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    Apple's Spending $4 Million To Renovate This Chicago Subway Station

    Nunnmps is a Research Facility with Its Evil Nature Disguised by Utter Beauty

    Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951

    iPhone 3G vs 3GS Network Speed Test Shows No Real Difference

    Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance

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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    10/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Spending $4 Million To Renovate This Chicago Subway Station
    So THAT's what they're building there! I drive by there every morning and have been wondering what the construction was for (it's been going on for a while).

    Good to know that now, when we go for lunch at Goose Island on the weekends, and Mrs. Scorpio wants to stop by Sur la Table I can pop into the Apple Store! (Who am I kidding, I love Sur la Table! Sur la Table THEN the Apple Store!)

    All I can say about the Red Line station there is that, it's pretty much a dump (like most Red Line stations!), so good on Apple for sprucing it up. #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    10/27/09


    @Hank Scorpio: #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of cmulcrone cmulcrone
    10/27/09

    @Hank Scorpio: Seconded. While most Red Line stations feel like dungeons circa The Inquisition, the North Ave station is especially revolting. The exterior looks like its condemned and the stairwells seem to have perpetual standing water.
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    Image of Lemon Head Lemon Head
    10/27/09

    @Hank Scorpio: I agree with you, this station is a dump, and if apple renovates it, it will look like a dump within a few months, if this is by Weed street (I'm 90 percent sure it is) then the drunks will have it looking like its former self in no time :P #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    10/27/09

    @cmulcrone: Only, that's not water! #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of Hank Scorpio Hank Scorpio
    10/27/09

    @Lemon Head: You're right, it's the stop right by Weed street. And maybe you're right about the drunks ruining it again after the renovation, with all that "standing water" in the stairwells. #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/27/09

    In reply to Apple's Spending $4 Million To Renovate This Chicago Subway Station

    Here's what the new subway cars will look like... #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of gregorbierhals001 gregorbierhals001
    10/27/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: Where did you take this photo? (=crazy/nice) Could you still see from inside the train?
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    Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea® promoted this comment gregorbierhals001 was starred gregorbierhals001 was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/27/09

    @gregorbierhals001: I took this photo from here..

    [www.adrants.com] #applesubwaycleanup
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    Image of Margatron Margatron
    09/04/09

    In reply to Nunnmps is a Research Facility with Its Evil Nature Disguised by Utter Beauty
    My Nunnmps
    My Nunnmps
    My lovely lady Nunnmps!
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    Image of FrankenPC FrankenPC
    09/04/09

    In reply to Nunnmps is a Research Facility with Its Evil Nature Disguised by Utter Beauty
    Coup d'état? Is that a French sports car? A cousin to the Citroen?
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    09/04/09

    In reply to Nunnmps is a Research Facility with Its Evil Nature Disguised by Utter Beauty
    I will find out what happens in here, and post blurrycam pics of it!
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    09/04/09

    In reply to Nunnmps is a Research Facility with Its Evil Nature Disguised by Utter Beauty
    I think that's River Tam in image 2. A clue, mayhaps?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    09/04/09

    @Fractal the Meek: Maybe this is where the Reavers were created.
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/01/09

    In reply to Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance
    hmmm, not sure how this would work exactly since in my state insurance covers the driver as well. So I can have non-owners insurance and drive someones car that doesnt and I would be covered.
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    Image of AlexSea AlexSea
    07/25/09

    In reply to Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951
    Wow, slow news day today huh? This isn't in relation to this post or anything, but I get home from a hard day's work hoping to lose myself in gizmodo.. and there's like 6 posts total today.
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    Image of not_a_virus.exe.vbs not_a_virus.exe.vbs
    07/25/09

    @AlexSea: If you haven't noticed, it's the weekend. People are usually out having fun with friends and family, not hunched over the computer posting news articles.
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    Image of AlexSea AlexSea
    07/25/09

    @Δεν βρέθηκαν λέξεις: HAHA wow. I actually didn't notice it was the weekend, I have a weird ass job and the days sort of run together. SORRY GIZ, I stand corrected.
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    Image of Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.
    07/25/09

