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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/16/09

    In reply to Meijer Black Friday Ad Brings on the Cheap Crap
    What the heck's a Meijer?

    [/lives in Upstate nowhere] #meijerblackfriday
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/16/09

    In reply to Meijer Black Friday Ad Brings on the Cheap Crap
    What does the asterix mean? #meijerblackfriday
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    Image of Dethzilla Dethzilla
    11/16/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Probably means it's a door buster... #meijerblackfriday
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    Image of TonyTriple TonyTriple
    11/16/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: ...so put on our armor and get ready to brawl! #meijerblackfriday
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    Image of John_001 John_001
    11/16/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: I'd suggest extra protection for your back in the event you're trampled. #meijerblackfriday
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    Image of joe.glass joe.glass
    11/16/09

    In reply to Meijer Black Friday Ad Brings on the Cheap Crap
    So Sylvainia TVs are no good? #meijerblackfriday
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    Image of Chimaera Chimaera
    11/12/09

    In reply to Amazon's Blu-ray Sale as Good an Excuse as Any to Own Robocop
    oooh! Navy Seals! #bluray
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    Image of deliciousburglar deliciousburglar
    11/12/09

    @Chimaera: *shakes head* #bluray
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/12/09

    In reply to Amazon's Blu-ray Sale as Good an Excuse as Any to Own Robocop
    "Dead or alive you're coming with me." #bluray
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/12/09

    In reply to Amazon's Blu-ray Sale as Good an Excuse as Any to Own Robocop
    Wow, it's really weird you'd post this only a couple days after I just happened to order Robocop and Terminator from Amazon. It's not really a sale, the prices have been that low for awhile. As I never got to see these movies in the theater (sheltered child) it seemed like a good pair of movies to start my jump to Blu Ray. #bluray
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    Image of thePrototype thePrototype
    11/12/09

    @Skunky: Robocop was THE only movie that my husband was not allowed to watch as a child, I think I might just have to buy this for him :) #bluray
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/12/09

    @thePrototype: They didn't want him to become self aware. #bluray
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    Skunky promoted this comment bleek was starred bleek was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/12/09

    @bleek: Or they didn't want him to move to Detroit. #bluray
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/12/09

    @Skunky: I wasn't aware people would willingly move to Detroit... #bluray
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    In reply to Amazon's Blu-ray Sale as Good an Excuse as Any to Own Robocop
    Robocop was a silly ass movie with a whacky premise.

    It was also the best damn movie I remember as a kid, and one of the few that I can actually look back on and genuinely enjoy, unlike old 80's anime. Such an awesome and purposely funny movie. I'd sure as heck buy this, except I don't have BD player yet :S
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/12/09 11:51 AM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: It was the only movie I ever saw on Laser Disc. Way back in 1988. #bluray
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    Image of not_a_virus.exe.vbs not_a_virus.exe.vbs
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: You take that back!

    "Dead or alive you're coming with me!"

    " I know you! You're dead! We killed you!"

    "I LIKE IT!"
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    Image of Conrad Conrad
    11/12/09

    @N@tedog: Go Laser Disc! Californacation used a laser disc in it's last episode. No one ever remember the laser disc. #bluray
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    Image of Nintenboy01 Nintenboy01
    11/12/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Get a PS3 Slim man! #bluray
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/09

    @Nintenboy01: Yeah, that's pretty much what I'll be doing when I finally dive into BD #bluray
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    11/12/09

    @Conrad: They still make LD players?!? #bluray
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    Image of Conrad Conrad
    11/12/09

    @N@tedog: I doubt it. I don't know where they found a working one. #bluray
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    Image of SplotchEleven SplotchEleven
    11/02/09

    In reply to Maingear Shift's Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line
    I'm building a system that outclasses this with a Cooler Master ATCS 840 case.... for hundreds less. It's a novel design and if the customer care is good it may be worth it. But I can make mine with 23" Samsung monitor and premium mouse and keyboard for just over 3k... where as all that would run you closer to 4k with this system. It does look bad ass though :) #maingear
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    11/02/09

    @SplotchEleven: also that system pictured would be WAY more than 2500. those cards are almost 400 a piece. #maingear
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    Image of Chewbenator Chewbenator
    11/02/09

    In reply to Maingear Shift's Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line
    Judging by the logos on the inside of the 5.25" drive bays that case is designed by Silverstone. Silverstone has also introduced cases with the vertical motherboard tray to it isn't that far of a stretch. The case alone is probably worth around $200.

    The watercooling isn't anything special and you can get a similar corsair watercooling system for less than $70. #maingear
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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    11/02/09

    In reply to Maingear Shift's Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line
    Wait. Am I getting this right? A custom gaming PC maker is focusing on making actual PCs with a clean aesthetic and not clunky, garish things that look more like they belong in a ricer's garage than a workspace? This, after a Wii accessory in the likeness of a baby doll comes out?

