Apple sues Iraq for trademark violation

(AP) Apple has issued a cease-and-desist order to the UN-controlled nation of Iraq, claiming it is infringing upon its international trademark on its flagship product, the iPod. Listed top amongst it's reasons why is the "rounded corner shape, touchyness of controls, and strict rights management" that Apple says is distinctive of the iPod. It also adds that dyslexics may be confused and get the "q" and "P" mixed up. This comes on the heels of Apple's legal chase after the "Paypod", another product that may, in Apple's opinion, hinder iPod sales or weaken their rather extensive branding efforts.
"We here at Apple like to remind our consumers, through our exclusive iTunes compatibility and strict Digital Rights Management, that Apple is in complete control of what you are listening to, not the end user. Iraq, between taking our name and mimicing our control tactics, is weakening the iPod brand and potentially stealing our user-base."
A spokesperson for Iraq was not available.

Look it is the news

Whoa dudes.

Were you aware?

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nigh-weekend

So it is almost the weekend of Sam has nothing going on. Rock.

Watch this (apologies for the clip in the middle and the unsynched av. I didn't make it). and wish your cat was this cool. I wish my cat was that cool.

I have been getting the coolest spam....

Seriously, you guys. I have been productive-ish lately.

Paul and I finished the keyboard.... 'cept it don't work. We'll fix it later, we're just glad to be rid of the damned thing. I started a band (this is big for me, it is the first time I have started my own band and am in chargeish and whateverz.) We recorded some stuff last weekend. It is on the garageband, but most of it is less metal than the stuff on the garage band. So yes.

Also, I have been getting awesome spam lately. It shows up in my inbox and I give it the gmail STAR. I cannot wait for more (mostly because I can use it as lyrics). Here is an excerpt that has been spellchecked:

Fred had sold six Duplexes before twilight the next day. Well, as I was trying to say: I dont pretend to be a Rockefeller. Gene's thin hands were hard, and his eyes half friendly, half shrewd, altogether cynical. I believe, no matter how he kicks about it, he's secretly pleased when we sponge on him. But I dont intend to have any of those intellectual snobs in my house, not if I know it! Positively, Freddie ENJOYS being an old horse in a treadmill. Between us, weve got about a dollarand a half. Well, as I was trying to say: I dont pretend to be a Rockefeller. And that leaves you a really comfortable big living room and kitchen downstairs. Was that all that Howard and Sara wanted from him, just to back them up? Im not sure you approve, but I'm interested in radical labour unions, Mr. The doorbell rang then, and all the forgotten sorrows of life trooped in. Neither a borrower be nor a lender, like the fellow says. No man living can say Ive ever been a bother to nobody. Enos giggled,You wouldn't kid me, would you? He envied the clear light of Annabel in a foggy, complicated world. When his father was safely gone, Guy fretted:But lookit, Gene, of course. You'll have to put up ten thousand cash for a start. You'll have to put up ten thousand cash for a start.


Isn't that awesome? wouldn't those be great talking-lyrics? Lemme know what you think, ya?

streams and shit (drama? pf)

This blog entry is stream of thought- bear with me with the mispunctuations, etc. (although, since you are on the internet, you are probably pretty used to it)

My summer has gone as shittily as my spring. i've hung out with a couple people here and there, played one gig, and am currently staring at a minorly discolored spot on my cielng. This is how I am spending my life. Changing my sister's cat's litter box, working and staying at home on nights where my parents are gone and blogging. woo fucking hoo.This weekend was pretty good howeevr- mainly friday. I got an acoustic guitar, and went to a party. At said party, I met a girl, neat and cute who wants to get picked up yadda yadda, you know how the lyrics go. But I . for two summers in a arow, have hung out with her mere days before she goes off to school again. Is all college about drinking and sex? how about life? it just steems soooooooo

so pointless.

I don't really get it. Is this some giant fucking cosmic penance? what did I do to end up this pathetic?

Why does every girl who has ended up close to me said, "fuck this", and left? probably because of these blog posts. really.

