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rudeadly
11/02/09

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gizmodo is a dick drawn out of iphones and internet things #geeks
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dirtybacon
11/02/09

@rudeadly: Ironic because their sister site Fleshbot is an iphone/internet thing drawn out of dicks. #geeks
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Curves
11/02/09

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Geek is a state of mind, which is hard to sum up on a shirt, but, still, I like it. #geeks
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
11/02/09

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The binary under the calculator should have read: 01100111011001010110010101101011 #geeks
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collectiveego
11/02/09

@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: :

...anddd you went there. #geeks
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
11/02/09

@collectiveego: There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't. #geeks
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Lupus_Yonderboy
11/02/09

@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : Eh, I'm more of a 01101110011001010111001001100100 #geeks
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liebermojo
11/02/09

@Lupus_Yonderboy: actually that makes you a 01100100 01101111 01110101 01110011 01100011 01101000 00001101 00001010 #geeks
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Lupus_Yonderboy
11/02/09

@liebermojo: Man, even in binary people can't spell. Eh, I'll accept it. #geeks
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liebermojo
11/02/09

@Lupus_Yonderboy: Damn it! my post = Fail. You win! Going back to Binary 101

I guess that makes me the "01000100 01101111 01110101 01100011 01101000".
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92BuickLeSabre
11/02/09

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The irony of this being an Adam Frucci post is not lost on me. #geeks
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bonedog73
11/02/09

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I can dig it! Thx for new wallpaper! #geeks
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Justin Paulson
11/02/09

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My Favorite Part...hope it was intentional... I Be Au Sm = I Be Awesome. #geeks
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Panzer23
11/02/09

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Thats because true geeks use linux. Macs are for hipsters, and people who don't know any better. #geeks
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lostarchitect
11/02/09

@Panzer23: Douchey comments like this should invoke some kind of auto-punish feature. #geeks
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TheSonOfKrypton
11/02/09

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Calling me a geek is fine. Preferable actually. Calling me a nerd, not so smart. That'll get you clean and jerked. At least you'll learn how painful potential energy can be!!! #geeks
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MarcusMaximus
11/02/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: Wouldn't it be kinetic energy? Unless you're suggesting raising the person you're attacking and keeping them at that height... #geeks
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TheGeekMeister
11/02/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: I'm a level 60 gnome... #geeks
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TheSonOfKrypton
11/02/09

@MarcusMaximus: Nope. Ultimately it would be internal energy. Potential to kinetic to internal = HI PAIN! But it starts out as potential and transforms, that's what I was referring to.
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TheSonOfKrypton
11/02/09

@TheGeekMeister: DDAAAYYYYUUUUUMMMMMMMM SOOOONNNNNNNNN!

Naw, I'm just playing. I don't even know what that means, but I take it it's important since you mentioned it. #geeks
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JaXs
11/02/09

@TheSonOfKrypton: I am going to have to remember that, Thanks. #geeks
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Kaiser-Machead
11/02/09

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I find this collage's lack of blending, cheezburgers, crysis/doom and overlords disturbing. #geeks
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jayhawk11 has assimilated
11/02/09

@Kaiser-Machead: My thoughts exactly. We ought to design an "Internet Meme" t-shirt. #geeks
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/02/09

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I don't see any Macs in there. Not even an iPod... #geeks
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wutlulzky
11/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®:

They were removed due to ironing problems.... #geeks
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mattycakes
11/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: I don't know if having a Mac or iPod is really geeky at all. I see everyone from 4 year olds to sorority girls rocking Apple products, so I don't really see where the "geek" factor comes in at all. #geeks
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/02/09

@mattycakes: They're still gadgets, regardless of whom the majority of the consumer base is. Also Apple products are quite popular 'round these parts in case you hadn't noticed. #geeks
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liebermojo
11/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Take comfort in knowing that it was most likely designed on a Mac. #geeks
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Gann
11/02/09

@mattycakes: But for the shirt to 'basically sum up gizmodo', there would have to be some sort of apple reference... #geeks
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bonedog73
11/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: What does that tell you? #geeks
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solOptimus
11/02/09

@mattycakes: I agree. The reason why most people I ask say they have purchased their Mac products is because they are cool. Cool != Geeky. You can't have it both ways guys. #geeks
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LynxWinters
11/02/09

@solOptimus: Gonna disagree, cool is in how you pull it off, no matter what you do.

