Who the fuck buys a netbook for school? I saw some kids whipping out netbooks the first week of school, and then the next week they were all using the school's computers to type papers and do homework between classes because they realized that typing papers on a netbook sucks.
@SysRq: For what it's worth, my 7th grade kid does.
He's got one of these History teachers that writes pages and pages of notes on the board and the kids are required to copy, transcribe, and then submit them a few days later. It supposedly gets them in the habit of note taking. Anyway, the netbook removes a couple of steps.
@Richard Scruggs: I suppose I should clarify, I'm a college student and so typing long papers on a netbook is kind of a no go. Also, I have never seen anyone haul around an external keyboard for a netbook. That's called "defeating the purpose" unless the reason you bought your netbook was because you still wanted eye strain from staring at a tiny screen. #gizmodoremainders
This is why I won't do commercials in Japan. They asked but I keep telling them, "Sorry, Ponies has an image to maintain and this could potentially damage the brand cachet."
My only exception is for vending machine companies, and then, only for vending machines that sell used women's panties. If you've been to Osaka in the last 6 months, you've probably seen my ad. It's the one with the tentacle porn and the baseball team of babies.
@OGHowie: I agree. It wasn't like some other long movies where by the end you just want the damn thing to end. I know I'm going to incur the geek wrath but it wasn't like Return of the King where every other scene seemed like a good place to stop and they just kept dragging it out.
@tande04: Ouch. I won't chastise for ROTK. But... While Button was entertaining, i started to lose it when he did the recap of events that led up to the life changing moment for the chick. Just words to make things go on and on.
I'll tell celebrities the same thing I tell politicians:
There's this thing called the internet. On the internet, they've got this thing called YouTube. People upload things to the YouTube. People all over the world (except for places like China) can get the YouTube and upload things to it.
Things like your commercials. You don't need to go all the way around the world to do a commercial because there are companies that want you as their pitchman here. And doing your commercials over there won't stop us from seeing them over here.
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He's got one of these History teachers that writes pages and pages of notes on the board and the kids are required to copy, transcribe, and then submit them a few days later. It supposedly gets them in the habit of note taking. Anyway, the netbook removes a couple of steps.
They do suck, but you can't beat the size.
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and destroys copiers. ("Wake up! Roots! The reason for its good taste is this shape!" Whaaa?)
...while wearing Edwin jeans
07/01/09
My only exception is for vending machine companies, and then, only for vending machines that sell used women's panties. If you've been to Osaka in the last 6 months, you've probably seen my ad. It's the one with the tentacle porn and the baseball team of babies.
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I didn't think it felt that long at all.
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Like in Children of Men.
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12/16/08
There's this thing called the internet. On the internet, they've got this thing called YouTube. People upload things to the YouTube. People all over the world (except for places like China) can get the YouTube and upload things to it.
Things like your commercials. You don't need to go all the way around the world to do a commercial because there are companies that want you as their pitchman here. And doing your commercials over there won't stop us from seeing them over here.
12/16/08
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Definite Benny Hill vibe there.