{"id":33,"date":"2003-07-15T22:10:50","date_gmt":"2003-07-16T02:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=33"},"modified":"2005-12-04T08:11:55","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T13:11:55","slug":"intellectualpropertyoverdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/intellectualpropertyoverdose","title":{"rendered":"I<\/strong>ntellectual<\/em>P<\/strong>roperty<\/em>O<\/strong>ver<\/em>D<\/strong>ose<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m heading out to San Diego tomorrow, to see my good friend Ian, as well as some Contract Pharma<\/a> advertisers. Given the amount of traveling I do for the job, I decided it’d be in my best interest to get an MP3 player. Esp. since, during my recent flight to San Antonio, I essentially used my laptop for that function. At more than 7 lbs., it seemed a little inefficient.<\/p>\n

I had to choose between the iPod<\/a> and the Creative Labs Nomad Jukebox Zen<\/a>. Now that I’ve had it for a week, I have to admit, that Steve Jobs sure can make an elegant piece of hardware. The iPod may be the greatest invention in man’s history.<\/p>\n

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I’m heading out to San Diego tomorrow, to see my good friend Ian, as well as some Contract Pharma advertisers. Given the amount of traveling I do for the job, I decided it’d be in my best interest to get an MP3 player. Esp. since, during my recent flight to San Antonio, I essentially used … <\/p>\n

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