call/text the most is on verizon.
Considering I have wi-fi at home, work, and theatre, but I go on the internet for 2 hours on the bus, do you think 2G of data will be enough. I probably won't stream video on the bus, as it will cause people to talk to me.
tommyrot - May 28, 2012 9:54:41 am PDT #20137 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm surprised at how little data I use on my iPhone. I'm on AT&T and have the 5G data plan, because that's the only AT&T plan that includes the Mobile Hotspot functionality.
I seem to be using about 10% of that. However, I don't watch videos or movies on my iPhone.
I use the internets on my iPhone about an hour each day that I take the train to work. Mostly I read blogs on Google Reader. Since I do it using the Mobile Hotspot for my laptop, I don't use the mobile version of Reader.
le nubian - May 28, 2012 9:55:24 am PDT #20138 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sophia,
I think Verizon will let you up your limit mid-cycle if you start to run out, yes?
Sophia Brooks - May 28, 2012 11:28:49 am PDT #20139 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thanks. I don't know about verizon--I would be switching from t-mobile.
Also, is the kindle app for iphone OK? My kindle screen just perma-froze (this is the 3rd kindle I have had since December) and I can pay $85 for a refurb or get a new one. I have read 92 books on it, so it is worth it, I guess, since 82 of them were library books. On the other hand, I can just go to the library and get books now that it s summer.
Gris - May 28, 2012 11:49:27 am PDT #20140 of 25501
Hey. New board.
The kindle app for iPhone is quite good, but you're still reading on a phone. I personally couldn't handle it as an exclusive e-reader, but I've also made my lovey dovey feelings for eInk known here for years since my Kindle Gen 1.
Have you called Amazon about your frozen Kindle? Their customer service isn't quite as amazing as when they catered to us early adopters and replaced broken Kindles for free no questions asked, but it's still pretty darn great.