tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post4093306299160024104..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The iPhone's True SignificanceBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-35290111897571295632008-11-03T05:28:00.000+00:002008-11-03T05:28:00.000+00:00dell latitude d400 batterydell inspiron 8500 batte...<A HREF="http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/dell/latitude-d400-battery.htm" REL="nofollow">dell latitude d400 battery</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/dell/inspiron-8500-battery.htm" REL="nofollow">dell inspiron 8500 battery</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.batterygoshop.co.uk/dell/inspiron-8600-battery.htm" REL="nofollow">dell inspiron 8600 battery</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-13097922747767053672007-07-08T16:53:00.000+00:002007-07-08T16:53:00.000+00:00"I'm with Rosalind who I think said something alon..."I'm with Rosalind who I think said something along the lines of I would have a fool to make me merry than a wise man to make me sad."<BR/><BR/>I think I fall into the group who prefers the company of wise men even if they do make me want to jump off a bridge.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908645839407793850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-21909244312446383082007-07-08T13:02:00.000+00:002007-07-08T13:02:00.000+00:00You misunderstand, Michael, I'm all for the iPhone...You misunderstand, Michael, I'm all for the iPhone. I shall get one at the first opportunity.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-8815914168176148112007-07-08T12:53:00.000+00:002007-07-08T12:53:00.000+00:00'It points to a future that is nothing more than a...'It points to a future that is nothing more than a screen behind which there is nothing and nobody.'<BR/><BR/>You know, I reckon medieval monks said the same type of thing about the printing press - a future that is nothing more than a printed page behind which there is nothing and nobody. Perhaps Bryan ought to bob off with John Gray and live an Osama-like existence, bemoaning the deluded Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-84529193681960058352007-07-08T00:42:00.000+00:002007-07-08T00:42:00.000+00:00I used to work for Motorola and the big difference...I used to work for Motorola and the big difference between a product like the Motorola Razr and the iPhone is that the people who designed the iPhone were permitted, in fact encouraged, to be revolutionary in their design. Even the ROKR, the first combination of phone and iPod, was mediocre at best at either jobs. The problem is that too many companies are dedicated to producing numbers for Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908645839407793850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-57668253379650092152007-07-08T00:04:00.000+00:002007-07-08T00:04:00.000+00:00it points to a present in which the media that del...it points to a present in which the media that deliver information has become subtly more important than the information, so that famous people are famous because they're famous. It's not the person, it's the fact that they've passed through the lens. If the idea is true, that having your photo taken means you lose your soul, then to be famous & successful in this culture, you just need to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-13616435087411393702007-07-07T17:44:00.000+00:002007-07-07T17:44:00.000+00:00It points to a future that is nothing more than a ...<I>It points to a future that is nothing more than a screen behind which there is nothing and nobody.</I><BR/><BR/>In that event, <I>There is no there there</I> will acquire new meaning. The Chamber of Commerce of Oakland, California will be happy.<BR/><BR/><I>All other phones HAVE screens. But the iPhone IS a screen.</I> <BR/><BR/>Yes, it is. Pity about the phone part, though. Reception is Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.com