Enjoy your i(dentityTheft)Phone

From The Blog of M'Gath we get a link to this article by Michael Tiemann decrying the fact that AT&T wants your SSN so they can do a credit check before they activate your iPhone. I hate to tell you, folks: this is nothing new. They've been requiring a SSN to set up an account for as long as I can remember.

We have a national ID -- we've had it for half a century or more. It sucks, but I don't think it's practical to put that particular genie back in the bottle. The best we can do is patch the system so that identity theft isn't a simple matter of getting hold of a single number that's not all that hard to obtain.

No, I don't know how to do that.

Now that you have your MP3 player...

... what use do you have for those headphone jacks on your airplane seat?

How about recharging your MP3 player?

(from Gizmodo

Extreme gadget lust

Never mind the iPhone: OpenMoko: The Revolution to "Free Your Phone" is Coming July 9th, 2007

Neo Base -- everything the mobile application developer needs to enjoy the benefits of the first freed phone, the Neo 1973:

* Neo 1973 (GTA01B_v4)
* Battery
* Stylus
* Headset
* AC Charger
* Phone Pouch
* Lanyard
* SanDisk 512MB MicroSD Card
* Mini USB Connectivity Cable

Neo Advanced -- everything the mobile device hacker wants to get down and dirty with the first freed phone, the Neo 1973:

* Neo 1973 (GTA01B_v4)
* Battery (2x)
* Stylus
* Headset
* AC Charger
* Phone Pouch
* Lanyard
* SanDisk 512MB MicroSD Card (2x)
* Mini USB Connectivity Cable (2x)
* USB Host Mode Cable
* Debug Flex Cable
* Debug Board v2 (JTAG and serial console)
* Ruggedized Toolbox with shoulder strap
* Guitar Pick (for opening case)
* Torx T6 screwdriver
...
We're going to sell the Neo Base for $300. The Neo Advanced will be $450.

GTA02 (AKA: The Mass Market Neo 1973) is on schedule to go on sale in October. It will have the following new hardware components:

* 802.11 b/g WiFi
* Samsung 2442 SoC
* SMedia 3362 Graphics Accelerator
* 2 3D Accelerometers
* 256MB Flash

We will sell this device through multiple channels. Direct from openmoko.com, the price will be $450 for the Neo Base and $600 for Neo Advanced.

I may wait -- I really want the WiFi and the faster CPU. A camera would be nice, but I have one of those.

(from gizmodo)

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Tracks, and an unexpected luncheon

Did a little minor work on "Bugs", fixing a couple of too-quiet first words. I don't know why I tend to do that, but I do. I'm getting better; the older tracks are the worst. Fortunately a 3dB boost in Audacity is all it takes.

A little before lunch I was talking with a coworker who was in the process of moving his files onto a new MacBook Pro. I noticed an audacity icon on his desktop, so the talk quickly turned to audio. By that time it was lunchtime, and the little deli in our building was closed for the holiday, so we headed out to an Indian buffet at Cafe Bombay. In my car. With the latest dump CD in the player.

We got through most of the CD, and I got some good feedback, so I wound up counting it as a business lunch and picking up the tab. At his suggestion, I'm going to try swapping "Bugs" and "Barratry" because "Bugs" and "Vampire", which currently follows it, are a little too close in tempo, playing style, and key.

Didn't make quite as much progress this evening as I wanted to, but things are progressing.