The spying is for our protection! Yeah, right.
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” -Benjamin Franklin
Yeah. I’m going there.
Anyway, if you don’t know, I work for Verizon Wireless, so this may be a bit biased. But I also own a Power Mac G5 and an iPod, so I freaking love Apple, and I consider Steve Jobs a deity of some sort. So why shouldn’t you rush out to your nearest at&t store or Apple store and throw at least 500 bucks at the sales people (even though we like that)? Let’s begin. I will start with 10 and work down, because Letterman is the shit.
10. It’s not 3G. I don’t want to hear the excuses of how at&t’s HSDPA network isn’t big enough yet. No brand spankin’ new phone should be designed on old technology. It’s a waste of resources (and your customer’s money).
9. You need to have at&t service. This oxymoron online should keep people away.
8. No over-the-air music downloads. This really isn’t that hard. Verizon did this with the LG Chocolate a year ago. You’d think this would be a high priority, to tie the cellular world with the iTunes world. I guess not.
7. It’s new technology. Never buy the first edition of a new gadget.
6. You can’t watch LIVE TV on the phone. Verizon has two phones that can do this. Ah, the joys of having a 3G Rev-A network…
5. The cheapest one is 500 bucks. And you only get a 4GB iPod. That would be great if I wanted to delete 3/4’s of my music collection.
4. You can’t buy insurance on the phone. That’s right. No protection plans.
3. The battery is built-in, so you’ll need to actually go to an Apple store to have it replaced or ship it back to Apple. As long as the battery is not your average cell phone battery, this shouldn’t be a problem… but the chances of that happening are, well, let’s just say there’s a better chance of President Bush walking into my apartment, naked.
2. The screen is made of glass. Yes, real, breakable glass. Look back up at number 4 and you’ll probably bash your head against the keyboard 45 million times.
and the number 1 reason not to rush out and buy the iPhone is…
1. There’s probably a more productive way to spend your money — i.e., hookers.
So til next time, keep doing whatever it is that you’re doing.
Who: Matt Nathanson
Where: Recher Theater, Towson.
When: Doors 7PM, Matt goes on at 9:30
Come see John Thomasson play bass! He’s cool, and the reason I get in for free. Gotta love guest lists!
Yay! Another meme! I haven’t done one in months!
10 random albums from my collection:
# Mindless Self Indulgence - Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
You can’t leave home with the MSI CD.
# Eminem - Encore
Mama had a baby and his head poppped off…
# Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way
They get better and better with every CD…I thought Californication couldn’t be topped. What do I know. Every single track from their past 3 albums can sell a cd BY ITSELF. Throw away your television.
# Bowling for Soup - A hangover you don’t deserve
Once you hear 1985 or Trucker Hat you will love this band.
# Green Day - American Idiot
I still cannot get enough BLVD of Broken Dreams…
# Ween - The Mollusk
I’m waving my dick in the wind. And it’s a good song.
# Matt Nathanson - Beneath These Fireworks
A little on the pop side, but the songs are beautifully written and sung.
# Jim’s Big Ego - Noplace like nowhere
I HAVE TO SEE THIS GUY LIVE!!!!
I’m addicted to stress that’s the way I get things done, if I’m not under pressure than I sleep to long, and I hang around like a bum. I think I’m going nowhere, and that makes me nervous.
# Coldplay - A rush of blood to the head
Let’s see, they used two songs to end two movies…”Clocks” ended Confidence and “The Scientist” ended Wicker Park. Love this band.
# Skitzo Calypso - The Shattering
You’ve probably never heard of this band from Bel Air, MD, but you should really download (AKA BUY) “Consent to you”, it’s fantastic.
What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
# 1660 songs, 4.3 days, 6.29 gigabytes
The last CD you bought is:
# Greenday - American idiot.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams is my favorite track, but Jesus of Suburbia is really catching on…it’s 9 minutes two, that song is broken into acts, WTF! It’s a neat concept.
What is the song you last listened to before this message?
# Cake - No phone
Five songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you:
# Creed (Hehe, just kidding)
# Supertramp - The Logical Song
# Red Hot Chili Peppers - Transcending
# Jim’s Big Ego - The Music of You
# Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
# Cyndi Lauper - The goonies ‘R’ good enough
I know, Cyndi Lauper…what can I say, The Goonies really takes me back.
Who are you gonna pass this stick to?
I dunno, but stick passing sure is fun.
It’s not too late for a little reflection, it’s only 21 days into 2005. Here’s the summary of the past 12 months…
January: Britney Spears gets married, then annulled. I bought 4lbs of banana runts. Ecstatic for the rest of the year when I find out Joe Gibbs came back to coaching the Redskins. Dean screams…TO BE ABLE TO BE HEARD OVER THE LOUD ASS CROWD.
Febuary: Janet’s titty says hello.I tried to find a new job. Failed. Mel Gibson creates a stir.
March: Kerry takes the democratic nomination. Civilization as we know it ends, I get jury duty.
April: I got free pretzels. Kill Bill vol2 hits theaters. I see it three times.
May: I don’t post much because of Jenna May. I know, that means nothing to you. Next month.
June: I find out Jenna is on heroin. Ronald Reagan dies, OJ goes on TV to say “it wasn’t me”. Julia and I meet ‘freedomtickler’ from the forums at Fletcher’s.
July: Marlon Brando dies. I get drunk off my ass. Those two are not related. I get a flat tire. I want to go to Otakon, but don’t.
August: NEW CAR! Vacation. Update Movable Type. It was a slow month.
September: Mac Culkin gets arrested for doin Mary Jane. Conan set to replace leno in 2009. I see movies.
October: What about Poland? I shocked the world; bought a PC. Jon Stewart pwns Tucker Carlson. Redsox win the series. Jenna got out of jail.
November: Fuck Bush. Dental implants procedure (started in 2003) completed.
December: Possible cure for HIV is found. I almost crash on route 40 in the snow, because of stupid driver.
There, if you want more detail read the monthly archives.
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