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Gundem
11/19/09

In reply to Google Chrome OS Liveblog Today
Metroid Prime.
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Evangelion
11/19/09

@Gundem: ^^
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Nathan Obbards
11/19/09

In reply to Google Chrome OS Liveblog Today
''In Chrome OS, every application is a web application.''

''ALL data in Chrome OS is in the cloud.''

My biggest fear has been confirmed. No Chrome OS for me.
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OCEntertainment
11/19/09

@Nathan Obbards: As for me, I'm still waiting to see a single example of Google actually misusing this power for malicious purposes. As opposed to potentially misusing it. But that's just me. ;-)
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darkmonk04
11/19/09

@OCEntertainment: I think Google has held up a reputation of keeping your information secure, but I don't like the idea of EVERYTHING being stored in the cloud. Seems like it might be inconvenient.
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OCEntertainment
11/19/09

@darkmonk04: That's a good point. Google recently started some kind of initiative to give you an out if you want to pull your data from their servers and go somewhere else with it. So maybe that will be helpful. Perhaps, though, a piece of software for offline syncing would be in order? I mean, I realize "syncing" is kind of the opposite of the point here, but I really truly doubt Google's dumb enough to think that folks will entrust their entire workflow to internet availability. Not with as often as people lose connectivity/servers go down.
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KhaiJB
11/19/09

In reply to Google Chrome OS Liveblog Today
so. a year away from anything serious end user wise.. ok.

the main question then is hardware support and how are they going to get manufacturers to support it?
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TheCrudMan
11/19/09

In reply to Google Chrome OS Liveblog Today
Am I the only one who thinks that Google can't (or rather doesn't) make very nice GUIs? I don't want to use any of their web stuff for more than like 2 minutes..
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Nathan Obbards
11/19/09

@TheCrudMan: I much prefer it to IE or FF.
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met2art
11/19/09

@TheCrudMan: I prefer Google interfaces. I get annoyed with IE/FF/Safari very quickly. I just want to get my work done, and not be oohing and aahing over the interface. With the Google interfaces everything is where I need it, simple, clean and uncluttered. But, I understand we allhave different tastes and needs.
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OCEntertainment
11/19/09

@met2art: True. Some of us would like to use our ocean-themed Firefox skin with our dolphin-cursor that goes "ssswwsssshshhshhhs" like an ocean everytime you click. And error messages that sound like foghorns. At full volume.
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jakemg
11/19/09

@Nathan Obbards: +1. Chrome is my preferred browser. I also love the Gmail interface. And I have an Android phone. Also Google Talk, Google Voice, Google Calendar. Google owns 75% of my soul at this point.
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Nathan Obbards
11/19/09

@jakemg: After FF got slower than molasses I switched to Chrome and haven't looked back (though I do miss AdBlock and Flash block). Fastest browser out there for me and more user friendly to me than Opera. Gmail can be a pain sometimes, but it's better than all but Online MS Exchange.
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TheCrudMan
11/19/09

@met2art:
Why did everyone assume I was talking about Chrome?

I'm talking about Gmail, google docs, google earth, google maps...all the online stuff.

I understand the point of lightweight stuff for the web and visual flash is not what I meant by nice.

I find google interfaces incredibly cluttered. Gmail is a clusterfuck. Google Earth is as well. Google docs is too, but then again so is MS office and every other app like that...

I don't like them for a lack of visual flashiness, I don't like them because they're not nice places to be because they are cluttered, improperly laid out (IMO), and generally discomforting...maybe I'm the only one and if so that is fiiiiine..I just won't use chrome OS if it's the same way. That's why I asked if I was the only one.

Oh as for Apple, they did spartan interfaces correctly. The realized we can learn iconography really fast and don't need everything to be text (yes yes the web I know I know) a'la Gmail.
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daftrok
11/19/09

@Nathan Obbards: Isn't it kind of sad that Firefox blocks all these advertisements and its STILL slower than Chrome?
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Nathan Obbards
11/19/09

@daftrok: Hell yes it is. I'll have FF time out on my school's internet sometimes, and that's with it optimized. Chrome literally loads 2-4x faster than FF.
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met2art
11/19/09

@TheCrudMan: I realized you weren't speaking solely of Chrome, just thought I'd throw my thoughts in there. My Gmail interface is clean, nicely laid out, and I moved things to where I like them, and got rid of the parts that are rarely used. Ditto with my other Google-related interfaces. It's an aesthetic that is minimal and makes it easier for me to concentrate on what I'm there to do.

