I would not mock someone being as helpful as you are. Okay. I should see that different coloured envelope soon.
Is this explained somewhere? I swear I looked in their FAQ.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
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§ ita § - Feb 24, 2009 4:15:37 pm PST #9194 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Feb 24, 2009 4:49:47 pm PST #9195 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have no idea actually. Last time I looked at the FAQ, I think it was 6 years ago or something.
Jessica - Feb 25, 2009 3:56:53 am PST #9196 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
megan walker - Feb 25, 2009 7:18:38 am PST #9197 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Hah! The Kindle 2 arrived last night. It is certainly much thinner, although I think the screen is the same size, which was my main issue with the whole concept.
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2009 7:19:47 am PST #9198 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How is it to hold?
NoiseDesign - Feb 25, 2009 7:22:20 am PST #9199 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I find it pretty nice to hold. I got pair of them for Kristin and me.
megan walker - Feb 25, 2009 7:23:59 am PST #9200 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's much better than the first one.
Jon B. - Feb 25, 2009 7:39:39 am PST #9201 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
You can access Wikipedia from it? What other internetty things can it access?
tommyrot - Feb 25, 2009 7:42:40 am PST #9202 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.
According to xkcd, wikitravel.
It makes sense they'd limit internetty things, because you're getting it via free G3 cellphone access.
Jessica - Feb 25, 2009 7:47:24 am PST #9203 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I thought you could access the whole internet on the Kindle, just text-only.