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    Video: Extreme Hang Gliding with the Nikon D300s

    Remainders - Things We Didn't Post

    Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit

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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    10/19/09

    In reply to Video: Extreme Hang Gliding with the Nikon D300s
    People only watch these videos for the crashes. #nikond300shanggliding
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    Image of Grendel Grendel
    10/19/09

    In reply to Video: Extreme Hang Gliding with the Nikon D300s
    7D FTW. Nice try... Nikkor HAHA! so cute... Maybe Google will send some of their peeps over there and donate some better video tech. #nikond300shanggliding
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    szrimaging promoted this comment Grendel was starred Grendel was unstarred
    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    10/19/09

    @Grendel: Nikon is still about the pictures. For most basic PJ work, at least what I have come across, you don't need more than video for the web, which 720p covers just fine. Better AF, dual card slots, and, at least to me, better ergos with the Nikon. Sorry, I'll take the D300s instead of a 7D. #nikond300shanggliding
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    Image of Grendel Grendel
    10/19/09

    @szrimaging: You're one of those people who splurged on Nikon didn't you. And now, being stuck with Nikkor lenses, its not financially viable to go the "better" route. First, no one will ever argue the ergonomics and speed settings of the 7D. Far better weather proofing for the model price-range, AND 1080p. Second, I am a photographer. I get paid to take pictures of people doing "strange" things. I use the HD video for various purposes. Short films, Photo journalism, family photos etc... I've used Nikon and Nikkor exclusively for a while until I got fed up with it. So I took a gamble and bought a Canon 5D Mark II about 5 months ago.

    I have since pawned all my old lenses, bought some seriously awesome L series lenses and have ZERO regrets. I shoot in RAW almost all the time so the dual-card slots is not a really big issue. Granted, its nice but not a deal breaker. And we aren't fully up to speed on the new 7D's features (we've tinkered but it takes time). But I have to say, I'm blown away by the AF (At least with USM L lenses).

    Canon FTW! (pppppsssst... I deserve a free camera all these pro-canon posts!) #nikond300shanggliding
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    Image of szrimaging szrimaging
    10/20/09

    @Grendel: Odd, I'm a photographer too. I get paid to take photos of people skiing and snowboarding. Usually while catching big air.

    This is the first year though that my company may not be able to afford a separate video person.

    As for switching, I actually only have two lenses I don't need to upgrade anyways. So switching, if I felt the need, is not an issue. I just don't feel that constantly switching brands just because one has a better camera at the moment is a good choice. Both have some amazing lenses in the lineup, so that argument is null. And as long as I can capture the images I need to with the gear I have, what is the point of constantly upgrading. My camera, as long as it does what I need, should last 4 years. That gives it time to pay for itself and some of the other equipment around it. #nikond300shanggliding
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    Image of TheCrudMan TheCrudMan
    10/19/09

    In reply to Video: Extreme Hang Gliding with the Nikon D300s
    Great looking footage...shutter priority? That's ballsy. #nikond300shanggliding
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/17/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Ah thank goodness the baby came out alive. The mother is going to love him/her even more now. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of puhsitch puhsitch
    10/17/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    So, is it normal to design subway platforms that slope downward into the train tracks? #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/17/09

    @puhsitch: drainage

    and babies #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of ludwigk ludwigk
    10/17/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    There is also the carrying of aromatics out of the beverage through the carbonation, as per the recent articles on champagne bubbles. (e.g. [www.guardian.co.uk]). This only refers to bubbly, but I would be rather surprised if the same principle was not at work in other carbonated beverages. After all, beer and cola are full of aromatics as well. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of G-Ram G-Ram
    10/17/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Wait so nobody felt the need to post about the baby nearly dying because it wasn't 'gadget-related' enough for Gizmodo, but you jumped in with a BREAKING article about a balloon flying away? And then posted 5 more articles about the most retarded hoax ever, even though it didn't have any "cellphone-related mayem?" #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/17/09

    @G-Ram: the balloon is actually a really cool gadget (er...was). Apparently once it was filled with helium there was a small electrical current applied to parts of the outer skin to help it navigate. I have no idea of the physics of it all (or even if it would work, since this guy is a bit weird as it is) but that's the story.

