Posted on 07/18/2004 3:37:54 PM PDT by klimeckg
If you have not seen the cover of Newsweek, it shows the face of Steve Jobs of Apple computer holding an iPod. The heading reads: iPod, therefore i Am. Now this was not as blatant as John Lennon saying that the Beatles were greater than Jesus Christ, but it comes very close. If one recalls, John Lennon did not live a long life. And it is reported that Wang computers fell due to such boasting. I am told that Mr. Wang put his name in big letters on the top of the Wang building in Boston. When asked why he did this, he said he wanted all to know who Wang was. Shortly after this, he died and his son took over and that was the end of Wang computers.
So, when I see commerce using the scriptures to promote themselves I track the time and see what befalls them. Now, whether Mr. Jobs said this or simply allowed Newsweek to use the line I do not know, but he must have approved of it. My brother worked for Apple and has a few stories to tell about Mr. Jobs' character and person which are not at all surprising, but are not the warm fuzzy feelings one would think of the Apple CEO. I am not surprised to see Mr. Jobs building his Babylonian tower to the heavens in defiance and making such claims. I am curious to see how things pan out from this day forward.
-Klimeckg
You can load any MP3 or AIFF you like into iTunes and onto the iPod, whether you legally copied it off a CD you own, or stole it on Kazaa.
You're only tied to AAC if you buy from the music store.
-ccm
That's amateur-night. When Cal Tech does it, you can't tell whether they exist or not.
I saw this one game where Cal Tech played MIT. The MIT guys ran 32-Bob-55. That's the one where the QB very obviously hands off the ball. They're hoping the opponents notice who has it. That way, they won't know where he is.
That one always worked on Harvard, but the Cal Tech guys didn't fall for it. Instead of rushing the guy with the ball, they just stood there and stared at him. As long as the Cal Tech guys knew exactly where he was, it didn't matter what position he played. Bwaa ha ha!
MIT thought they scored on that play where they toss the ball into the end zone and it disappears. But the Cal Tech guys knew better than to challenge it. The MIT guys couldn't challenge their own play, so the Replay Official never even looked at the tape. Hey, maybe they scored. Maybe they didn't. Nobody knows.
MIT got even though, because they had home field advantage. MIT was behind by -1.414213562. Or maybe it was 17.223E-16. We can't be sure. Anyway, with about 7.4 seconds left, Cal Tech was in the vicinity of the 11 yard line, and they have that place kicker who always goes right through the uprights. Literally. That's the guy whose kicks chip the paint on both uprights when they go through.
But the MIT guys told everybody in the stands to turn around and not look.
Thanks for the answer. I'm not sure what was going on but it's not doing it anymore. I thought maybe John Rob was working on the software or something.
And Pardek, I don't know what you're saying. (Honest.) Never mind, though. It's not important.
Look! He enjoyed it, too. :-)
You've got a pretty good attitude, and that goes a long way. Take care.
In Australia, we think American beer is like making love in a canoe.
F***ing close to water.
G'day, Bruce!
I FReep, therefore I am.
I sound better that way, but I pass out after three long notes or five shorts.
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