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So I got a Nexus One

Sometimes the reckless pace of modern life is just unbearable. No time to ponder on the meaning of things, no time to enjoy the wonders around us, no time for anything that really matters!
Remember how it used to be? Before the internet, before all this nonsense. When people actually took the time to write letters - on paper...




Ah, if I only I could say 'no' to this modern craze, and live my life at a more leisurely speed.

As it turns out, almost nobody can, but apparently Brightpoint Netherlands begs to differ, as they made a point of taking 6 full weeks to ship me a Nexus One - a mean speed of 1.37 km/h. That's probably slow enough to warrant some significant relativistic effects. I should have checked the phone clock - I'm sure it was several minutes ahead the rest of the world.

Anyway: here's the live blog (lies, it happened days ago) of the Big Event as it unfolds, with my impressions and unadulterated thoughts. Let's pretend it was exactly midnight (it almost was) when I first opened the courier box...

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