I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


le nubian - Oct 05, 2011 4:13:22 pm PDT #437 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Re: Steve Jobs

One of the websites I read regularly mentioned at the keynote yesterday that Tim Cook seemed subdued. I immediately thought that Steve Jobs probably wasn't doing very well healthwise and I wondered about him.

Perhaps I read too much into the statement about Tim Cook's overall manner, but I wish I had been wrong.

RIP Steve. You improved my computer experience 1000 fold from what it could have been. You were a fabulous CEO, a visionary, and you will be missed.


Amy - Oct 05, 2011 4:14:20 pm PDT #438 of 30001
Because books.

I know I'll be taking some anti-anxiety meds before and will be blasting my ipod during.

Good plan.


le nubian - Oct 05, 2011 4:15:06 pm PDT #439 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Hey, take a look at this Jobs' collage with apple products:

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Pix - Oct 05, 2011 4:24:22 pm PDT #440 of 30001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Oh ita, I'm so sorry.


bon bon - Oct 05, 2011 4:25:57 pm PDT #441 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

They're making caramel apples downstairs at my hotel. I remember why I like the ol' Res Inn!


amych - Oct 05, 2011 4:28:37 pm PDT #442 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

One of the websites I read regularly mentioned at the keynote yesterday that Tim Cook seemed subdued. I immediately thought that Steve Jobs probably wasn't doing very well healthwise and I wondered about him.

I had that thought too - I also was going to post, I dunno, somewhere, about thinking that a lot of the disappointed reaction to yesterday's show seemed to me like disappointment at not having a Big Steve Show rather than any actual fault with the model. That seems extra flat now.

iSad.


P.M. Marc - Oct 05, 2011 4:31:21 pm PDT #443 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I feel kind of guilty for switching from the iPhone to Android today. Sorry, Steve.


P.M. Marc - Oct 05, 2011 4:32:30 pm PDT #444 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I had that thought too - I also was going to post, I dunno, somewhere, about thinking that a lot of the disappointed reaction to yesterday's show seemed to me like disappointment at not having a Big Steve Show rather than any actual fault with the model. That seems extra flat now

I was actually disappointed with the model. As, err. My phone switch indicates.


le nubian - Oct 05, 2011 4:40:13 pm PDT #445 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

amy,

I did not watch the keynote, perhaps I will get around to it, but judging from a source that I consider even-handed, Tim Cook spent about 2-3x the amount of time on showing stats about stores, number of phones sold, etc. that previous keynotes have had.

So I really do think there were some pacing issues with the keynote that probably left people with an overall negative impression.

I am not sure if I had any expectations for the keynote and/or products being offered, so I was neither impressed nor disappointed with the announcements. However, I am less than thrilled that Apple has decided to remove the Siri service from all models except the new one starting on October 15th. I use Siri several times a month/week. I can cobble some things together using the Dragon apps, but it isn't like Siri.


sarameg - Oct 05, 2011 4:41:35 pm PDT #446 of 30001

My SIL is having a shit week. 3 days down with a plague, then 32 hours of work in 3 days and her cat is dying slowly.