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Weakskills
08/31/09

In reply to Riding a Surfboard Made By An Old Apple Designer
I think these look like circus throwing knives, the cheap ones that are all metal with no Handel
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FooSchnickens - BPH Free
08/31/09

@Weakskills: What do Baroque composers have to do with knives?
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Weakskills
08/31/09

@FooSchnickens: "with no Handel" so nothing.
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FooSchnickens - BPH Free
09/02/09

@Weakskills: HANDLE. Knives have HANDLES.

Maybe I should just stop being witty and just come out with it from now on.
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TechSurfer
08/31/09

In reply to Riding a Surfboard Made By An Old Apple Designer
I hate to be a downer, but I just don't see design as being nearly as functional as more conventional shapes. I completely understand wanting something that rides both as a shortboard and a longboard, but when trying to use this as a shortboard, there's too much weight way up at the nose to do quick shortboarding maneuvers. And as a longboard, the funky shape of the rail is less functional than a straight rail. And I don't know what to say about that very narrow tail. I've watched a few promo videos for these boards (which you would assume would show the very best rides on these boards), and there is nothing that looks like shortboarding, and the longboarding is just mediocre. I believe a true hybrid between a shortboard and a longboard is usually a board sized between the two lengths (often called a funboard). I think the Meyerhoffer design is more "interesting" than any type of breakthrough, and more likely to impress non-surfers (and tech blogs) than surfers.
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nineohtoo
08/31/09

@TechSurfer: I gotta agree here. Not downplaying what he's done here, but it does looks this board makes some sacrifices and might be a board more suited for a beginner. It doesn't appear to surf much differently than a regular funboard(I think your comment on funboards is spot on, but even I won't ride one anymore), and even then I feel those still take away from getting a board/fin combo for your size/weight and style. Sometimes an all in one solution isn't the best, and this is one those cases.

I think most surfers are better off with some sort of a quiver. Just buy used, and it won't cost so much. I personally wouldn't give up my dedicated shortboard(5'10" Neptune with Vector fins), or my fish for smaller and weaker days(5'6" Neptune with huge twin keels). If anything I'd rather add a nice long board, or disc like a walden mini magic to the setup.
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OMG! Ponies!
08/31/09

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As someone who has been on the lam from the Sun his entire life, I can't say I have any real use for a surfboard. These are nice though.

But me and the Sun - not friends
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
08/31/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I did hear that BLam has a use for surfboards.
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CaseyG
08/31/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I keep on of these handy in case my friends suggest activities... outside. *shudder*

[zazzle.com]
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OMG! Ponies!
08/31/09

@CaseyG: Whenever any of my friends suggest an activity that doesn't involve lurking in a bar, I make it a point of asking whether I'll have to go out into the sun and whether there will be overhangs or trees for me to cower under.
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OMG! Ponies!
08/31/09

@GitEmSteveDave_IndustrialStren...: I suppose I could use it as a coffee table.
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deliciousburglar
08/31/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Myabe gizmodo should consider the readership a bit and suggest indoor summertime activities. summertime websites? high tech air conditioners? i dunno.
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olternaut
08/31/09

In reply to Riding a Surfboard Made By An Old Apple Designer
Didn't you guys already post this story a few weeks ago? Or was it engadget? Go grab so more coffee and wake up. Don't you dare make this a slow news day!
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
08/31/09

@olternaut: BLam tested the board back in June as well.
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Brian Lam
08/31/09

@GitEmSteveDave_HasAFrenchLoaf: I did not test it, that was just a news piece.
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debbyherbenick
08/31/09

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Pretty: they remind me of those yummy sugar dip sticks from my childhood.
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BergenCountyJC can edit his name?
08/31/09

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Looks like a pregnancy test...damn Stevox beat me to it
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OMG! Ponies!
08/31/09

@BergenCountyJC: Gotta be quicker.

