Evening Reading: What Are You Playing?

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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_slai1q42pm0eefnbczek.jpg Literally : Goto10
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    Please say you read the sign : givemesnacks
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      I did, it spoke of their purpose of waiting there for an iPad for their church. They were a cool group o... : Goto10
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        Shall I infiltrate their camp?! : Goto10
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          infiltrate their camp first, then their butts. : StolenNosferatu
          • muaha.. muahah!.. MAUAHAHAHAH!!! /rubs hands together Hey waitaminute. : Goto10
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        Buying an iPad for their church... a group of cool kids... you seem not to have the best grasp on cool. : Rooster Cockburn
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          I'm not judging them based on whatever you're implying, I spoke with them and they were friendly. : Goto10
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            Downies are usually really friendly too, and will give you a hug with retard strength to boot. There are ... : Rooster Cockburn
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              Did I mention it was for the Church of Chicks with Big Juggs? : Goto10
              • And to think, you only have to date her for three years, meet her parents, get married, go on your honeym... : Rooster Cockburn
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              you on the other hand, seem like someone people would say is not very nice : moshman
              • And they would be exactly correct. Two peas in a pod, we are. : Rooster Cockburn
        • wtf does their church need an ipad for? do they really think that it will be like the second coming of ch... : JohnnyDanger
  • Gotta say; if I saw that in my town at night, and I was drunk, I totally would've pissed on that tent. : Creepin_Jeezus
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  What for? : Zollington
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    some crazy apple device or something : jonin
    • oh yeah, i forgot that was coming out this weekend or whatever. : Zollington
    • kind of like the joojoo, right? : valael
  • They going to spend another 900 dollars for a new device that will let them post on facebook. : skitzo
• Yeah, fags campers at all the apple stores around here too : virus
• So pathetic. : Zips
• I can't find any photos from NYC 5th ave store older than like 6:30p Fri. : loboca
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  Maybe they're just underpaid best buy workers who can't afford rent. : Koral06
  • No, I talked to the guys, they are camping out for their church. They are buying 3 of them. The store i... : Goto10
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  I'm heading over to mine to check it out in a few minutes. Hopefully no one is there so I can come home a... : pancake humper
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    Yeah.. Wait till you get there and there's people. I thought the same thing and then drove up to see tha... : Goto10
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      If there are people there I will probably end up staying :/ : pancake humper
      • No one here! Good sign! : pancake humper
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        If there's more than 15 you won't get one, right? Maybe even not 15 because I think they have to keep di... : boarder2
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          Display models aren't counted towards the available units. Supposedly each BB got 5 of each of the 3 skus... : pancake humper
          • I smell a riot. : NFXFSX
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            Yeah. Good luck with that. : boarder2
            • Good luck with what? : pancake humper
• So stupid. : ant_hillbilly
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  I preordered from the Apple store. Still sort of confused about what to expect tomorrow morning. : royalally
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    You can expect two lines, one for people who reserved theirs and one for people who don't. That will turn... : ovrlrd
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      Sounds encouraging. Was planning on showing up around 11-12. I really hope reserving online helped me out... : royalally
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        If you reserved you are guaranteed an iPad if you get there before 3pm. Actually even if you don't I am p... : ovrlrd
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          Ya I guess I'm worried about standing in a 3 hour long line, even having one reserved. : royalally
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            Nah, this isn't like the iPhone where they had to activate them, they will simply hand people their produ... : ovrlrd
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              ovrlrd do not get my hopes up :( : royalally
              • This isn't the iPhone dude, unless every single person who reserved gets there all at the same time when ... : ovrlrd
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  i pre-ordered and will wait by my door for the ups man all day tomorrow. better than waiting in line i gu... : whereiwannab
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    I am happy I decided to reserve mine at the Apple store and will happily wait in line, since it means I w... : ovrlrd
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      I am happy not spending $500 on it : Metatron85
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        Good for you. Thankfully for me I need something like this for work and will use the hell out of it even ... : ovrlrd
        • It's going to be my main computer too. It's the cheapest mac I'm buying. : kramweil
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  they see me rollin'. : Audhuml4
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    They did too. I passed by 2-3 times in awe and each time, they popped their little heads up. My windows... : Goto10
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      I told my wife I was thinking about it.. She says she was afraid of the idea of me in a parking lot in the middle of the night. I said I'd bring my knife and my pistol and she reeeeaaaly didn't go for that haha.
      
      I'm going to scout it out again around 5-6. It's literally around the block, I can see the building from my window as it butts up against my back yard.

