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    Image of spannu spannu
    10/19/09

    In reply to Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
    More like borophyll!

    ...Right? #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of Nick Nick
    10/19/09

    In reply to Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
    i'm green with envy? #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of lostinthe4th lostinthe4th
    10/19/09

    In reply to Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
    Algae are not plants, they're eukaryotes. #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/19/09

    @lostinthe4th: I only carry oats when I have to buy the groceries, thanks. #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of fightskillz fightskillz
    10/19/09

    @anexanhume: if only you realized how many more oats you could be carrying. with so many oat carrying opportunities you have no excuse. your behaviour is both arrogant AND detrimental to our survival. Everyone else carries oats every day of their lives. who the hell do you think you are? #fiberopticskulls
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    anexanhume promoted this comment fightskillz was starred fightskillz was unstarred
    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/19/09

    @fightskillz: For the record, I'm not pro-carrying oats. It's a blight on our cellsciety. #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    10/19/09

    In reply to Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
    So when do we get RFIDs in our wrists and USB ports in our necks? #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    10/19/09


    @Xagest: #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/19/09

    In reply to Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
    But if you insert plant genes into vegans, will they die of starvation? #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/19/09

    @ripfire: No, I'm sure the plants should be able to find something of worth even in a vegan's brain. #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/19/09

    @anexanhume: No, I don't think that's what I mea...

    You know what. Yeah, I think I'll go with that. #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/19/09

    In reply to Fiber Optic Cable In Your Skull Can Reprogram a Brain
    Sure it'll cure Parkinson's, but now you'll never know when the mad scientists will send the signal to assassinate world leaders. #fiberopticskulls
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    10/19/09


    @Skunky: Feed me Seymour! #fiberopticskulls
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    Image of LastError LastError
    09/21/09

    In reply to AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
    Companies like Monoprice showed that it was possible to sell decent cables for cut-rate prices and completely undercut retail pricing. It works in part because cables are pretty stupid simple and many of them get made in the same Chinese factories as the branded ones. The Chinese factory mantra "Best Price! Best Price!" works in this case.

    Amazon is legitimizing the idea with some serious cred. Good.

    That said, there are still tons of people who really DO believe that paying 10 times the money for a cable really does give them something better or special or at least something they can brag about to their friends. Nobody "keeping up with the Joneses" is going to brag about Amazon-branded cables. No, they'll want to brag about Monster gold plated oxygenated fiber optic double shielded quad core buzzword cables that cost a lot.
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    Bandit promoted this comment LastError was starred LastError was unstarred
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    09/20/09

    In reply to AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
    Terrific idea. I wonder why they haven't done private label goods before. All the large retailers do.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    09/20/09

    In reply to AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
    I like this a lot. I just bought a 6' HDMI cable for about $8 the other day from Amazon, and that was after I tried to buy locally from Best Buy and Radio Shack where the wanted at least $30 for their cheapest cable. The only problem with buying cheap basics from Amazon is that there is a lot of crap on there from unknown manufacturers, so AmazonBasics will actually give me some confidence that there are quality standards in place from a brand I can trust, while still getting a good price.
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    Image of Magnavox Magnavox
    09/20/09

    In reply to AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
    Guys I'm going to blatently plug where I get all my cables from (audio / video /etc.) - monoprice.com. I have never seen any cable prices lower (consistently). I just bought a 15' hdmi, 6' component, and 6' optical cable for $12 (inc. shipping).

    Again, monoprice.com

    (later receives bags of internet monies in the mail)
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    Bandit promoted this comment Magnavox was starred Magnavox was unstarred
    Image of Bandit Bandit
    09/21/09

    @Magnavox: I agree. Monoprice is the best. I wired my entire home theater using their HDMI cables and speaker wire.
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    Image of AT203 AT203
    09/20/09

    In reply to AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
    Can anyone translate that Paul Ryder quote? I don't speak marketing-douche.
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    Image of Chewbenator Chewbenator
    09/20/09

    @AT203: "We are putting our name on products that are already sold on our own website so that consumers can confidently buy $3 cables for $8." "Also, those vendors that sell these $3 cables for $15+ can suck it down."
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    Image of ThePeacemaker02 ThePeacemaker02
    09/20/09

    In reply to AmazonBasics Is Company's Foray Into Private Label Consumer Electronics
    Another place to not buy monster cables and get HDMI on the cheap. Well done amazon.
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    09/20/09

    @ThePeacemaker02: I seriously bought a 50ft 3.5mm headphone extension cable from Amazon with Free Shipping for only $.01

    I challenge anyone to find that good of deal anywhere.
    And the cable isnt actually that bad. does the job well. and no static or feedback.
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    Edited by phunnyballs at 09/20/09 3:27 PM phunnyballs was starred phunnyballs was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    08/05/09

    In reply to First HDMI 1.4 Cable Will Live a Lonely, Disconnected Life
    They're releasing it early because they want it to sell right before LiquidHD system comes out.
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    Image of eriegz eriegz
    08/05/09

    In reply to First HDMI 1.4 Cable Will Live a Lonely, Disconnected Life
    Hmm, powerful imagery.
    A lonely male plug, with nothing to plug into...
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    Solertia promoted this comment eriegz was starred eriegz was unstarred
    Image of Solertia Solertia
    08/05/09

    @eriegz: Story of my life.
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    08/05/09

    @Solertia: Okay, I'm freaked, how did a unapporved red/pink commenter promote someone elses.
    I see a slight bug here.
    Still its funny and worth approving.
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    Edited by deanbmmv at 08/05/09 5:56 PM deanbmmv was starred deanbmmv was unstarred
    Image of Itspeat! Itspeat!
    08/05/09

    In reply to First HDMI 1.4 Cable Will Live a Lonely, Disconnected Life
    well it doesn't have to completely lonely...
    doesn't USB 3.0 need some friends?
    i heard thats lonely too so they can be lonely together
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    Nick: is a peelin' promoted this comment Itspeat! was starred Itspeat! was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    08/05/09

    @Itspeat!: throw in bluetooth and it's a party.
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