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OMG! Ponies!
10/29/09

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If you're going to buy a car, buy either Toyota or Honda. They're anti-union which is cool, unlike Ford and GM which have unionized labor.

Only a liberal would buy a car built by UAW workers. Bust a union - buy a Toyota. #xbox
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troyolson92
10/29/09

@OMG! Ponies!: You snot noised brat!!! No other way to say it, your stupid! Can't believe some idot even wrote that!!!!! You want to be jobless you little dick prick? I work for automakers, ALL. ONLY GM and FORD use american made parts. Most parts going into your toyota's and honda's and others are from other countries. So a company, let's toyota, builds a assembly plant in america and dumb asses like you think wow, it's american made and they employ americans. News for you, you dumb piece of shit, they only employ the 2-3000 people working there, big fucking deal. 1 GM assembly plant buys it's PARTS from american suppliers and indirectly employs over 200,000 people. Big fucking difference. yes UAW sucks ass, but reality is unless you idoits start buying ford or GM you will see millions of jobs lost! Come on be smarter, do so research before you open your mouth!!! I wish I could educate everyone but I realized there will always be MORONS like you, and your to stupid to educate enough to see the light. dumbass!!!!!!!
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troyolson92
10/29/09

@OMG! Ponies!: You snot noised brat!!! No other way to say it, your stupid! Can't believe some idot even wrote that!!!!! You want to be jobless you little dick prick? I work for automakers, ALL. ONLY GM and FORD use american made parts. Most parts going into your toyota's and honda's and others are from other countries. So a company, let's toyota, builds a assembly plant in america and dumb asses like you think wow, it's american made and they employ americans. News for you, you dumb piece of shit, they only employ the 2-3000 people working there, big fucking deal. 1 GM assembly plant buys it's PARTS from american suppliers and indirectly employs over 200,000 people. Big fucking difference. yes UAW sucks ass, but reality is unless you idoits start buying ford or GM you will see millions of jobs lost! Come on be smarter, do so research before you open your mouth!!! I wish I could educate everyone but I realized there will always be MORONS like you, and your to stupid to educate enough to see the light. dumbass!!!!!!! #xbox
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TheFuriousFive
10/29/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I'm less concerned about whether the employees are unionized and more concerned that American companies are being destroyed and Americans are losing their jobs.

Detroit is in shambles for a reason. #xbox
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Tawnie is saving no daylight
10/29/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Thanks again for another morning laugh. Nice to see you back in classic form. #xbox
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Tawnie is saving no daylight
10/29/09

@troyolson92: Sarcasm and humor is lost on you. Try reading more of OMG! Ponies! awesome posts and you will understand. #xbox
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OMG! Ponies!
10/29/09

@troyolson92: I've thought of whether to respond or not. And I choose to.

First of all, for the record, my comment wasn't one of my trademark trollmines.

It was a facetious jab at the notion that cars like the Toyota Prius* are in line with the majority of the liberal agenda.

I say the Prius because it is notoriously a "statement" car. Sure, it's SULEV, but it is also a major donor to the GOP because of its staunch anti-union stance. The Toyota, Honda, and Nissan plants in Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi are the reason that the Senators of those States were so firmly against bailing out GM.

I also say this on the heels of last night's "Daily Show" which featured a segment on this kind of product identification. It's kind of silly to boycott a company because its CEO writes an Op-Ed out of line with your liberal views and then buy a car from a company whose corporate practices are even farther out of line.

Welcome to the Internet. You need to settle the fuck down and realize that sometimes, people say facetious things on blogs. How you have managed to live in America in the 21st Century and still not comprehend the notion of "sarcasm" is fucking inconceivable.

*Fair disclosure: I drive a Honda Insight. I drive it because it was free. I do like some of the features in the new Ford models but I like that my car gets 50+ mpg with 78k miles more. #xbox
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/29/09

@troyolson92: You're argument is that Ford and GM are the best because use American made parts and employ Americans to assemble their cars. Are American made products imbued with some special magic properties that make them greater than products made elsewhere? Are they indestructible? Near wear out or break down?

And how about those American workers. If some of my coworkers are to be used as any indicator then I'd say they're lazy, incompetent sacks of shit who care more about collecting a paycheck then actually doing their job the correct way. And what of the unions? Cars were manufactured long before unions came around and I suspect if the UAW was disbanded tomorrow, we'd still be building cars. Unions are also one of the factors in why car prices are what they are today.

