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Heliophage
07/02/09

In reply to Magnetic Big Wheel or Ring of Death?
Welcome to Pep Boys, how can I help you?

Hey, do you have 84" bicycle tires?

Eight... eighty-four?

Yeah, with the spokes removed. For my new sweet ride.

I'll... have to ask my manager.
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STFU_FPU!
07/02/09

In reply to Magnetic Big Wheel or Ring of Death?
Giz, you said "Rear Entry" uh-huh, huh hhuuh hhuhh ..that's coooool.
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ripfire
07/02/09

@Stubborn Ass Hat STOLE his AVATAR: "Rear entry cockpit" **snicker**
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Adam Rock
07/02/09

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Heliophage
07/02/09

@Adam Rock:

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geekpi
07/02/09

In reply to Magnetic Big Wheel or Ring of Death?
More like ring of retarded. There is no way it could stand like that while at rest. Gravity would pull the cab of the car down, or roll it until it lays on the ground horizontally. I'm getting sick and tired of these 'artists' who get tricky with CG rendering programs and have zero concept of engineering and physics.
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
07/02/09

@geekpi: Looks to me like the driver compartment is on a rotating central axis, so that regardless of where the capsule is in regards to the ground, it can be oriented so that the driver is in a vertical, or 80-75 degree recumbent position. Most likely using some kind of gyroscopic balancing technology similar to that which one might find in the Segway. I would also imaging that since it is using the weight of the capsule to push against the momentum of the wheels, if balanced properly, it should stay in that same relative position as long as it is rolling forward.
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Purple Dave
07/03/09

@DeusExMach:
And it looks to me like the rear hatch is used sorta like a kickstand while the thing isn't moving, so it doesn't just roll backwards until the pod is resting on the ground. Which is what geekpi was asking about. Keeping the thing in the air while it's moving is an entirely different matter, but when it has to stop, that would be even harder than figuring out how to leave your bicycle perfectly balanced on two tires when you walk away from it. So, expect to roll onto your back whenever you hit a red light.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
07/02/09

In reply to Magnetic Big Wheel or Ring of Death?
Perfect, in a head-on collision with another one of these 'cars' one wheel of each car will fit between the other's wheels and slam into the cockpit..
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Hello Mister Walrus
07/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Food Cake®: I think the real problem is if you slam on the brakes, the momentum will just keep the whole thing rolling, like a barrel.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
07/02/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Kind of like how Weebles wobble but they don't fall down?
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Nick
07/02/09

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i hope you have a big trunk, 'cause i'm gonna put my bike in it.
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IcemanD
05/28/09

In reply to The iMagnet Rewards Good Report Cards with Disappointing iPods
And fanboys everywhere cream their pants.

The rest of us use those free magnets the real estates agents keep dropping off.
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badhatharry
05/28/09

@IcemanD: No kidding. Seven dollars for a magnet? Mine are free and tell me the most efficient way to get pizza in me.
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Monty
05/28/09

In reply to The iMagnet Rewards Good Report Cards with Disappointing iPods
Do you suppose if they copied the Apple button layout perfectly that Apple would have sent them a cease and desist? It is always interesting to me the steps companies take to avoid pissing off Apple. (Ignoring what Palm is doing, of course.)
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
05/28/09

In reply to The iMagnet Rewards Good Report Cards with Disappointing iPods
Just like the iPhone Slide panties, we need this in a bra/bikini form.
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Curves
05/28/09

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People who are cool enough to have IAnything are probably too cool to have refrigerator magnets. They are probably too cool to even have refrigerators.
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AmphetamineCrown
05/28/09

@Curves: They have refrigerators. Only they have stainless steel refrigerators that magnets don't stick to anyway.
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Curves
05/28/09

@AmphetamineCrown: I love stainless steel appliances. I have always wondered why magnets dont stick to then though. I really dont know.
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Man In Gauze is an obscure reference to Courage the Cowardly Dog.
05/28/09

@Curves: Tell me now if that entire post was to set up the pun in that last sentence, so I can go ahead and click that heart button,
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Curves
05/29/09

@Man In Gauze NEEDS RED FACTION: GUERILLA: Not entirely, but a lot. And I still dont know why magnets dont stick to stainless steel. I thought one of the uber genuises here would have posted an answer by now.
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Tony C
05/28/09

In reply to The iMagnet Rewards Good Report Cards with Disappointing iPods
That would be a pretty awesome form factor for an iPod... I guess it's already bigger than the latest Shuffle, but oh well. Clicky buttons and a rubberized exterior would have to be standard with this thing.
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Monty
05/28/09

@Tony C: Steve Jobs would love this - an iPod that is nothing but buttons. Kind of amusing that I agree with you that the form-factor would be outstanding, but completely the opposite direction Apple has been going with their products.
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Brian Lam
03/30/09

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LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
03/30/09

In reply to AT&T's Spring Phones: Nokia E71x Only $99, Samsung Impression's Got a Shiny AMOLED Screen
Where is Jrsy Devil's Food Cake now? Finally someone gives some credit to wonderful Symbian Phone, the E71, which is a great phone and I know first hand because I have one.

It just sits there waiting to be use because I use a Q since I work for MOTO. Its AWFUL.But people almost come to tears when they see how elegant and useful as the E71.

Thanks Matt!
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ZLevee
03/30/09

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: IF only I hadn't just replaced my phone making me ineligible for an upgrade, I'd be all over the E71x. It'll probably cost triple to just buy it.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
03/30/09

@LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M: "Where is Jrsy Devil's Food Cake now?"

You rang? Sorry I missed this earlier and thanks for asking about me. I only hope when AT&T gets their hands on this phone that they don't ruin it was crippling firmware.

[thread-jack]On a slightly related, side-note I just got the 5800 Xpress Music this weekend. The US version is way better than the European one. I found the Euro version to be slow transitioning between menus and somewhat lagging overall. It was also annoying that despite being familiar with the S60 UI I had some trouble navigating through the menu to find things that weren't where I expected them to be. Additionally it was frustrating that some items required two taps to access while other needed three (with seemingly no rhyme or reason to this).

Compared to the US version it's like night and day. The UI is much more responsive and for the most part easy to use even with my big hands. Everything is two taps instead of a mix. The call quality is excellent. So far the only area I've had some difficulty with is the web browsers (default and Opera Mini). Navigating around them and clicking some of the links is cumbersome (curse these huge meat paws!). I can see my productivity (if you can call it that, it's more like goofing off) on-line is much slower than on my N95. I'm too used to dedicated buttons. We'll see if that improves. If not then at least I have 14 days to return it.
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Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo
03/30/09

In reply to AT&T's Spring Phones: Nokia E71x Only $99, Samsung Impression's Got a Shiny AMOLED Screen
Dammit, why does AT&T always get the awesomest phones?
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strider_mt2k
03/30/09

@funyun2: Agreed.

They do get the coolest hardware.

I can't for the life of me leave Verizon though because I'm too well hooked up right now.

Perhaps some day...
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Trevor The Great
03/30/09

In reply to AT&T's Spring Phones: Nokia E71x Only $99, Samsung Impression's Got a Shiny AMOLED Screen
Why do I get the feeling that iPhone hardware 3.0 will have an OLED SCREEN?
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/30/09

@TrevorTheGreat: Probably not for a few more years. Apple has never been an early adopter of hardware. So far, they have always tried to innovate through user interface.
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