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musicman119
10/30/09

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Awe man. You guys got me excited with the 'blonde sisters' part. I feel...dirty. #copyandpaste
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jibbly
10/29/09

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This the perceived demographic for Mac users back in 1986? My how things have changed since then... #copyandpaste
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Xeno
10/30/09

@jibbly: Is this really an improvement? /jk #copyandpaste
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jibbly
10/30/09

@Xeno: No, but Ellen always makes me laugh. #copyandpaste
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Duckspwn
10/29/09

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Really? Daughters rather than sons? #twins
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Bazooka Lukis
10/29/09

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The command symbol does look better; however, the actual words "Copy" and "Paste" are not necessary.

The other mistake with the "command-o" kids is that they are not equipped for battle.

The "control-lers" at least have a sword to share. #twins
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ripfire
10/29/09

@Bazooka Lukis: They have to indicate the words "Copy" a "Paste" because it's from a Mac. #twins
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Nasdaf
10/29/09

@ripfire: hahah so true. really have to spell it out for mac owners #twins
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Curves
10/29/09

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Thank heaven for little girls....they grow up in the most delightful ways.... #twins
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Scotland
10/29/09

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Yesterday, my mum asked me to hand out invitations for my brother's surprise birthday party. That's when I realised he was the favourite twin. #twins
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
10/29/09

@Scotland: I loled...Sorry about your tragedy...Still loling. #twins
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
10/29/09

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"And I prefer girls to boys." #twins
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LostAtoll
10/29/09

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wow.. talk about brewing unrest in the gizmodo comments. the windows vs. apple debate grows ever so heated as apple gains market share.

Personally I preferred the apple key to the propeller key.

Hey windows users, how does it feel that the majority of the staff of one of the best technology news sources on the web obviously prefers mac? ohh.. you just trust their opinions on everything else then? #twins
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Odin
10/29/09

@LostAtoll:
No one is infallible. At any rate my problem with Apple is I want to like some of their stuff but my tech savvy programmer side is filled with rage. I mean the iPhone is a fantastic device but it is that way largely due to the efforts of independent developers rather than Apple itself. Apple actually hinders the device by purporting it as a so called open platform when in reality it's impossible to develop for without OSX. #twins
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UnderLoK
10/29/09

@LostAtoll: Why would I care? I've been using computers for 18 years and working in IT for 15, I don't think I need help in that regard.

The only time I go looking for opinions is when it comes to hardware (which mobo/cpu/ram/gpu is overclocking the best, how the MB's stack up, etc) and obviously I can't do all of that here because they don't review components..
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LostAtoll
10/29/09

@Odin: but shouldn't your savvy programmer side just remind you how easy it is to also run mac os x on some backup computer. I still have windows installed on an oldie for a bunch of reasons.

I'm definitely not happy with everything apple does at all. I think they're falling off in a few places. And it will come back to them when android is number 1 BECAUSE it's open source.

It is impossible to develop for them without mac os x, but it ain't hard to get the os. #twins
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LostAtoll
10/29/09

@UnderLoK: Alright, I was just figuring out why hardcore windows users would be on gizmodo if the apple lust aggravated them. But you don't really care about it. so.. #twins
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kurohtinv
10/29/09

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Nah. Explicit "Copy" and "Paste" ruins the whole idea of these t-shirts. Command symbol looks better than "Ctrl" thought.
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DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!)
10/29/09

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Few will get it, fewer will care. Welcome to 9% market share. #twins
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Thee Sea
10/29/09

@DaveExile (Starless since 2006!): Not quite.

[marketshare.hitslink.com] #twins
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Odin
10/29/09

@Thee Sea:
Hah and that's even with mobile OS's lumped in. The funnier thing is that a good percentage of those with OSX likely have Windows installed as well. #twins
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Thee Sea
10/29/09

@Odin: Which in itself is one of the problem measuring marketshare. These things rarely compensate for the fact that you can run more than one OS at a time. #twins
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Brett Benedict
10/29/09

@Odin: 9% marketshare and 0% virus share. #twins
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Odin
10/29/09

@Brett Benedict: I love how people still bring that up. It's an advantage OSX has from being unpopular, not from being better. #twins
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Brett Benedict
10/29/09

@Odin: Imagine being the guy who created the first serious and crippling virus for OSX. Imagine all the internetz he would win from the 91% market share and people like you. You think that's not enough incentive for a l33t haxXor? And even if that is the case, since Apple is sooooooooo unpopular, I guess we'll just have to live virus-free for a long, long time. Poor us. #twins
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Odin
10/29/09

@Brett Benedict: Viruses are written for two reasons:
1) Profit
2) Fun (alternately douchebaggery).

Profit obviously wants to hit as many targets as possible for increased chance and volume of profit. Fun wants to piss off as many people as he can because it appeals to him. The important thing with most viruses is they need to spread and do their damage before immunities are developed. What's the point of sitting around waiting for the odd Mac user to come along when you can probably infect about a dozen more Windows users in the same time frame.

Plus OSX contrary to popular belief is not 100% virus free. They are out there but they're just not that common. Plus like Windows viruses most are mild and easily stamped out. OSX is not magically inherently super secure, it's just no one bothers because it's a waste of time. You say that people would have done it for the incentive of being the one big virus for Macs. Yet the problem is that the vast majority of viruses get stamped out or protected against pretty quickly.

Killer viruses, ones powerful enough to get noticed for their efforts, are rare even on Windows. The douchebags that do it for fun are much more content to just piss of Windows users because there's more of them and it's less effort than trying to write a super virus that'd cripple a Mac.

And I guess that is the case, since Apple is sooooooooo unpopular, I guess you'll just have to live with reduced software/developer support for a long, long time. Poor you.

This is what I hate and love about Apple and their fans, they love to use double edged swords to justify their products. #twins
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Brett Benedict
10/29/09

@Odin: Lucky for us everything we need comes right out of the box. #twins
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Odin
10/29/09

@Brett Benedict:
If you think you can ever have everything you could possible need then that's just naivety. #twins
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CraigJ
10/29/09

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The spelled out copy and paste ruin it #twins
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newgalactic
10/29/09

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I like the overly obvious "Copy" "Paste"
...cause the majority of people have no clue what command + c/v means.

Who's the "copy cat" now? #twins
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stifflittlefinger
10/29/09

@newgalactic: Here is your answer: [gizmodo.com]
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newgalactic
10/30/09

@stifflittlefinger: Well, son-of-a-bitch. We (PC's) copied that from Apple too? What the heck kinda world is this? You've (Apple) patented dumb jokes too? #twins
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stifflittlefinger
10/30/09

@newgalactic: Apparently, that's what happened!
Apple patented dumb jokes and the PC people made it even dumber :) #twins
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Hardcore1
10/29/09

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You prefer little girls? Can I get a pedobear. #twins
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CaseyG
10/29/09

@Hardcore1: Signed! Sealed! Delivered! #twins
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
10/29/09

@CaseyG: Damn, I shoud've know that someone already posted this. #twins
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TheNimboo
10/27/09

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"Mine would say cmd + c and cmd + v, however."

You just lost the magic of the thing right there my friend. #twins
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Jessica Aw 欧美玲
10/27/09

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I want to get them for myself #twins
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Undead Ponies
10/27/09

@Jessica Aw 欧美玲: The shirts or the children? #twins
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Jessica Aw 欧美玲
10/27/09

@Undead Ponies: :) #twins
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