Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Today I discover my 15" Macbook Pro battery dies the instant it's unplugged. It's less than a year old, it should be fine, but it's not. I know there's been problem after problem with batteries getting too hot, and even bubbling, but thankfully, mine is just dead cells, I think. I made an appointment at the Apple store Genius Bar to see if maybe it'll be a free fix because my computer is under a...
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Today I discover my 15″ Macbook Pro battery dies the instant it’s unplugged. It’s less than a year old, it should be fine, but it’s not. I know there’s been problem after problem with batteries getting too hot, and even bubbling, but thankfully, mine is just dead cells, I think. I made an appointment at the Apple store Genius Bar to see if maybe it’ll be a free fix because my computer is under a year old. I know the Genius Bar gets a bad rap sometimes, but so far, I’ve had a lot of good luck with their help. I wonder if a shop like Best Buy dares have a free Geek Squad type of “bar” in their store to teach people how to use cameras, video cameras, and fix shit. That’s the next level of customer service. As long as it’s appointment, and the people are trained, it should work.
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Today, a truck comes and the guy says, they have a shipment. I expect a box or something but it's larger than that. It's a big ass box. The new printer. This thing looks like an ink jet, but imagine, it's 80 pounds. Guess what? We can make archival prints. Hopefully good and big ones too. But don't get ideas, friends! This is a work tool. I'll keep you updated as to how it works out and so on.
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Today, a truck comes and the guy says, they have a shipment. I expect a box or something but it’s larger than that. It’s a big ass box. The new printer. This thing looks like an ink jet, but imagine, it’s 80 pounds. Guess what? We can make archival prints. Hopefully good and big ones too. But don’t get ideas, friends! This is a work tool. I’ll keep you updated as to how it works out and so on. Maybe we can make prints for Baseman who I met today. Gary Baseman is an interesting fellow. You can know him one way, which is when you seem him out, working and being the public man, then you can know him personally, and well, it’s a bit different, but that’s when you see the diligence, hard work, business, and overall viewpoint of what he’s doing, why, and more. But why he has to look so gangster in his photos, even at a breakfast meeting… I have no idea. Check out Factor’s Deli on Pico one day, it’s a pretty good place. Gary’s going to be in the GR Biennale, so we were trying to work out some details.
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At GR2, we were interviewed for the Appleseed DVD. It's a new version that has John Woo involved, so you an expect the action to be fast paced and tight. I'm not sure where anime is going, but it's getting a decent push in the US, and this is all moving forward with new techniques and style. I can't say I watched a ton of Appleseed way back, but it was a hot title back in the day. The shoot was...