tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post8791060747420781297..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The new iPhone hates UBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59866951167305812562008-07-16T12:38:00.000-07:002008-07-16T12:38:00.000-07:00In Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, actress Nichell...In <I>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home</I>, actress Nichelle Nichols as Uhura has 3/4-inch nails and uses the pads of her fingertips to operate her communications panel, without apparent difficulty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55634457489337461082008-07-16T02:17:00.000-07:002008-07-16T02:17:00.000-07:00IKEA: Swedish for "some assembly required"...follo...<I>IKEA: Swedish for "some assembly required"...followed by maniacal laughter!</I><BR/><BR/>IKEA: Also Swedish for "retail sadism."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90199152107958366322008-07-15T14:46:00.000-07:002008-07-15T14:46:00.000-07:00Somehow I can’t imagine the Apple design engineers...<I>Somehow I can’t imagine the Apple design engineers all getting together and saying, “Women won’t date us for some completely unknown reason. What can we do to get back at them?”</I><BR/><BR/>That's why you write sitcoms, not romcoms.Dr. Leo Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07669626692363827776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-88958112166831964422008-07-15T11:57:00.000-07:002008-07-15T11:57:00.000-07:00Did it ever occur to that woman to just trim her d...Did it ever occur to that woman to just trim her damn fingernails? How about typing with the tips of the fingers -- like playing the piano -- like everyone else does. Please.<BR/><BR/>As for build-it-yourself furniture? It takes a woman to do it right.Alto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04383871934188791511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64698053312547539352008-07-14T21:41:00.000-07:002008-07-14T21:41:00.000-07:00I see no problem here.If their fingernails are too...I see no problem here.<BR/><BR/>If their fingernails are too long for the iPhone then they are also too long to give handjobs.<BR/><BR/>Take the hint.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84085624522092176392008-07-14T19:58:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:58:00.000-07:00People say that Apple have a gift for marketing, b...People say that Apple have a gift for marketing, but what is marketing besides telling people they are losers?<BR/><BR/>Congratulations to Apple for accumulating all of these people so that we can blow up an Apple iStore to take so many out at once.<BR/><BR/>It's a new suicide bomber target except it's all touch screens now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49416750163842085232008-07-14T18:45:00.000-07:002008-07-14T18:45:00.000-07:00Given the amount of insanely expensive "MUST BUY" ...Given the amount of insanely expensive "MUST BUY" electronics that Apple has put out, I thought they hated everybody.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4943621024721411992008-07-14T17:00:00.000-07:002008-07-14T17:00:00.000-07:00IKEA: Swedish for "some assembly required"...foll...IKEA: Swedish for "some assembly required"...followed by maniacal laughter!Stella Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326284182278725435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64344623239877572882008-07-14T16:18:00.000-07:002008-07-14T16:18:00.000-07:00Last time I checked, Apple wasn't stopping them fr...Last time I checked, Apple wasn't stopping them from cutting their fingernails or buying a different phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54170173859695130372008-07-14T15:39:00.000-07:002008-07-14T15:39:00.000-07:00"lesbians will have no problem with the iphone the..."lesbians will have no problem with the iphone then"<BR/><BR/>But who would they call? Everyone knows lesbians are like pigeons; they mate for life.<BR/><BR/>What do you call living together for 9 years?<BR/><BR/>A lesbian first date.Tallulah Moreheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416330735326405496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57421932948325712572008-07-14T15:24:00.000-07:002008-07-14T15:24:00.000-07:00lesbians will have no problem with the iphone then...lesbians will have no problem with the iphone thenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14257970050843317512008-07-14T15:16:00.000-07:002008-07-14T15:16:00.000-07:00also, they _could_ just use a stylus on it.. it'll...also, they _could_ just use a stylus on it.. it'll still work, it's not like the screen has a human skin detector on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6796375317413381552008-07-14T12:36:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:36:00.000-07:00Didn't they used to sell little telephone "dialers...Didn't they used to sell little telephone "dialers" for rotary dial phones? I remember the Tiffany's clerk pointing a sterling silver one out to Holly Golightly and "Fred" in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Problem solved.<BR/><BR/>I had long nails for a long time until I learned guitar.Courtney Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883388688827401670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40734818629415448372008-07-14T12:31:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:31:00.000-07:00Rory, up in Canada, IKEA stores have perched at ea...Rory, up in Canada, IKEA stores have perched at each checkout (even the self-help cashes) their house brand "champaign"/wine/swill.<BR/><BR/>See, unlike other retailers, IKEA clearly knows their customers and can - and does - antisipates their every NEED to ensure satisfactory shopping experiences every time you step foot in any of their stores!<BR/><BR/>I would love to see Costco sell booze right at the front door in and at the cashes because just thinking about there sober makes me long for a bottle to suck back. I hate shopping there during the high peak times of the day! I would rather have a colonoscopy while awake than shop there with those "family friendly" crowds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30670988607177611962008-07-14T11:55:00.000-07:002008-07-14T11:55:00.000-07:00I’ve met these women. She needs to try poking at ...I’ve met these women. She needs to try poking at it with her penis. And to be comforted by the fact that real women felt even more strongly when the accordion was introduced – by a fellow named <I>Buschmann</I> no less; I am not making that up just to satisfy this blog's MDR (minimum daily rant) for misogyny. We were just starting to sound a tad Rooney.