I went to the mall place to get a coffee and Linux Format. I walk in, and what? Yes, there’s a Christmas tree. Three of them actually. And Santa, too. This was two weeks ago. NOOOOOOOOO!
Oh, and uh, It’s 11 PM, and it’s 37 degrees. I ran out and wrapped the pipes after dark, because I slept most of the day. For Christmas, I want a Palm Treo 650 and auto wrapping pipes. Oh, and to see the look on my dog Missy’s face if we bring her to get her pictures taken with Santa! Oh, I can see it now! It will be a lot different from that one.
Monthly Archive for November, 2006
Microsoft. Poor little defenceless Microsoft. How cute they think they can beat uber-cool Apple in their already-defined MP3 player market.
Brown? Brown! Brown. One of the three colors that the Zune comes in is brown. I mean really, it looks ugly and is not desirable. It brakes licenses by putting DRM on non-restricted music and audio, such as pod(net)casts and me talking to myself I put on my MP3 player. (Oh, like you don’t)
But, despite the advertisement, oh I mean “news story” by MSNBC if they are planning to at least sell some, they need to ship them out. At both three Wal-Marts both here and one in Brookhaven, MS, and a Sears I went to, all there is are two display units, and a bunch of empty boxes. And, yes, I did ask if they had any in the back, after checking they said they had only received the display kit.
What’s my point? I don’t really like the iPods, and I don’t own an MP3 player (and, no, I also don’t own any pairs of Crocs). If the Zune was at least $50 to $100 cheaper, I would definitely get one, because it would be affordable, and have the features.
And, no, I wouldn’t get the brown one.
Yes, kids, that’s what MP3 stands for. And it’s driving me crazy. I’ve decided to buy a digital music player this winter. It seems normal, right? Well, let’s just say, I’m picky. The iPod is a little too expensive, and the nano just feels too light and doesn’t feel right in my hand. Besides, I want the video. So, I’m following the Zune by Microsoft. It is within my price range, has the features I want, and because a store here had a prerelease version of the Zune there, and it did feel right. Yes, it’s twice the bulk as an iPod, but it does feel right. But, we’ll have to see what happens. Oh, and any music players that you may want to buy for me, they are all graciously accepted.
Since voter turnout is expected to be dismal, ecpecially in Louisiana, here’s some ideas to get them back to the polls:
1 Make a really bad government, which will inspire people to go and change it. I mean really bad, not this stuff people call bad.
2 Give away a Coca-Cola. Free. It’s great and will inspire people, including me, to vote!
3 Give SUSE the contract for the software running in the voting machines. It will inspire open source advocates to vote. American ones, anyway.
4 Put good canadates on the ballot. Like Stephen Colbert. Or me.
Peace out. Go vote. Unless your going to vote for the wrong person. In which case, enjoy Coke.
