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frigg
05/04/09

In reply to Dyson Applies For Patent On Kitchen Squareness
The patent reads a lot better if you read it in his C3P0 accent that combines utter graciousness with the knowledge that he's speaking to an utter moron.
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Nick
05/04/09

In reply to Dyson Applies For Patent On Kitchen Squareness
i call dibs on hollywood squares
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smegz
05/04/09

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Dyson's got a serious case of OCD. I think that patenting the cube may be a tough sell.
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bosskev
05/04/09

@smegz: Well, yes, especially since I'm the one that already holds that patent. And also the patent to air; as I did not receive your last royalty payment, please quit breathing.
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bosskev
05/04/09

In reply to Dyson Applies For Patent On Kitchen Squareness
Dyson's applicances wouldn't work so well in this kitchen:

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Kaiser-Machead
05/04/09

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So, Dyson is the one that starts it all...

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OMG! Ponies!
11/22/08

In reply to Art Lebedev Tackles the Traffic Light: Square is the New Circle
I'm sure we'll see these on the roads around the same time as we see the flying car.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/23/08

@OMG! Ponies!: Oh but then we'd need hovering traffic signals for the flying cars...
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OMG! Ponies!
11/23/08

@Jrsy is back to being the dude, playing the dude disguised ...: I'm sure Mssr. Lebedev will have an actual production model for that around the time we're using teleporters.
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Gazoogleheimer
11/22/08

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So, what is the actual improvement here?
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skyline6
11/23/08

@Gazoogleheimer: You should read the article and not just look at the picture next time buddy... :)

it explains why its better in it...
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fargi
11/23/08

@skyline6:

Better than what?

Old lightbulb signs?

Sure, but the idea of using LED is far from new. You can see a lot of those around Europe or Asia. For obvious reason: longer life, failure of few LEDs is not a big deal, and much better visibility during the day.

As for the square "innovation", I don't see how it improves the red-yellow-green part of the light... and for other displays (counters, arrows and so on) it also already exists (again, Europe, Asia).

Thanks Art, looks nice, but nothing new.
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ripfire
11/23/08

@fargi: Actually, LED on stop lights has been used a lot here in California. And what's up with the "efficient use of space" crap. It's a traffic signal not a marquee display.
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Blaxpear
11/21/08

In reply to 17,000 Square Foot LED Billboard Flipped On at 1 Times Square, Wraps Around Entire Building
I don't get it. BSOD??? I haven't seen one since Windows 98! Why do folks continue to talk about BSOD??? The only rationale I can come up with is, these BSOD articles are written by Mac Users who obviously are disconnected and out of touch with the other 98% of the world of Users. Amazing.
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Sora57 is rendering
11/21/08

@Blaxpear: I only use PCs at work and like them. But I do get BSOD once every two months, I'd say. The two PCs I use do some pretty serious video work. Once machine is XP, the other 2000. BSOD happens. And it happens on both those OS's.
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Tony Bullard
11/21/08

In reply to 17,000 Square Foot LED Billboard Flipped On at 1 Times Square, Wraps Around Entire Building
It's a good thing traffic in New York is so slow. Driving through Atlanta at night with full motion video ads going on right next to the highway is hard enough...I can't imagine what it's got to be like trying to pay attention to the road in an area like that.

Amazing tech and all, but seriously...a historic landmark is now nothing but a magazine with all the content ripped out.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/21/08

In reply to 17,000 Square Foot LED Billboard Flipped On at 1 Times Square, Wraps Around Entire Building
A couple of my coworkers were there yesterday for the grand opening. As a result I got a promo card, which from the angle makes it look like there's a giant referigerator on the side of the building. Plus the red & white colored logos remind me of Coca-Cola now.

It should be fun next month when they drop the New Year's ball on the roof....
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Sora57 is rendering
11/21/08

In reply to 17,000 Square Foot LED Billboard Flipped On at 1 Times Square, Wraps Around Entire Building
I swear I thought I saw this on weeks ago. Maybe just 2 of the 3 sides were on then? I don't know why Walgreen's would do this in Times Square. The top portion is so high you really have to strain to see it from the street. On the other hand, the new Budweiser sign next to it looks nice. Makes me thirsty....
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Hiphopopotamus
11/21/08

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I am pretty sure most shoppers, like myself, base their choice of drug stores on the criteria of "Which is closest to where I am currently standing?"

Walgreens seems like a weird choice of companies to do this advertising...
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
11/21/08

@Hiphopopotamus: This is for their new partnership, Star-Greens. Coffee and prescription drugs. YAY!
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
11/21/08

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Any guesses on what those news anchors have on their laptops sitting in front of them?

And can I get one of those truck mounted signs w/Gordon Ramsay on it?
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LoganSix
11/21/08

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So, in 10 years NYC will completely covered in LED billboards. No wonder New Yorkers keep moving to the south in droves. Please stop, we're all filled up down here.
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MavrixWK
11/21/08

@LoganSix:

Idk, an LED sidewalk would be cool. Although a bit distracting.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
11/21/08

@Mavrix: Especially if you get a jerk programmer who has it flash an open subway grate or manhole cover while you walk over it.
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