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snpark
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he is obviously implying that you take this topic too seriously daffy
you should calm down before you give yourself a seizure!!
an i-seizure
plus nice to see u neatly sidestepped as usual every question you didnt like to answer!!
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:24 am on July 24, 2008
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CalEden
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I have found that if I keep my iPhone in my left buttock pocket, I have quite vigorous and satisfying bowel movement the following day. If I keep my iPhone in my right buttock pocket, I cannot shite. But, Apple stock increases.00001% daily. As a result I put on my Jobs black turtleneck, try not to shite, and watch my one share of Apple common stock increase in value. Wahooooo!
This was posted from my first gen iPhone.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 6:39 am on July 24, 2008
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Sarge
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Quote: from ThaidUp on 6:58 pm on July 24, 2008
Anyhow it has been proven laughter is the best medicine and those that cannot find humor and take things too seriously will live a short life anyhow.
true and I'm all for it but some of the posters seen here wouldn't know humour if hit them in the face with a custard pie. There is a thin line that separates humour and bad taste, knowing when not cross that line differentiates the witty from the lame.
snpark old chap, funny you should say that, given that your computer displayed a bad case of caps lock in your latest posts. For a mo I thought that, in rage you headbutted the keyboard, suffering a concussion. But hey nice to see you butt in again, though it must feel uncomfortable to wear that wrap bandage around your head 
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 6:40 am on July 24, 2008
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CalEden
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Skip he did not keep his word, the norm. A waste of bandwidth.
Damn, I feel a shite approaching. Now which is my left and right side? Is buttocks reversed?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 6:50 am on July 24, 2008
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Quote: from Sarge on 9:14 pm on July 24, 2008
true and I'm all for it but some of the posters seen here wouldn't know humour if hit them in the face with a custard pie.
There are fine lines between 'humor' and 'schadenfreude', which it takes a certain element of education and culture to be able to differentiate - so, when these kind of faux pas happen, I generally consider the source, feel a tinge of pity, and realize that they simply don't know any better, and if anyone were to blame, it would be their parents deserving a mention on failblog.com.
C'est la vie, n'est ce pas?
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:05 am on July 24, 2008
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snpark
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Quote: from Sarge on 9:14 pm on July 24, 2008
snpark old chap, funny you should say that, given that your computer displayed a bad case of caps lock in your latest posts. For a mo I thought that, in rage you headbutted the keyboard, suffering a concussion. But hey nice to see you butt in again, though it must feel uncomfortable to wear that wrap bandage around your head
well actually if u actually read actually all that post, you would have noticed that I merely used caps lock to differentiate between old quoted text and my new added text
simple, right?!
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:27 pm on July 24, 2008
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snpark
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Quote: from DaffyDuck on 12:26 am on July 25, 2008
iPhone 3G stock availability:
http://www.topmuffin.com/3g-iphone-availability
http://andrew.io/3g-retail-stock/
(both sites use the very same JSON feed from Apple, so it's just a question of aesthetics which is 'better).
...and a nice historical availability graph for all three models:
http://sharding.org/blog/2008/07/23/iphone-stock-looking-better/
Not only puts things in perspective, but also demonstrates well that Apple's supply chain works just fine.
yep good one daffy - did you actually click on those links?
Evidently, Apple did not like their 3G iPhone availability data being used outside of apple.com.
They have changed all inventory values to NULL in their JSON file. I guess it beats a cease-and-desist letter
apple has nulled out the data, the experiment is over
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:35 pm on July 24, 2008
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ThaidUp
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Hey here is another story hot off the presses and even using the link that Daffy has supplied summarizing that even 50% of Apple stores do not have stock. I particulary like this statement.
Apple only reports whether each store will have some units available the next day, not how many each store has or will be receiving; supplies can run out quickly, and sometimes the availability report isn't even accurate, as some stores have indicated that they had supplies when they did not.
Daffy how you see this as Apple of not having supply chain management issues just puts you in the cult followers of Apple.
Anyhow, I see this as a big barrier to Apple entering the buisness world with their phones. I guess these yahoo's who wait 5 hours in line for a phone have no value of their time. I figure everything on a cost benfit analysis of what my time is worth and waiting five hours for a f***ing phone makes this a very expensive product and now much good feelings in the customer experience. Can you imagine standing in line with a bunch of Apple fanatics for 5 hours!