I don't care for Apple interfaces very much, they are usable but too visually over-designed for my taste (likewise with Windows' Aero). Any time I see a lot of rounded edges, shadows, highlights and glassy bits... well, I find it childish and a waste of time. To me they represent space and resources that could be put to better use. I'm an artist, and I enjoy art... but I don't need my tools to be pretty, just functional.

#tips
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TheCrudMan
11/19/09

@met2art:
I've always found apple's interfaces to be highly functional...they're about form and function merging not about form over function. Even things that you might consider just for flash, like say, cover flow, are valuable features. As a video editor I use coverflow regularly to flip through and quickly preview clips, or to find one I want when my labeling is ambiguous or if I am on a project that's not worth labeling.
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met2art
11/19/09

@TheCrudMan: I don't like coverflow, but that's good that it works for you. I personally prefer looking at thumbnails arranged by shape, color, content, faces, tags, etc. Maybe if I worked with tons of video I'd find it helpful, but I'm a photographer and illustrator, and there was no advantage to coverflow for me (nor any other Mac specific advantages that kept me in the Apple camp). Just different styles and tastes. I use Macs on occasion, I just don't prefer them. Otherwise, aesthetics aside, Apple vs. PC is just a matter of taste, to me. I've found neither to be more stable, reliable or problem free, despite what marketing teams try to tell me. :)

#tips
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qbrad
11/18/09

In reply to Gizmodo and Lifehacker Meetup Tonight in NYC
Way to tell us at the last minute guys. Sheesh!! I'll miss you all. Have a PBR on Ponies for me.
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valkilmerisawful
11/18/09

In reply to Gizmodo and Lifehacker Meetup Tonight in NYC
You guys forgot to send me a ticket from LAX or LGB to JFK or LaGuardia :( I want to have a good, sloppy time and talk about networking toooooooo :( :( :(
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Gaucho85
11/18/09

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It would seem that I've been granted super powers... I now have the ability to promote comments and approve new user comments... Who'll never amount to anything now, mom?!!
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bornonbord
11/18/09

@Gaucho85: Me too! My mom always said it would be because of my brains and not my looks, and boy, was she ever wrong!
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Gordonium
11/18/09

In reply to Gizmodo and Lifehacker Meetup Tonight in NYC
When y'all decide to meet up and get to' up here in the South, let me know. For now, have fun!
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OCEntertainment
11/18/09

@Gordonium: I think the "in the South" part was a little redundant. Your comment already includes the word "y'all". ;-)

(Disclaimer: I'm from Atlanta.)
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Hiphopopotamus
11/18/09

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Wow thats some short notice... gonna be at The Cranberries show (Gonna party like its 1996!) or I would stop by.
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lostarchitect
11/18/09

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Ah, late notice! Bummer. I can't make it, but have a good time, all.
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met2art
11/18/09

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If I'd known a few hours earlier I just might have made the drive... but alas, it's too late now. Maybe next time...
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Kaiser-Machead
11/18/09

In reply to Gizmodo and Lifehacker Meetup Tonight in NYC
I'd go, but given Adam Pash's intensely violent past I'll have to pass.
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bornonbord
11/18/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I'd go, but given Adam Frucci's intensely erotic past, I'll have to pass.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/18/09

@bornonbord: Oh, thanks for reminding me. Well, that's strike two I suppose.
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macpatrik
11/18/09

@bornonbord: Um.... That's the reason I'm going.
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Curves
11/18/09

In reply to Gizmodo and Lifehacker Meetup Tonight in NYC
Its awful to live on the frontier where nothing cool ever happens and no gadget related meetings occur.

Where is the "chat" that Giz said was coming when they introduced the new format? I would love the chance to interact live with some of these nut cases, em, um, I mean highly intelligent people.
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drac-u-lala
11/18/09

@Curves: Which frontier? I'm near the south coast.
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geiko
11/18/09

@Curves: Agreed. I forgot all about that. We need to grab pitch forks and start demanding our chats, damn it.
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Curves
11/18/09

@drac: North Coast here.
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Curves
11/18/09

@geiko: Oooo, a riot. Count me in,
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/18/09

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How strange. With the exception of the decor the inside of that joint is laid out almost identical to the Telephone Bar & Grill on Second avenue...
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OMG! Ponies!
11/18/09

In reply to Gizmodo and Lifehacker Meetup Tonight in NYC
Sorry kids. Already have plans. Have fun w/o Ponies.
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ilovexspin
11/18/09

@OMG! Ponies!: It's impossible to have fun without you! I'm not going either. That meetup is now definitely gonna suck big time.
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