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iPhone 4 launch in Canada

Today the iPhone 4 launched in Canada. I decided to stop by the Vancouver Apple Store in Pacific Centre to check out the action.

People were lined up outside Pacific Centre, down Granville Street almost to Denman. Apple Store employees were generally milling about. One was handing out iPhone 4 cupcakes!

Inside Pacific Centre the line to the Apple Store was just as long. People had started lining up at 1 in the morning for this!

When I got to the front of the line the store was already open, before the mall’s normal opening of 10am. People were being let in one at a time to buy their new shiny toys. The benches at the front were set up with the new iPhones, and the banners and advertising was already up.

After spending 20 minutes hanging about, I got bored and checked out. I didn’t get a cupcake.

§1397 · July 30, 2010 · Apple · 2 comments · Tags: , ,

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§1389 · July 26, 2010 · Tweets · Comments Off ·

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Is this thing on? I’m trying out the WordPress iPhone app now. Maybe this means I can post proper posts instead of having weeks and weeks of twitter posts…

…if I can get used to thumb-typing longer pieces of text, that is.

§1388 · July 23, 2010 · Site News · 1 comment ·

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-19

  • I see Switzerland is the place to be if you're a child rapist. #
  • 9 was minding his business, talking to 10 about Gordie Howe's clothes. Why 7 8 9? Nobody knows. #
  • If you proposed having an annual event where an average of two horses died each year, you'd never be able to put it on. #
  • Yet the Calgary Stampede lives on. Three horses and one steer dies last year, and the death toll is four for this year so far. #
  • This year one horse was euthanized because it bucked so hard it broke its back. #
  • How can one be a programmer and not know what += means? #
  • RT @PBSNeedToKnow "Probably half the people who report that they have a food allergy don't" — Overdiagnosis? http://to.pbs.org/9q7rbi #
  • The only new iPhone you can get from Telus is the 8GB 3GS. Everything else is "refreshed". They must be preparing for iPhone 4… #
  • Good! RT @ctvbc BC Liberals' popularity tumbles as HST rolls in http://bit.ly/ckgahr #
  • Why did I wait so long to start following you, @oldspice? #
  • RT @news1130traffic Pattullo Bridge closed in both directions TFN due to a police incident #
  • With the Patullo shut down it's nice and quiet on our balcony for a change. #
  • I had a Tim Tam Slam for breakfast. #
  • Back seat on the SkyTrain! http://twitpic.com/258gfl #
  • Fuck you, Excel. Why are you changing "04-1916" into "5936"? #
  • Fans of Shakespeare! If you're on twitter, check out @IAM_SHAKESPEARE — tweeting every line of the complete works, 1 line every 10 minutes! #
  • RT @drjonboyg And this is why I'll keep being an iPhone user: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2010/07/android-junkware.html #
  • The death toll at the Calgary Stampede is now up to six. Congrats! #
  • Bison sausage best sausage. #
  • Uhoh! The Pinky Ponk is stuck in a tree! #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-12

  • Why is this MDS plot not working? #
  • They just changed the only bathroom on our floor from unisex to women's only, which is apparently against WorkSafe BC regulations. #
  • Anybody know how much data Google stores? #
  • Re google data use question: you're all a bunch of smartasses. Every answer was either "all of it" or "everything". You make me proud. #
  • HOLY SHIT. RT @CKNW NHL: Probert dead at 45: Former Red Wings enforcer Bob Probert was pronounced dead today… http://bit.ly/bBkGi1 #
  • Seen at Burrard SkyTrain station: a guy with a sign that read "FORESKIN IS FABULOUS" #
  • 5% left on my battery. Hope I make it to wo #
  • This is seriously the best thing ever. BP: Putting the "Fun" in Dysfunction http://bit.ly/9fLeS5 #
  • Who is this Prince guy anyways? #
  • Go Oranje! #
  • What was with the last five minutes in the Netherlands/Uruguay match? Was watching it without sound. Yellow card? Playing an extra 2 mins? #
  • Done and done. Two of you know what I'm talking about. #
  • S O C I A L I S M is here to stay. #samroberts #
  • Best nickname I've seen so far for the old GM Place (now Rogers Arena) is "The Call Centre". #canucks #
  • IM IN UR NAGIOZ MONITORIN UR SERVERZ #
  • Fuck. SkyTrain track fire at 29th Street. #
  • Well that delay wasn't too long. #skytrain #
  • Canucks are retiring Naslund's #19 Why? He was good, but worthy of a number retirement? #
  • Elizabeth has e coli. Also yeast and a bookworm. http://bit.ly/asxUmn #
  • Can someone please give @benkuchera a hug? He seems extra grumpy tonight. #
  • RT @stilkov Software patents just suck RT @merbist: wow the Shazam guys are real jerks: http://sites.google.com/site/redcodenl/ #
  • iPhone devs, is it possible to control the flash on the iPhone 4 without taking a picture? #
  • This is one of my all-time favourite pictures of Elizabeth: http://bit.ly/a7sJa4 #
  • YESSSSSSSSS! Judge Rules Gay Marriage Ban Unconstitutional http://bit.ly/bOdxen #
  • Nine problems in five months means goodbye Shaw, hello Telus. #
  • Crispy Bacon flavour potato chips? Yes please! #
  • Happy aphelion day! The Earth is at its farthest distance from the Sun today! #
  • Give the GameDeals Party Van a noble death! http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/bnc/zip/1829141969.html #
  • You can't get away from me! http://twitpic.com/24fj7r #
  • Go Oranje! #
  • As a hockey fan I'd like to say wow, soccer players are soft. #
  • …and soccer players whine too much. Soccer needs a 10 minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. #
  • They breed eyebrows well in Spain, don't they? #
  • This World Cup final is brought to you by Hallmark. #
  • How do you say "fuck" in Dutch? #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-05

  • I still think the Second Amendment ranks as the stupidest thing about the United States. #
  • Viral gastroenteritis can go to hell. #
  • RT @drjonboyg McLaren >>>> Ferrari, and this one reason why: http://is.gd/da38I #
  • Today is the 23rd birthday of the loonie! Happy birthday! #
  • RT @stephenfry Happy 143rd birthday, you dear, darling dominion. #CanadaDay #
  • Tora! Tora! Dora! #badkidmovies #
  • Having more than a gig of RAM in our computer is going to be nice. Hope I can pick it up from NCIX tomorrow! #
  • Hey Telus! What happened to my Visual Voicemail? #
  • I know some people in Hawaii who are going to be very happy with Netherlands' performance today. #worldcup #
  • OH: "Yesterday was our 4th of July." #
  • Just once I'd like an automatic WordPress upgrade to work. Doesn't matter if it's core, plugins, or themes, they all time out. #
  • What is this, Upset Day in the World Cup? #
  • OH GOD GHANA NOOOOOOO #
  • SkyTrain doesn't start running until 6:07. This makes it tough to catch at 5:40. #
  • Heading to Nanaimo! (@ Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal) http://4sq.com/93QbK #
  • Sharing a danish with mommy: http://twitpic.com/223agw #
  • We made it! (@ Departure Bay Ferry Terminal) http://4sq.com/bbJVV0 #
  • RT @timoreilly At Monticello, Jefferson’s Gardening Methods Endure http://nyti.ms/brYeJn #

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