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Sorry about the downsides to the merger, Shelley. I hope the more dire consequences do not come to pass.

Why so sucky for you?

Just listen to the beautiful beautiful music instead. [/JPamato8]

My wife and i had brunch in the Village () with one of my oldest friends, his wife and three kids. Then we walked the High Line which is a very cool public promenade that used to be raised freight rail line. Got some ice cream from a truck and had some very good coffee at Chelsea Market. Now on the plane back to SF. Nice weekend.

All iPads at the meatpacking district store and I only asked about 3G at the soho store.

So I tried a couple Apple stores this weekend but all sold out. I guess I will try ordering one and see how long it takes.

Toe -- For Long Tomorrow

Did Tom Hankins ever post his impressions after adding xlr output on his VPI TT?

That is very cool Stephen. Glad you like the new neighbors so far.

Barry White music playing softly in the background...

But there is some kind of server needed and a particular client app that is supposedly not available. When I run citrix on a compute, it dowloads a client each time that has to run as well. Not there yet but in the works according to my IT people.

My wife has hers! Perfect way to get around airline security!

And the guy who took it could have left it with the bar and eventually he knew it was a prototype that belonged to Apple and considered returning it but kept it for himself. In any event, he didn't have the right to sell it and the fact he went to gizmodo and sold it as such proves that he knew what he had. Gizmodo certainly knew it was stolen property under these circumstances and based upon its obvious understanding of Apple's practices. They told the guy it was ok and paid him the money. The cops should not have raided the editor's house but there was a crime of receiving stolen goods and theft of trade secrets in my opinion.

Have fun Jim. I usually fly coach actually but on Virgin American I get main cabin select for work but we went cheap and went standard today. That extra room and free stuff does make a difference. oh well. And I just kicked him, Dusty.

Just plain stupid and on a quick wedding trip to your lovely city with my wife so we didn't splurge. Thinking of upgrading to go back. This sucks.

If the wife likes the ANs and they give you more amp flexibility and the SQ is pretty equal and you can rearrange to corner load them, I say for for it. WAF is good and your wife seems awfully good to you in regard to audio passions.

As I sit cramped in this fucking airline seat with my shitty Dell laptop propped in my lap because the fucking person in front of me is reclined so much I cannot use it on the tray, I have officially made up my mind to buy a fucking iPad 3G. This is ridiculous. The Citrix thing will work out eventually and I can already do email and surf and whatever. Maybe the Apple Store will have one for me... Yay Ric!

Happy Birthday young n3rd! Cheers

You're wrong, Dusty. Sorry, got a call I had to take. This is theft. It isn't finders keepers and it isn't holding it until it gets returned. It is Apple's property that was either taken directly from its employee or left unattended by that employee and grabbed by somebody. And as I said before, there is plenty of evidence to support Gizmodo's "knowingly" receiving stolen goods.

I loved Larcenic and Old Lace, that comedy about two old lady thieves who used Elderberry wine to dope their marks... California Penal Code Section 487 -- "Grand Theft" Grand theft is theft committed in any of the following cases: (a) When the money, labor, or real or personal property taken is of a value exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) except as provided in subdivision (. ( Notwithstanding subdivision (a), grand theft is committed in any of the following cases: (1) (A) When domestic fowls, avocados, olives, citrus or deciduous fruits, other fruits, vegetables, nuts, artichokes, or other farm crops are taken of a value exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250). ( For the purposes of establishing that the value of avocados or citrus fruit under this paragraph exceeds two hundred fifty dollars ($250), that value may be shown by the presentation of credible evidence which establishes that on the day of the theft avocados or citrus fruit of the same variety and weight exceeded two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in wholesale value. (2) When fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, kelp, algae, or other aquacultural products are taken from a commercial or research operation which is producing that product, of a value exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (3) Where the money, labor, or real or personal property is taken by a servant, agent, or employee from his or her principal or employer and aggregates nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or more in any 12 consecutive month period. © When the property is taken from the person of another. (d) When the property taken is any of the following: (1) An automobile, horse, mare, gelding, any bovine animal, any caprine animal, mule, jack, jenny, sheep, lamb, hog, sow, boar, gilt, barrow, or pig. (2) A firearm. (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1997. California Penal Code 496 -- "Receiving Stolen Property" (a) Every person who buys or receives any property that has been stolen or that has been obtained in any manner constituting theft or extortion, knowing the property to be so stolen or obtained, or who conceals, sells, withholds, or aids in concealing, selling, or withholding any property from the owner, knowing the property to be so stolen or obtained, shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year. However, if the district attorney or the grand jury determines that this action would be in the interests of justice, the district attorney or the grand jury, as the case may be, may, if the value of the property does not exceed nine hundred fifty dollars ($950), specify in the accusatory pleading that the offense shall be a misdemeanor, punishable only by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year. A principal in the actual theft of the property may be convicted pursuant to this section. However, no person may be convicted both pursuant to this section and of the theft of the same property. ( Every swap meet vendor, as defined in Section 21661 of the Business and Professions Code, and every person whose principal business is dealing in, or collecting, merchandise or personal property, and every agent, employee, or representative of that person, who buys or receives any property of a value in excess of nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) that has been stolen or obtained in any manner constituting theft or extortion, under circumstances that should cause the person, agent, employee, or representative to make reasonable inquiry to ascertain that the person from whom the property was bought or received had the legal right to sell or deliver it, without making a reasonable inquiry, shall be punished by imprisonment in a state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year. Every swap meet vendor, as defined in Section 21661 of the Business and Professions Code, and every person whose principal business is dealing in, or collecting, merchandise or personal property, and every agent, employee, or representative of that person, who buys or receives any property of a value of nine hundred fifty dollars ($950) or less that has been stolen or obtained in any manner constituting theft or extortion, under circumstances that should cause the person, agent, employee, or representative to make reasonable inquiry to ascertain that the person from whom the property was bought or received had the legal right to sell or deliver it, without making a reasonable inquiry, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. © Any person who has been injured by a violation of subdivision (a) or ( may bring an action for three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by the plaintiff, costs of suit, and reasonable attorney's fees. (d) Notwithstanding Section 664, any attempt to commit any act prohibited by this section, except an offense specified in the accusatory pleading as a misdemeanor, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, or in a county jail for not more than one year. Seems like theft to me, and it would also seem to me that Gizmodo had every reason to know that the highly secret and valuable prototype of Apple's next iPhone was not obtained by the seller with permission from Apple, its owner, regardless of how the seller came into possession. Moreover, Gizmodo and others have been warned by Apple previously that if they solicit for prototype devices and the like that Apple would consider it theft of trade secrets.

Same.

Thanks for the link, Antonio. DL'ing now. Laura Veirs -- July Flame

Sorry, V, I will be [passively] pulling for the Sharks as well.

Do fries come with that shake?