Asymptomatic

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Why iPods Suck
December 08, 2005

I’m having trouble finding a concise argument against buying an iPod. It’s not that I think that there is none, just that everyone who rants about them doesn’t bother to point out the individual flaws that make up the complete picture of how awful the device is.

It’s likely that the reason is because people are so angry after trying to use iPods that they can’t form coherent thought. At least, that’s how I imagine it.

Maybe it’s just odd for PC users, and Mac users don’t have trouble. I think the underlying problem is how Apple tried to make it very easy to use, and then failed to make it usable.

Three Nights Down
December 06, 2005

Who would have thought that I would be able to survive? After this morning, I didn’t think I would.

I got up at 6, as usual, to shower and get dressed, with plans not only to take Abby to school, but to take Riley over to Nana’s. One of the reasons for this was the inpending snow storm that had been plaguing the news over the previous day. But things were already going strangely even before I hit the snooze the second time.