Dusty Chalk

Agreed -- that would be my optimal configuration as well. But I have to ask -- which OS would you be wishing for, OSX or iOS?

Last night I broke in my new crockpot -- used it for the first time. Garlic-marsala-chicken-EVOO. Came out a little chewy, but I think that's either operator error, or the fact that I used ancient chicken. Smelled and tasted great, though.

I'm going to guess double, plus or minus $200. I'm thinking more likely minus, but only for the higher configurations -- I think the entry level 16/non-3G will be $999, and 16/3G will be $1199. I think the 32's and 64's will be $100 higher, similar to the extant pricing structure. So change that "double" to "$500 more expensive". Yes, I am pulling these numbers out of my ass. I've been wrong before. But I think demand for this screen resolution is going to be high, and it's still going to be expensive to manufacture until they manufacture a lot of them -- and I think they will -- so that's my guess. Early adopter prices.

"Polished" is not a word I'd use.

Okay, you're just retarded then, who in their right mind would prefer a phone that BSoD's to one that doesn't? Seriously.

"Platform success"? Or marketing, sales, business management, capitalism success? I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but I don't think it's an indication of platform success. Market share -- numbers of phones -- and the ability to retain market share (I'd like to see that number) would both be better indicators of platform success. Now, I'm not either saying that Apple is a bad product -- I don't feel the need to badmouth the competition, like you do, Mr. Trash Talker. It's a good product. It's a very very good product. But it's also an expensive product. Let's not mince words. The have a very large overhead. I'm not going to compare them to Bose, because Bose is over-priced mediocre shit, whereas Apple is highly-priced good shit, but it's a similar strategy. And the converse of this, as you should know, is that expensive isn't necessarily better. Vetted better is better. Now, Apple is, indeed, vetted good. But better? Sorry, vetting still going on. Nothing you argue is talking to the power/price ratio, which I think Android wins handily. Even if you could legitimately say that Apple was better -- which you can't, repeating yourself doesn't count, it's Goebbel's Law of Propaganda, "if you repeat something enough times, it becomes true" -- it's not four times better, but it's four times more expensive.

Moar Four (Allagash, that is)

You know, if I run those posts through paulstretch, I get a normal drinking buddy.

No, he's at getrealny. And: I am envy.

Apple has the highest profit margin by far -- what kind of comparison is that?

Pfff, beer. But still: LOL

That's a beaut.

I need to get back into oatmeal. Me: Chick Fil-A chargrilled chicken samich. Only because I didn't see that they had introduced spicy nuggets until after. Maybe I'll have those for dinner.

Welcome back! It's exactly what it sounds like. Unless what it sounds like is "not good", because it was quite quaffable. Other than a pure Belgian, the most summery beer I've ever enjoyed. Gonna try the Victoria, myself, I've decided I really like Allagash.

Dude, I am all about outside the box. Will definitely give that one a more thorough investigation. Something I can move from one room of the house to another in one or two trips. 3 is pushing it, but could be convinced. So like the Quad 12L's and a LOD would do it, but 2 speakers, sub, LOD and amp/dock/w/subout is a bit much, unless it was an all-in-one system that hooked together such as this if it sounded good enough.

Allagash Victor -- yet another win Sent from mah Droid

Not yet. (scribbles, virtually)

Yes, really I like the part about the "immortal life replacement program". That's just silly. And yet, marketing genius.

Chicken-eggplant-basil from Pilin.

So what was the consensus for this -- the question being, what's the best cheapest "totable" speaker dock/pair of actives/whatevs for the iPod. AudioEngine A5's? Quad 12L? Martin-Logan CLX? Bose? I guess the single thing I would miss the most is not distorting at medium volumes in the mid-field. Any 2.1 systems worth looking at that have any decent bass? I'm considering something like this or even ugly like this, but I suspect the latter of a midrange suckout (tweeters and woofers, no mids), and the former of boombox sound (doesn't go loud* enough well). * And by loud, I don't mean party loud, I mean just normal for most other people loud.

Yeah, thanks for the virtual postcards Al. Lots of "Wish You Were Here".

Hey, look at that, lots of single men in San Francisco -- go figure!

So my DVI-to-HDMI converter cable is illegal? That's a rather moronically closed gesture. They're basically excluding themselves from anyone who has a graphics card that does not have HDMI built in (in other words, that would rule out breakout cables as well). Oh well, it was nice knowing you while you lasted, HDMI.

Yeah, me too, although she's in Cowboys and Aliens, so I will have seen her in something else soon.

(a) I don't watch House (yet, yes I know, I need to watch them all -- I'm on ep 6 of Arrested Development, give me a fucking break) ( She looks completely different with those huge glasses © Now that you mention it, I thought it was someone I knew, and now that I know it's her, I think I subconsciously knew it was her (d) More importantly, where can I get that shirt?!?!? I don't give a fuck about Olivia Wilde, my chances with her are in the region of negative infinity. And by region, I mean the light from negative infinity will never hit my eyes in my lifetime.