    Times are a' changin' indeed. #maingear
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    11/02/09

    In reply to Maingear Shift's Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line
    That case is awesome, I wish more computers came with aluminium/metal cases instead of boring plastic. But if it's going to over inflates the price by $1000, then I think I'll pass...thank you #maingear
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    Image of Jesustron Jesustron
    11/02/09

    In reply to Maingear Shift's Spartan Case Belies Meaty High Performance PC Line
    I don't get why people BUY custom PCs, the fun part is getting all those parts in the mail and putting it together yourself and paying as little as humanly possible for the absolute most performance.

    If i wanted a pre-built a desktop I'd buy a mac. #maingear
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    Image of Christopher Cox Christopher Cox
    11/02/09

    @Jesustron: What you don't get is that most people aren't computer techs or know anything about the inside of a computer. And they should not have to know about what is inside the computer no more than you should know how to work on a car to drive it. Computers are used as appliances to check email, entertain people, browse the web, be productive, etc ... Period. For some of us, knowing everything about a computer is what we like to do. It doesn't make us better and it doesn't make the main stream public stupid. #maingear
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    Jack Loftus promoted this comment Christopher Cox was starred Christopher Cox was unstarred
    Image of FooSchnickens - BPH Free FooSchnickens - BPH Free
    11/02/09

    @Christopher Cox: And what you don't get is that 99% of the targeted demographic wouldn't even give two hoots about buying a pre-built rig because they already know better. This rig is NOT meant for casual use. If you buy this solely to check e-mail and browse the tubes then you are a gigantic boob.

    This is the modern-day equivalent of going to your parents and asking for a pony and getting a rocking horse. They'll jokingly consider it until they see how much it really costs and after picking their jaws up off the floor go get a PC-in-a-box from best buy.

    Impressive? Yes. Cost effective? Not so much. #maingear
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/29/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (And Why)
    If you're going to buy a car, buy either Toyota or Honda. They're anti-union which is cool, unlike Ford and GM which have unionized labor.

    Only a liberal would buy a car built by UAW workers. Bust a union - buy a Toyota. #xbox
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    10/29/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: You snot noised brat!!! No other way to say it, your stupid! Can't believe some idot even wrote that!!!!! You want to be jobless you little dick prick? I work for automakers, ALL. ONLY GM and FORD use american made parts. Most parts going into your toyota's and honda's and others are from other countries. So a company, let's toyota, builds a assembly plant in america and dumb asses like you think wow, it's american made and they employ americans. News for you, you dumb piece of shit, they only employ the 2-3000 people working there, big fucking deal. 1 GM assembly plant buys it's PARTS from american suppliers and indirectly employs over 200,000 people. Big fucking difference. yes UAW sucks ass, but reality is unless you idoits start buying ford or GM you will see millions of jobs lost! Come on be smarter, do so research before you open your mouth!!! I wish I could educate everyone but I realized there will always be MORONS like you, and your to stupid to educate enough to see the light. dumbass!!!!!!!
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    10/29/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: You snot noised brat!!! No other way to say it, your stupid! Can't believe some idot even wrote that!!!!! You want to be jobless you little dick prick? I work for automakers, ALL. ONLY GM and FORD use american made parts. Most parts going into your toyota's and honda's and others are from other countries. So a company, let's toyota, builds a assembly plant in america and dumb asses like you think wow, it's american made and they employ americans. News for you, you dumb piece of shit, they only employ the 2-3000 people working there, big fucking deal. 1 GM assembly plant buys it's PARTS from american suppliers and indirectly employs over 200,000 people. Big fucking difference. yes UAW sucks ass, but reality is unless you idoits start buying ford or GM you will see millions of jobs lost! Come on be smarter, do so research before you open your mouth!!! I wish I could educate everyone but I realized there will always be MORONS like you, and your to stupid to educate enough to see the light. dumbass!!!!!!! #xbox
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    Image of TheFuriousFive TheFuriousFive
    10/29/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I'm less concerned about whether the employees are unionized and more concerned that American companies are being destroyed and Americans are losing their jobs.

    Detroit is in shambles for a reason. #xbox
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    10/29/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Thanks again for another morning laugh. Nice to see you back in classic form. #xbox
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    Image of Tawnie is saving no daylight Tawnie is saving no daylight
    10/29/09

    @troyolson92: Sarcasm and humor is lost on you. Try reading more of OMG! Ponies! awesome posts and you will understand. #xbox
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/29/09

    @troyolson92: I've thought of whether to respond or not. And I choose to.

    First of all, for the record, my comment wasn't one of my trademark trollmines.

    It was a facetious jab at the notion that cars like the Toyota Prius* are in line with the majority of the liberal agenda.

    I say the Prius because it is notoriously a "statement" car. Sure, it's SULEV, but it is also a major donor to the GOP because of its staunch anti-union stance. The Toyota, Honda, and Nissan plants in Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi are the reason that the Senators of those States were so firmly against bailing out GM.