      Apr 02, 2010 11:34pm PDT
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      I told my wife I was thinking about it.. She says she was afraid of the idea of me in a parking lot in th... : Goto10
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        Wait it's around the block yet you still drove there? Laaaazy : ovrlrd
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          Well, to be fair, I did walk to the car and back! : Goto10
          • And boy are my dogs barking! I'm bushed! : Goto10
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  Why wouldn't these retards just pre-order? : Ellissd
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    I think anyone who didn't pre-order was likely on the fence or didn't know enough about it. The past week... : ovrlrd
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      More like they fell victim to the raging hype machine that only churns for Apple. : rasputinreborn
      • or black and white : Scotty22
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    I didn't because I wasn't sure how app developers were going to really use the thing. The first day apps ... : pancake humper
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      The extended desktop app, which works with PC's looks crazy cool and allows touchscreen of course. I'm l... : Goto10
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        I decided to come home. I'll probably stay up until 5-6 and go back out. I couldn't find a 24hr Dunkin Do... : pancake humper
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          Ok i jogged over there and it was still just that one tent. I'm going to go over at 6 and stay. : Goto10
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            I think I am going to head out at 6. DD will be open, I have the Bombcast to listen to and hopefully it's... : pancake humper
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              Well! I just arrived at BB and I am the only one here. I hope I stayed up for no reason because that woul... : pancake humper
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                If you didn't stay up there would have been a line of 15 people at opening before you could get there. : DianeOfTheMoon
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                  Probably. Although the icing on the cake will be this Best Buy didn't get any because there are 2 apple... : pancake humper
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                    If the store has an apple consultant and an Apple section, they will be getting some. : DianeOfTheMoon
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                      Ok. I'm falling asleep in my car :( 2 hours until open : pancake humper
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                        Possible line people arriving. I may have to form the line. : pancake humper
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                          More people started showing up, had to claim spot 1! : pancake humper
                          • Hmmm looks like Best Buy isn't selling it at 9? :( : pancake humper
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  just noticed the iPad keyboard has graphical nubs displayed on the F and J on-screen keyboard keys. lol ... : vynn
  • prob a visual guide for the people that hunt-n-peck type : gyokuro
  • Yeah, I saw that too and thought it was stupid. : boarder2
  • haha wow : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Diane just left to camp out at our local Best Buy. There's nobody else there yet, she says. 9 hours to go... : BlackCat9
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    I'm the same and I don't care about judgements. It's my world as I tell my wife when it comes to the tech... : Goto10
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      I have to admit, there's some cool looking stuff for the iPad already. Bento looks like something I c... : BlackCat9
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        Here's that extended desktop/monitor app: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ipad-roundup-idisplay-ext... : Goto10
        • I saw that on TUAW, but the comments have said that it's shitty. The uninstaller doesn't work at all and ... : BlackCat9
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      Hear hear! I've been looking at it as a general lifestyle appliance and the more people talk about it, t... : DianeOfTheMoon
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        Getting cold yet? : BlackCat9
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          There's nobody here, so I'm in the car. I may put the top down to read in a bit, though. : DianeOfTheMoon
          • I'm gonna make popcorn and watch the rest of the first season of Breaking Bad. : BlackCat9
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            If you stay there until 11:30, you can also wait in line for my arrival. : Portax
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              Maybe we can swing by once I wake back up...how late are you here till? : DianeOfTheMoon
              • I'll be there until 7:00 PM : Portax
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            ...and two people just showed up. Looks like we're all getting 32Gb ones, too. Should I buy a second an... : DianeOfTheMoon
            • No. : BlackCat9
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              Oh jesus, I didn't even think about this. I'm going to put up some fake craigslist ads now. : ghost in my shell
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                eBay listings are at 700 for the 32gb. Not worth it :( : pancake humper
                • I just put up a 16GB for $800, let's see who bites. : ghost in my shell
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  I just don't get it, why lose sleep over something you can have in the next couple weeks, they aren't goi... : Jackass1233
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    Ever gone to a movie on opening night? : boarder2
    • Whens the last time you camped out 9+ hours to see a movie on opening night, using a full fledged camping... : Jackass1233
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    This is nothing new. I remember seeing the halo 3 line wrapped around the building. People are into thi... : Goto10
    • I remember getting Ocarina of Time at midnight on the day of release. It was great! : jcupitt
    • "hooray!! PRODUCTS!!" : skryte
  • ^What this guy said. : Drewus
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    Why lose sleep over something you'll be able to pick up in the afternoon without a reservation? There ... : Serpico74
    • That is how it was with the iPhone, but I bet it isn't the case this time. We'll see I guess. : pyrogen
