The day is here, Apple fanboys and fangirls!  Tech aficionados around the world are peaceably assembling at Apple Stores to be among the first to buy the latest iPhone. If you’re stuck in line, here are some links to pass the time (and allow you to avoid contact with other people):

You aren’t alone.  According to early reports, the lines out there look to match or exceed earlier iPhone releases, which leads analysts to predict sales of five to six million iPhones this weekend.

At least you’ll get something at the end.  Several homeless people were hired to wait in line for iPhones, but promises of $40 for their trouble went unfulfilled.  (As a side note, isn’t paying a homeless person to wait in line a low rung on the ladder that leads to hunting people for sport?)

Going gold? It may take a while.  If you’re looking for the Kenny Bania Edition of the iPhone, your wait may be a bit longer.  Due to popular demand Gold iPhones aren’t shipping until October.

Your kitty could get an iPhone!  The iPhone 5s’s thumbprint recognition feature has generated some buzz - and privacy concerns.  Turns out, it can recognize a cat’s paw print, too.

Your iPhone may murder you one day.  Scientists have created a polymer that “heals” itself, like the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day.  This isn’t directly iPhone-related, but if Siri ever becomes self-aware it could be a problem.