So while Greg's previous post highlights some of the more cool and intelligent things people are doing, my post would like to draw attention to some sheer idiocy. First, how many of you would like a $500 ethernet cable? Why so costly? Because it makes digital audio sound better... Let's not forget that digital signals sent over this $500 cable are basically a bunch of zeros and ones. Let's also not forget that since it's being transmitted over this $500 cable, that if side A sends a "1" and side B gets a "0" side B actually knows it was suppose to get a "1" thanks to the magic of checksums. Talk about a marketing scam.
I'd also like to draw your attention to this cool device. It looks pretty neat. So what does it do? It demagnetizes your CDs/DVDs for you. Seriously folks. I want to know who's buying this stuff. Is this sold on the same isle as the magic tonic that makes you irresistible to women and gives your winkee an extra 8"? How can one sell this junk with a straight face?
I'd also like to draw your attention to this cool device. It looks pretty neat. So what does it do? It demagnetizes your CDs/DVDs for you. Seriously folks. I want to know who's buying this stuff. Is this sold on the same isle as the magic tonic that makes you irresistible to women and gives your winkee an extra 8"? How can one sell this junk with a straight face?
posted by Tim | 7:05 PM
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Hah--I read about that Denon cable. Did you pick up how it's "unidirectional?"
Maybe it's just a nerd thing, but I think it's hysterical. I'd love to actually meet someone that bought it...
The demagnetizer is old hat to me. Obviously, it's very important on OPTICAL DEVICES...
I'm just a little sad you didn't pull out the "magic green pen" link... or about how freezing your CDs will result in sonic bliss akin to "lifting a veil off of the mic"...
Hey--How's the baby doing? Court and I are going to send you guys some of our favorite authors' books (kids books)--but we don't know what you guys have. Do you all read any Mo Willems?
Well dang, I had not read the one about freezing your CDs...For kicks, I'm chucking a CD in the freezer now. I'll update you tomorrow. And yeah "unidirectional." So what, you have to buy two cables to get data back??? Idiots.
Joshua makes me laugh pretty much every day. He babbles. He tries to eat...everything, and he is trying his darn-est to crawl, but so far only manages a few inches.
We try to read him one or two stories every night. So far, he doesn't really care what you read him (which is ok at 5 months....) but Dr. Seuss has lots of color so that seems to get his attention. We haven't read any Mo Willems, but I'm all about expanding the collection. Even now, I can almost recite "Fox in Soxs" and "Marvin K. Mooney, will you please go now" in my sleep.
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