/stifles laughter

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well how would you know that?

are there other reasons besides commenting for getting that star, frigg?

c'mon you can tell us.

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The BLam was also highly portable and amenable to small spaces at a time when most other editors were bulky and demanding. The BLam was also adaptable to different climate conditions, something that could come in handy for extreme product testing.

I also remember the banhammer was particularly sensitive on the prototype I received and came down an awful lot. Not sure if that's been tweaked.

Also, the prototype didn't suffer fools lightly which, depending on your point of view, is either a feature or a drawback. I looked at it as a feature, even though the unit I had kept cursing at me even when I tried to do other work.

It had a variety of ports, most of them functional, and reasonable battery life. Non-disclosure prevents me from revealing an adapter I had never seen before, now enclosed internally, for low level access to entertainment subroutines. Overall power requirements were at times excessive, but really no different from other editors I've tinkered with.

In the end, I don't think my opinion mattered all that much, but I did find the feature set fairly robust, certainly at that price. Actually, I might have tried to buy the one they sent me except they were concerned about squashing bugs that had yet to manifest. Not sure if they ever did since I've seen other prototypes on eBay with the seller claiming similar units have been editing everything from an American Idol Runner Ups Fansite to a blog on Self-Surgery.

The star, by the way, has nothing to do with my commenting ability. See, I'm Amish (Mennonite, actually). When I first started reading Gizmodo I couldn't help but notice that none of the writers or editors happened to be Amish (or Mennonite). I complained, and the very next day a star appeared next to me name. I think it was to shut me, or prevent a lawsuit. In any case, it worked.

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In any case, frigg, I'm sure I'm not the only one who likes 'em long like that. Indeed, the longer the better, I say. Gives me a chance to really kick back, relax and take it all in.

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/bosskeved

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Thank you.

Thank you again.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

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