So today is the big day. Apple has another one of their events scheduled, and though Steve is gone he left enough residual energy from his patented Reality Distortion Field™ to keep the media salivating. They’re supposed to talk about another iPhone, meanwhile here at the AT Labs Monashee Field Office everyone gave a half-hearted “oh goody” and went back to planning ways to sneak peanut butter into Deartháir’s everything.
Like it or hate it, Apple has found a way to make lots of people want their stuff, and as the haters will tell you ad nauseam it doesn’t even have to be good; good doesn’t guarantee popular. Look at Apple’s previous offering back in the pre-smartphone days when they were just called PDA’s – like the above pictured Newton Message Pad 2000. I bought one of these off an Apple field office a few years back for a token few farthings. It was freakin awesome. Despite only having a greyscale screen, CompactFlash memory slots, and PCMCIA expansion, it was still pretty cool. The calendar and notification system worked. After sitting dead on a shelf for three years I threw in a pair of fresh batteries and it immediately notified me of an upcoming recurring appointment. It could play MP3′s years before the iPod came around. The stylus had good throwing weight (which is important in pens and beverage tumblers). It had handwriting recognition that rivalled even today’s systems – I could continuously write and it would just keep recognizing and popping words in place. Sure it wasn’t perfect, but like the old saying goes: “How many Newtons does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Faux. There to eat lemons, axle gravy soup.”
mmmmm newtons. Also, can we call him "Magic-Steve"? Not because I'm some fan-boy; but more because I think the way he is Idolized by the fan-boys makes it a lot more fun.
The first letter of a sentence should be capitalized: "They're supposed to talk…."
Nonetheless, rectification was consummated.
Ah, but this now leaves my pedantic comment dangling in the absence of your original pedantic comment. Sigh.
I skipped the first paragraph, because anything that happens at Apple's PR thingy today is not going to make a bit of difference to my household or my bank account.
I thought #6's now-deleted "they're" comment above was in reference to "There to eat lemons, axle gravy soup.” It was a funnier display of pedantry that way.
Revenge!
Now I'm gonna be wondering what I missed, and why did Number_Six delete it. Oh Poo…!
Just caught that one myself before I hit the comments button. I've gotta stop writing these things at 3AM after shotgunning ramen flavor packets dissolved in Red Bull.
No, please don't.
No, no. Three AM is the perfect time to be writing. Your creativity can hit a +11, and you find yourself writing all sorts of interesting things. You're a perfect example. You should add a few espresso shots to your regimen, too.
I am frequently asked to proof-read stuff for my friends/class-mates… I help them fix things in their collegiate writing. I mean no offense to any of the writers here… but….. this shit ain't gettin' graded 'YO………..
That's what you think.
I believe you mean *thought*
I had a hunch…
Yes, but it's barely noticeable.
Screw that, we're committed
professionals.and there will be a test.
feck. I'm allowed a 2"x7" custom made note card for equations, or at least "DON'T PANIC!!" written on it, right??
Anyone found a live feed? This is the best I've got…
http://www.watchvertex.com/
Best one I've found is over on Arse Technica:
http://live.arstechnica.com/Event/iPhone_5
But I haven't tried yours yet…
Good lord! You would watch that live?
Unfortunately, it's relevant to my interests.
Sigh (wipes tear). RIP, Steve.