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    Image of John_001 John_001
    12/29/09

    MySpace iPhone app update adds push notification

    #tips
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    Image of lolbrbnvm lolbrbnvm
    12/29/09

    Crazy-good mashup of the 25 top songs of the year.

    #tips
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    Image of x219c x219c
    12/29/09

    #tips WebOS 1.3.5 is now available...
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    Image of ChuckBlack ChuckBlack
    12/29/09

    Is this the beginning of the end for brick and mortar bookstores?

    [www.cbc.ca]

    From:ChuckBlack

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    Image of agoolsbee agoolsbee
    12/29/09

    My macbook pro (10.6.2) has gone back to future. Took a picture in Photo Booth and the filename said the year was 2010. Yes, my system clock is set correctly. I was able to repeat this behavior on other mac running snow leopard. From what I can tell, this started happening on 12/27/09.

    #tips
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    Image of HardwareWars HardwareWars
    12/29/09

    Netflix doesn't work in the Chrome browser.. why??

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/29/09

    @HardwareWars: It's likely that the Silverlight plugin doesn't play nice with Chrome. That, and Chrome is not really the best performing browser, as far as I've observed using it.

    #tips
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    Image of Hi, I'm God Hi, I'm God
    12/28/09

    Luke Skywalker donates to Wikipedia. Donates quite a bit too.

    [wikimediafoundation.org]

    Look under Sustaining donors, 3/4 the way down on the right column

    #tips
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    Image of gotigersducksvols gotigersducksvols
    12/28/09

    There are several Dells on this website that I haven't seen before and aren't on Dell's usual website.

    [www.dell.com]

    Inspiron Zino (not HD) with Atom processor not AMD

    Inspiron One 19 Touch

    There are others, but these stand out to me. I got a nearby link from you guys
    [www.dell.com]
    which was in an HTPC article, so maybe ya'll have already seen these.

    #tips
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/28/09

    Thinking about a commenter brunch. possibly this weekend.

    anyone interested can always email me at mbaron dot ny at the Gmail

    #tips
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    Segador promoted this comment OMG! Ponies! was starred OMG! Ponies! was unstarred
    Image of Segador Segador
    12/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: If I lived anywhere near NYC, I'd show up.
    I'd also bring a gold star and tape it to your shirt.

    I'm sorry for your recent loss. #tips
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    Edited by Segador at 12/28/09 12:40 PM Segador was starred Segador was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    12/28/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Let me know, I could get into that idea.

    #tips
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/28/09

    I've been reading and commenting on this site for about 2 years now, and while it's been fun, I've noticed that sometimes things can get a little out of hand when it comes to how commenters may be treated for dissenting opinion, especially when this opinion is accompanied by a very personal perspective, which is then deleted, likely to save face. This is unacceptable. While I, as a mere reader of a blog, don't have any say in how the site is administered, it'd be nice to know that there's a little more respect for the readership.

    What I'm talking about (at least mostly) is the Twitter article, where a grieving mother spilled her guts online. Rather than simply criticize and raise questions about her motives for doing so, it was a clear and biting indictment on her character. The worst part, as far as I've read, is that the article did not properly represent the actual events in question, and the title was grossly misleading (" real time" was not actually real-time). She chose a method to ease her own grief and reached out to other people. However well she knows a lot of the people who follow her on Twitter is not my concern, nor is it anyone else's. I've talked to plenty of people online, sent people lots of personal messages, and while most of them have never seen me in person, I've been able to briefly confide in them little snippets of personal info, and gotten some in return. As purveyors of tech news, the writers of this site should know better than most that pen pals don't have to use snail mail for it to be "legitimate".

    I posted my grief about my father's death on Facebook once, and I do believe it was as soon as I had access to a computer that same day. Would I accept such a biting indictment of my character? Fuck no. In fact, if I were to be criticized in such a fashion, at that point in my life, I'd have no problem being as violent as every ounce of my strength would allow, and I don't believe I would regret it after sobering from my "drunk" anger.

    I find it saddening that tastelessness prevails, and misleading information becomes truth, and reality is thrown aside, or systematically deleted to maintain a certain image. I don't care if it results in my "star" being taken away, because its worth is greatly detracted if voicing your opinion and standing up for your principals is suddenly viewed as a bad thing.

    #tips
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 12/28/09 11:48 AM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    12/28/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: This.

    It would be nice if we had a way to discuss this with the editor overlords (though I suppose this is as good a place as any). As much as the comment system has its flaws, both in concept and in execution, I've accepted it because it encourages intelligent and thought-provoking feedback. But, when that very same mentality is censored for the sake of what amounts to a pissing contest, that's simply unacceptable.

