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jepzilla
05/03/09

In reply to Remain Calm: The Apple Store Is Down For Updates...On A Sunday
I've always wondered why Apple has to shut down its entire store every time they do an update. I don't know of any other retailer that does this... can you imagine if Amazon had to shut down their store front every time they wanted to change pricing or add a new book?

Can anybody enlighten me?
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ceilingFANBOY
05/03/09

@jepzilla: Perhaps it is there way of making sure nothing gets put up early, since everything from Apple has a strict release date. By only being able to update the store by taking the whole store down, maybe it prevents someone from screwing up a timestamp or letting people set there clocks forward on their computers to see what has been added early. Other than that, it could just be something as simple as every update must be checked, tested, and edited before going live to make sure there are no errors in information, price, or dead links, especially since a lot of products have the regular pages and then the school discount pages. Of course, these are just speculative reasons. It could very well just be that they are attention whores.
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P3nnst8r
04/20/09

In reply to Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today
And amazingly, he looks horribly bored of the entire deal.
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Curves
04/19/09

In reply to Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today
This is exactly what I look like if I dont use conditioner on my hair in the winter.
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yuzan
04/19/09

@Curves:

You look like a dude with ratty sneakers?

Geez, that's disappointing.
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Curves
04/20/09

@yuzan: Imagine how disappointed my blind dates must be. ;)
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zimmi88
04/19/09

In reply to Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today
Eek! It's awesome... but kinda freaky too... I mean... how is that safe!?!?!? Just one fault in the safety suit, and... yikes!

All that said, that pic is neat.
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something_unique_and_descriptive
04/19/09

In reply to Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today
I don't understand why everyone thinks this sort of thing is so dangerous. It's electricity, it's predictable, and when you know how to work with it (which this guy obviously does) you can do "crazy" things like this with relative safety.

It's a carny trick, like walking on hot coals / broken glass or laying on a bed of nails. As long as you know what's going on, driving a car is more dangerous.

Don't get me wrong, this is undeniably cool. But the guy doesn't have a death wish, he just knows his sh*t and figured it would be a neat thing to do.
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DeadWriter
04/19/09

In reply to Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today
In this case the Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie actually helped save his life.
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GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
04/20/09

@DeadWriter: Hey, this guy is an agent of the aliens and abductors! Foil does not work. Especially a beanie! For proper thought control prevention and to also stop the abductions, aluminum foil doesn't work. That's why the aliens LET you construct a foil helmet. They really fear stuff that works. Like this:

But be warned. According to the creator,on the directions page, you need to create these quickly, as when the aliens, or DeadWriter find out you are constructing one, they will try to stop you. You also need to add velcro or a string to your hat so that the aliens can not remove it. During the day, when you are safe, you need to keep this in a cabinet with a handle or latch, so the aliens can not steal it! Please people, DO NOT LISTEN TO THE OBVIOUS ALIEN DEAR WRITER!!! ;P
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Brian Kellogg Anderson
04/19/09

In reply to Strangely, The Man In This Electrifying Photo Is Not Dead Today
Dude, that would make an awesome Christmas card.
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zenneth
04/19/09

@Brian Kellogg Anderson:
Season's Greetings From SenatEmperor Palpatine!
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GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
04/20/09

@zenneth: But sir, what of the younglings?

Steal their presents and bring them to me!
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GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
03/01/09

In reply to DIY Paintball Turret Keeps Kids Away By Firing 38 Paintballs Per Second
Could we combine this tech with the gun from some month back that was firing Heiny bottles? THAT would make for an interesting time.
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/01/09

In reply to DIY Paintball Turret Keeps Kids Away By Firing 38 Paintballs Per Second
Team Fortress 2?
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Nick Pfister
03/01/09

In reply to DIY Paintball Turret Keeps Kids Away By Firing 38 Paintballs Per Second
38 paintballs per second is nothing, even for a low end paintball gun.
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switchblade saints
03/01/09

@Nick Pfister: really? Where are you getting your markers from?
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BeautifulAgony
03/01/09

@switchblade saints: You mean his paintball marker, or the magic markers he's huffing that make him believe what he's saying?
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mricyfire
03/01/09

@Nick Pfister:

Despite what all of you non-paintballers say, he is actually right. Not so much low end guns, but just about every high end gun can.

just to name a few

Angels, Egos, DM9...lower end ones can, but not stock needs some mods.

before you flame a facebooker make sure u know what you even talking about
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All your Gizmodo are Belong to Us
03/01/09

@mricyfire: They're flaming him because he said low end markers... The fastest anything under $500 will get you would be about 13-15 ball per second... double that and you might get 30 bps. 38? Bullshit. As far as I'm concerned, $500 isn't low end, either. Low end would consist of semi automatic markers like a stock Tippmann 98, or a really cheap Spyder--Not to mention Walmart paintball guns. Plus, to get a hopper to feed that fast, you need something better than a Viewloader, like a Halo or Empire.

Anyways, there's some info for you. While some mid to high end markers could pull it off, lower end markers would just be chopping paint.
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discounteggroll
03/02/09

@Ihaveanipod:

this is the only time when I would accept "will it blend" as a justifiable comment. I have been out of the tournament scene for about a year (last played D2 on hogans alley factory), but know that 38 bps is absolutely BS. sure, some boards can claim 50+ bps under theoretical lab tests, but no hopper or HPA source can provide enough power to supply that
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zenpoet
03/02/09

@Nick Pfister: I may be way off, and should probably read the article, but wouldn't have two barrels mean that it is two separate guns firing simultaneously, thus making the firing rate of each gun 19 bps? From all the other posts, that would seem fairly easy to get from even a cheaper paintball gun.

I am in no way involved with paintball, so I don't know anything about the products, but did anyone in fact check to see if the fire rate was in reference to both guns at the same time?
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BeautifulAgony
03/01/09

In reply to DIY Paintball Turret Keeps Kids Away By Firing 38 Paintballs Per Second
"Seriously officer, I only use it for, ummm, painting tall buildings... I'd never point it at neighborhood kids..."
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Curves
01/13/09

In reply to The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, aka the Fish Volvo, aka The Most Annoying Thing Ever
I am going to be humming that song all night now....
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ScottRose
01/13/09

In reply to The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, aka the Fish Volvo, aka The Most Annoying Thing Ever
The word "invented" and/or "invention" is thrown around a little to often these days.

There's a point where putting things on top of other things and connecting them is inventive.

There's a lot of room below that point, where this "automobile" nests. Nests in a furrow of crap under a crap-lit sky with a crap smell in the air and a dissatisfied "inventor" snoring lazily to sleep, dreams of crap-covered-crap playing before his lidded eyes...

Ah the peace of it all...
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
01/13/09

In reply to The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, aka the Fish Volvo, aka The Most Annoying Thing Ever
Actually this is an experiment in generating energy via wave motion.
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ripfire
01/13/09

@Lite: More like a scientific demostration of doppler effect from hell.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
01/13/09

@ripfire: It does the Macarena?
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ripfire
01/13/09

@Lite: Ha!
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
01/13/09

In reply to The Sashimi Tabernacle Choir, aka the Fish Volvo, aka The Most Annoying Thing Ever
Bass, Gas, or Grass... Nobody rides for free.
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