iPod-Jacked

Rick and Roll writes "In a story on Wired, entitled Feel Free to Jack Into My iPod, an iPod owner shares experiences he has had with other iPod owners, namely the plugging of his headphones into a stranger's jack. It began when a woman in her 30's walked up to him while he was on a walk, unplugged her headphone jack from her iPod, and motioned for him to plug his in. They then listened to each other's music for about 30 seconds. He has then shared with about a dozen iPod listeners, with most of the strangers reciprocating. According to the article, the practice has also cropped up in other communities. Listeners acquire tastes for different kinds of music, just like on internet/LAN file sharing networks. An interesting read."

Comments

This is almost as stupid as

[strictnein]

This is almost as stupid as how jeep owners (especially jeep wrangler owners) wave to each other when they pass. Wooopppeee Fucken doo!

Ughh....

Real life is not this cool...

[ryanvm]

This sounds cool, but the reality is that I'd feel like a total jackass making some hottie listen to 30 seconds of "Duran Duran".

Yeah, but ...

[s20451]

Yeah, but what's the point? Apple users always seem to be out front with style and art. You would expect an iPod user to be listening to something cool, funky, and unusual (like all the people in the article).

By comparison PC users are the slack-jawed yokels of the computer world. This is true by design: Windows is intended to be a mass-market operating system. Get a bunch of PC users with iPod-equivalents, and what will they share? The latest bubblegum, sound-alike, pop drivel. And they will think it's cool.

When the PC world catches up, they will pummel this good idea into the ground. Mark my words.

Re:Very 1st Walkman Ever Had Dual Headphone Abilit

[Cthefuture]

The problem with a Walkman is that it's not expensive enough to put you in the "club" as it were.

Like Porsche, Corvette, and Mac owners. There may be a lot of them but they're "better" than everyone else.

Same holds for the gianormous, heavy, expensive iPod.

The secret to dealing with rap

[TheOnlyCoolTim]

You have to learn to laugh at the absurdness and flat-out ridiculous nature of rap. I mean, when DMX busts out about how he's about to deliver to you, it's hilarious. It's like he's wearing UPS brown shorts. "X gon' give it to ya! Sign here please!"

Tim

Re:The secret to dealing with rap

[Durandal64]

But no man! Rap is about oppression ... and a bunch of other deep stuff! Ya homie. Allz us deep-thinkin mofo's be talkin' like dis. Weeeeeerd.

It's about ignoring each other's differences.

[Ayanami Rei]

By accentuating the physical differences to hyperbole, we can cut to the heart of Apple's message: Powerbooks are suitable for everyone. It makes the "sameness" stand out.

They're all fags^H^H^H^Happle-users at heart.

Awwwww...