Know what's really special about this summer? About this girl? she's called me once other than to invite me to the party.
know what is special about the two other girls I almost became close with this summer? The one decided she didn't like me and went to date one of my friends (which hurt, on the inside. fuck, this is emoemoemo emo bullshit.) the other girl, she decides she's going to blame me for telling her family something that they were very confrontational about (i did not tell her family anything). we've spoken once since she went into anger-mode and it was just kinda lukewarm small talk.

Man, looks like we could use some song lyrics here to round out this very xanguic blog entry.
Well fuck you. sing along to your motherfucking lo bitrate pirated music or your variable encoded bullshit itunes., Enjoy the side dish of DRM that comes with that bullshit apple is feeding you.

fucking whatever. I am sick and tired of being jerked around by complete assholes, I am sick of working, I am sick and tired of living with my family, I am sick of never having things to do, and I am sick
and
fucking
tired
of
trusting
people
only to have them throw me all their bullshit. This is an unbalanced equation, amigoz. What the fuck.

Widgets

Some of you may have noticed the MeeboMe widget embedded in my sidebar. It acts as a private chatbox, between my meebo acount, and your screen.


It also allows me to send text messages between browser tabs.
I'm all sorts of cool.

Recording, Death-o-betting-rama

First off, any federal service agents reading this blog, relax! I'm not really going to open up betting on the topic I say I'm going to open up betting on*!

*mostly because there'd be no one around to collect afterwards!


Recording is slow. I made a song that Fred from Hate Song wrote. My first attempt at rap (and I have to say, it's pretty bad. I'm awfully white. In fact, one might even go so far as to say I put the awful in awfully white.)
I also recorded two new tracks. Just lemme finish fine tuning them (tomorrow morning, bright and/or early) and I will post them on the GB.

Also, If my scanner isn't being a whiny little bitch, I will have new art in the flickr tomorrow morning.

Also, Paul and I are going to be finishing up our keyboard project. Fun stuff.


On to the Death-O-Betting-Rama:

In the comments, post what countries you think will be starting up World War Three!
Popular contenders to keep in mind are:
The United States
The United Kingdom
Iran
the Shiite Iraq
the Sunni Iraq
the Puppet Iraq controlled by the United States
Israel
the Puppet Israel controlled by the United States
a new state of Palestine (Hezbollah)
Cuba
India
Pakistan
Burma
North Korea
China
Japan
South Korea

Personally, I think Japan will forgo the US's protection, side with China and form the Chino-Japan Empire. They will then take out North Korea, and possibly Burma. The US and UK will retaliate (because we just hate when other countries flex their muscles into our economy) and counter attack. Because our forces will be spread so thin, a united Muslim group (oh man is that a laugh. Seriously, they should start to agree on things and not be so divided- they'd get a lot more accomplished) would eliminate the secular state of Israel, and the United States occupation of Iraq. Eventually, the US will be a non-threat to either of these groups, and the two new superpowers (the Asian empire, and the United Nation of Islam) will ignore the U.S.
In the meantime, Fidel Castro will have died, and the Cuban nation will be torn apart by civil war. The U.S. will try to intervene, but the side we join will lose, due to strategic oversight. Cuba will then begin bombarding us with missiles and other lethal but largely ineffective conventional weapons and people in China will pick up their newspapers and shake their heads, "More fighting in the Americas? When will people get along?"

The Eraser, etc.

So apparently I am completely full of lies about that whole weekend update thing.
Got pretty busy with a completely mcawesome project.

I'm sure all six people that read my blog are very dissappointed in me not updating. Including Mr or Ms Kansas- leave a comment if you read! tell me how I am boring or need to update more, at least.

I also got the album "The Eraser". If you enjoyed Amnesiac more than Kid A, DEFINITELY get this album. Otherwise, you should probably get it anyways.

Updates will resume sometime.

Sunday? maybe?


#EDIT

(from an instant messaging conversation,)
[22:21] girl: Yeah, but now that reminds me of how many people I need to write to yet this summer!
[22:22] boy: Better get on that.
[22:24] girl: I know... I wish I was better at keeping in touch, but it takes a lot of work to write a letter and by the time I get around to mailing it, the contents of the letter have already changed

It's impressive how many things are metaphors for other things in life.