Greg

Member since: Feb 19th, 2006

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Giveaway: have an iPhone on us! (Engadget)

Jun 30th 2007 9:09PM A Short Play (Caps are the usual for screenplays, I'm not *that* obnoxious.)

INTERIOR, DAYLIGHT. BLACK AND WHITE. CUE INTRO MUSIC ("2001: A Space Odyssey" theme).

CAMERA FADES IN, LOW ANGLE SHOT OF "iPHONE" BOX ON DESK. SLOW PAN UP AND OVER TOP, WE SEE THAT BOX IS EMPTY, WITH NOTE READING "YOU ARE NOT A WINNER" TAPED TO INSIDE LID.

CUT TO REAR SHOT OF MAN WITH HEAD IN HANDS. THE BOX SITS BEFORE HIM ON DESK.

Jimmy Deskulto (30-something, balding tech guy, he wears a t-shirt that says "My Other Car Is
Paid For", and is talking on a cell phone that appears to be a prototype for a
small SUV):

"I don't get it, mom. There I was, sitting at the Apple Store for seventeen
days, which was one whole day longer than when Star Wars I came out... no,
ma, I didn't wear my Vader costume... yes, I know Vader was taller than 5'3"
but that's not the point... and sure enough, I'm first in line. They open
up and there's this weird dude with glasses and a button that says 'Bill for
Dark Overlord '08 ' on it... I figure, whatever, they're just having fun.
Then I get home, and I find this, along with a little coupon that says 'Zune
Pwns Joor Boxor' on it. Hello, Mom? Mom?? Hang on, I have to move to a
better spot, I'm losing you..."

SOUND OF A LARGE FORKLIFT.

CUT TO BLANK SCREEN WITH VOICEOVER BY THAT GUY WHO DOES ALL THE MOVIE TRAILERS. YES, DON SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, THE GUY WHO ALWAYS SOUNDS OMINOUS EVEN WHEN HE'S ANNOUNCING A NEW PIXAR FLICK. YEAH, HIM.

Don: "In a world where Microsoft once roamed free, a young man seeks solace in
the dawning of a new civilization and its' technology. But a new wind was
about to blow. This summer in theaters, experience firsthand the horror,
as you join him in his journey to find his true identity in the face of
ultimate hardship."

Sadly, stories like this are all too common. Please, help me kill Bill. Any one of us could be the next Jimmy.

FCC says VoIP providers are just like other telecoms (Download Squad)

Mar 7th 2007 10:39AM That's fine and dandy, but as a 911 dispatcher for a major city, I think people should know that several VoIP services are *still* not in compliance with Federal mandates for providing your location during a 911 call.

Normally, we get an Automatic Location Identifier (ALI) with an Emergency Service Number (ESN) that tells the system 1) which city/town's 911 call center to route to, and 2) where the phone is physically located (in the case of landlines). VoIP companies don't yet integrate into these systems well in a lot of cases. A simple solution would be to require people to put in their location before they log into the software, but people would cry "foul" with privacy concerns. Personally, I'd sacrifice that minor detail to be able to get help when I needed it, but as of right now, caveat emptor in regards to 911.