iPod-Jacked 661
Rick and Roll writes "In a story on Wired, entitled Feel Free to Jack Into My iPod, an iPod owner shares experiences he has had with other iPod owners, namely the plugging of his headphones into a stranger's jack. It began when a woman in her 30's walked up to him while he was on a walk, unplugged her headphone jack from her iPod, and motioned for him to plug his in. They then listened to each other's music for about 30 seconds. He has then shared with about a dozen iPod listeners, with most of the strangers reciprocating. According to the article, the practice has also cropped up in other communities. Listeners acquire tastes for different kinds of music, just like on internet/LAN file sharing networks. An interesting read."
so cool (Score:5, Funny)
That's quite cool.
"What are you listening to?" may end up being the 2000's version of "What's your sign?". It's a nice, safe, social sharing event without the drawbacks and risks of disease or mental impairment.
NB: I'm not saying that having an iPod will get
Is this my first ever troll? (Score:4, Funny)
I always thought Mac users were odd, and this proves it.
This feels dirty (Score:3, Funny)
Re:so cool (Score:3, Funny)
It's a nice, safe, social sharing event without the drawbacks and risks of ... mental impairment.
You haven't been listening to music on the radio much lately, have you?
STD? (Score:4, Funny)
Dear Penthouse, (Score:5, Funny)
REFUND! (Score:5, Funny)
Whenever I run into another iPod owner, all they ever ask is "what size is it?" No one ever offers to swap a little toonage.
And I bet these are the same people who say size doesn't matter.
This zig brought to you by Cats.
Kinda scary (Score:4, Funny)
Err, I'm sorry, I thought that was your earphone plug.
iPod Porn (Score:4, Funny)
This reads like a line from some porn story.
Man, this makes me wanna (Score:1, Funny)
Sharing Music (Score:3, Funny)
Re:so cool (Score:5, Funny)
Drawbacks?
Mental Impairment?
You'll have a heaping serving of both if you jack into an iPod full of boy band tripe. Then you can repossess the iPod on principle.
Another method. (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Is this my first ever troll? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Commercial? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This feels dirty (Score:5, Funny)
RIAA Lawyers Scramble! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:STD? (Score:5, Funny)
Clap on, clap off.
Re:The girl sitting next to me... (Score:2, Funny)
Write About People Pooping With Their iPods Next? (Score:5, Funny)
I'd be more impressed if the iPods had something like the Neuros and could broadcast stuff, and you tune into other people's local broadcasts. Doesn't Apple have Rendezvous autoconfig software tech, couldn't they turn every iPod into a convenient super-local radio broadcaster? That would be a tech story.
This is just lame. Doing a search for the "Leander Kahney" it seems there is no iPod story too trivial for s/he to write and for Wired to publish.
What's next? iPodders describe music they listen to as they poo? And we get to read about it? Ugh.
Inappropriate... (Score:5, Funny)
STOP PIRACY (Score:5, Funny)
What if this "journalist" stole some music he was planning to buy, and didn't like it? He might never buy it! That's a lost sale.
I immediately demand that Apple Computer permanantly bolt the headphone jack into the iPod, and the headphones should not be removable from the ear once inserted. Also, the volume should be capped so that others nearby can't "listen in" (or steal, in other words).
We will sue one cute 12-year-old girl per week, until our demands are met. If our demands are not met after 60 days, we will begin issuing search warrants to 75-year-olds, to be carried out by federal marshals at 3am. If our demands aren't met after 120 days, then, well, I can't get into details, but the code-name for our plan is known as "OPERATION SELECTIVE SILENCE". It's pretty horrible.
Sincerely,
the new head of the RIAA
Re:Kinda scary (Score:2, Funny)
I thought that was your earphone jack.
Jackboots... (Score:5, Funny)
Everyone knows the RIAA Stormtroopers wear Jackboots!
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
I can see it now...
Cut to a darkened nightclub... dark-broody iPod guy is approached by sultry sex-goddess... girl eyes up the guy, and offers her "input port" for him to "plug" himself into... roll cheesy porno music, zoom on his minijack plug sliding into the iPod.. bow wow chicka woooooow!
What next? (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory Futarama Reference (Score:5, Funny)
"Bender, are you jacking on again?"
Sorry, just can't help myself...
iPods DO get you laid (Score:5, Funny)
"Oooh, iPod!" she said. Turned out that she was very much into music, and my having an iPod showed her that I shared that. Also that I had large amounts of disposable income, which didn't hurt.
We spent at least a half-hour of our first date going through the music on my iPod. Dated for 6 months.
I spot folks with iPods all the time. Largely male, though. But you can bet that I'm going to start "sharing" my music with any female iPod owners I see from now on.