I got a new car once. It was a Ford and it was a piece of shit so sorry, but the whole Buy American thing doesn't really carry as much weight with me anymore.

"unless you idiots start buying ford or GM you will see millions of jobs lost!"

BTW statements like that aren't going to win people over either... #xbox
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DigitalSciGuy
10/28/09

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I remember noting to the Apple employee how ironic it was when I bought my iPhone 3G to replace my old WinMo phone and I was being rung up and registered on a Symbol WinMo POS. Guess it won't be so ironic when I go to buy my 3GS soon...

Is Apple going with something grown in-house or another, updated Symbol product? The article is a bit confusing in the phrasing - admittedly, I also don't know if EasyPay is an in-store reference to the general system of paying without a register or a Symbol brand. #xbox
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Nathan Obbards
10/28/09

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Good for Apple for upgrading. That said, wow, way to present that article in a majorly biased way AppleInisder (I guess they are a biased blog, but still). One would think that a majority of the problems stem from the fact that their prior POS system is built by a third party on just shy of 5 year old technology that is several generations behind current tech. #xbox
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met2art
10/28/09

@Nathan Obbards: I have to say, it seems extremely ignorant of them to blame Microsoft when it was Apple who was too stupid to know how to use the technology, keep it updated properly, or train its employees. How stupid must an individual be to have difficulty operating a touchscreen POS device? I hear that highschool kids do it at fastfood chains...

As a sidenote, Apple "geniuses" have typically been some of the most frustratingly computer-illiterate yet-pretentious ignoramuses that it's ever been my immense displeasure to have the extreme dishonor of conversing with for any protracted length of time. I'm not sure exactly what it is they are certified "geniuses" in, but evidently it has little to do with computers, the internet, or things that human beings do. #xbox
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Nathan Obbards
10/28/09

@met2art: Completely agree with the assessment of the employees. If you can't use a simple POS system, you have some serious issues. I worked retail for a year and if you borked the POS system, it was because you were incredibly stupid. They make those things pretty damn stable for a reason.

Well, depends on where you go for the geniuses. I went in with one of my friends to the Genius Bar and the guy was all "hurr de hurr, try adding more RAM" and couldn't give an answer for why she was having problems. I could have told her that. On the other hand I have heard of other Geniuses busting out their Linux skills and doing -sudo whatever and fixing stuff on the computer. I'm considering getting a Mac for my next computer for the build quality, but despise the stores and the attitude of the pretentious Mac users (read hipsters). Then again, I hear Lenovo is phenomenal, so we will see. #xbox
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Lizard_King
10/29/09

@met2art: The whole "genius bar" layout is nothing but a pretentious presentation of a store offering retail sales/service. Plenty of places offer the same types of goods and service offerings, automotive comes to mind, without the holier-than-thou, shit-doesn't-stink attitude. I've had some BAD experiences at my local Apple store, I have to travel 100 miles to go to a good one - What good is Applecare if "Oh, that's pretty normal" is the usual answer for everything?

Anyway, as the sole member of the IT department for my company, I pick and choose through software and hardware usable for the shop. Last year I was choosing POS systems and as an Apple user myself, I have to say that you really have to WANT to use an Apple for a POS computer - not a lot of great software - at least at the time I researched this. I wonder if the POS software for the Touch is available for purchase. #xbox
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Ozymandias
10/29/09

@Lizard_King: Does anyone else keep reading POS as 'Piece of Shit"? or is it just me... the comments certainly are funnier. #xbox
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Nathan Obbards
10/29/09

@Ozymandias: That's a long-standing joke in retail, that POS doesn't really stand for Point of Sale. #xbox
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Lizard_King
10/29/09

@Nathan Obbards: Yup, and most of the times that 'joke' isn't so funny. #xbox
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Sam43054
10/28/09

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"Apple stores are ditching those clunky hand held point of sale computers"

Maybe they wanted to make sure the 'Apple Tax' was calculated correct :-P

- Actual happy Apple user... trying to be funny #xbox
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tande04
10/29/09

@Sam43054: there is an app for that. #xbox
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not_a_virus.exe.vbs
04/07/09

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Sorry Toyota makes a better looking chair.

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fuchikoma
04/07/09

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It's like an electric tuk-tuk...