    Especially when it comes to such a sensitive topic. It's one thing to air your own opinions about the subject. But when it comes to human grief, no one is an authority. And it is the pinnacle of arrogance to claim that someone else "did it wrong". Even if it was with something as easy to ridicule as Twitter.

    That bit of censorship was a tasteless,
    arrogant abuse of power.

    #tips
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/28/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I'm with you. How you deal with grief is your fucking business, the photo was tasteless, and taking arguably the site's most respected commenter's star over his comments when many, many people agreed is shallow. I had no idea it was taken for his comments- I figured it was because he hadn't posted in a while.

    Give Ponies his star back. #tips
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    Edited by Segador at 12/28/09 12:33 PM Segador was starred Segador was unstarred
    Image of Hi, I'm God Hi, I'm God
    12/28/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: +1

    Jesus has proven time and again that he is an arrogant, judgmental and offense writer. While I enjoy the majority of his posts for their witty humor, and blunt truths, he doesn't know the limits of morality. The twitter-mom post was disgusting. He put himself in a position of authority, and tried to tell people how they should act during a time of tragedy. Furthermore... the graphic for that article was appalling.

    Worse even, is that when every single commenter stepped up to tell him that he had crossed the line with his post, and that there were numerous errors in the post, he did nothing to ratify his mistake. Quite to the contrary, he punished one of the most well respected commenters on Gizmodo for his contradictory opinion and deleted said-opinion. Disgusting.


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    Image of trackrunner908 trackrunner908
    12/28/09

    Thank you for your patience! An AT&T sales representative will be with you shortly.

    You are now chatting with Tina, an AT&T sales representative.

    Tina: Welcome to AT&T online Sales support. How may I assist you with placing your order today?
    john: Hello. I was looking at ordering a phone for my friend in new york, and it says the iphone is unavailable in new york. Is that true?
    Tina: I would be glad to help you with your questions today!
    Tina: Due to increased fraudulent activity, the Apple iPhone may not be available to purchase online in certain ZIP codes.
    john: oh ok
    john: thanks for your help!
    Tina: Thank you for choosing AT&T. Have a great day.

    #tips
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    Image of Sigismond0 Sigismond0
    12/27/09

    [economictimes.indiatimes.com]

    I don't think I've seen this on Giz yet, and it pretty much epitomizes gadgets.

    #tips
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    Image of Russell R. Johnson III Russell R. Johnson III
    12/26/09

    Haven't been able to download a single thing so far on my nook. It spits out an error on some downloads and others just say that they are queued and will finish shortly as of 10:21am 12/26.

    #tips
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    Image of Con Seannery Con Seannery
    12/26/09

    A wonderful WHAT THE FUCK moment courtesy of Californians.
    [www.milkquarious.com] #tips
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    Image of Jake Trevorrow Jake Trevorrow
    12/25/09

    Check this out, [bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com] Nooks rollout today was a total disaster while B&N's payment gateway has been up all day after you purchase a book you are left totally unable to download either from the device or the site. It seems their servers have simply failed miserably under heavy load and have been down since early morning and almost all book downloads have simply stopped happening. I myself received a nook today and have not had a chance to really try it out as the system is down. - Jake T
    #tips
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/25/09

    Technosexual Christmas: [www.dailymail.co.uk]

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    Image of franco1975 franco1975
    12/26/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Kinda creepy dont you think?

    #tips
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/26/09

    @franco1975: [gizmodo.com]

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    Image of TennessEE TennessEE
    12/25/09

    A quick way to make Google Chrome's "awesome bar" more like Firefox's, to bring you directly to a page close to the entered term, is to make a new search engine using the google "I'm feeling lucky" button.

    In Chrome: Right click the address/search bar in chromeEdit search engines...Add...

    Pick a name (I chose "I'm feeling lucky"), a keyword (I used something short like "go" or "go to") and then finally in the url box add:
    [www.google.com]

    Set that as default and there you go.

    If you like the original way too, you can give your search engine of preference a quick keyword like "s" to quickly run a search.

    Hope this helps someone.

    #tips
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    Image of Kakkoii Kakkoii
    12/24/09

    Santa’s Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science of Christmas Magic

    [www.sciencedaily.com]

    #tips
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    12/23/09

    I think I just ran across the ugliest "TV" watch in the history of ever.

    [cgi.ebay.com]

    AAAHH! MY EYES! They BURN!!

    #tips
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    Image of HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H. HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
    12/23/09

    Steam's holiday sale is on now; indie games are available for as little as $1 (Braid is about $2.50, IIRC), and big-name games for as little as $5. (Ghostbusters). Link here: [store.steampowered.com]

    #tips
    #dealzmodo
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