My iPad brings all the boys to the yard

Still beautiful, luckily. Ithaca is giving you slackers who spent yesterday working a chance to redeem yourselves.

You're probably not reading this today. Why? Because as I write this post, chances are you're in line for a new iPad, which was released today. Why am I not in line? You might ask. Well, it's quite simple actually- I don't really need to pay 500 bucks for something I already have.

Buying an iPad is
Like paying for condoms with
A vasectomy

Sorry for the crude analogy. But seriously. I can see the merit of an iPad. It's small and very convenient for someone who doesn't have a laptop. It's like an iPhone, but easier to navigate, and without the phone part. There are all sorts of cool things that it could do using the touch technology, and I can really understand it. However, if you have a laptop and have an iPhone, there's not much reason for it. Anything I might use the iPad for I could use my computer for more efficiently. The iPad cannot multitask and just in general is an unnecessary novelty for a laptop-owner. But, since it's Apple- everyone, of course, needs to have one. So let's all just run out to the Apple store like the sheep we are and buy those iPads that will fill no existing void.

Really though, Steve Jobs is a genius. Anything he makes, people will instantly find a need for, even if they didn't think they had any use for it before. The iPad will come in handy to tons of people, and if I had one I probably would find it invaluable too. Only it costs $500 and I'm not about to spend that on something I really don't need at all and wouldn't use too much.