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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."
Stories like this get posted because the iPod is one of the most popular geek toys out there. And one of the coolest. Neat, different uses of cool toys - sounds like a Slashdotter's wet dream to me.
Seeing technology change people's behaviour also ranks up there for brownie points.
Sometimes it's nice to read something that isn't about in-fighting, the US government vs the tin foil hats, or some corporation doing yet another evil thing.
Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
Oh come on... this isn't a troll, I found that funny... I'm still laughing actually...
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Alright, you've hit a nerve now. The one day I actually bought a copy of Penthouse letters when I meant to buy a trusty old Penthouse.
Can you believe that shit really is full of letters? What the hell?!?!