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Spaceman wrote:

Are iPods the new bible?

Yes.

I, for one, am fully in favor of bulletproof iPods.

if I were in a war zone I'd have a bible loaded on my ipod just for good luck

I kind of feel bad for saying this, and I admit I'm not as soldier... but if one were on patrol in a place where one might get shot at, wouldn't listening to an iPod constitute an unnecessary distraction/risk?

Otoh, if he were just carrying (not listening to) it along for luck, or sentimental reasons, or because stuff left in the barracks tends to walk away, well, good on him, and regardless, I guess it was the right decision in this instance.

Aqua OS X wrote:

Spaceman wrote:

Are iPods the new bible?

Yes.

Figuratively if you're an Apple fan boy, literally if you've transferred the bible onto your iPod.

I only have part of it on my iPod at any given time.

But I only have a 4GB mini.
And my battery is starting to suck - looks like I need to order one of those kits.

Last edited by resedit (2007-04-06 12:27 am)

dvpierce wrote:

I kind of feel bad for saying this, and I admit I'm not as soldier... but if one were on patrol in a place where one might get shot at, wouldn't listening to an iPod constitute an unnecessary distraction/risk?

i'm glad somebody said this, i was definitely thinking it.

I also often have my ipod with me but am not listening to it.

If he was listening to a song we'd have a link to the music store, what more proof do you need.

MacMonkey wrote:

Maybe they should make iSkins in kevlar now.

Screw that, just make body armour out of ipods.

Spaceman wrote:

Has anyone seen the other pics from that story?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tiki/44562 … ppleusers/

I would not react that well to being shot!

I wouldn't react that well if someone shot my iPod!

thelegendofjohn wrote:

dvpierce wrote:

I kind of feel bad for saying this, and I admit I'm not as soldier... but if one were on patrol in a place where one might get shot at, wouldn't listening to an iPod constitute an unnecessary distraction/risk?

i'm glad somebody said this, i was definitely thinking it.

guys he probably dosen't listen to it while he is out doing patrols etc. He prob just keeps it on his so that when he gets some downtime he can kick on some tunes and escape the hell that is around him for a few minutes.

They'd be digging parts of Zune out of him.

HackerJax wrote:

thelegendofjohn wrote:

dvpierce wrote:

I kind of feel bad for saying this, and I admit I'm not as soldier... but if one were on patrol in a place where one might get shot at, wouldn't listening to an iPod constitute an unnecessary distraction/risk?

i'm glad somebody said this, i was definitely thinking it.

guys he probably dosen't listen to it while he is out doing patrols etc. He prob just keeps it on his so that when he gets some downtime he can kick on some tunes and escape the hell that is around him for a few minutes.

Yeah, I doubt he was actually listening to it at the time. Glad that he is okay.

Aqua OS X wrote:

dvpierce wrote:

I kind of feel bad for saying this, and I admit I'm not as soldier... but if one were on patrol in a place where one might get shot at, wouldn't listening to an iPod constitute an unnecessary distraction/risk?

Otoh, if he were just carrying (not listening to) it along for luck, or sentimental reasons, or because stuff left in the barracks tends to walk away, well, good on him, and regardless, I guess it was the right decision in this instance.

I would imagine he was not wearing his ear buds at the time.
I would wager common sense like that kicks in fairly quickly when you're in a country where thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people are trying to kill you on a daily basis.

Yeah that's what I thought.. All I know is that the only way that I'd be carrying my iPod and not listening to it is if the battery died and I've tried all available methods to revive it including wiring in my cellphone battery with a random metal wire or piece of cable lying on the street (I've actually done this once). In my case both batteries have a similar voltage. No, it didnt work. But back to my point, I'm just too addicted to my iPod. Even if I was walking through Iraq with a target painted on me, I'd probably be listening to my ipod (yes, I know I'm stupid.)