    In reply to Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951
    Wow! So 1951 was the year kids began wanking it to scambled porn?! I thought I was trailblazer in the 80's. Gotta give it up to the Greatest Generation.
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    bosskev promoted this comment Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. was starred Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/25/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: I think you may be confusing April Showers and Homecoming with more contemporary titles, Golden Showers and Home, Cumming. That is, unless I'm unaware of Clark Gable's moonlighting jobs.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/25/09

    @bosskev: i see you're the creative mind behind all those wonderful movie titles in the pr0n industry.
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    Image of N1k0s N1k0s
    07/25/09

    @Jack of all Tirades R.O.A.C.H.: And that's also when the ORIGINAL saying began when a mother caught her son in the act: "If you keep doing that, you'll lose your phonevision!"
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    Image of Nelson Nelson
    07/25/09

    @Nick: DeusExMach needs a star: He probably works here
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    bosskev promoted this comment Nelson was starred Nelson was unstarred
    Image of bosskev bosskev
    07/25/09

    In reply to Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951
    "Started in 1951...cancelled in 1969"

    So, this service lasted 18 years? Jeezus. I was curious, then, as to why it would flop, given how popular the pay-per-view concept is today. I found these two tidbits in a Wikipedia article:

    "One of the major limitations of the Phonevision system was that due to the delay line being switched in and out, color could not be broadcast, as the 3.58 MHz phase lock necessary for NTSC color broadcasting could not be held. This limitation contributed to the demise of the system, along with the FCC authorization of subscription programming about 1969."

    And that part where the "industry called Phonevision a 'massive flop'", yeah, those "industry folks" were...drumroll, please...The Theatre Owners of America. OF COURSE theater owners would call a home theater system a flop!

    Anyway, nice find, Dan, and a great article about a near-miss technology that's--wow!--even older than I am. (Yeah, that is ancient.)
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    07/25/09

    In reply to Phonevision: The Death of Physical Media Started in 1951
    It should be noted that the FCC denied permits for this and that was part of it demise.

    Nice piece Dan, good gadget history right here
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/30/09

    In reply to iPhone 3G vs 3GS Network Speed Test Shows No Real Difference
    it's a proven fact that wind blows away a cell signal and floppy hats. that is why the windy city is so bad for cell reception and the kentucky derby. gotta test this someplace with no wind. google maps should help find a suitable test bed.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    06/30/09

    @Nick: Chicago was actually called the windy city because of the politicians.


    Maybe Blagojevich is still siphoning off cell signals for his own use.

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    Image of Geph_knows_more Geph_knows_more
    06/30/09

    @tande04: You beat me to it, "windy city" in no way refers to a weather condition.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/30/09

    @Geph_knows_more: you're killing me here guys
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    Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of Geph_knows_more Geph_knows_more
    06/30/09

    @Nick: Learn your city NICKnames nick...GOD!
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    Image of Nick Nick
    06/30/09

    @Geph_knows_more: you're gonna feel bad when i start crying.
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    Image of ZombieFlanders ZombieFlanders
    06/30/09

    In reply to iPhone 3G vs 3GS Network Speed Test Shows No Real Difference
    AT&T is pretty bad in Chicago, my cell reception went down over the spring, and now I can barely sustain a call in my apartment in Wicker Park. Constant changing from EDGE to 3G all over the place, which makes me drop calls. I'd call them to complain, but my call would drop :)
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    Image of EBone EBone
    06/30/09

    @ZombieFlanders: Was in Chicago for a convention in May. Horrible AT&T coverage.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/18/09

    In reply to Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance
    Guess where they can stick it? I'm a fan of mandatory insurance, but I'd rather it not be required (as here in NH) than be enforced by traffic cameras. This seems like "guilty until proven innocent" to me - why should I have to go to court to fight a computer's fuckup? At least a live cop will hear you out if you're polite (as you always should be).


    I'm not advocating that anyone go shoot these out, but it would be pretty cool if they just ended up with holes in 'em.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/18/09

    In reply to Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance
    Isn't it enough to have your insurance information handy when you actually need to present it? Nice idea, but having so much technology do so many things strikes me as being overly complicated, and may present more problems than they solve. All we need are failed scans that end up with false citations for not driving without insurance.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/18/09

    @Kaiser 'Club Sammich' Machead: for driving without insurance.*
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