One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Monday, 1 December 2003

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The Guts of a New Machine
I made a jokey observation that before long somebody would probably start making white headphones so that people carrying knockoffs and tape players could fool the world into thinking they had trendy iPods.

Jobs shook his head. ''But then you meet the girl, and she says, 'Let me see what's on your iPod.' You pull out a tape player, and she walks away.'' This was an unanticipated, and surprisingly persuasive, response.

It's easy to see why Jobs gets under people's skin and it's easy to see why he's so admired and so successful. Everything he does is about being the 'cool' guy. This is the guy who gets laid, and he can help you feel sexy too. Steve's got it goin' on.

< 4:40:04 PM >

Rob Walker has written an extensive study of the iPod in the New York Times Magazine called The guts of a new machine. In between describing the iPod's impact on the industry and Apple itself, Walker speaks with Apple CEO Steve Jobs and vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive about the music player. [MacCentral]

An enormous article on a tiny machine.

< 4:09:32 PM >

Israeli and Palestinian activists launched an unofficial peace treaty today that is opposed by officials on both sides. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

< 4:04:55 PM >

UN campaign marks World AIDS Day
Two United Nations agencies marked World AIDS Day by kicking off a campaign to provide three million HIV-infected people with the latest drugs by 2005. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

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The US health chief urges a new offensive against Aids, as the UN unveils plans to help millions of HIV patients. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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The World Health Organization plans to begin delivering antiretroviral drugs to three million patients by the end of 2005. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

< 1:13:54 AM >

More than 21,000 Ontarians without power for third day
More than 21,000 Ontarians are still without power after a powerful storm knocked out electricity Friday. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

We haven't lost our power but the wind is howling again tonight.

< 12:53:27 AM >

Khadr returns weeks after release from Guantanamo Bay
A Canadian who disappeared after being released from Guantanamo Bay last month has returned home. F U L L S T O R Y
[CBC News]

< 12:52:22 AM >

Buy Canadian rock and contribute to African AIDS Relief. You can buy the CD online from A&B Sound (or at their stores in Winnipeg). Available 10 December 2003. Congratulations to all involved.

< 12:28:27 AM >

Ugandan Aids orphan Florence Namukwaya looks after 13 others. To mark World Aids Day, she tells her story. [Guardian Unlimited]

< 12:27:40 AM >

Military officials said it was the largest battle in Iraq since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein's government. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

< 12:25:30 AM >

It's sad when one of Canada's exports is corporate media censorship. This New Zealand Herald column dissects in some detail the chilling effect Canadian ownership may be having on newsrooms here and there. [montreal city weblog]