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    Image of Jonathan Hamilton Jonathan Hamilton
    10/19/09

    In reply to Mamorino Anti-Kidnapping Phone, You Know, For Kids
    Nice Hudsucker Proxy reference. #mamorino
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Mamorino Anti-Kidnapping Phone, You Know, For Kids
    I have sugestted this over on Consumerist, and I will suggest it here. Fainting Goats were bred so that when a predator attacked a flock, their muscles would tighten up, they would fall over, and they would be picked off by the predators. This saved the flock and allowed them to live on. As Spock said, The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one.

    So we should breed fainting kids. When a kidnapper runs into a gaggle of children, they tense up, fall over, and are picked off, leaving the other children un harmed and unmolested. It's a win-win. #mamorino
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: But think of the poor parents who get left out in that case. They still have to live with their kids! #mamorino
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    GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: Apoptosis is always a win-win situation. #mamorino
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    GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad promoted this comment rocketbear79: threadkiller was starred rocketbear79: threadkiller was unstarred
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: Or, we could develop miniature weather balloons that each kid could carry in their pocket. That way, when they are approached by said predator, they can fly away and later be recovered by the police in their family attic. #mamorino
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: I'm sure we could find the gene in fainting goats that's responsible for this and introduce it into children. #mamorino
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    GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad promoted this comment PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: I guess we should train the kids who come from ugly parents. It would be a shame to lose a future good looking adult. #mamorino
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    10/19/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: uhm i think most times only one kid is kidnapped.... fainting might not really save anyone else... #mamorino
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    sir_pantsalot promoted this comment krownd was starred krownd was unstarred
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    10/19/09

    @krownd: Do you believe everything you see on the news? #mamorino
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
    10/19/09

    @Yuppers I love you, GitEmSteveDave: I also once had the idea of a small balloon which was remote controlled, so if you lost your child in a crowd, you could locate them. Then someone reminded me about ceiling fans. #mamorino
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    Image of feezy23 feezy23
    10/19/09

    In reply to Mamorino Anti-Kidnapping Phone, You Know, For Kids
    Wow it even has 3 numbers... #mamorino
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    10/19/09

    @feezy23: 1. Mom and Dad
    2. 911
    3. Brian Lam #mamorino
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    10/19/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : How is it that you don't have a star? I am always laughing at your posts. #mamorino
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    Scotland promoted this comment rocketbear79: threadkiller was starred rocketbear79: threadkiller was unstarred
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    @rocketbear79: I used to, but it was taken away.... #mamorino
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/19/09

    In reply to Mamorino Anti-Kidnapping Phone, You Know, For Kids
    Is this really better than the anti-pedo Kung Fu midget decoy? #mamorino
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    10/08/09

    In reply to Video: Toshiba's Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge in Seconds
    If I'm going to be running my phone on methanol, I want to be able to add headers, new cams, a bigger manifold, and maybe a blower if anyone's making a kit for it.
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    Xeno promoted this comment iElvis was starred iElvis was unstarred
    Image of Xeno Xeno
    10/08/09

    @iElvis: What it really needs are flame shooting tailpipes.
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    Image of betterdays betterdays
    10/08/09

    In reply to Video: Toshiba's Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge in Seconds
    So the thing produces water and... carbon dioxyde ? how smart, just when we're trying to reduce it in engine combustion...

    Wrong good idea.
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment betterdays was starred betterdays was unstarred
    Image of incubushead incubushead
    10/08/09

    @betterdays: Given the amount of power it produces and the tiny amount of fuel, this is actually producing much smaller carbon output than plugging in the phone, since the carbon output to create the grid's electricity is very high.
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    10/08/09

    @betterdays: Right and burning coal is carbon free.
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    Image of joe57005 joe57005
    10/08/09

    @betterdays: I'm sure this little thing produces far less co2 than the power plant that would have otherwise charged the gadget. (not that i believe global warming is anything more than just government scaremongering.)
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    Image of TunaCan TunaCan
    10/08/09

    @betterdays:
    You should probably stop exhaling as well, just to be safe.
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    10/08/09

    @betterdays: also, stop eating beef, travelling by car, eating food that has travelled in a vehicle, using electricity from the power grid that has any chance of coming from a coal powerplant, shopping at stores that use electricity, lighting fires.

