I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


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§ ita § - Jul 26, 2007 11:59:26 am PDT #2237 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Apple CFO hints at possibly big "product transitions" before September.


tommyrot - Jul 26, 2007 12:12:41 pm PDT #2238 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Awesome.


tommyrot - Jul 26, 2007 12:30:12 pm PDT #2239 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Speak of the devil....

ThinkSecret reports that Apple is prepping an update to their full-size iPod that could arrive in the "first-half of August".

ThinkSecret believes that the iPod will not feature a touch-screen or a scaled down version of OS X until 2008. Instead, they believe that the new iPod is somewhat shorter than existing iPods but will maintain the current screen and click wheel. If true, this would correlate with a recent mockup posted to 9to5mac.

The saved space will shrink about an inch off the device and give it proportions that in some ways more resemble a BlackBerry.

They also confirm that the recently leaked iPod inteface videos will be used for the upcoming 6G iPod's interface.

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Sue - Jul 27, 2007 4:08:22 am PDT #2240 of 25496
hip deep in pie

There's no event scheduled, but there are lots of rumors that Apple will update the iPod soon (they haven't updated it in a couple of years). And if they're going to update it, they would have to do it soon (say, by the end of September) if they're going to have something ready for Christmas.

Tommy, I've been shopping around for an iPod and I've noticed that there's been a lot of "sales" on models lately, (usually about $20-25 off) and wondered if that meant they were getting ready to stock newer versions.


Dana - Jul 27, 2007 3:51:55 pm PDT #2241 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Bloody. Yahoo's closing their photo site (apparently they own Flickr now?), and I have to figure out what to do with the photos I have online. They suggest five options:

  • Flickr
  • Photobucket
  • Snapfish
  • Shutterfly
  • Kodak Gallery

What's important to me -- storage space, free service

What's not important -- creating prints from my photos.

Anyone have any opinions on the best option? I can already tell that Flickr's free account is probably not going to work. (And thanks for NOT e-mailing to warn me, Yahoo. Fuckers.)


§ ita § - Jul 27, 2007 3:54:32 pm PDT #2242 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Yahoo keeps emailing me, Dana. That's weird.

What is wrong with Flickr? That'll help see which of the others are right or wrong.

I can't remember which of that list seem to require you to log in to view someone's pics, but I know there are people's albums I never saw because I came to yet another registration page and wandered off in frustration.


Jesse - Jul 27, 2007 3:54:39 pm PDT #2243 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Snapfish has been telling me they are about to delete the pictures I have in there since I haven't ordered anything in a year+, FYI.


amych - Jul 27, 2007 3:55:40 pm PDT #2244 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

The only one I've seen (other than Flickr) that I don't hate is PicasaWeb. 1 GB storage for the free account.


brenda m - Jul 27, 2007 3:56:50 pm PDT #2245 of 25496
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Eep. I should check my Yahoo.

I've definitely walked from site where I had to register to see pics that the owner sent me a link to - do not want.


amych - Jul 27, 2007 3:59:19 pm PDT #2246 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I've definitely walked from site where I had to register to see pics

Me too -- and I think several of the sites on Yahoo's recommended list do it; I'm just not sure which ones. Other sins: sites with impossible to navigate albums, sites that make it suck to just link to a picture, reaaaaaaallly slow sites, sites that nag me to pay for prints at every turn.