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    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    01:27 AM

    In reply to Cellphone-Using Pedestrians at Higher Risk of "Getting Run Over"
    "...pedestrians using cellphones are significantly more likely to get smacked by a car than anybody else."

    This is because they make great targets.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/24/09

    In reply to Cellphone-Using Pedestrians at Higher Risk of "Getting Run Over"
    I think part of it drivers too. I couldn't tell you the number of times I've had drivers disregard the laws and almost hit me while I was crossing the street. I've had to jump out of the way of cars and barely been missed on several occasions. Cyclists do it too. Specifically I'm referencing crosswalks without a signal light. Legally, the minute my foot hits that crosswalk, you are required to stop, yet so few cars and bikes do.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    In reply to Cellphone-Using Pedestrians at Higher Risk of "Getting Run Over"

     
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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/23/09

    In reply to Your Phone at 55 Degrees Below Zero
    My mother is the superintendent of the Delta school district in Alaska where they have a policy that they call off classes at negative fifty degrees. There is a lot of arguing about how they measure that (normal thermometers cannot accurately register temperatures below negative thirty), where they measure that, and whether that is safe. They now have an amazingly geeky gadget for measuring temperature which is the same type used in Antarctica.

    Regardless, my point of this story is that their policy apparently does not take into account the ability of the students to use their cell phone while waiting for the bus at any temperature below negative forty. It may be time for her to update their school policy. Would hate for the kiddies to be without their cell phones for the day.
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    Image of G.O.B.: Come on! G.O.B.: Come on!
    11/23/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    These ads are weak. Powerful weak.

    And they're bound to be because the truth of Verizon's ads (largely) still stands.
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    Image of SpriteMV SpriteMV
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    BOO.. I love my iphone, but I'm very disappointed with AT&Ts 3G coverage. When purchasing my iphone, I was told my city was supposed to have 3G in October 2008. Here we are, pushing 2010 and still no 3G!

    I really can't complain about their regular network coverage though. Other than a few dead spots here and there when outside city limits, I haven't had any problems. I've also never had a dropped call in an area receiving network reception.
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    Image of quayzar quayzar
    11/23/09

    @SpriteMV: We were told we would get it in 2007 but didn't until August this year. Luckily that is when I upgraded from the Edge iPhone to the 3GS and now experience a 1.9 Mbits/s connection average. So I guess it worked out well enough for me.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    If there's one thing I noticed about Luke Wilson, it's that he sure can grow some nose hairs.
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    Image of newtype2011 newtype2011
    11/22/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.:

    And some love handles.
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    Verizon's next commercial: Sean Connery steps in grinning. He asks, "Luke Wilson?" and chuckles to himself as he walks off camera.

    [Verizon logo.]
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/22/09

    @Fractal the Meek: "You're the dog now, man!"
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/22/09

    @Fractal the Meek: Plus freaking One
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    in my area, coverage is great, even t-mobile coverage is amazing, including 3g, so i really could care less. AT&T coverage is fine by me, and i am glad ( for once) i live in connecticut
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    Image of scoobydoo scoobydoo
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    Wow AT&T - way to make your point.

    If your point is "we suck".
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    I feel like we're back in 2001 when the maps essentially outlined major highways for regular coverage. Depending on what roads you drove, you'd pick your provider.

    This is intended to help confused Old People realize that the other map was misleading about coverage in general.

    Jack, I think you should be asking: "Old Farts who don't know what 3G is, does this comfort you that your phone will still work? Because, seriously, if you think that ATT only has regular coverage in the map Verizon shows, you are thinking that ATT hasn't grown it's network since 2001."
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    Also note that Luke only states 'major' cities like San Francisco. How about the Adirondack Mountains, ol' Lukey? I wouldn't mind sending you a postcard from our camp in Long Lake, NY, where we must travel 2 miles to a bridge just to get a bar of measly EDGE.

    Oh, but if you switch to Verizon? You get an upgrade: you can get 4 bars at the beach on the lakeside.
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    Wow, ATT is just plain sad.
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    Image of jerNELS jerNELS
    11/22/09

    In reply to Luke Wilson's Droppin' Post Cards on Verizon Wireless
    I like Luke Wilson, and I like these adds a lot. Idk about comforted though...

    ps. the verizon adds make me laugh, until i realize how their true.
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/22/09

    In reply to Motorola Droid Prototype Floating Around On Ebay?
    The idiot selling it bought it from another seller and is reselling it.

    [cgi.ebay.com] was the original five devices for sale, he's reselling his like a little profiteering prick.
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    Image of jasonliang jasonliang
    11/22/09

    @dragon:ONE: Dang, only 350?! I wish I was looking at that earlier D:
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/22/09

    @jasonliang: Yep. And 5 of them were available to start with.

    Either way, I guarantee Moto's gonna be buying this phone back and looking it up in M-Track (their device assignment/tracking/etc system). Then they'll go after whatever employee let these prototypes loose.

    To whoever's getting the pink slip for their fuckup: Good luck.
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    Image of LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M LindsayJoy's MBP is into S+M
    11/22/09

    @dragon:ONE:

    With the mass lay-offs at Motorola this person most likely already has their pink slip and may have been shipped back to India by their consulting company. So sad.
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