    Also, stop all those damn volcanoes from erupting and those dead bodies from decomposing.
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    Image of jamjen jamjen
    10/08/09

    @joe57005: Scaremonering? Ahh good old AGW denialism!
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    FigNinja promoted this comment jamjen was starred jamjen was unstarred
    Image of Logan5 Logan5
    10/08/09

    In reply to Video: Toshiba's Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge in Seconds
    Looks like a little toilet.
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    10/08/09

    @Logan5: Power your Wii with wee?
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    Image of Logan5 Logan5
    10/08/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: Or Pee S 3.
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    10/08/09

    In reply to Video: Toshiba's Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge in Seconds
    So we are going to squirt a liquid which is more volatile than gasoline, and also corrosive, into a device with Li-Ion batteries which are known to over heat/burst into flames? What could possibli go wrong?
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    Image of stre stre
    10/08/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: i had to think for a long time, but i think i've got it: it might run WinMo 6.5?
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    FigNinja promoted this comment stre was starred stre was unstarred
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    10/08/09

    In reply to Video: Toshiba's Latest Fuel Cell Prototype Gadgets Charge in Seconds
    I just don't see this catching on because you manually have to add a liquid to your gadgets whenever they are out of juice.
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    Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 10/08/09 8:26 AM PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
    Image of Weon Weon
    10/08/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : As opposed to manually having to plug them in to a charger?
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    10/08/09

    @Weon: Carrying around a little bottle everywhere you go would be annoying. Power outlets are everywhere already. Also, you are squirting a corrosive liquid into a small hole. I just think battery technology will get much better so things like this will never take root.
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    10/08/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : That's a prototype. I'm thinking they'll have a better way of adding the methanol, like capsules, if this ever goes into production. Also, one benefit it has over the current chargers is speed. Refill the fuel and you're good to go. You don't have to stay plugged in for an hour or two.
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    09/09/09

    In reply to KDDI Iida Polaris Puts Phone Inside Robot, Annoyingly Follows You Around
    I want to know how it got from the coffee table to the kitchen table.
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    09/09/09

    In reply to KDDI Iida Polaris Puts Phone Inside Robot, Annoyingly Follows You Around
    Rolly 2.0 looks like a damn anti-escape orb. We're boned.
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    08/12/09

    In reply to OCZ Firmware Update Fixes "Dirty" SSDs In Its Spare Time
    Heh 9GB, try 240MB.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    07/23/09

    In reply to Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
    Is a Wi-Fi card that size even large enough to have an antenna effective for the wavelength? Wolfram Alpha says the wavelength is about 12cm for 2.4GHz...
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
    If Verizon gets religion and starts including WiFi in more (all?) their data devices the I would agree that this wouldn't seem too useful in cellphones, as the writer suggests. BUT, if things don't change, then this would be very useful. Today it would be perfect for the Storm and the Tour.

    Speaking of WiFi, can someone with some technical knowledge explain why data devices (iphone, BB etc.) don't have 802.11N yet. I mean, it would be a much faster experience, right ?
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    07/23/09

    @RemembertheAmiga: Power, maybe, but mostly the fact that it's unnecessary for now. Processing power is already the main bottleneck in web browsing, not 802.11g.
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    Edited by John Herrman at 07/23/09 9:32 AM John Herrman was starred John Herrman was unstarred
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    07/23/09

    @RemembertheAmiga: Correct me if I'm wrong but I also believe that currently the Eye-Fi technology (and this new product since it's similar) does not have the ability to be a two way wifi device. I believe they are only used for uploading files. Although it would still be helpful to have this ability in Verizon data devices, it think it would be even better if there was the ability for two-way data transfer.
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    Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 07/23/09 9:41 AM PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
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    07/23/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: They are only used to upload files with the EyeFi cards, but the device has to be capable of both sending and recieving to be able to send anything over a network. TCP will not work if you are just sending or listening. So this new card might allow us (since we know it has to be capable) to use it as a wifi connection for the phone. Perhaps through some applications?
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    Purple Monkey Dishwasher promoted this comment Firebird was starred Firebird was unstarred
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    07/23/09

    @TeriyakiChicken: Yeah that's a good point, I always thought that was weird. I wonder why Eye-Fi limits it to one way communication. I would be cool to see your camera as a wireless device on your computer and be able to add/delete photos and files from your computer. They could surely make a lot of money if they added a two way functionality. Especially for things like digital photo frames and any other appliances/devices. You could literally control/monitor a lot of things in your home.
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    Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 07/23/09 10:25 AM PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
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    07/23/09

    In reply to Wi-Fi MicroSD Card Makes Eye-Fi Look Obese
    Although I understand that Murphy's law predicts continually increasing storage and a continual decrease in size of the storage medium, I do think they should really stop at MicroSD for removable storage mediums. I don't care how small they make non-removable drives but if the removable ones get any smaller there needs to be an addition to Murphy's law which states that the smaller these damn things get, the easier they are to lose.
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    Edited by PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: at 07/23/09 9:15 AM PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
    Image of selfprofessedgeek selfprofessedgeek
    07/23/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: too true, and they get easier to break
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    Image of alexvanduyn alexvanduyn
    07/23/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: Sure you don't want a mini-pico sd card that holds 50TB and fits on your thumbnail, where if you sneeze at the wrong moment you could loose all your mp4 video archive to your orange shag carpet? Whats wrong with you!
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