Kevin and Alex Buy a Plane
Friday, September 26th, 2008 running time 53:11
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Started discussion: September 26, 2008 @ 3:50pm GMT
Episode 169 - Kevin and Alex Buy a Plane [Discussion]
Live Diggnation in London on October 10th!!! iPhone Developers go from Rags to Riches, T-Mobile G1 First Hands On, Heads are Rolling on Digg.com, Two Guys Pretend to Make Out Behind CNN Reporter, Will Ferrel Answers Questions from Internet Fans.
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nigm
9 months ago
Uhhhhh... It is just me, or does the XViD download lag a lot? Almost seems like the audio lags couple seconds
AndyAldrich
9 months ago
I have one gripe: When Kevin said that the Zune's bootload sequence wasn't stylish enough to be apple. Surely the purpose of a boot sequence is to load the OS. If you make a boot sequence pretty, you're wasting time loading that prettiness, therefore going against the rationale of a boot sequence?
I guess I'd be happy with DOS though.
I realise I've just alienated half of the forums, I apologise!
I guess I'd be happy with DOS though.
I realise I've just alienated half of the forums, I apologise!
derfbwh
9 months ago
Why is this topic so dead with only two replies? Did people not enjoy this week's episode? I thought it was a pretty good one, with interesting stories.
shanmac
9 months ago
Alex and paying for apps.
I find it disturbing to say the least that Alex thinks all apps should be free. Has he no respect for developers and all their hard work. Kevin seems to get this a bit better. Maybe it is just me, but Alex seems to be getting more annoying by the episode.
murder1
9 months ago
In reply to shanmac:
I find it disturbing to say the least that Alex thinks all apps should be free. Has he no respect for developers and all their hard work. Kevin seems to get this a bit better. Maybe it is just me, but Alex seems to be getting more annoying by the episode.
Did you even finish the episode? He said that he now realizes that they don't have to be free. If you go from everything being free to having to buy some stuff it is a little 'disturbing'.
badgrenola
9 months ago
Awesome episode, and that plane looks freaking COOL. If I can just sort out the whole 'paying for it' thing...
truebullfan
9 months ago
That book Kevin was mentioning "Predictable Irrational" seemed pretty interesting. I am a psych major so that might be it.
apotropaic
9 months ago
Android UI
Hey Kevin I will look forward to you getting your digg ui guys to transform android! I can confirm that every single aspect a transformable... I totally caught what you meant by replacing explorer.exe from the old days! Replacing explorer.exe was essentially replacing the shell for windows and thus the entire look and feel of windows. In Android platform it would basically give you the ability to replace the home screen. If you do replace the home screen and the ui at digg and what not you must admit, the status bar at the top that sends you notifications that you can drag down is kick ass! That must stay. Anyway, I am looking forward to android phones, I will have to pass on t-mobile even though they are being awesome and not making up special android pricing plans or special rules for it. Which means they will unlock the phone FOR YOU after 90 days of it being activated so eBay will have many of them by years end.
magnum80
9 months ago
Bier Mug / Stein
Funny show! I liked how they got excited about the plane.Kevin's Stein from Germany was probably not from "Zinn" but made of (=tin). :p