Tight supply of iPhone 3G leaves customers waiting for hours
By Prince McLean
Published: 11:00 AM EST Two weeks after it launched on July 11, the iPhone 3G is still hard to find in the US. Many Apple retail stores have no supplies at all, leaving buyers to track down the stores that do have remaining stock and wait in slow moving lines that stretched out for five hours.
The 3G iPhone Availability web page, run by Chris Barnes using updates from Apple's retail store availability feed, indicates that less than half of the US Apple retail stores are currently reporting units in stock. Of 188 US stores, 51% had inventories of the white 16 GB model, 44% had some 8 GB units, and only 40% had the black 16 GB version.
Apple only reports whether each store will have some units available the next day, not how many each store has or will be receiving; supplies can run out quickly, and sometimes the availability report isn't even accurate, as some stores have indicated that they had supplies when they did not. Flagship locations such as the landmark store on New York's Fifth Avenue and the Union Square San Francisco store appear to receive more stock, but also sell out quickly due to high foot traffic.
On Wednesday, only one of the three Apple retail stores in San Francisco had any units in stock by late morning; the Chestnut and Union Square stores were completely sold out, leaving hopeful customers the only option of standing in line waiting for an estimated "three to five" hours at Stonestown Galleria. AT&T's retail stores also reported being completely sold out in the City.
The line at the Apple Store in the Stonestown mall, located deep in the southwest residential corner of San Francisco and far from any tourist attractions, appeared to only be fifteen people deep at the door (below top), but the line continued outside the mall on the sidewalk (below bottom), with Apple store employees shuttling in waiting users a half dozen at a time as space allowed inside.
One enterprising young man standing toward the front of the line was trying to sell his spot for $400, but said if he'd known from the start that he'd have to wait five hours to get there, he wouldn't have waited. A food court fortune cookie suggested that the wait would be worth it: "Your labors will bear sweet fruit."
Delayed by activation issues
While supplies of the iPhone 3G are constrained worldwide due to strong demand, The primary reason for the long lines has been the added requirement for in-store activation. Unlike the original iPhone, the new model must be set up with a contract in the store. Last year, some users ran into problems with Apple's novel home activation process through iTunes, but the process was quite smooth for most buyers. Those who had problems didn't delay those who didn't. This year, problematic activations are holding up everyone.
The downside to home activation with the original iPhone was that it allowed users to buy iPhones and unlock them for use with other carriers, either T-Mobile in the US or any other GSM provider worldwide. Apple received a mobile service revenue share from iPhone sales, but only those activated with AT&T or its official partners in Europe. Pundits complained that Apple could potentially eventually "lose" a billion dollars in mobile service revenue from unlocked phones, but the company's own executives downplayed the problem, noting that they only viewed unlocked phones as evidence of strong demand overseas.
The iPhone 3G requirement for in store activation removes the unlocking issue, but the real reason for binding a mobile contract sale to the phone purchase is that Apple is now selling the iPhone with a traditional mobile provider subsidy, which allows the company to advertise a much lower price, either $199 for the 8 GB version or $299 for the 16 GB model. The end result is that the few users who run into activation problems delay everyone else buying the iPhone 3G.
Some customers fail credit checks or arrive without identification or their social security number or lacking a credit card in their name. Some existing AT&T users have a phone contract on a business account or family plan, which can pose a problem if they are not the primary account holder. Others have a discount mobile plan related to their employer, which must be removed prior to signing up for an iPhone account.
AT&T customers who have already received a subsidized price for new phone within the last several months may have to pay a higher price to migrate over the iPhone 3G, although existing iPhone users do not face any penalty.
Mobile launch crisis
However, the biggest problems related to new iPhone 3G activations have plagued users from other carriers hoping to move their existing number to a new AT&T plan. Mobile providers in the US are supposed to offer number portability on demand, but many customers don't realize they'll need their existing mobile account number, resulting in a prolonged, in-store telephone transaction in order to set up their new plan.
The activation situation isn't any different for other mobile phones, but the iPhone 3G launch has been particularly plagued with delays because there is far higher demand for it compared other phones, and most competing units are available from a wider selection of stores. Further, the simpler initial launch of the first iPhone last year makes the 3G model's introduction appear to be a catastrophe in comparison.
