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^ Thanks.

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The power side. It was a last second question not related to the actual appointment about drive choices about 15 feet away and he gave an out of date/incorrect FW v. USB generic answers. Basically 'buy FireWire if you don't want to use AC.' I didn't expect anything after that on the issue so didn't pursue. Listen, I don't want to pick on them too much. It's all perspective as Grawk said. Personally, I rarely use them for basic service (I was already talking with this guy so asked that question) so it ends up being an extra, time-consuming step in replacement. I think the first time I had a Genius visit was in Palo Alto with a well web documented charging issue with the 1G iPod (eventually fixed months later with a firmware update, though at the time cause unknown), and it was a hassle just getting the guy to agree the two hour charge was abnormal for a couple month old iPod. Most visits are like that. Fighting a bit on the recognition of the problem, then replacing. I know others have very different (even out of warranty) experiences. But I must take back the comment about not "ever solved a problem." The non-unibody molded MacBooks (aka BlackBook in my case) had a habit of warping over time and the optical drives failing to read as the keyboard/sides shifted down and putting pressure on it. A Genius showed me how to use a knife inserted into the drive slot to force it back by applying pressure up every few months. I'm a little mixed on that fix, but it indeed worked for quite a while.

.. sugar substitute candies.

For the record the last Genius I talked to was confused by USB powered hard drives.

Thanks for catching. Makes my attendance more difficult (though still trying). ;(

Nothing against past or current Geniuses specifically, but over the years I don't believe they've ever solved a problem I've had (except in being an unnecessary step in approving a replacement). Apple users, of course, are all over the map in technical knowledge (including many doing hours of homework first), but I certainly think the launch expectations and title indicates a level of familiarity of Apple and third-party Apple sold products that was never reached in at least the stores in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. And the Apple system still seems built around that expectation (or I suppose in majority of customers relative ignorance).

Not Haribo Sugarless Gummy Bears. http://www.amazon.com/review/R3FTHSH0UNRHOH/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000EVQWKC&nodeID=16310101&store=grocery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn-8J2zZiRo

I'm Here Soundtrack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOM9fZngG0M And for those who never got a chance to see... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OY1EXZt4ok

In case anyone was waiting/considering... looks like the Rega RP40 40th Anniversary table is showing up for pre-order at the normal sites. http://www.musicdirect.com/p-141185-rega-rp40-limited-edition-turntable.aspx

Brian Eno: Taking Manhattan (By Strategy)

Anyone else going? http://caaudioshow.com/

What if you were Batman?

Don't see much coverage around since it was released a few days ago, but the price is right for a lot of uses. Anyone heard anything pro/con? http://www.emotivapro.com/products/stealth-dc-1-a

He's an ex-Neo-Nazi who prefers the name The Buddha? I'm confused again.

Fun. Who's the blond dude? He really did that thing great.

Like a virus it's growing.

Maybe not classic TV, but the best of American TV? Maybe. Probably. Best writing versus best show are of course a different thing (listen to a raging cinephile argument over Kurosawa v. Ozu to show that clearly), but I suspect both those shows have legs. Breaking's main narrative path is unique in American television, no? All while being popular. There are already shows that seem impossible without it (The Americans?). I place it way, way up on the list as a managed project (something American serial series rarely are). As a whole it's an amazing story and as episodes name a bad one? The Fly? It seems you think it's overrated. Care to explain? Barring shifting cultural norms where Modern Family would age quickly (say the gay parents and immigrant jokes), signs point it to already bumping others off top slots (watch the 30 Rock and Parks and Rec Emmys plummet once MF showed up). The writers have a pedigree and it's wrestled comedy back from total snark/sarcasm while its jokes come as fast as Seinfeld. I'm less sure on this one, but I think it would be a mistake to write MF off as another Home Improvement, Three's Company, Will & Grace, etc. Then again if you told me while The Sopranos was still on the air it was already being overthrown, I'd not have believed it. All the talk of The Wire in the other thread has me thinking about my favorite shows. I try to be cautious about recent/contemporary shows, and to be fair I haven't steadily had a television for years so somewhat blind. That said here's my list (sorry comedies). 1. The Twilight Zone - No one handled the episode format better. 2. The Wire - No one handled the season format better. 3. Breaking Bad - We'll know for sure shortly, but likely no one has handled the series format better.

At least it didn't make the top ten British comedies list.

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