Sometimes I Like To Have Ridiculous Chats With Apple Store Experts
- Jason: Hi, my name is Jason. Welcome to Apple!
- Jason: How are you?
- Me: Hi, my name is Jason too, actually.
- Me: I have a question about custom configurations...
- Me: Jason? You still there?
- Me: Sorry, I mean YOU Jason, not ME Jason.
- Jason: Of course. Waiting for the question!
- Me: Oh, okay. Got worried.
- Me: Is it possible to combine the MacBook Pro with a Mac mini?
- Me: Take the guts out of the MBP, which is a faster machine, and cram them into a Mac mini case?
- Me: And, if so, how much more would that cost?
- Jason: No. This isn't offered.
- Me: Hmm. What about putting the Mac Pro guts into the iMac case so it's sleeker and has a display?
- Jason: No.
- Me: Yeah, wow, I just realized how stupid that sounds.
- Me: Sorry. I should have thought it out.
- Jason: The products that are offered are on the site. No internal switching.
- Me: Oh, wow, my phone is ringing and it's a friend of mine also named Jason!
- Me: This is the day of Jasons!
- Jason: I think it may be.
- Me: Thanks for your help. I think I'll get a MacBook Air and then just put it inside an old G4 case for looks when people come over.
- Jason: You're welcome.
NYC Subway Ridership, by Sha Hwang (via sarahcooley)
It’s fascinating to see that ridership in 2009 is actually less than the peak year of 1946. I can’t imagine what the L line was like back then, since it’s horribly crowded now. I always make the assumption that today is more crowded than it was yesterday and so on, but that’s not the case.
Also, what happened in 1950 that caused ridership to fall so steeply? We know why ridership in the 70s and 80s was so bad (crime and deteriorating infrastructure), but I’m curious what caused such a noticeable drop in ridership starting just after the peak in the 1940s.
“It could cut right down on wastage and packaging. It would make not just environmental sense, but economic sense too so we are looking at it seriously,” she said.
Sure, it would cut down on waste… but are these going to be magical trees which grow 2,000 strawberries or 800 apples? Because otherwise there is going to be quite a shortage of fruit in the future.
Oh, and bugs. Lots of bugs everywhere.
$10 Bill by Michael Tyznik
Michael’s proposed redesign for the US currency bills is phenomenal. It’s too bad something this like would probably never happen. But oh how I wish it would. Check out the rest of the bills.
- Me: You ever have this feeling that the way you've been sorting your email for the last 5 years is no good and you want to start over, but the idea of starting over makes you want to vomit?
- Brad Smith: Never.
- Brad Smith: Ever.
- Me: Yeah, me neither...
- Brad Smith: *chews TUMS*
Gemini Residence by Kim Høltermand
The final of my three favorite photos from Kim’s gallery. See also: Power Station and Metropolis.
Kim also wrote to say prints would be available for purchase soon. Yay!
iChat Avatar Overlay Idea
Based on a recent chat with Shawn, I think iChat should allow you to overlay an emoticon on your avatar so you can properly communicate the tone of your messages.
- Me: I was more saying I wish you were doing it that way because it would make things easier going forward.
- Shawn Morrison: Ok, you sounded mad.
- Shawn Morrison: Just wanted to be clear.
- Me: No, sorry, stupid IM.
- Shawn Morrison: Ok, awesome.
- Me: There should be a way to affix an emoticon to your icon. So I could put a smiley on myself temporarily to assure you of my tone.
- Shawn Morrison: I think since 3 times one of us has actually been mad on IM, every time I worry. Hence it being this constant issue for me. "ARE YOU MAD????"
- Shawn Morrison: From now on I'll just assume sunshine and flowers unless otherwise noted.
- Me: Granted, I am punching a kitten.
- Me: But that's not because of you.
