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[IanDanKilmaster]

Well, the edit I added at the very end was addressing the point that she was apparently intentionally smarmy.  I could've removed that paragraph altogether or made other edits (such as being more specific than smartphones), but it just didn't seem right to do that.  In any case, after reading her post in the obit thread for Jobs, I agree that's it's unlikely that any ill-meaning was unintentional.  This is why if I'm generally uninterested in a topic that people tend to be very sensitive about, I let it set for awhile until people are talking about or are ready to talk about something else, and avoid posting on said topic altogether.  It's probably for the best that this is the last that's posted about it, though.  Any further going on about it may only serve to raise more ire, or get an argument going that's only going to end badly.

Who else here likes words?  I like words.

[Nichi]

Agreed, Dan

Well, my new phone is quite good. It feels like a hybrid of my first two phones, with a few features of the 3rd one; resulting in what may be the best phone I've owned to date. I should have bought this one to begin with

[IanDanKilmaster]

xD

Good for you, Pent.  I typically find with any phone I own that I prefer to stick to simple things... well, mostly simple.  Even I have found it hard to deny the allure of the custom ringtone, and being able to upload said ringtone from my computer (or another bluetooth-capable phone) to my phone rather than pay 1/2$ for 30/60 secs of a song or piece of audio I already own is extra nice.  Aside from that, all I really care about is whether it's a clamshell or not.  I never really liked slide phones or touchscreens because of durability issues and expense, there's also the fact that they, like standard bar phones, have a nasty habit of unlocking when you least want them to and accidentally dialing.

[Nichi]

Aside from flip-phones \ clamshell phones, bars are nice (My first one was one of these, and it was built like a tank), but you really need a good case to carry them in to keep from "butt-dialing". Never cared much for sliders, and touchscreens are overrated (They're neat, but I like having buttons).

Expect me to take some pictures of this phone and post them eventually, along with the first cell phone I had (Which I recently stumbled onto).

[NejinOniwa]

I'm so tired right now that my face is starting to slip into ahegao.

THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN IS IT >_>

[Bella]

HOLY CRAP, MY IMAC KEEPS GIVING ME STATIC SHOCKS. STATIC SHOCKS FROM HELL.

Or it could be ME that's shocking the iMac. I'm afraid to touch the right edge of the case again..........

[stewartsage]

I have a cellular telephone.  It makes phonecalls sometimes.  The service area is decent.

[NejinOniwa]

I'm based at my brother's place for tonight, since I'm invited to pub at the Juridical Society, and a gratitude dinner (that sounds weird) tomorrow for the wedding crew.

So meh. ^^

[Nichi]

Ah, this Monday feels like it's going to be good. I don't have to go into work until 1PM, so for the first time in forever, I get to sleep in late! Woo!

[stewartsage]

Just took in my annual quota of fire/rescue equipment at the Forest Festival Fireman's Parade.  It was awesome.  I'm just now getting my hearing back.  I only have one shoe on.

[Chocofreak13]

well, thanks for making me regret coming back here.

not to play the martyr card, but yet again i am misunderstood. here i was coming here to try to relax a bit after some early-morning emotional turmoil, and i see you all making remarks about how cold i've become. to clarify:

i was not insulting the death of steve jobs. his passing is quite sad, especially given his age. he was one year older than my mum, which i consider to be still very young.
i'll admit that i wasn't aware of his contributions untill after reading an article about his death. in his life, perhaps i was a bit callous towards him. but i would never celebrate the death of an individual unless that individual fills me with so much hate that i am blind to any other aspect of their existance. given that there are only 3 people i can think of that inspire that desire to murder their very being, i did not feel that way about steve jobs. i'm not a mac fan, but losing a contributor to computer culture as a whole is always a tragic thing, regardless of affiliation.


dan. at first i thought someone was getting what i was saying. but i guess i was wrong, again.
bella. given the long discussions we've had over these past few years, it's rather insulting that you think i'd take such an attitude towards the death of another, regardless of who they were and what they did. he was still a person, and he left behind a family, a company, and a legacy.
rodney. i would have thought you of all people wouldn't have agreed with them about this sort of thing. but i guess you can never really know a person.
ana. sorry if this post offends the forums more.

i suppose i shouldn't be rehashing events from a couple days ago. but i just wanted to clear the air.

thanks for alienating me in the place i considered a second home.

[Red-Machine]

Guys, this is the internet.  You can't hear the tone of voice, or see the emotion on people's faces; things are guaranteed to be misinterpreted.

Kari didn't mean what you all thought she meant, so if everyone could just apologise and move on it would be much appreciated.  It's not worth having someone leave the site over a little misunderstanding.

[Pitkin]

I'm sorry for misinterpreting, but I do appeal to the emotional turmoil the news of Jobs' death provoked in me. ._.

[Bella]

I missed a PERFECTLY GOOD CHANCE to scream "F*CKING MASSHOLE!!!!" today when a duck-lipped imbecile PULLED RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF ME at an intersection. I had the green light, and she had the red. As I was beginning to pull through, she decided to do the same. Drivers like her are the reason the M-word exists.

Then there were more Mass people at the town grocery store (hint: it's not actually a grocery store, it's more like an expanded deli in an old home) griping about the lack of selection and lack of ice cream (they weren't looking in the right place). I felt like saying "WELCOME TO HELLLLLL~ I mean NH" but didn't.

Related: I've come to the realization that there's nothing I like in this area of the state, and that my only reason for even this part of New England is the existence of Boston a mere 130-some miles away. I'm pretty sure I'm perfectly cut out for that city; I'm snarky, pushy, painfully geeky, sociable, love being in places with lots of history, and think I would like city living in general - being able use a public transit system, to go to farmers' markets, visit parks, have nice libraries and museums and lots of inexpensive entertainment, none of which you can find in NH (at least not this section). Which makes me all the sadder that I'll probably never get to live there.

I literally was up until 6am this morning thinking about this. : (

[Red-Machine]

You think 150 miles is close?  A long journey in Britain is considered to be anything over 50 miles...