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Posts from 2010 June 24

By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

New iPhone awesomeness: Listening to Knoxville’s @WDVX in my car, in Denver, via @ooTunes. (Will have to watch data cap, though!)

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By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

After a long battle with cancer, blogger extraordinaire Alan Sullivan is near death. Touching farewells from his readers: http://bit.ly/dt4pnG

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By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

Bush:The Internets::Obama:The Twitters – http://bit.ly/c53cXq. LOL!! HAHAHAHA

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By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

Dear Steve Jobs: I love you. Sincerely, a thus-far utterly delighted & enthralled first-time iPhone owner. #iphone4 #nerdheaven

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Likeliest explanation for “crazed sex poodle” story: Al Gore and Bill Clinton have switched bodies, Freaky Friday-style. Has anyone observed Bubba ranting about global warming, lockboxes, or ManBearPig lately?

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By Brendan Loy

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I’ve consolidated my live-tweeting of this morning’s iPhone 4 purchase below:

4:25 AM: At AT&T Store. No one else here. Heh. I suppose most pre-orders went directly to homes, and AT&T has no walk-in stock, so no line.

4:49 AM: There’s somebody else here, but he didn’t preorder, and store sign says no phones for non-preorderers til Tuesday, so he’ll probabaly leave.

5:24 AM: First guy left, but a new guy just arrived, and put his bag by the door to hold his spot. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A LINE.

5:30 AM: 5:30 AM. Sunrise over Denver. T MINUS 90 MINUTES TILL IPHONE 4 LAUNCH. #omg #nerd #unnecessarilywaitinginline

5:43 AM: Trying to post and respond to tweets with my ancient Sprint flip phone only reinforces what a good idea it is to finally get a damn iPhone.

5:48 AM: A third person is here. Two of us are sitting in our cars, one is sort of wandering around. It’s a “line” only in a loose, postmodern sense.

5:56 AM: AT&T Store employees are here! Wearing dorky AT&T shirts! Yay! (Because I’m waiting in line for a phone, but THEY’RE the dorks. Right.)

6:00 AM: ONE HOUR LEFT. Four people here now. I’m getting out of my car and getting in actual line. FEAR FIRE PHONE AWAKE!

6:21 AM: A fifth person just arrived to join the line. 40 MINUTES LEFT. … Anyone want to bring donuts to the Quebec Square AT&T Store? I’m hungry.

6:27 AM: Employee arriving at next-door Jimmy John’s: “It’s too early to be at work, let alone at a cell phone store. You guys are crazy.” #hesright

6:29 AM: Now 7 people in line, all listening to some sort of bizarre crypto-Euro-R&B remix of “Teddy Bear Picnic” on one guy’s car stereo. #wtf

6:30 AM: 30 MINUTES LEFT. Several non-preorder folks here, hoping for the best despite sign saying no extra phone stock till Tuesday.

6:37 AM: AT&T Store employee now verbally telling non-preorder people that they have no phones for them. I think line is about to partly disperse.

6:40 AM: I AM NOW FIRST IN LINE. #1 and #2, and all other non-preorder folks, left. Three of us remain, all preorderers. 20 MINUTES LEFT. #wheeeee

6:50 AM: Cherry Creek Apple Store, which has some extra phone stock, reportedly has a long line. Here, just 3 lonely pre-orderers. 10 MINUTES LEFT.

6:55 AM: Supposedly, **1500** people in line at Apple Store Cherry Creek, as of an hour ago. Here, we’re up to four people now. FIVE MINUTES LEFT.

6:58 AM: TWO MINUTES LEFT #omg

7:04 AM: I’M IN.

7:06 AM: My iPhones have been unboxed.

7:10 AM: AT&T Store having activation issues because they haven’t downloaded iTunes 9.2 to some of their computers. #OMG #LOL #incompetence #attsucks

7:13 AM: Becky’s & my iPhones, waiting to be activated. They’re purty. #nerdporn http://twitpic.com/1ziurp
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7:17 AM: OMG I’M GETTING A FREE T-SHIRT

7:20 AM: My Sprint phone is about to be deactivated so my phone number can transfer over. Next update will be from my new iPhone.

8:03 AM: OMG I OWN AN IPHONE! http://tweetphoto.com/28863844
My new iPhone 4

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By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

CNN Breaking News — Defending champion Italy out of World Cup after 3-2 loss to Slovakia.

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By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

Isner beats Mahut at Wimbledon, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68. Match took 11 hours, 5 minutes, played over three days. Longest match in tennis history.

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By Brendan Loy

My new iPhone 4

Actually, two iPhones. I’m heading home to give Becky hers now.

WHEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

I’m officially waiting in line for an iPhone. #OMGDefiningDayOfTheDecade

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By Brendan Loy (Twitter/FriendFeed)

CNN Breaking News — Five Americans arrested on terror charges in Pakistan have been sentenced to 15 years each, officials said Thursday.

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