In Europe, the iPhone 3G launch has been at least as clumsy if not more so, as sales are being handled primarily by mobile partners rather than in Apple's own stores. In Switzerland, Swisscom representatives at multiple stores were refusing to sell iPhones to users who had existing contracts with the company, telling them to return in a few months when their existing contract was up. That's not the official policy of the provider, but rather an issue with sales training.
In the US, Apple has exerted more control over the launch and the training of its salespeople, down to the subtle details. While European sales agents ripped open iPhone 3G boxes to set up the units during activation, Apple Store employees followed a careful transaction script that involved handing the new box to the customer to open. Stress related to the activation complications and high demand have taken a toll on Apple's retail representatives, resulting in at least two employees being fired for walking off the job at San Francisco's downtown store.
Undaunted iPhone 3G interest
The activation complications have resulted in an average wait of 15 minutes or more per person. Even with five retail employees servicing new iPhone 3G buyers in the store non-stop, each store is limited to setting around 20 units per hour in ideal conditions. The extremely long waits and complicated transactions associated with the iPhone 3G haven't scared away customers however.
In San Francisco, around 40 people were waiting in line Wednesday afternoon at Stonestown Mall. The line included a wide spectrum of buyers, from businessmen in suits talking about corporate support for the iPhone to college students upgrading from the iPod touch. Some were current iPhone users, but most of those waiting were new to the iPhone. Apple employees frequently serviced the line, asking for information from current AT&T customers to ensure that they were eligible for the "incentive" price advertised for the iPhone 3G, and reminding users of what they'd need to complete their contract activation before making it to the front of the line.
New supply shipments should help accommodate demand in the coming weeks. Some of those waiting in line suggested ordering the iPhone 3G from AT&T online, avoiding the slow moving lines at retail stores. Online sales don't require standing around in line for hours, but do involve a roughly five day wait. That's too long of a delay to those currently waiting for hours in line.
After a half hour long wait, the iPhone 3G line progressed by about ten people, while another dozen new people joined the end of the queue. By 6 PM, the line was closed to new customers in order to get those currently waiting set up before the store closed at 9 PM. Those who only had to wait three hours were lucky; everyone in line prior to that had waited at least five hours to receive their phone.
A few interested buyers left the line after being informed by Apple employees that their existing plan had complications they'd need to resolve with their employer before making the purchase. Others were no doubt turned away by the prospect of spending most of the afternoon waiting in line. The iPhone 3G line even left a number of store visitors confused about whether they could enter the store to make other purchases.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 4:26 pm on July 24, 2008
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ThaidUp
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Yes it is that time again for another letter to Steve.....
Dear Mr. Jobs,
Congratulations of the successful and timely launch of your new 3G phone.{Always good to start off with something positive} In reading the reports it seems your company needs some additional help in your supply chain management area.
I think I can improve on your current level of acceptable expectations of only 50% of your stores having stock at any time, now knowing what your stock supply will be more than a day in an advance and not having any confidence that those numbers are accurate anyhow.
In fact, feel so confident in my ability to improve the situation that I think I can provide improved performance in this area by starting at 10:00 AM and quitting at lunchtime each day, so I can be off at lunch to go down and wait in line with the Apple customer base to help survey the Apple customer experience.
Lastly, I know you do not need any help in the PR department as you have the writers of every major publication fawning over Apple like guys fawning after big breasts, but speaking of which. I am proposing that Apple change their charity to Breast cancer instead of its current contribution in the Aid’s area.
First off, you would have a connection with your recent successful bout with beating cancer that people would connect to and give them hope.
Second, your buddy Bill is already all over the Aids thing. I know he stole your Windows based OS, but this is not good form to try to compete with Bill and bring you down to his level. (Yes, we know that despite 300 Mil that Microsoft is going to spend on PR, Vista still sucks).
Third, you need to expand your customer base to more women. I mean have you seen the photos of the people standing in line? Mostly all male computer geeks. I am also thinking of a promotion of “Show your Tits” where the woman can move to the front of the line.
Lastly, would Apple rather be associated with having women keeping their tits or prolonging the life mainly of guys so that they can continue to take it up the ass?
I am thinking pink would be a good color and the charity can be expanded to ovarian cancer later without a color change. I got some good marketing ideas in this area as well.
In closing, like you I only want to be paid $1.00 a year and make my salary from the measurable improvement in your supply chain management area.
With Kind Regards,
ThaidUp
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:06 pm on July 24, 2008
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