    Whether or not giz knew that at the time is another thing. I think they just wanted to get a bit more site traffic :) #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of ilovexspin ilovexspin
    10/16/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Wait so this baby stroller video doesn't end with, "Just kidding, the baby was not actually in the stroller and was hiding in an attic" ? #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of fate47 - Meh. fate47 - Meh.
    10/16/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Why was Christopher Reeve a butthole? #gizmodoremainders
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    Xeno lives under the light of his shiny star promoted this comment fate47 - Meh. was starred fate47 - Meh. was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/16/09

    @fate47 - Meh.: Cus' he keeps stealing all the stem cells, durr. #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of fate47 - Meh. fate47 - Meh.
    10/16/09

    @Xeno lives under the light of his shiny star: You mean except for the ones that Peter used to cure his stroke-face? #gizmodoremainders
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    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/05/09

    In reply to Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
    This is why Apple records should have crushed Steve Jobs when they had the chance.
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    Image of Kyorisu Kyorisu
    10/05/09

    In reply to Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
    Woolworths already has an arm for selling electronics.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Kyorisu was starred Kyorisu was unstarred
    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    10/05/09

    In reply to Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
    "The real issue, at least with Apple, is probably that Woolworths might expand its retail business into electronics and somehow threaten that lucrative iPod business."

    Because we all know that MP3's sound a lot better on a Tomato!
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was starred RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was unstarred
    Image of soggy_cheerio soggy_cheerio
    10/05/09

    In reply to Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
    Next victim?
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    Image of Synthfilker Synthfilker
    10/05/09

    In reply to Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
    Before you start laughing about them being a supermarket and not in competition with Apple, perhaps you ought to do some Due Diligence (as I'm sure Apple's legal eagles did...) and read this Wikipedia entry.

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    Both their history as a variety store and their ownership of the Dick Smith Electronics subsidiary make an objection necessary - and they have a history of appropriating the names/trademarks of others.

    Apple MUST act to maintain their right to the trademark, and Woolworth, since they DO sell consumer electronics, should have known better.

    Like it or not, it's pretty clear Apple is in the right here.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Synthfilker was starred Synthfilker was unstarred
    Image of Barion Barion
    10/05/09

    @Synthfilker: Apple has the right to a very specific apple logo, not every apple logo. This W in the shape of an apple hardly qualifies as trademark infringement.
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    Image of RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile?
    10/05/09

    @Barion: Take away the leaf, and all you have is a curved W without a leaf. Apple is suing a supermarket for using the 23rd letter of the alphabet as their logo.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was starred RuBBa_cHiKiN: The real question is can it fit in the Batmobile? was unstarred
    Image of Kyorisu Kyorisu
    10/05/09

    @Synthfilker:

    "Both their history as a variety store and their ownership of the Dick Smith Electronics subsidiary make an objection necessary."

    No it doesn't. You don't see Dick Smith using the mentioned logo.
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Kyorisu was starred Kyorisu was unstarred
    Image of Signore Pinko-Panko! Signore Pinko-Panko!
    10/05/09

    @Synthfilker: I wouldn't go so far as to say that "it's pretty clear Apple is in the right here," but I would say that Apple is pretty much obligated to give it a shot because of Federal trademark laws which put the burden on the owner of a trademark to do stuff like this. If Apple didn't do this, it could (albeit perhaps tenuously) lead to brand dilution, like Xerox(r) and Band-Aid(r).
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    BlueBeard promoted this comment Signore Pinko-Panko! was starred Signore Pinko-Panko! was unstarred
    Image of BlueBeard BlueBeard
    10/05/09

    @Signore Pinko-Panko!: The only company "in the right" is Apple records, who allowed Apple computers to use the name Apple so long as they never entered the music industry. Oops.

    Apple records should be handed iTunes.
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    Image of bigfatduck bigfatduck
    10/04/09

    In reply to Deja Vu: Apple Sues Someone Because Their Logo Looks Like Fruit
    it looks like fruit? why don't we be a little more honest here, shall we? IT'S A FREAKING APPLE. or were you not able to make that connection? but i suppose you think they just go around suing companies with any type of fruit logo, like a banana? wait, they haven't. only apple's. how odd. not that i think it's a valid complaint..
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    Image of SirGecko SirGecko
    10/05/09

    @bigfatduck: I think that everyone knew the fruit in question would be an apple. The only stated it that way to emphasize how ridiculous it is that a company would think they have the right to be the only company that uses a certain kind of fruit in their logo.
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