And remember - The fight is not always to the strong nor is the race always to the quick. But that's the way to bet.
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Stevox
08/31/09

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First photo: The two boards on the left look like pregnancy test sticks.
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Geisrud
08/31/09

@Stevox: Can't say I'm very familiar with what pregnancy tests look like (other than a dead rabbit).

I was gonna say it didn't make the cut for the latest AT&T commercial.
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Wingnut
07/04/09

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Did anyone see the title and think of the Mooninites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force? If I was going to accept any digital being as my ruler, it would be them.
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Geisrud
07/06/09

@Wingnut: sorry, but I don't ever think of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force".
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gauden44
07/04/09

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A solution to a problem that doesn't exist...
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
07/04/09

@gauden44: Much like Lisa Simpson, the answer to a question no one asked.
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PanhandleJoe
07/04/09

In reply to Digital Ruler
I already have a digital ruler. My hand span is exactly 10 inches. So there!
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RobotVampire
07/05/09

@PanhandleJoe: That would be analog, unless you're a robot. Are you a robot?
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Aleki
07/05/09

@RobotVampire: I think he was reffering to the "digits" on his hand. See? It's much funnier when you explain the joke.
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Geisrud
07/06/09

@Aleki: He's a quick one, he is. Sigh...I love it when some people's self-righteousness becomes self defeating.
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SalmaFlorus
07/04/09

In reply to Digital Ruler
Won't fly in America if it doesn't have inches and fractions. Could work as a metric-only device.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
07/04/09

@SalmaFlorus: The metric system is a tool of the devil!!

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redkamel
06/26/09

In reply to HTC Hero's Teflon Coating Makes the iPhone Feel Like Junk
re: fingerprints: I have the original iphone. I wipe it on my shirt when it gets prints. The back is scratched up. I don't use a case. It looks fine. People who put giant cases on their phone, IMO look like goofballs for buying things they dont need, or advertising their anality or clumbsiness. Its a phone, not a sculpture. It lifespan is 2-3 years. In your pocket.

Do people REALLY expect things they use everyday to look showroom new all the time? and whats the point of "protecting it" if you never actually SEE it?

re: materials. I agree, aluminum is starting to be boring. But what else are they supposed to use? its either metal or plastic. Coated plastic is not new. Carbon fiber is really expensive.

I think their next step should be clear casings. That could be cool.
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itchytooth
06/26/09

@redkamel: re: your sentiments: on protective cases: I completely: agree.
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orthorim
06/25/09

In reply to HTC Hero's Teflon Coating Makes the iPhone Feel Like Junk
I think this is a VERY GOOD thing. Because when was the last time that HTC, or anybody else for that matter, out-designed Apple? Right: That was never. Apple has the best design, and the best materials.

So if that changes even for just one aspect (the back) of one new device (3GS vs Hero), it's a huge shock. Hopefully somebody at Apple will read this and they'll improve their stuff pronto.

Maybe we are just too used to Apple making the best-looking, best-designed devices by a far margin. Maybe Apple's resting on their laurels a bit. The back of the 3G and the 3GS are really nothing to write home about, I always thought that my original steel back 2G looked better from that angle.

Does the HTC Hero have a glass screen? If not, major fail.
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Jesus Diaz
06/25/09

@orthorim: It has a glass screen, oleophobic.
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sam_i_am
06/25/09

In reply to HTC Hero's Teflon Coating Makes the iPhone Feel Like Junk
Isn't teflon slippery? As in, non-stick? As in, won't stay in your hand? How is holding the Hero unlike holding a phone made of, say, soap?

Could soap be the magic new material that Apple is looking for? It's self-cleaning!
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Jesus Diaz
06/25/09

@sam_i_am: Not slippery at all.
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jonycob
06/25/09

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the back of the palm pre is similar to the iphone until you get the touchstone and get that sweet sweet nice matte finish. I agree that apple has dropped the ball on this one.
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Jesus Diaz
06/25/09

@jonycob: The Palm Pre finish sucks as much as the iPhone.
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