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    Image of Red_Flag Red_Flag
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
    If you read the article, turn to page 47

    If you follow the link for more information, turn to page 19

    If you only read the headline and post "FIRST!1!!1oneone!!1", turn to page 62 #chooseyourownadventure
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    11/11/09

    @Red_Flag: Page 62: Oh no! You have been Banhammered! You are dead. #chooseyourownadventure
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    Image of Red_Flag Red_Flag
    11/11/09

    In reply to The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
    When I was a young'un, I tore through all the CYOA-type books at my local library. Afterward, I was feeling somewhat unsettled by the internal inconsistencies in the stories ("But why was my choice of "tackling the alligator" the only option that allowed me to be rescued from the tropical island nine choices later?").

    So I wrote to the authors. About eight or nine authors, I believe, and I asked them a litany of questions about why one choice caused a specific result further down the line, and what would have happened if choices X and Y were not available and how the different scenarios coexisted with each other.

    None ever replied.

    Guess I should have turned to page 63 and opened the sarcophagus instead. #chooseyourownadventure
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    11/11/09

    In reply to The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
    It's like a color symphony #chooseyourownadventure
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline
    They've got some respectable engineering talent, but I get the feeling it won't be built for 5-50 million pounds. Due to London's fairly unique geology (among large cities), structures like that need very complex and expensive foundations. That's why there aren't many skyscrapers in London, outside of the financial district (Canary Wharf).

    If I were a betting man, I'd bet the plan would be to use the initial funding to begin construction, then go begging to the government for the extra £100m required to make it work. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline
    In the London fog, will you even be able to see it? #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of Matt Flick Matt Flick
    11/11/09

    @Curves: There is no such thing as "london fog," it was the haze from when they burned coal in their households and since they outlawed that practice 100 years ago it has never come back. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/11/09

    @Matt Flick: I have spent years wanting to go to London to SEE the fog (and have tea with Her Maj, and tickle a Beefeater, etc) and your telling me there IS no fog? Next thing you know, someone will be telling me there is no Santa or Tooth Fairy or Great Pumpkin...... Thanks for crushing my dreams. ;) #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @Curves: Nannerpuss is still real. And guess what... he likes pancakes! #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @toblathe: I had to look that up, since I had not ever heard that term. I see what you mean, but the Urban Distionary had some VERY interesting definations of this that term and they do not involve pancakes. (The stuff I learn at Giz!) #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @Curves: Well for all your hard work, I present you with a sideways video of my friend in his homemade nannerpuss costume from halloween. My treat. [www.youtube.com] #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @toblathe: I clicked on the link with some trepidation, fearing it might have been video of definintions 4 or 5. Yes, I was greatly relieved. I am still pretty upset about London not being foggy though. I feel like my rain coat has been lying to me all these years.... #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    11/11/09

    In reply to Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline

    This will be soo tempting to pop! #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @Bertone77: That is a fantastic photo. Where is it from? #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @jetRink: The photographers name is is richard.heeks. You can find him on [www.flickr.com] #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of BergenCountyJC BergenCountyJC
    11/11/09

    In reply to Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline
    I wish I had a giant pin to pop em like it's hot. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    11/11/09

    In reply to Amazing 400ft Tall Spherical "Cloud" Structure Proposed for London Skyline
    It looks like a terrorist attack waiting to happen. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @Lite: It also looks like a waste of money waiting to happen. It looks very cool and all, but is this really necessary? #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/11/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: I think it looks more like a tower that got terrorized by bubbles. We don't have much time, get out your needles.
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    11/11/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : I think it is important that cities, states, and countries fund projects that make towns interesting, unique, or quirky. I think that's part of the allure of living somewhere.

    If they didn't, then you might as well live in old Soviet Era Eastern Block apartment housing... #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: There's some truth to that, but when you take a giant, ugly bubble dome for example... I wouldn't exactly call it "alluring". #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    11/11/09

    @Anonymity: I said Quirky, not alluring. They are two completely different things. #thecloudlondonbubblesspheres
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/10/09

    In reply to Product Tank Is Like a Booby Trap For Your Toast
    On cold days, you can have steamy underwear too! #producttank
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    11/11/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I just stick my business into a microwave for the same effect. #producttank
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    11/10/09

    In reply to A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need
    Almost like buying a robotic arm to move my coffee cup to the other side of the keyboard when I have to put a magazine or book on the table. #awe
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    11/10/09

    In reply to Product Tank Is Like a Booby Trap For Your Toast
    Isn't this basically an upright George Foreman grill? #producttank
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    Image of The Lab The Lab
    11/10/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: But this is white, boxy and has retro knobs! This is the Apple HiFi of toasters. #producttank
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    Image of 32ndnote 32ndnote
    11/10/09

    @The Lab: But knobs are so much like buttons! There's no way Jobs would approve. This has to be a sleek new Windows 7 product trying to sneak its way into Apple market-share. #producttank
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    11/10/09

    @32ndnote: If it where Windows 7 it wouldn't be white but have psychedelic images painted all over it. Come to think of it that wouldn't be that bad at all. #producttank
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    11/10/09

    In reply to A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need
    How about chairs, coachs, tables, etc.

    "Hey!!! This is cool!!!, lets change to conf #6, its automatic!!!, now we just have to move this table to the corner and drag the 200 lbs. coach over here... hell yeah!!!" #awe
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    11/10/09

    In reply to A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need
    I suppose the marketing department recommended the name change. The original name, Absurdly Wasteful Engineering, probably wouldn't sell very well. Of course, showing the product doesn't help matters much, either, I'm sure. #awe
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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    11/10/09

    In reply to A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need
    Open the pod bay doors please A.W.E. #awe
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    11/10/09

    In reply to A.W.E. Robotic Wall Automatically Creates The Workspace You Need
    Can it make coffee?
    Fail. #awe
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