Do you distrust people who own IPods?

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Am I the only one who thinks owning a portable mp3 player is crappy and not analogue?

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 09:59 (twenty years ago)

I distrust people who own iPods, but not people who own mp3 players. Draw your own conclusions.

― Xii (Xii), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:01 (twenty years ago)

You are exactly have as distrustful as I am.

That is the power of science at work.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)

er, make that half.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:03 (twenty years ago)

http://www.pennyfortheguy.com/fashion/cathys_dansette.jpg

― Miles Finch, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:04 (twenty years ago)

Do you distrust yourself for using the Internet then?

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:17 (twenty years ago)

yes.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

The new frontier in rockism

― Phil G, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:37 (twenty years ago)

I don't believe you. (xpost)

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 10:41 (twenty years ago)

I'm getting so sick of burning cds that I'm thinking of caving and getting one. Does that mean I can never live in detroit?

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:36 (twenty years ago)

i always think "graphic designer who likes IDM".

― Good Dog, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:44 (twenty years ago)

i think that, even though i have one.

oddly enough, a lot of my friends who complain about ipods are the ones who've by and large stopped listening to music so much. the cds/vinyl are in storage, the stereo is mainly used for parties.. friends who have them, meanwhile, have gotten really into trading new stuff and archiving/updating their collections and things like that.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:49 (twenty years ago)

i always think "graphic designer who likes IDM".

haha close!!

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 12:50 (twenty years ago)

i dig graphic design and i'm sure there are some IDM tracks i don't hate.

friends who have them, meanwhile, have gotten really into trading new stuff and archiving/updating their collections and things like that.

that's me to a tee -- i'm listening to more music than i ever have.

― Nimrod Kovacs (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 14:18 (twenty years ago)

how about the SD2 player? it
plays sound designer 2 stereo files .
holds 500 songs and there is a 1000 song
version coming soon .... i don't
trust the MP3 itself/ save the player.
i feel i'm being cheated on the low end

― dz0, Wednesday, 2 February 2005 18:52 (twenty years ago)

I didn't distrust them until I read this:

http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66460,00.html

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 18:55 (twenty years ago)

That makes me LOVE iPods MORE not less??!! WTF is wrong with you people?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

Dave Fester sounds like he lives up to his name.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

He must get a lot of Addams Family jokes.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

t/s: Conspicuous hipster display of iPods vs. Consipcuous hipster dislike of iPods

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 3 February 2005 02:37 (twenty years ago)

"not analogue"? are you going to go throw your clogs in the factory machinery now?

― La Monte (La Monte), Thursday, 3 February 2005 02:44 (twenty years ago)

I've never even seen an ipod and don't know anyone who has one=I'm with you! What's the deeeaal with those ipod users?

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Thursday, 3 February 2005 03:07 (twenty years ago)

ts: a party with an ipod hooked to a stereo vs. a party with a record player hooked to the stereo

Ipod party= undergrads drinking boones listening to bright eyes or 80's hits they don't remember OR it professionals drinking expensive wine and listening to Bruce Hornsby and The Range at a dinner party at a fashionable address.

Record Player Party = drinking beer till 7am and listening to Dub Housing over and over.

― Disco Nihilist (mjt), Thursday, 3 February 2005 03:17 (twenty years ago)

analogue ipod:
http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/silvergiftstore/ELIZABETH-OPEN-IT4195CLASSIC.jpg

classic.

― bass braille (....), Thursday, 3 February 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

I'm getting so sick of burning cds that I'm thinking of caving and getting one. Does that mean I can never live in detroit?

This was the #1 reason why I bought one once I had a bit of disposable cash. I was wasting so many cd-rs that it was just getting ridiculous in terms of money spent on cd-rs, and space taken up by cd-rs that I ought to just throw away cos they were ephemeral mix cds meant for walks and train rides.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 03:38 (twenty years ago)

but what if you listen to dub housing on your ipod?

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 3 February 2005 10:26 (twenty years ago)

From the above Wired article:

"So popular is the iPod [with Microsoft employees], executives are increasingly sending out memos frowning on its use."

You're either with Microsoft, or you're...

Sounds like a fun place to work. And happiness is slavery.

― nader (nader), Thursday, 3 February 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

MY MOM OWNS AN IPOD STOP BEING SO FUCKING PARANOID

― Jams Murphy (ystrickler), Thursday, 3 February 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

my discman just broke today. I'm considering just switching to teh iPod but they're so ugly :(

― Allyzay, Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

Ally's weird.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:28 (twenty years ago)

http://www.slate.com/id/2113059/

― dan. (dan.), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

I'm not weird, I just hate blinding white medical looking audio and technological equipment

― Allyzay, Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

I'm getting so sick of burning cds that I'm thinking of caving and getting one. Does that mean I can never live in detroit?

I certainly hope so.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

Ally, you can always get the black U2 ipod but that's seriously ugly too.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

Yeah the thing with that is that it has Bono's signature on the back of it. That's even more king twattier than a regular white one!

― Allyzay, Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

The headphones are still white? That's even uglier than I thought.

― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

I got a black case for my white ipod, it cuts down on the glare.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

you end up shoving the damn thing into a protective sleeve of your choosing, so its design ends up being something you only see in private, much like genitalia.

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

OK but I don't think you should have to shove your $300 purchase into a $20 sleeve to make it look acceptable, is the point I'm making.