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
Cut to a darkened nightclub... fat, slobby iPod guy is approached by sultry woman in her mid-twenties. The guy's eyes widen and grow large as he realizes that she's going to speak to him. All of a sudden the girl leans into his neck to listen to what's playing on his earbuds. The man takes his iPod out of his pocket and holds it in front of him to offer to let her plug her earbuds in. However, the girl motions that she doesn't have an iPod. The man walks away from the woman disgusted.
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
iPod. We'll show you why 2004 won't be like 1984.
Re:bluetooth (Score:3, Funny)
Manage a trois? (Score:1, Funny)
Great idea! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Is this my first ever troll? (Score:5, Funny)
The original title of the article was "Feel Free to Jack Off on my iPod". See what a single-buttoned mouse will do to a person?
Next will be the We-Pod (Score:2, Funny)
You could get a virus like that! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Next will be the We-Pod (Score:3, Funny)
It's amazing... (Score:1, Funny)
yep (Score:5, Funny)
yeah, we go outside,
meet girls,....all kinds of "odd" stuff.
Re:This feels dirty (Score:1, Funny)
Re:bluetooth (Score:5, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:iPod Porn (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
Dude once you use a stoned teenager in your advertising all bets are off...
Re:You could get a virus like that! (Score:4, Funny)
The setting: 1992 in Argentina (where we never had any type of qualms w/ pirating software) and w/ PC's getting fairly popular, the first places selling copied games were starting to appear. This places sold games in 5 1/4 disks for a small fortune.
So I go as a 12 year old kid w/ my hard saved *australes* ($$) and buy a copy of RICK DANGEROUS. Get home, put the disk in, execute the .com and... the file was either corrupted or the disk was damaged.
So i go back to the place to get it copied again and I explain the situation to the girl behind the counter (girlfriend of geek running the place probably). She takes the disk, looks at it and realizes that it was *unprotected* (no piece of scotch tape covering the *thingy* to copy protect them)... she said: "This is your fault, you should have protected it... It could have gotten a virus on your way home... couldn't it??"
-Facun.Me too!!! (Score:1, Funny)
If you'd consider coming over to play with the other team once in a while, you'd double your chances of getting a date. I tried it. I licked^H^H^H^Hked it.
Re:so cool (Score:3, Funny)
I can just imagine plugging into one and hearing "MMMMMMMMBOP!"
I can also imagine subsequently spending about 30 years in prison for ruthlessly ripping apart a teenage girl.
Re:This feels dirty (Score:2, Funny)
Re:so cool (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why in the world. (Score:3, Funny)
from the slow-news-fridays dept
Re:Odds are it -was- a commercial (Score:4, Funny)
That's how it works with these IP rackets... first, they lure you in with the boobies... then, before you know it... lawsuit!
Obligatory South Park Quote (Score:2, Funny)
Ned: "Mmmm, Kinda..."
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
or Apple should consider airing Steve Ballmer's iPod commercial [macboy.com] (warning: Flash movie).
Think about what you're doing... (Score:2, Funny)
2006: Apple announces a series of biometric implants that will do radio and mp3s connected directly to your brain stem. This has the noble intent to allow coma patients to listen to music and speeches, to allow people to learn while asleep and always have music in the background. I would personally add the law and order "BUM-BUM" to my head whenever I entered a room. My friend, Johnny, likes music, and so he gets one in his head to listen to the Ramones all the time.
2008: The Franchise Wars. All fast food restaurants become Taco Bell.
2009: Apple and XM Radio combine forces to form new form of an always-on IPOD downloadable songs via satellite, they call it SkyNet.
2011: SkyNet launches, and promptly kills my friend, John Connor.
2015: BORG COLLECTIVE!
2236: The Borg matrix unravels after Bobcat Goldwaithe's program falls into a terminal loop. Some fools credit this to a 'prophet' named Neo.
Re:so cool (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:REFUND! (Score:5, Funny)
She turned quite red when she realized how that sounded.
Ah, the joys of portable technology.
Re:Commercial? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:iPods DO get you laid (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, my iPod has gotten me laid
CUPERTINO, California (API) --Apple Computer today announced a projected shortage of iPods this holiday season after an unexpected surge in sales beginning at 3:52 pm Friday, November 21. Representatives from Apple expressed puzzlement, saying they were not aware of any promotions or advertising which could have provoked the sudden rush of sales. According to Apple, inventories expected to last through the December were exhasted in the span of a few hours.
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Funny)
OPEN the CD-Rom bay DOOR, HAL...
Dammit, why don't they just have a button!
Thugs, too (Score:1, Funny)
Intruder alert! (Score:3, Funny)