Well, they’ve done it. Apple now has a touchscreen iPod, and it’s got some neat bells and whistles — it connects to the Internet via wifi and has the Safari browser built-in — but even the largest (16 GB for $399) is smaller than my current 20 GB third generation iPod. Given that I have less than 200 MB free on my current iPod, even before I add music videos, TV shows and maybe even movies to it, that’s cause for serious thought for me. Either the price needs to drop a good bit (which I think tends to happen after Christmas, or as we call it at the Hesperia Star, “bonus time”) or they need to announce an even bigger model tout de suite.
There’s also a new, bigger, video iPod Nano for $50 less than they were selling for a day ago. I’d expect every high schooler in America to want one.
And iPod Classic now is fully covered in metal and goes up to a whopping 160 GB. That may be bigger than my home computer’s hard drive, come to think of it.
In response to yet more requests for baby pictures — apparently, this is just like the newspaper business, where every day, you have to start fresh — we present the following:
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I think I’ve been to a press conference before, probably in Egypt, but I can’t recall for sure. In any case, today’s press conference in San Bernardino County was my first in a very long time.
It was odd seeing who was there. After years of the CCA story feeling like a Hesperia Star/Daily Press story, with occasional pieces by the San Bernardino County Sun, it was a (pleasant) shock to see channels 4 and 5, the LA Times, the Press-Enterprise, KPCC and all the rest there. I’m not even sure who everyone was, and it’ll be interesting to see who’s covering this in the next few days.
When the Home Alone girls story got picked up by the LA Times earlier this year, people kept asking me if I somehow felt aggrieved that their piece was the one that got all the national attention. And the answer was, not really. It was a pleasure, in fact, here in AAA, to see how the major leaguers play, and to compare and contrast my approach and learn from what the LA Times writer did.
Same thing today. I didn’t ask any questions, but just listened to what the LA Times reporter and others asked. Partially, of course, this was because we’re a weekly and there’s no point in playing all the cards I have just yet (we have a real ace we’ve been sitting on for two years that we’ll be playing before the trial starts and Deputy District Attorney Mark Fermin plays it for us), but mostly it was to see the approach of the other reporters. I’m not vain enough to think that I know all the best questions to ask or have the only good approach to putting together a story.
So, interesting times ahead, possibly in the Chinese curse sense of the phrase.
It’s already up on the Daily Press and Hesperia Star Web sites, but here’s the official press release, for those who are interested:
San Bernardino, CA – District Attorney Michael A. Ramos will hold a press conference today at 2 p.m. at his office at 303 W. 3rd St. (sixth floor) in San Bernardino. The purpose of the press conference is to announce indictments resulting from the California Charter Academy investigation. No further information will be released prior to the press conference. All media should take the elevator to the 6th floor where a representative from the District Attorney’s Office will ask you to provide press credentials and escort you to the conference room.
Of course, while they talk about World of Warcraft, the much-hyped (if little-played) Second Life gets most of the airtime on Science Friday, presumably because the whole game thing invalidates the fact that millions of people play the one, while tens of thousands play the other regularly. (Don’t be impressed by account numbers — they’re free and mostly unused.)
Still, it’s good to have the issues discussed on a good show like Science Friday. Maybe next time, Ira will set up shop in Shattrath City or the Darkmoon Faire instead.
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