Rather than wait in line here for an iPhone (it's 110+ here in Phoenix today)....I'm doing so virtually with Robert Scoble and others at the Palo Alto Apple store via UStream.tv.
As of 4:20PM Thursay Pacific Time, there are 248...scratch that 251...I mean 256....uh, 267....no 273 people....ugh, I give up....the number of people virtually lined up at this time is 270+. I wonder how high this is going to get? The audio is a bit rough, but for some reason I'm having too much fun watching.
Wow, 344 viewers as of 4:28. Ugh, it's 30 seconds later and not there are 360+. This is something else. Hope the UStream.tv servers hold up!
As of 4:53PM, Robert says there are about 35 people in line.
I'm guessing they're plugged in?? Or someone is re-charging their batteries??
As of 5PM the video keeps dropping although the audio seems to stay on most of the time. Evidently they are using the WiFi from the Apple store and a shoe store next door is providing power. I wonder if that'll last through the night.
Update: 10:02PM. Bill Atkinson is camping out at the Palo Alto Apple store too, waiting for his iPhone. He's been talking about topics ranging from Bayesian programming to fine art photography. Here's the video stream.


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