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      I thought all the Apple stores had sold out based on pre-orders. They even had to stop taking pre-orders ... : BlackCat9
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        They also need to set aside an allotment for people that want to walk in on the day and buy one. It also ... : Serpico74
        • I guess there's an unconfirmed possibility that they may have extra units to sell, or you can try to get ... : BlackCat9
  • Sometimes it is fun waiting out for something new and cool. I am looking forward to the next console gene... : Evil Benius
  • Inpatients and boredom. : freakynipples69
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  as of midnight nobody was camping my local best buy.. how many iPads are they getting at each store? : vynn
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    5 of each model. : DianeOfTheMoon
    • Isn't it "up to" five of each model, and only at Best Buys with the fully-fledged Apple section inside? : BoKnows
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  bunch of high profile websites going iPad compatible: http://www.apple.com/ipad/ready-for-ipad/ : vynn
  • Yup, Apple might just be yelling loud enough that people will start listening and ditch flash. Of cour... : boarder2
  • Holy crap, that was fast. : Serpico74
  • Nice, NHL.com. Wasn't expecting that. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • So does that mean you get in-page video on the iPhone too? Same browser right? : kek
  • yesssssssssssss, thewhitehouse.gov. My life is complete. Shacknews, get on your shit. I want an iPad o... : freakynipples69
  • Apple using their market dominance to enforce and promote web standards. Good for them (and us). : emcea
  • Wow, Nike? They've been using flash on EVERYTHING for years. : Bamtan
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  Just got to my local Best Buy 5 minutes ago and I'm #6 in line. Glad I didn't get here as early as I inte... : malevolence
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    When did #1 get there? : pancake humper
    • Last week : multisync
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    If every person ahead of you buys two you're SOL. : DianeOfTheMoon
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      They just handed out tickets and I'm all good in for a 16gb. They were limiting them to 1 per person. : malevolence
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        only 16? : GloriousCow
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          yeah seriously...if you're going to wait in line for the thing get one that's big enough to fit all your ... : kek
          • It doesn't need everything. : multisync
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            meh, when I finally get one it will probably be the smaller size as well. I'm mostly going to use it for ... : maulla
            • that and a front facing camera. my wife uses skype a lot to talk to relatives in europe. I really think... : kek
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            I don't see the point in putting your music on it. : JohnnyRey
            • Yeah, my music is probably the one thing I won't be putting on it. : DianeOfTheMoon
            • the ipod is one of the few apps that will run in the background. you might as well take advantage of it.... : kek
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  First in line! The Apple store was fucking packed (100+ people waiting, they all got free umbrellas) so ... : jingletard
  • Also, if any of you fgts live near Aurora, IL I'm at the best buy on New York street & route 59. Come wa... : jingletard
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  Should I go up to the 5th ave apple store? : multisync
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    Yes. : pancake humper
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      Did you get one? : multisync
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        I'm #1 in line here at BB. They open at 10 :/ : pancake humper
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          Success. Apple has made me their bitch...again. : pancake humper
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            OWNED - ok i'm gonna head to best buy then canvas all the apple stores. WISH ME LUCK : multisync
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              my BB had over 100 in stock of the various sku's and 50 more were being delivered by UPS later. : pancake humper
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                Just got one! : multisync
                • I show you mine, you show me yours? : pancake humper
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  Partial line at Austin Domain an hour ago: http://twitpic.com/1cvqnp (I'm not there, but pic was sent by ... : BoKnows
  • Sentence fail. : BoKnows
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  Current line at soho apple store LOL http://twitvid.com/ZRSJQ : multisync
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    god damn : gmd
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      we have something like 5 apple stores here too :( that's not even the biggest : multisync
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        there is one down the street from me but I doubt the line is even 1/100th that : gmd
        • pics from 5th ave store ;( http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/03/ipad-launch-at-apple-store-5th-ave/ : multisync
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    # of people in line to get an iPad: 300 # of people who will actually get an iPad: 3 : Arcanum
    • i'd wager those are all preorders : multisync
  • My god.... It's full of ... people. Seems pretty exciting to be on NYC for something like this. I hope th... : reelbk
  • Fuck that. Steal that G55 and go buy yourself a billion iPads. : ateam311
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhbTLlXra1A#t=0m33s : FrayLo
• Got in line at Best Buy at 8AM, they handed out tickets at 9AM. They had 11 32GB models in stock and 11 ... : pyrogen
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  Line not so bad at Austin Domain, even for non-preorders. : BoKnows
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    Do they have any extra for non-prerorder people or do they have to wait and see if anybody doesn't pick u... : pyrogen
    • Might be cutting it close. They also halted the line for an hour while they wait for another shipment. If... : BoKnows
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  i passed out last night, waltzed in right at 10, no line, grabbed one wootage zzzzzzzzz : Goto10
  • damn this thing is nice. Yes, it's a big iTouch and it kicks ass. It's what I've wanted from my tiny iP... : Goto10