New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

I have no problems with complaining or saying shit could be better

just the armchair coaching like saying batteries could totally handle this or some local freight dude can do this why can't UPS

my anecdote was basically that there are usually reasons things suck but armchair quarterbacking this is lol

why don't they just have an inductive charger docking station in the truck that charges the device AND syncs it omg so obvious

mh OTM

UPS trucks are basically all metal, make the truck itself an antenna, then you don't have to worry about cell reception

new iPad - when?

tlg, iPad event at the end of this month, so probably no later than early November

sorry for my misplaced anecdote, it was just on my mind and always kills me how contrived big companies can be with data

just the armchair coaching like saying batteries could totally handle this

― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:03 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lees observation about the size of the device compared to an iphone and room for a battery was totally valid tho, maybe you are a battery expert that can explain why more space for a bigger battery doesnt equal longer battery life idk, i think we all agree at this point that it comes down to business decisions which i dont think anyone itt is an expert at

anyway imho its pretty absurd that company which describes its what it does as logistics cant tell you reliably when your package is gonna be there etc

tbh I just get irritated by Lee's posting style although I am sure he's a swell guy

hah

delivered, beat u sunny

crap

i mean congratulations!

now we're at the 3 o'clock hour i probably wont see this thing until 7pm. LAME.

Hi from 5s

high 5s

also how did this thread turn into the tl;dr of 1st world probs

it's a f'kn phone not a poison antidote

I think it started here: New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

why can't I just print out my iphone on my 3d printer

lol dan

tbh I just get irritated by Lee's posting style although I am sure he's a swell guy

― beautifully, unapologetically plastic (mh), Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:24 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

which we've known all along; i'd argue i'm not really a swell guy either....

I'm fully aware that UPS's tracking is fine for most of us, most of the time. But lest you think improved tracking accuracy will not be adequately valued by customers in the form of willingness to pay more or switch shipping agents, consider how UPS and FedEx stole so much of the shipping business from the USPS in the first place. Third-party shipping agents barely existed before the 1970s, when FedEx began reliable overnight delivery services. UPS, which had been along for a long time as well, really started to clean up when it became the favored shipping agent of both huge warehouses like Amazon and one-at-a-time amateurs selling on eBay. The USPS could ship packages for the same price, but UPS included free $100 insurance, free online tracking, a delivery day assigned before you ship it, and several other useful perks that shippers of all stripes cared about. I used UPS to ship my eBay items out because only they had a decent tracking system that would show where an item was shipped from, in-progress updates, and what date and time it was signed for. The USPS extra-cost delivery confirmation just told you it was received. Over the years, the USPS lost huge sums of money as the 'net replaced much letter writing, billing, and catalogue delivery; and they lost the shipping business to private competetors that did it better. The USPS finally responded recently with an upgraded tracking system that has all the features UPS had 10 years ago.

Point is, a substantial number of consumers care about good tracking, and organisations that ignore what consumers want will be outmanouvered by competetors that deliver it. Point is not that i'm a shipping or telecom logistics expert who is qualified to suggest where improvements be made, what it would cost, or the feasibility of it all.

I'm beyond done with my shipping rant, let's go back to talking abt the latest apple gizmos and the anxious awaiting of our new iPhones, etc.

yr posts got real swole at least

Blah blah blah IPHONE 5S MOFOs

I'm over it, bring on the ipads

sup sunny *fist bump*

guys just use airdrop

~10 days till the iPad event!

Plus also we find out where the new Mac Pro will fall on the $3.5k over/under

hah

Oh great now I have to obsess about an ipad

iNO.

Lol

the best parts is that the 'i' was a typo but it looked apt so I kept it

I have 4 rolls of scotch tape in my house. The instances of scarcity and having to use strips of envelopes led me to frequently wonder if I had tape while I was at or near a store. I have so much tape.

Armchair logistics-splaining reminds me of my boss who can't fathom production of subpoenaed documents (from, e.g., Blue Cross/Blue Shield or the a mega-bank like Citi) taking 2 weeks to accomplish. "All they have to do type [Name] into the computer, print out what they find, and FedEx it to us. Tell them I want them by the day after tomorrow."

posting to the wrong thread?

I don't know. Probably. If this website worked right it could redirect to the right thread based on what I'd recently read and the content of my posts.

Just as a FYI to the other devs out there, if you d/l the current Mavericks GM from the App store you'll get 13A603. Installs right over the previous GM. I suppose I'm surfing on the real Mavericks now.

New new new Lust Objects at announcement later today. This might be when I finally pull the trigger on an iPad, especially if it's a retina iPad Mini.

Man I just bought an ipad mini yesterday, that was pretty dumb

throw it in the ocean

you've made a terrible mistake.

Still haven't upgraded. I decided "my phone takes awesome photos and video, tells me the weather, gets my e-mail, gives me perfect directions, gives me up-to-date real estate listings, has games, can pull any music out of the air that I want to listen to, etc. I don't need a 'better' phone right now." That said, it kind of bothers me that my plan cost includes 2/3 of the cost of a phone that I'm not getting.

what's your phone? Well in most cases, (planned?) obsolescence will make even the most basic of functions unusable after 2-3 years

Get new phone, resell it, keep using current phone

dude hurting if you are eligible for a new phone get it and sell it at the very least , youre paying for it

lol xp

i don't get it - you're on contract that subsidizes a phone you don't have? usually you can't upgrade until you contract is over or almost over?

his contract is up, but he's still paying the same monthly rate and not getting a new phone

what's the market for locked iphones? jailbreakers?