Also that computer there looks a lot like an Apple IIe so I don't know what you Apple enthusiasts are whining about. #geeks
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TheGeekMeister
11/02/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: yes it is a gadget, but if you see an ipod do you automatically think "geek"

Also apple products tend to be dumbed down for the less than intelligent market while compared to linux you need to atleast have a brain. #geeks
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/02/09

@TheGeekMeister: Please read Gann's comment to better understand what I was saying. #geeks
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/02/09

@LynxWinters: "Also that computer there looks a lot like an Apple IIe so I don't know what you Apple enthusiasts are whining about."

No, it doesn't. #geeks
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diesel828
10/29/09

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What about writers-not-living-in-but-willing-to-rel...? #meta
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Undead Ponies
10/27/09

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Frooch,

I'm with you 110%. From a user standpoint, nothing irks me like having to abandon a username that I cared for for years.

Let's say you get kicked off of XBL. Sure, you can start a new gamertag but you lose all of your friends and achievements.

It's a real pain in the virtual tuchus.

#irony #meta
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MANCREEP
10/27/09

@Undead Ponies: If someone gets kicked off XBL, i'd like to think there would be a good reason(glitching, using modded controller/console, cursing like a unfiltered 15 yr old, ect) in which case, we're all better off without them. :) #xboxlive
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ripfire
10/27/09

@Undead Ponies: "Let's say you get kicked off of XBL."

That doesn't happen on just anyone. What did you do? #xboxlive
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Undead Ponies
10/27/09

@MANCREEP: @ripfire: I didn't get kicked off of XBL.

I was just using it as an example of being booted from any service with social networking capabilities, be it XBL, Facebook, or even a Gawker Media site. #xboxlive
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
10/27/09

@Undead Ponies: as far as I know, only your console get kicked off XBL, not your account .
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bobmighty
10/20/09

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Think this job will go well with my rigorous rugby schedule? #meta
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ilovexspin
10/20/09

@bobmighty: if this wasn't a joke--you don't deserve that approval. #meta
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bobmighty
10/23/09

@ilovexspin: rugby's no joke. i've got the dental bills to prove it. which leads me to my next quetion: do you guys have dental? #meta
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PollockRoc
10/20/09

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To the folks asking about the pay:

Here's the thing; If you apply for, and are selected for a job position and don't like the offered salary, you can turn the job down. Don't let the lack of mention of pay be your excuse for applying for a job that you want.
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DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!)
10/20/09

@PollockRoc: the cost/benefit on applying to this job is out of whack for anyone past age 25 ... which may be the exact point.

college kids work cheap....(they have to) #meta
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92BuickLeSabre
10/20/09

@DaveExile (Starless since 2006!): Intentional or not, having met a number of junior folks on the masthead, I think they are comfortable with that result.

They're looking for folks who are excited to do the above with no/few questions asked. And while I'm not that person anymore, that person definitely does exist. I remember being that person.

In the legal world, you get something similar with paralegals and investigators. "Must be high energy. Willing to work crazy hours and do whatever intense thing needs to get done. You'll get great experience." And that's it.

Not surprisingly, most of them were between 22-26. #meta
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DaveExile (SimANT for iPhone NOW!)
10/20/09

@92BuickLeSabre: I remember being that person too. I suppose it was well before the rigors of grad school, etc.

Though, as a sometime inhabitant of the legal world also, I must add that the paralegals I knew of were full-time, had a salary, and had an expectation of the general requirements/benefits of the position. I thought that was a given in seeking top canditates: I've been wrong before.

Of course, I have never heard such pointed complaints about applicants--I submit that if you have to tell someone to re-read the application in the application it is time to make changes. #meta
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Brian Lam
10/22/09

@PollockRoc: I love to delete applications that ask about pay up front. #meta
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Brian Lam
10/22/09

@DaveExile (Starless since 2006!): it's not about pay -- pay is decent, especially considering how all major media companies are shedding bodies. it's the fact that this job is hard at all levels and I need people who can suck it up and deliver. everyone, from intern to me, works hard here and that'll never change. most people in mainstream media have not had the work ethic to keep up. #meta
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BeyondtheTech
10/20/09

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No mention of salary? I'd do it, but I have five mouths to feed. I'm a New Jerseyian, so this might be a remote possibility. I've blogged before, and I'll do it again. #meta
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Kaiser-Machead
10/20/09

@BeyondtheTech: I wouldn't do it then, unless you want your children to live on a steady diet of BBQ-flavored sunflower seeds, Cheetohs and half-eaten trays of California rolls. #meta
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Nick
10/20/09

@Kaiser-Machead: but not just any cheetoh -- a GIANT Cheetoh. #meta
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