Yeah, what they are really selling you is a delivery system subscription service. You load up all your stuff into iTunes and you pay them 200-500$ every couple of years by buying a new player so you can listen to it. It's evil genius, but that doesn't make it any less genius. (on iPod #3 here)
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
Willow ,'Beneath You'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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JohnSweden - Jan 13, 2007 9:09:11 pm PST #227 of 25496
I can't even.
bon bon - Jan 13, 2007 9:18:59 pm PST #228 of 25496
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That actually makes me feel a bit better, since it's about what I'd pay for something like Netflix and wouldn't use for over an hour a day.
NoiseDesign - Jan 13, 2007 9:19:09 pm PST #229 of 25496
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, I find that after about 2 to 3 years they may die, but I guess it doesn't surprise me that much, I've got a 3.5 year old laptop that is in pretty rough shape, my cell phones tend to be in pretty rough shape after 12-18 months, when I used portable CD players I rarely expected them to last more than about 2 years before the motor in them would start to die. I suppose I just accept that a lot of technology doesn't last forever.
DCJensen - Jan 13, 2007 9:23:16 pm PST #230 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
One of these days I'm going to have to get someone to send me their dead ipods so I can take one apart...
t /geek
tiggy - Jan 13, 2007 9:52:05 pm PST #231 of 25496
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
sarameg, i got my Western Digital 250 GB hard drive from buy.com for $79.99 right before christmas. it looks like my specific model is no longer available, but the 250 GB WD they have listed is $171 and you can get $10 off of that with Google checkout.
§ ita § - Jan 13, 2007 10:40:48 pm PST #232 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nobody uses webcams?
C'mon...get into the 21st century!
And then report back to me on what I need to get my parents there.
DXMachina - Jan 14, 2007 1:45:29 am PST #233 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Well, you have to remember that many of us don't like showing our faces in real life, much less on the interbunny.
We do know that ND had a webcam at one point.
ION, I bought a 500 GB Maxtor OEM SATA drive from newegg.com last month for $189. It's very roomy.
Jessica - Jan 14, 2007 5:51:58 am PST #234 of 25496
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I suppose I just accept that a lot of technology doesn't last forever.
I have an environmentalist rant about this, but since I also really really like buying new toys, it's a pretty half-assed one.
The only webcam I ever had was a free one that came with my Dell, ages back. It was cheap and crappy, as befits a gift with purchase, and so I threw it out when I switched to Mac.
We have an iSight at work, but I've found that in order to use it for video chats, you really need a separate microphone (ideal would be a headset) because in order to be heard, you need to be so close to the camera that the person you're chatting with is basically looking at your chin.
Ginger - Jan 14, 2007 6:00:55 am PST #235 of 25496
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Dear Canon:
The instructions for your camera clearly state that two AA batteries are enclosed. Not so much. I'm already losing faith.
Me
esse - Jan 14, 2007 7:08:23 am PST #236 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
One of these days I'm going to have to get someone to send me their dead ipods so I can take one apart...
They are really impressive looking once you take them apart. The exterior design was gorgeous, but the interior design is remarkable.
And then report back to me on what I need to get my parents there.
Any camera around the $15 or $20 mark would be appropriate. Anything cheaper and they won't last for use, but I wouldn't invest much more money than that in it. My former flatmates used them and had to replace one a month or two ago, and that's what they were saying.