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Waiting in Line

I’m in line, as I write this, waiting to buy an iPhone. Yesterday I bought a 3G ExpressCard for my MBP, and discovered that it doesn't work very well. I gave it to my buddy Mike to use, and he’s sharing the internet connection over WiFi (it seems to work much better for him).
A while ago one of the store employees came out (this was after a FedEx delivery at about 1300) and said, “I can’t reveal specific inventory levels, but all of you,” as he gestured to the whole line, "will be getting an iPhone."

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It’s now 1428. Less than four hours to go…
Update (1438): I’ve just plugged the MBP into my buddy’s Vector Power Supply. Among other things, it includes a 200 W power inverter.

Wow. Shit is going overboard

Ugh. What incredible bullshit. A high school senior was arrested for something he wrote for class. All the conservative, uptight fucks in this country need to go jump in the ocean and leave.

Boo. SpaceX Scrubbed for the Day

As of 1712, they are beginning scrub procedures. This means they will not launch today, and it sounds like they may not launch for 24-48 hours. They will begin de-tanking (removing fuel) shortly. Sigh.

Damn. SpaceX Abort

Demo Flight 2 has been aborted with less than 3 minutes to go. The rocket was secured (a pretty exciting process to watch and listen to), and the countdown stopped at T -00:01:02. I'm still waiting to see what the outcome is.
They're just now saying they're going to spend the next 10 minutes to assess why they aborted.

SpaceX Launch in 5 Minutes

This is very exciting. I'm watching the webcast right now. I hope it goes well...