Why DON'T they offer them in other colors, seriously? I mean they match the iBook, what if you ahve a Powerbook? Why no silver? And shut the fuck up about the iPod minis, I kind of wanted to blow up the apple store the first time I saw one of those.

Maybe I should just get a new discman?

― Allyzay, Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

this is the worst: i drive a scion. i pulled up to a coffee shop and some kid comes up to me and sarcastically says, "hey, nice car." I didn't really know how to respond. "I bet you have an apple computer, huh?" Yes, I do, I told him. "You're probably a graphic designer."
"Yep," I answered. I dared not show him the iPod i had in my pocket. apparently i am an easy sell.

― firstworldman (firstworldman), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:49 (twenty years ago)

You have to shove them in a sleeve because they're fragile and scratch easily.

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:49 (twenty years ago)

"OK but I don't think you should have to shove your $300 purchase into a $20 sleeve to make it look acceptable, is the point I'm making."

Well you have to buy the sleeve anyway (not just for looks) cuz if you don't and you drop your iPod you're gonna be very unhappy.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

Ally, the smaller cheaper version of the iPod that's about $200 comes in a range of colors.

I like the blinding white medical look personally. My biggest aesthetic problem with the device is that it doesn't have a simple on/off button. I have to press the play/pause part of the wheel *just right* and it's really annoying when I'm walking somewhere and arrive and want to quickly turn it off. It never cooperates when I need it to.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

Or, you know, put it in your pocket and get it all scratched up.

xpost

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

I like the blinding white medical look personally.

OTM

― Nimrod Kovacs (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

I really like that it pauses automatically when the headphone jack comes out.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

It does? I never even noticed that. That's handy.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:03 (twenty years ago)

It also pauses automatically when you drop it on the floor.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:07 (twenty years ago)

I noticed the headphone thing the other day, that was kinda neat. I'm sure there are all kinds of cool stuff I haven't noticed yet - I've only had mine for a few weeks and I've barely road tested the thing cos I haven't been travelling much or taking a lot of walks cos of the weather. I'm still getting use to the basic function and figuring out exactly how long it can go without losing charge.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

(x-post)That I have noticed!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:10 (twenty years ago)

Ha.

I really like the pause feature because I use the iPod in the car with a cassette adapter. I get to work, unplug it, go inside and I can plug in my headphones and pick it up the tune in the same place without thinking about it.

x-post

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

So, for people who carry their iPods in their pockets and get them covered in mild scratches... does any of that rub-on scratch removing stuff actually work?

― Mickey (modestmickey), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

Another thing I don't care for about the ipod is that I am always nervous about being stuck without any charge. I miss just being able to have a back up pair of batteries on me that could get me out of a jam like that. I really hate going home on Metro North trains and listening to commuter chit chat.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

I haven't found myself running out of power once, but I also haven't listened for more than 8 hours without charging.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

i'm a total whore to my ipod mini now

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

A security blanket for you, Matthew.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:15 (twenty years ago)

Unless you have a 40 gig iPod in which case BLAMMO (see user comments for details)!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:16 (twenty years ago)

Apparently the battery runs out way quicker when it is very cold. I've only had my ipod since New York became a frozen wasteland earlier in the month, so every time I've had it outside, the temperature has been 30 degrees or much lower than that. San Francisco is pretty mild year long, so that makes some sense.

Is is bad for the ipod to charge it when the battery says it is half full? I try not to charge it unless it's just about empty.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, mine is a 40 gig. I figured that if I was going to get one, I was going to GET ONE.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Well, yeah, but then another user comment said they had a 40G and had had no problems. I dunno. User comments can be funny.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:18 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, I've found that I can fully charge it and then leave it in the glove compartment of a freezing car for 8 hours and it will be dead. It'll sit in my room for days without losing much charge though.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

Is is bad for the ipod to charge it when the battery says it is half full? I try not to charge it unless it's just about empty.

No, it's not bad at all. Lithium batteries like the iPod's have no 'memory' and charging them when half full doesn't wear them out more quickly at all.

Everyone once in a while it's good to run the charge dry, but only to help recalibrate the charge meter accurately.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:20 (twenty years ago)

I'll definitely look into getting one of those battery things if I have to go on any long plane trips. Since that probably won't happen any time soon, I'm sure that they'll have a new version that works with 40g models by then.

Thanks for the battery info Alba. I've never been a science/tech guy so I just go on guesses and past mistakes.

― Matthew "Flux" Perpetua, Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

Why can't you just take an extension cord and the little charging wire?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:24 (twenty years ago)

ihttp://img211.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img211&image=radiopod2qw.jpg

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

yeah i left mine in my car over this frozenicestormhell weekend and when i got it out i was 'o shit my ipods dead' but it turned out it just needed to be charged.

― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:30 (twenty years ago)

do trains n planes have power outlets?

― Snappy (sexyDancer), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

Some trains in the UK do. It's a bonus.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 3 February 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

the white hardware paint sucks. it really bothers me. it's not even 'medical'. medical colors make me think slate grey, blue, stainless steel. give me my gun metal ipod with a line in you apple fucks. i want some choices before i plunk down 4 or 5 notes.

― come on sock it to me, Saturday, 5 February 2005 01:07 (twenty years ago)

i mean i was offered a fruit cup over french fries at wendys earlier today. a 4dollar value meal with choices. a goddamn fruitcup? its time for apple come with it. ipods with french fires

― come on sock it to me, Saturday, 5 February 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)

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