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  1. jarek91
    jarek91: So much for long hair...just got it cut short. 1 day ago reply
  1. leolaporte
    leolaporte: My neighbor got a new iPod. She has Tiger. Apple says she needs to buy Leopard just to use her new iPod. That's unjustifiable greed. 2 days ago reply
    1. joshwright
      joshwright: @leolaporte What kind of iPod? How is it not working? 2 minutes later reply fix threading
    2. me1000
      me1000: @leolaporte it could be just idiot support on Apple's part, but it is still depressing! 3 minutes later reply fix threading
    3. geekymedic
      geekymedic: @leolaporte LAME! That sounds like a Microsoft move not Apple. 4 minutes later reply fix threading
    4. garethgreenaway
      garethgreenaway: @leolaporte You honestly sound surprised, Apple is and always will be a commercial entity. They're out to sell their products. 4 minutes later reply fix threading
    5. mointrigue
      mointrigue: @leolaporte My coworker's daughter fell into the same trap, only she can't install Leopard on her computer as it's too old. 4 minutes later reply fix threading
    6. PCFirestorm
      PCFirestorm: @leolaporte Does Apple not cave like Windows and make everything backwards compatible? I really dont know, I dont use Mac 4 minutes later reply fix threading
    7. jrmehle
      jrmehle: @leolaporte I agree Leo. You'd think Apple could make Quicktime and iTunes work with the previous version or 2 of their OS. 5 minutes later reply fix threading
    8. AlphaLima
      AlphaLima: @LeoLaporte the Apple website says the requirements on all iPods is 10.4.x 5 minutes later reply fix threading
    9. stealthyslyth
      stealthyslyth: @leolaporte I bought a iPod touch a little over a month ago, I'm using Tiger, and I had no issues... have they changed that this quickly? 6 minutes later reply fix threading
    10. codemonkey
      codemonkey: @leolaporte That's ridiculous. I highly doubt it has anything to do with compatibility with the software. Sound more like a Microsoft move. 7 minutes later reply fix threading
    11. jarek91
      jarek91: @leolaporte I agree. Despite the praises for Apple...they do evil from time to time. 7 minutes later reply fix threading
    12. movingsideways
      movingsideways: @leolaporte ugh I had the same problem...curse of the power pc titaniums! 11 minutes later reply fix threading
    13. Forian
      Forian: @leolaporte That is just horrible! And to think that Apple had a heart! 12 minutes later reply fix threading
    14. roblef
      roblef: @leolaporte i bet you could get an earlier firmware for that iPod that would accept the Tiger OS. Awful that it doesn't "just work." Greedy. 12 minutes later reply fix threading
    16. ablackonamac
      ablackonamac: thanks to @leolaporte & @iJustine i'm searching youtube like a crack-feen looking for mac music videos http://tinyurl.com/4rz9hn 14 minutes later reply fix threading
    17. davemoyer
      davemoyer: @leolaporte Because then you Twitter about it, and unintentionally DDOS them every time. (But I mean that in a good way!) 14 minutes later reply fix threading
    19. davidbadash
      davidbadash: @leolaporte I just checked out http://identi.ca. Everyone there's saying they like Twitter better. This battle of the bands needs to end! 16 minutes later reply fix threading
    22. mykel
      mykel: @leolaporte the question is are you part of the flock, or causing it by telling us 45000 listeners? :) 17 minutes later reply fix threading
    24. Townie
      Townie: @leolaporte Seriously? I could understand when my friend on Panther was told to upgrade, but Tiger? That's strong-arming 17 minutes later reply fix threading
    25. PCFirestorm
      PCFirestorm: Wow go figure, @leolaporte mentions identi.com and it crashes. 17 minutes later reply fix threading
    26. jokeyxero
      jokeyxero: @leolaporte Just one of the reasons that I don't like Apple as a company. 17 minutes later reply fix threading
    27. bibz
      bibz: @leolaporte You might want to take a look at it. None of the iPods require Leopard according to the Apple website. 27 minutes later reply fix threading
    28. shawnp0wers
      shawnp0wers: @leolaporte I think if I were here I would respond that, no, actually purchasing a $400 Walmart Windows machine would work too... ;) 41 minutes later reply fix threading
    29. mikeshulman
      mikeshulman: @leolaporte This is false. EVERY ipod model specs on apple.com state 10.4.x or later for their MacOS support. 10.5.x is not a requirement 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    30. Miniology
      Miniology: @leolaporte I have the latest model iPod and the newest iTunes, they work on Tiger just fine! 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    31. kayocosio
      kayocosio: @leolaporte You misunderstood her. What your neighbor is saying is that she has a REAL tiger. She doesn't actually own a computer. 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    33. redragon
      redragon: @leolaporte what is the reason given by Apple? 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    34. lukeman
      lukeman: @leolaporte I'm not so sure Leo. The tech spec pages all indicate iPods work with the latest update of 10.4. Might want to check up on this. 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    35. Thraxman
      Thraxman: @leolaporte Apple's websit lists Tiger as minimum for all new iPods. Unjustifiably flakey tech support maybe? 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    36. doomedone
      doomedone: @leolaporte microsoft pulled the same deal with x64 and the zune 43 minutes later reply fix threading
    37. jonv
      jonv: @leolaporte Wow Leo, unbelievable, guess the used ipod market can grow still. 43 minutes later reply fix threading
  1. jarek91
    jarek91: @wilw Writing about writing to avoid writing? You're recursive ironic-fu is surely legendary! 1 day ago reply fix threading
  1. jarek91
    jarek91: Just got done watching George Carlin: You Are All Diseased. The world won't be the same without him. 7 days ago reply
    1. netgrrl
      netgrrl: @jarek91 yes, Vicksburg Mississippi. I live in Jackson. Yes, Battlefield is great. 5 days later reply fix threading
    2. netgrrl
      netgrrl: @jarek91 yes, it really is a very small world. We go out on the 'net and find someone in our own back yard. 5 days later reply fix threading
  1. jarek91
    jarek91: Twitter:"Our load balancer is overloaded." Users:"umm...WTF" 7 days ago reply
  1. aaronbailey
    aaronbailey: Either my Twitter peeps are quiet today or Twitter itself is having more problems because this place is dead. 7 days ago reply
    1. jarek91
      jarek91: @aaronbailey Fail Whale is on duty today. The rest of the office is playing frisbee in the park. 6 minutes later reply fix threading
  1. jarek91
    jarek91: New SBR Post: Disqus Comment System ( http://tinyurl.com/5s6xps ) 8 days ago reply
    1. calebsexton
      calebsexton: @laughingsquid @laughingsquid Will our early adopter 'cred' be determined by our whoisi number? Me = 845. 21 minutes later reply fix threading
    2. jarek91
      jarek91: Alright, Disqus is the kewlest thing I've seen today. I blame @laughingsquid for giving me more stuff to put on SBR. 29 minutes later reply fix threading
    3. mikl_em
      mikl_em: A drink @ le p'tit laurent and then off to see Paul Hayes talk about his art @ Civic Center--I feel a new @laughingsquid post coming on about 1 hour later reply fix threading
    4. SisterMable
      SisterMable: @laughingsquid I'm with you on the loss of viral video innocence. bleh. about 3 hours later reply fix threading
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