What I am Going Through Waiting for My Own OLPC

13 Dec 2007
   
   
   
   
   

By James Chung with apologies to Mr. Watterson

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Posted by Guest Writer on December 13, 2007 in Countries: Canada, Sales Talk: G1G1, Countries: USA
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This is what I'm doing waiting for a 'Shipped' email: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/online_package_tracking.png from http://xkcd.com/281/

(PS. *this^* is CC -by-nc.) Waterson is one of the most ripped off comic artists out there as he's never authorized *any* merch. All those Calvin's peeing on things are unauthorized.

isforinsects | December 13, 2007 1:29 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

You strip img tags? Lame!

xkcd: Online Package Tracking

isforinsects | December 13, 2007 1:39 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

And href tags.

http://xkcd.com/281/

isforinsects | December 13, 2007 1:40 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

Updated your comment to make it all work.

Wayan | December 13, 2007 1:45 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

Yup, that's pretty much me these days. Thanks to PayPal being odd about remembering addresses, mine is actually traveling to an old address first, adding another level of twitch factor about when I'll actually receive it.

Alex Wolfe | December 13, 2007 1:50 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

Just a question, if any one knows, do we have to wait 12 hours to charge the XO before we, I mean, our kids can play with it? Because THAT will make it unbearable.

John | December 13, 2007 3:30 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

Drew says the battery came fully charged.

My concern is the LCD screen... I think I should buy the screen protector before it comes. So I can apply it before I turn it on...

James C. | December 13, 2007 3:53 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

From what I've seen, the batteries are arriving fully charged. I don't know if that will be true across the board, but there's hope at least.

Alex Wolfe | December 13, 2007 4:03 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

What about Canada? G1G1 hasn't posted shipping information for Canada yet! I only got a form-letter response for US ship dates.

Brett | December 13, 2007 10:31 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

The OLPC will run off the AC adapter, so you can learn the ropes while the battery is charging.

Another Canuck waiting for G1G1 news. I don't mind waiting, but I wish that they would improve their communications to us. If they ship to Canada January or February, fine. (Granted, I'm lucky and can beg and borrow time on developer models). I can bottle up the anticipation as long as it has a known best before date. But right now I'm concerned that they may have bumped into some sort of import/export controls.

Jordan | December 13, 2007 11:46 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

best post ever. From all the internets.

alexandre van de sande | December 14, 2007 7:28 AM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

All this activity reminds me of the early days of the Altair, when one buyer even camped out in the MITS parking lot waiting for them to build his machine.

Have fun, everyone!

Jecel Assumpcao Jr | December 14, 2007 11:51 AM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

A G1G1 has landed in Biloxi, Mississippi according to a user in IRC today.

isforinsects | December 14, 2007 12:59 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

I ordered the first day, and I live in San Jose, California. At 10 a.m. the Federal Express guy came and gave me my XO. Now to explore it for the weekend.

Steve Cisler | December 15, 2007 3:47 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)

My experience, in comics form:

http://flickr.com/photos/johnralston/2111888086/

Of course, my comics take place in 1917 right now, but you get the idea!

John Ralston | December 15, 2007 7:12 PM | Vote up Vote down (Score: 0)
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