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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

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Maybe we should just make killer urban patrol bots out of these. They can put the balancing and 360 turn capability to their advantage.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Nah, we need hover drones for that.
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Erzengel
04/07/09

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am i the only one scared because we are getting this close to become the fat useles meatballs from Wall-E?

oh well, hamburguers on a cup may not be so bad.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

@Erzengel: This is no different from anyone using a regular car in the city. Many people I know who live here could very well just go out and walk to the supermarket, but they don't. They'll drive 5 blocks just to get a few bags of groceries.

In places where sidewalks are not afforded people, it's even worse, with stretches of fast food restaurants along the way.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

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Lots of hate for this thing, I just don't get it. Personally, I'd love to see a city that's a bit friendlier for traffic for these sorts of smaller vehicles. They look a little goofy, but so what? It's better than having Escalades and countless Towncars squeezing themselves into heavy urban traffic.
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Gary_7vn
04/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: That's because people don't understand that gas is going to up again, and again, and again. They don't understand that everyone in teh world having 3000lbs of metal under their ass is unsustainable. They can't imagine how amazing a city would be would be without big gas powered cars polluting the air.

But most of all they worry they won't get laid in this thing.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

@Gary_7vn: And to think people were managing to get laid on their own two feet.
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Hello Mister Walrus
04/07/09

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This sort of thing is great, but would need lots of municipal support to become commonplace. You're not going to drive this on a normal road for fear of being plowed down by some SUV, so cities would need dedicated bike/electric sofa streets. Special parking/charging stations would also be necessary.

I can't imagine why it would need to be as complicated as a Segway, though. Just give it 4-wheels, cushy seats, and an electric motor.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

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Anyone else reminded of that movie w/ the kids who build that spaceship out of junk?

The Explorers I think?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

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I think this actually looks sort of cool, but I'm pretty sure I'd prefer 4 wheels, or two wheels in tandem a la scooter or motorbike.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: Technically it has 6 wheels yo.
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Thud
04/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I'm with you there. What is the point of introducing the complexity of the two wheel system in this application? Seems to add a lot of potential for faceplants and related catastrophes, but I can't see what it gains you... I understand the two wheel thing for the Segway itself--the idea of maneuverability and a small footprint given the pedestrian environment its designed for, but those constraints don't exist on the road. Why not 4 wheels? What am I missing?
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

@Lite: has Voodoo Doughnuts: Meh. I could say the same for street and strip dragsters, which have tiny wheels on struts to keep the tail end from hitting the ground during takeoff.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

@Thud: Agreed. The GEM e4 is a more versatile and stable design, and is already out on force today.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

@Thud: Greater urban density?

The 2 wheels means you can make the overall vehicle footprint smaller. Even a Smart Car is almost 9 feet long.
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LastAndLeast
04/07/09

@Kaiser-Machead: I have to agree with you. I don't understand WHY the whole segway style wheels are so awesome. It seems that 3 or 4 wheels would be 10x simpler. I'd guess they'd be cheaper too.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

@LastAndLeast: The platform stays (mostly) level even on inclines for one.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

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You know, I'd happily take this to work and back... Except that I have to cross bridges w/ 45 mph minimum speed limits.

But for say, cruising to the pub/grocery store and back. I'm all for it.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
04/07/09

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All it needs now is a system which fills the interior with foam in the event of an accident.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

@Oligarch_GitEmSteveDave: But does it know how to use the 3 sea shells?
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
04/07/09

@Lite: has Voodoo Doughnuts: I do!

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Sol-Corp
04/07/09

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i dont like cars that can be totaled by a bike messenger crashing into the side.... like those damn smart cars
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
04/07/09

@Sol-Corp: Actually, SmartCars are extremely durable. They're just ridiculously expensive here in the US.
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N@tedog
04/07/09

@Sol-Corp: Research FAIL:

[www.msnbc.msn.com]
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Duff-Lad
04/07/09

@Sol-Corp: Most cars will be totalled by a bike messenger crashing into them.

A Smart however, with it's safety cell chassis, probably wouldn't.
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

@Sol-Corp: Some damage to the side panel? Yes. Totaled? Nah. Anyway, this thing doesn't look very fragile. If a bike messenger slammed into the side, the he'd just hit his head on one of the bars and you can zip away while he's unconscious :P
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Kaiser-Machead
04/07/09

@Duff-Lad: Any car that can be totaled by a 150-200 lb human being on a 40-50 lb bicycle traveling at around 20 mph should probably not be on the road.
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