<BR/><BR/>I mean, what’s the problem? Like she’s one of those Guinness Record guys from Sri Lanka with the world’s longest serpentine fingernails (in which they can <I>still</I> navigate just about everything but 3-Card Monte)?<BR/><BR/>Doncha remember our folkie 60’s when we grew that one long nail for either guitar or snorting?<BR/><BR/>Isefton is definitely on the right track. What Apple needs is to come out with a <I>manual</I> (get it?) like this one I found on eBay: <BR/><BR/><B>Ashby Allen’s Fingernail Lengths and Shapes for Guitar Pickers</B><BR/>http://reviews.ebay.com/Fingernail-Lengths-and-Shapes-for-Guitar-Pickers_W0QQugidZ10000000005416818<BR/><BR/> in which are discussed the four basic fingerpicking style appendages:<BR/><BR/>1. Flesh/Nail Combo<BR/>- Rounded nail – Segovia<BR/>- Ramped nail – David Russell (worth the photo)<BR/>2. Nails Only – Julian Bream (retail outlet: “Just Nails.”)<BR/>3. Flesh Only – (the aptly named) Fernado Sor<BR/>4. Artificial Nails – Michael Chapdelaine<BR/><BR/>You need to visit the eBay site if only just for the photo of the author. One of those hair-beard combos where the guy’s head looks exactly the same upside down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8725819617578943212008-07-14T11:15:00.000-07:002008-07-14T11:15:00.000-07:00I've never understood why certain women have long ...I've never understood why certain women have long nails. It makes it more difficult to do everything, and it's not as if it makes a woman look more classy. When I think of a woman with long fingernails, three things come to mind. Hookers, housewives from Long Island with big hair and 14 year old girls who are suddenly allowed to use makeup for the first time. My apologies, of course, to women with long fingernails who do not fall under any of those categories.Tim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16860726607106078491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68789199552394856692008-07-14T09:44:00.000-07:002008-07-14T09:44:00.000-07:00That is just retarded.Any woman who wears her nail...That is just retarded.<BR/><BR/>Any woman who wears her nails that long KNOWS it makes simple tasks more difficult. That's the choice you make to have a fancy manicure.<BR/><BR/>And that is why my nails look like a random assortment of calcium plates. My hands are made to do stuff, not look pretty.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47001873006894176462008-07-14T09:12:00.000-07:002008-07-14T09:12:00.000-07:00Could we drop the phrase "politically correct," wh...Could we drop the phrase "politically correct," which, as far as I can tell, has lost all meaning, and return to the term we used in the good old days? I'm referring, of course, to "stupid," which is deeply deserving of a comeback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14099953787799600362008-07-14T08:56:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:56:00.000-07:00Or she could just pony up $25 and get one of these...Or she could just pony up $25 and get one of these.<BR/>http://www.tenonedesign.com/stylus.php<BR/>Hey, fashion has its price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90156173300095627082008-07-14T08:44:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:44:00.000-07:00Am I missing something here. I mean, if you couldn...Am I missing something here. I mean, if you couldn't operate the iPhone if you had breasts or a uterus, then maybe she'd have a point -- but long nails. There's a little invention called nail clippers! Maybe someone should tell her about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49525854130667425502008-07-14T08:28:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:28:00.000-07:00I think we should stop giving air time or any kind...I think we should stop giving air time or any kind of time, to spoiled, self-centered whiners. Not every complaint is legitimate... This reminds me of the pathetic people who have reality tv shows made of their idiotic, self obsessed lives...<BR/>I don;t even want to see a fraction of their lives when I channel surf for something of value on TV. I can't wait until this trend of self-obsessed, has-been celebrity reality TV shows, is over...<BR/><BR/>Good lordie, its a Monday alright!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23391724999961377112008-07-14T07:42:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:42:00.000-07:00Hi Ken, when I attended The Sitcom Room I was the ...Hi Ken, when I attended The Sitcom Room I was the one typing the scripts for my group. My fingernails were likely 1-1 1/2 inches long, since that's the usual length I keep them cut to.<BR/><BR/>Note I said *my* nails. I don't glue on some abomination from the plastics extrusion industry to the ends of my fingers. I've had long nails for the past, oh 40 years or so, and have keypunched 1000 card COBOL decks, coded 10k line FORTRAN programs, and worked just about every piece of computer industry hardware that's come out since before Woz was hacking an Altair. No problems!<BR/><BR/>Input devices that require either sustained pressure or a change in impedance can be used by people who have long fingernails. If you have real nails, you just tap it with the nail or a combination of the nail and finger tip. <BR/><BR/>If you're worried about the nail flying off and tumbling through the air like some glossy fuchsia roach, tap with the side of the tip of the finger, or the first knuckle, just like you said. This also works if you've been waylaid by some helpful group at the local mall doing blood sticks for disease of the month. <BR/><BR/>Talk about a non-issue. Sounds like someone was looking for 15 minutes of fame and a goodie bag from Apple.lseftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732977691512390071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18713684676606122212008-07-14T06:47:00.000-07:002008-07-14T06:47:00.000-07:005000% more people have now heard of - or at least ...5000% more people have now heard of - or at least Googled - Erica Watson-Currie (and her self-help video) than did before. Thanks, iPhone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7856245930662050072008-07-14T06:46:00.000-07:002008-07-14T06:46:00.000-07:005000% more people have now heard of - or at least ...5000% more people have now heard of - or at least Googled - Erica Watson-Currie (and her self-help video) than did before. Thanks, iPhone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-81809779479052070722008-07-14T06:14:00.000-07:002008-07-14T06:14:00.000-07:00Captions for photos:"Oh no! They misquoted me. Wh...Captions for photos:<BR/><BR/>"Oh no! They misquoted me. What I really said was, 'I didn't do enough with the material given me to deserve an Emmy nomination."<BR/><BR/>"You think I'm an ungrateful beeyotch? Me?"<BR/><BR/>"28 Dresses? I don't think so."Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.com