slippery when wrinkly

by b1-66er ...

I get in mom's car.  radio's on.

me: "this is bon jovi?"

mom: "oh I like him!  I like him as a man too!  he's very intelligent."

without you, KTXT readership would be dramatically reduced

b1-66er: stupidest headline of the day (courtesy of qz.com):  Without China, Apple's iPhone pre-orders were probably a big disappointment

special K: It is a bad headline. They're trying to make a valid point, which is last year's preorders didn't include China, so comparisons are unequal. But they hould have said that.

b1: it's jingoist. 
it also doesn't matter. 
here's news: we DO live in a world with China, they ARE part of the total US (and W) accounting scheme.

K: Disagree, disagree, agree.
Companies need to customize their products and practices to sell in China.

b1: it doesn't matter. 
if tomorrow, AAPL could sell to EVERY Chinese person, and sell to NO ONE else, they'd do it in a heartbeat.

K: How is it jingoism? Apple's not patriotic.
Sure.

b1: "without Israel, there'd be less turmoil in the middle east"
"without bacon, there'd be less breakfast meat sold"
"without cheerios, whole grain breakfast cereal sales would be dropping"
"without Soyuz, space station support would go to zero"
"without oxygen, air pollution would be at the deadliest levels ever recorded"

K: t's just math, to make a point. It's like "The Giants hit the same number of homeruns this year as last. They have a new player named Duffy this year who it 20. Therefore the other players hit fewer than they did last year."
It's a stupid modern Internet clickbait headline.

b1: no. 
"it's just dumb."  just use your words to just convey your intent so I can just understand what you mean.

K: I wish they still did that. Now they want to make you click.
I love this account:  https://twitter.com/savedyouaclick

I suppose you're used to a cold spoon and sugar as well?

b1-66er: "Both oatmeal and Cheerios are whole grains, which puts them ahead of cereals like Corn Flakes and Special K."

special K: I'm used to that.

quote of the moment

"Just like you don't need to be a Catholic to get excited about a new Pope, you don't need to be an Apple fanatic to have a mild curiosity in the latest products from one of the largest tech companies on the planet."

-- digg

all we need now is an "oh"

b1-66er: G actually changed their logo AND MY MICROPHONE DESIGN on my cell phone.
thanks, matias.

special KJ: Your microphone design?

b1: on the G bar on my "homescreen" ( which swype wants to call "Jonestown").

KJ: Well, it's their microphone.

b1: let's be very clear.
1. it's not theirs, it's mine.  I "buy" it.
2. I didn't ask for it.
3. it hasn't changed it's behavior in any way.
it also detracts from the user experience.  I pay attention to it.
and ... why, exactly, should I?

KJ: You don't own the software, and you don't have to use it. Why should you pay attention to it? You don't have to.

b1: because it's immediately in front of my face.
the power company doesn't come in and pull their cables up through my floor and color them.
you get to make a decision.  do you want to be called special KJ for the rest of your life? 
you can be.  all you have to say is, "yes."

KJ: I don't own what you call me. Just like you don't own that goddamn Chilean Playskool microphone.

b1: you saved yourself.
beginning today you return to being called "special K."
congratulations.
and thanks.

special K: de nada.

b1: it was a risky, but fervent, play.

K: Something I'm not noted for.

come on Barbie, let's go tart-y

b1-66er: perhaps the best news story I've ever read.  I want to father all her children.
http://time.com/4022451/barbie-jeep-dwi/

pickles: That's fucking hilarious!
Minus the dwi part

b1: isn't it just the best.

p: Yes.
I love her quote about the fifteen minutes of fame.

b1: and the DWI part is EXACTLY the right play.  they can pull your license for refusing a breathalyzer, but they canNOT get you for DWI (no evidence)...
so she has no alcohol-driving record.

p: Makes sense. Both results suck ass.

b1: learned that one from dad's drunk driving attorney.

p: Makes sense. It's a smart move.
Good info to have.

b1: Basically, it was the best decision I've made in college, yet...
5*s to the writer of that article.  PERFECT crescendo.  I can only WISH to write that well.
I'm writing her a fan letter.

p: The writer or the fortunate blonde?

b1: the fortunate blonde.
I'll write the author too.

p: You should send the girl a Barbie sized cup and tell her to only drink that much next time.

b1: THAT'S funny.
better still, send her a dozen.

read the TXT

solid goldstein: Dreamt I won a bunch of money on a gaming machine called Pay The Man.  Basically you would put a bill in and it would either swallow it or swallow it and then push out a wad of bills.