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    Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
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    Image of seamusMoon seamusMoon
    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    "this.. applications.. are"?


    How about "these.. applications.. are" or "this.. application.. is"?


    I love you guys, but your grammar and editing skills need some work.

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    05/29/09

    @seamusMoon: Correcting Giz writers is not only looked down upon now in days, but possibly a banhammer event if you point it out to certain people on a bad day.
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    05/29/09

    Giz:


    Is this really true you do that?


    "Correcting Giz writers is not only looked down upon now in days, but possibly a banhammer event if you point it out to certain people on a bad day."

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    05/29/09

    @tobedetermined: Yes. Since most editors/writers DON'T read the comments for every article, it is suggested in the FAQ to use the links to AIM, EMAIL, Twitter to contact them directly about any spelling/grammar errors. Otherwise the comments get clogged up.
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    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    Wow, where did they find a midget to sit in the car and do all that stuff?
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/29/09

    @49USBPorts_GitEmSteveDave: There's an app for that: MidgetFinder.
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    05/29/09

    @49USBPorts_GitEmSteveDave: It's not a midget. Child labor my friend.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/29/09

    @HasPonies!Envy_GitEmSteveDave: And in a completely unrelated note, has anyone seen OMG! Ponies! around lately?
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/29/09

    @bosskev: I believe he's talking the hour off for second breakfast.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    05/29/09

    @bosskev: 3G connectivity is bad out in Rivendell, and LT&T (Lothlorien Telegraph & Telephone) is not very accommodating.
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    05/29/09

    @tok3n ninja; owes bosskev a Christmas card..: I don't know. Kids are famous for locking themselves IN cars, not opening doors.
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    05/29/09

    @49USBPorts_GitEmSteveDave: I figured they got one of the neighborhood kids to do it..
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    05/29/09

    @bosskev: Yes. According to his Twitter, he's looking for a place to "loiter". I suggested the "loitery".
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    05/29/09

    @bosskev: Perhpas he's on a bacon break??
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    05/29/09

    @49USBPorts_GitEmSteveDave: Kids are also good at locking adults out of cars as well..
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    Image of frigg frigg
    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    I get how the app can drive the car, but how can it open the door?! I have no idea how they do that, but could see how that's a handy feature if you had a bunch of groceries or something.


    Also, how does Apple approve something like this that's just gonna make it easier for people to steal cars! I mean, anyone could hack into your car and drive it away!!!


    Still, pretty cool. I was gonna get a Pre, but now I'm leaning back to the iPhone.

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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    Sorry, Giz, I'm not falling for your little prank again.


    On your guys' recommendation, last February I bought one of those Control-A-Cat remotes--what a waste of money! The only thing on it I ever got to work correctly was the "Eject Fur Ball" button. But then that button got stuck in the "on" position and now my apartment looks like it's been taken over by mini-Tribbles.


    Ee-yuch! Thanks, Giz, but NO thanks.

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    Image of i heart bacon hub i heart bacon hub
    05/29/09

    @bosskev: Yeah, but did you follow the instructions and use fresh batteries, and then feed your cat the "Control-A-Cat" recommended dietary suppliment for "maximum control and manueverability"? I think your results might have been different. Well, as long as your model of cat was on its approved devices list...
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
    05/29/09

    @iheartpornhub hearts bacon!: As another owner of the Control-A-Cat, I can tell you that there ARE no batteries, and in fact the compartment is sealed shut. It is powered, and I quote, "by positive thinking".
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    05/29/09

    @49USBPorts_GitEmSteveDave: "It is powered, and I quote, "by positive thinking"."


    Well, then, there's the source of my problem with it. As everyone knows, I'm just one big ol' Negative Nellie.

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    Image of bender123 bender123
    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    Dr Horrible already had the app on his iPhone, so this is old news.
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    Image of Wingnut Wingnut
    05/29/09

    @bender123: Stand back, everyone. Nothing here to see.
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    Image of Yousty Yousty
    05/29/09

    @Wingnut:


    Just imminent danger, in the middle of it, me.

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    05/29/09

    @Yousty: Yes Captain Hammers here, hair blowing in the breeze, the day needs my saving expertise!!
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    05/29/09

    @bender123: A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!
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    Image of Monty Monty
    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    When fake car control apps start to look good, I think there are some serious psychological issues at play here, potentially with some new entries in the DSM IV needed to adequately explain what that one buttoned device is doing to us. Still, the video is amusing, despite the fact that it is clearly destroying our minds.
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    05/29/09

    In reply to Car Controlling App Is Fake, But Fun Anyway
    Let's hope Back to the Future Pt. I is never remade, or else we'll have Emmet Brown doing the same exact thing.
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