Grahame

Phones and their Os's are just tools. Pick the best tool for the job. Some tools are imperfect. However marketing / branding would like to have us self identify by our purchases. Which leads to polarization. with no room for nuance. "You're either with us, or against us" and absolutism and rejection of facts (and history) "We have always been at war with Eurasia". So then its just a matter of taste, and preference. And we can agree to disagree, can't we.

I trust your slippers had been pre-warmed for your return. You should not have to suffer the indignity of chilly slippers at your age.

IPad mini took all day at work, yesterday using the guest wifi. Saw "7 hours remaining" at one point.

Thoughts? Some People think its a bad idea ... http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/why-the-panasonic-lumix-dmc-cm1-is-a-bad-idea-1265639

Looks Very nice, 'Stretch. Pics (very déclassé, I know), or venue?

Happy Birthday Tall Man. Best Drink Some Scotch while you can ... http://nypost.com/2014/09/16/price-of-scotch-whisky-could-skyrocket-if-scotland-secedes/

Wouldn't you want closed headphones for recording a vocal?

Real 1%ers don't have to deal with trivialities like real phones, they have people for that!

http://io9.com/5931903/seven-foot-long-minifig-scale-serenity-model-is-a-lego-masterpiece "This project took 475 hours over 21 months. The ship has a full interior from the bridge to the cargo bay, and features lights in the cargo bay and firefly drive. There are about 70,000 pieces, and it weighs around 135 pounds." https://www.flickr.com/photos/brickfrenzy/sets/72157630914408000/with/7717701618/

Happy Birthday, Deepak!

Oh, and make sure you walk in the right smartphone lane http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11095439/Chinese-city-paints-street-lane-for-mobile-phone-users.html

http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/fox-news-turns-to-the-one-expert-it-can-trust-on-the-middle-east--lJ8J4rIlNg

El reg confirms http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/13/apple_iphone_6_plus_shipments_delayed_in_uk/ its almost like the media reports of the shipping delays due to unexpectedly high demand, post-release, are by design ...

Ric, someone seems to have taken the salesman's quote to heart, and as an elder, got someone else to do all the work (allegedly) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/11096727/German-Playboy-model-Cathy-Schmitz-marries-billionaire-Richard-Lugner.html

The Crusaders et al. - Royal Jam So Long,

Somewhat irreverent, but perceptive / amusing comments (and U2 snarks) http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2014/09/13/u2_uncool_but_whats_with_all_the_crotch_rubbing/ Plus Pre emptive use of use of Watch-hole "The Apple Watch is an interactive stylus with the added benefit of (inevitably) being perceived as a status symbol by the look-at-me hipster-tech crowd. Prepare to be inundated by Watch-holes."

RIP Joe Sample. i was in the audience when they recorded Royal Jam, Quite the line up, quite the venue, quite the impact. RIP Joe.

Speaking of Lossless Streaming. Spotiify is "Testing" Lossless streaming ... http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2014/09/spotify-is-testing-lossless-audio/

How is that different from his use case with the real phone?

Eggy (bacon) stuffed hash browns With a little something to follow

And you call yourself a prospective doctor!

Samsung thankful for the Apple Watch

In Other news http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2753346/Chinese-medical-student-died-heart-attack-looked-sexy-magazine-fourth-donation-sperm-bank-week.html CJ's a medical student, right?

You can, with a steady hand trim some sims. Sim -> Micro -> Nano (depending on your layout of your sim) e.g. http://www.amazon.com/QQ-Tech-Cutter-Standard-iPhone-Adapters/dp/B009P16FKY http://www.amazon.com/Noosy-Micro-Cutter-Converter-adapters/dp/B003UEWF8I You can get Adapters (with varying degrees of success) to convert Nano->Micro->Slim to use a given sim in a different sized holder / slot ... Or like much of the (Non US) world ... Use a Dual Sim Phone ... ( e.g. keep your business number + personal number separate ) http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/mobile-phone/3511526/best-dual-sim-smartphones-2014/ http://www.cnet.com/news/why-you-want-a-dual-sim-phone/ http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-best-dual-SIM-phones_id32596 If you want to use your phone, as a phone, you know, for calls + texts ... Or use google voice , as a "virtual" phone / number / font end / - so you can change the physical phone back end at will - without having to inform your contacts - assuming you gave them the google voice number first.