    I also say this on the heels of last night's "Daily Show" which featured a segment on this kind of product identification. It's kind of silly to boycott a company because its CEO writes an Op-Ed out of line with your liberal views and then buy a car from a company whose corporate practices are even farther out of line.

    Welcome to the Internet. You need to settle the fuck down and realize that sometimes, people say facetious things on blogs. How you have managed to live in America in the 21st Century and still not comprehend the notion of "sarcasm" is fucking inconceivable.

    *Fair disclosure: I drive a Honda Insight. I drive it because it was free. I do like some of the features in the new Ford models but I like that my car gets 50+ mpg with 78k miles more. #xbox
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    10/29/09

    @troyolson92: You're argument is that Ford and GM are the best because use American made parts and employ Americans to assemble their cars. Are American made products imbued with some special magic properties that make them greater than products made elsewhere? Are they indestructible? Near wear out or break down?

    And how about those American workers. If some of my coworkers are to be used as any indicator then I'd say they're lazy, incompetent sacks of shit who care more about collecting a paycheck then actually doing their job the correct way. And what of the unions? Cars were manufactured long before unions came around and I suspect if the UAW was disbanded tomorrow, we'd still be building cars. Unions are also one of the factors in why car prices are what they are today.

    I got a new car once. It was a Ford and it was a piece of shit so sorry, but the whole Buy American thing doesn't really carry as much weight with me anymore.

    "unless you idiots start buying ford or GM you will see millions of jobs lost!"

    BTW statements like that aren't going to win people over either... #xbox
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    10/28/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (And Why)
    I remember noting to the Apple employee how ironic it was when I bought my iPhone 3G to replace my old WinMo phone and I was being rung up and registered on a Symbol WinMo POS. Guess it won't be so ironic when I go to buy my 3GS soon...

    Is Apple going with something grown in-house or another, updated Symbol product? The article is a bit confusing in the phrasing - admittedly, I also don't know if EasyPay is an in-store reference to the general system of paying without a register or a Symbol brand. #xbox
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    10/28/09

    In reply to Remainders: Stuff We Didn't Post (And Why)
    Good for Apple for upgrading. That said, wow, way to present that article in a majorly biased way AppleInisder (I guess they are a biased blog, but still). One would think that a majority of the problems stem from the fact that their prior POS system is built by a third party on just shy of 5 year old technology that is several generations behind current tech. #xbox
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    10/28/09

    @Nathan Obbards: I have to say, it seems extremely ignorant of them to blame Microsoft when it was Apple who was too stupid to know how to use the technology, keep it updated properly, or train its employees. How stupid must an individual be to have difficulty operating a touchscreen POS device? I hear that highschool kids do it at fastfood chains...

    As a sidenote, Apple "geniuses" have typically been some of the most frustratingly computer-illiterate yet-pretentious ignoramuses that it's ever been my immense displeasure to have the extreme dishonor of conversing with for any protracted length of time. I'm not sure exactly what it is they are certified "geniuses" in, but evidently it has little to do with computers, the internet, or things that human beings do. #xbox
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    10/28/09

    @met2art: Completely agree with the assessment of the employees. If you can't use a simple POS system, you have some serious issues. I worked retail for a year and if you borked the POS system, it was because you were incredibly stupid. They make those things pretty damn stable for a reason.

    Well, depends on where you go for the geniuses. I went in with one of my friends to the Genius Bar and the guy was all "hurr de hurr, try adding more RAM" and couldn't give an answer for why she was having problems. I could have told her that. On the other hand I have heard of other Geniuses busting out their Linux skills and doing -sudo whatever and fixing stuff on the computer. I'm considering getting a Mac for my next computer for the build quality, but despise the stores and the attitude of the pretentious Mac users (read hipsters). Then again, I hear Lenovo is phenomenal, so we will see. #xbox
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    10/29/09

    @met2art: The whole "genius bar" layout is nothing but a pretentious presentation of a store offering retail sales/service. Plenty of places offer the same types of goods and service offerings, automotive comes to mind, without the holier-than-thou, shit-doesn't-stink attitude. I've had some BAD experiences at my local Apple store, I have to travel 100 miles to go to a good one - What good is Applecare if "Oh, that's pretty normal" is the usual answer for everything?

    Anyway, as the sole member of the IT department for my company, I pick and choose through software and hardware usable for the shop. Last year I was choosing POS systems and as an Apple user myself, I have to say that you really have to WANT to use an Apple for a POS computer - not a lot of great software - at least at the time I researched this. I wonder if the POS software for the Touch is available for purchase. #xbox
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    10/29/09

    @Lizard_King: Does anyone else keep reading POS as 'Piece of Shit"? or is it just me... the comments certainly are funnier. #xbox
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    10/29/09

    @Ozymandias: That's a long-standing joke in retail, that POS doesn't really stand for Point of Sale. #xbox
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    Lizard_King promoted this comment Nathan Obbards was starred Nathan Obbards was unstarred
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    10/29/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Yup, and most of the times that 'joke' isn't so funny. #xbox
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