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Invisible-Echidna
07/09/09

In reply to The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message
Damn. I ordered 2. I was going to rig them to my Xbox controller to prepare imitation of Dead Rising 2 followed by the inevitable YouTube video, feature on AotS' ATN, articles on Giz and Kotaku (at my expense), and prosthetic arm. (which was to be replaced with bio-mechanic arm when the time comes)
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SysRq
07/09/09

In reply to The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message
Yeah, there are still going to be people who don't get it and are wondering where their chainsaws are.

But I agree, this was a clever and effective prank/message. PETA pisses me off, not because of what they stand for, but because of the way they go about things. They're nuts and could really be much more effective if they tried things like this instead of sloshing fake blood around.
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InsidiousTuna
07/09/09

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This is my kind of prank: it was clever, harmless and didn't disrupt anyone trying to do their jobs or harass anyone.

This is probably for the best- Giz has played some, er, uncouth pranks in the past that have definitely disrupted workflow.

Not that there's anything wrong with that. :)
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Joaquin
07/09/09

@InsidiousTuna: what?

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Duckspwn
07/09/09

@Joaquin - got star?: For bringing back irritating memories, you get a heart!
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Hiphopopotamus
07/09/09

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I didn't think there was a shred of truth to this.

I think we all saw right through this.

Glad to see this hoax got the ax.

Though, there humor certainly had a nice timbre.

These guys are a cut above.

Someone stop me. Please.
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bosskev
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: Hey, Giz, there's a way to PROMOTE comments, but is there a way to DEMOTE comments? No reason I'm asking... ;^)
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bosskev
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: Hey, BTW, Hiphop, didn't you have a (much-deserved) star? What happened to it?
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Sticks Calhoun
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: You could say...iSaw right through it? Also, are you saying we should make you leave? Branch out into new comedy? Get to the root of your humor? Really stick it to you? Or are we barking up the wrong tree here?
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Hiphopopotamus
07/09/09

@bosskev: I don't know - I had one, lost it, got another, lost it, and then for like the last 15 seconds I had one and now its gone again.

I think one of the the editors must have a grudge or something. (I'm looking at you, Foster.)
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Joaquin
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: I was gonna give you a heart, but it doesn't seem to be working :S
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92BuickLeSabre
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: I've been promoting your stuff all afternoon, just in case somebody forgot you were here.

Looks like BLam re-starred you on the Lamarr post.
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bosskev
07/09/09

@Sticks Calhoun: I would have joined in the punnery, but I'm stumped.
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bosskev
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: Maybe it's a twinkling star?
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Sticks Calhoun
07/09/09

@bosskev: I get all the inspiration for my puns from the many pictures of trees I have around my apartment. You could call it...photosynthesis.
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Hiphopopotamus
07/09/09

@92BuickLeSabre: That BLam... top notch. (Ok, these cutting puns are running a little thin...)
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92BuickLeSabre
07/09/09

@Hiphopopotamus: ...paper thin?
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InsidiousTuna
07/09/09

@92BuickLeSabre: You're cutting it close.
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Sticks Calhoun
07/09/09

@InsidiousTuna: These puns are off the chain! But we're running out of gas, and off track. What we should do is quit being such tools and log off.
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Cordfucious of Tech Clan
07/09/09

In reply to The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message
I agree with Frucci, PETA could be more effective if they lost "crazy" sect and focused more on education and not idiotic scare tactics.
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Sticks Calhoun
07/09/09

@Cordfucious of Tech Clan: Problem is, it's hard to be clever. It's easier to be shocking. (Or to make bad puns.)
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/09/09

In reply to The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message
But, what if I WANT to cut a tree down? I LIKE printing hardcopy and reading it. I LIKE walking into a huge book store and smelling lots and lots of books.

I like that when the battery for my iPhone dies I can still read my book.

I like that when I'm done with a book I can gift it to someone else to read, or I can donate it to raise money for a charity, or I can use it to start a fire in protest of the filth at the local library. Or that I can tear out pages of the Koran to use as rolling papers.
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The Dude
07/09/09

In reply to The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message
Love it!

This is how you get people to pay attention to your cause; subtle entertainment that causes people to pause and scratch their heads before you pull back the curtain.

Kudos!
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bosskev
07/09/09

In reply to The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message

the iSaw...the cause that it was created to support is one we can definitely get behind

I'm sorry, Frucci, I disagree. I simply cannot support a chainsaw anywhere near my behind.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/09/09

@bosskev: That's not what Drebin said...
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GlenTen
07/09/09

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So adam, if 5 hot naked PETA girls tied themselves to a tree outside your office, that wouldn't be as good as the USB chainsaw?
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RoboBagins
07/09/09

@GlenTen: If they were PETA, they'd be gluing feathers or fur to the girls and and be creating a scene about something or other. And they'd be screaming into megahorns too. Would not be pleasant.
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Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
07/09/09

@GlenTen: Actually no, I'd be revolted because they supported PETA.

They kill a few thousand companion animals (Pets) every year at their shelter because they cannot afford to be a "no kill" shelter. Which is odd because they get a over 20 million dollars in donations each year.

They damage people's property, and go on and on about the rights of animals when a couple of their volunteers were caught disposing of the corpses of puppies in a dumpster at a grocery store.

PETA in my eyes is pretty much a terrorist organization.
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32ndnote
07/09/09

@Robotic Bilbo Bagins has no use for fleshy ones: I imagine there would be blood somewhere too. Yes, PETA seems to like blood, which could make the scene more or less hot depending on who you are...
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alexvanduyn
07/07/09

In reply to The iSaw Will Be the Bloody Apex of USB Peripherals
iSaw the final solution to the Mac/Pc debate, "PC's are bet...Hey, whats with the...NOT MY PC, NOOOOOOOO" Macs cut PC's in half! Mac's + iSaw = TOTAL DOMINATION!
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Purple Dave
07/07/09

@alexvanduyn:
Not so. Remember that USB was originally a PC format, while Macs had to make do with Firewire.

Also, the iPrefix, as was noted a few years back, was first used on the original iPhone. Remember the iPhone trademark that Apple had to buy out _after_ they announced their own iPhone without checking to make sure that noone already owned that trademark because they, like everyone else, had become complacent in the idea that only Apple used the iPrefix.
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discounteggroll
07/07/09

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QUICK! I NEED A CO-SIGNER STAT!!!
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Kaiser-Machead
07/07/09

In reply to The iSaw Will Be the Bloody Apex of USB Peripherals

I'm gonna rule this place.

That is, until Goldman returns with a STIHL MS 880 Magnum chainsaw.
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closhedbb
07/07/09

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I don't get it. Someone please fill me in.
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Hello Mister Walrus
07/07/09

@closhedbb: It's a well known fact that Mark is a rehabilitated chainsaw-murderer. He was declared insane, hence his not being in jail now. The recurring joke is that he will behead all of his Gizmodo superiors and claim ownership of the whole website, which he will use to market his upcoming series of teenage romance novels.
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