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.Microsoft Copies Apple’s Genius Bar
When Microsoft opens its own stores, it will have what you might say is the, um, rough equivalent of Apple’s Genius Bars. They’ll be called the Transformational Organizational Customer Service-Centric Innovation Counter — aka TOXIC for short.
Just kidding.
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Can a “comedy” show affect an election?
Yes, The Daily Show is just a fake news show. And no, I’m not going to the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear. I live close enough just to hop on the Metro and go. But I’m not the rallying type, for the most part. Might watch it online, though.
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The thing I’m wondering, though, is if this will have any effect on the elections next week. Yes, the Huffington Post is providing buses. But it is more Oprah’s (go to 7:57) support (her interview with him) that I find interesting.
I tend to think tat Stewart is right. There are a lot of people who are really sick of the cowardly, win-at-all-costs mentality that prevails in Washington—which leads to the kind of idiocy we’ve seen in the last two years.
I don’t really think that the rally will do anything for a specific electoral district. But I do think it might affect turnout. That can only benefit the Democrats.
Apple Customer Service
Call me a fan boy if you want, but I am really impressed with Apple’s customer service. My iPhone 4, which I waited a ridiculous amount of time in line for, developed scratches on the screen — something that never happened, and still hasn’t, with version 3. Took it in. They replaced it. I restored it from my backup. My only complaint about that process is that my “folders” disappeared and my apps were reinstalled in alphabetical order. But that prompted me to do a little housecleaning.
And the other thing was the battery door on my MacBook Pro wasn’t closing properly. This is a late 2008 model, I think. Turned out the battery was swollen. Replaced it on the spot. Cost to me? $0.00 and about an hour.
Good News, Survivalists!
Costco has its “Food for Health Extreme Emergency Kit” on sale. If you look at the photos, the third one, I think, has a survival knife, duct tape and gloves. This must be the The Road edition. Okay, maybe not that extreme.
New Fiction from me — But you have to wait ’til November
An excerpt from The Final Appearance of America’s Favorite Girl Next Door will appear in Arts & Letters in November. Of course, I highly recommend it.
Guy falls 39 stories, lands in the back seat of a Dodge
Amazing.
A reason to be cheered about the future of magazines
I think so. My friend Margaret has launched a new magazine called Shelf Unbound, but if you don’t print it out yourself, you won’t be reading it in dead-tree form.
I’ll be reading it on my girlfriend, iPad.
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Meat in a Box
Aside from the marvelous name, Meat in a Box, also has a great sign. Kind of reminds me of the old White Castle and its “buy ’em by the bag” (maybe that’s why they call little burgers “sliders” these days). Haven’t tried the food because (perhaps) the place was closed for Ramadan. The claim on the sign that it is “so much more” seems inaccurate. You can see the menu through the window and it seems like it’s all meat in a box.
Update: Meat in a Box is now closed for repairs after a car crash damaged the place. I will have to wait to Try it.