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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    Well, at least they didn't obscure RDJ's "charms". #esquire
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    Image of TheProfessor69 TheProfessor69
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    Well hell you learn something new every day, I have been reading odd stories in this edition for a week or so and did not even notice the "googley-looking box" (David Granger's words) on the cover, and as far as the "Augmented Reality" , well Esquire has been trying real hard to be something other that it is , I have been a subscriber for 20+ years and I just like to read it. #esquire
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/17/09

    @TheProfessor69: I just got it yesterday, glanced at the cover, thought "why is RDJ making a 'suck it' gesture?" and tossed it back on the counter to be read by me over the weekend. Neither noticed nor remembered to look for the webcam-y thing, but I sure am excited for the articles, because I'm pretty sure that's why I read the magazine in the first place! #esquire
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    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    What if I don't have a webcam? Can I just use an instamatic camera?

    Signed,
    Old Guy Whose Grandchildren Roll Their Eyes Whenever He Asks A Computer-Related Question #esquire
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    11/17/09

    @A Message To Rudy: Wave the magazine in front of your grandchildren's Atari. (If they have Intellivision, I don't know what to suggest.) #esquire
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    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    @valet_of_the_dolls: Which one's the Atari? The one with the doohickey or the one with the whatchamacallit that makes those noises? #esquire
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    Image of valet_of_the_dolls valet_of_the_dolls
    11/17/09

    @A Message To Rudy: There's a thingy on it that goes back and forth and side to side. Happy stick?
    Something like that. #esquire
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    Image of Daniel Mauser Daniel Mauser
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    Not to be an asshole but there are instructions to peel off the address. However, I do agree with Hamilton that it was poorly placed. #esquire
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    Image of Chadams28 Chadams28
    11/17/09


    @Daniel Mauser: In fact, here is said instruction. #esquire
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    A Message To Rudy promoted this comment Chadams28 was starred Chadams28 was unstarred
    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    @Chadams28: Really? So the instructions are under the label itself. Yeah, and WE'RE the stupid ones. #esquire
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    Image of Chadams28 Chadams28
    11/17/09

    @A Message To Rudy: They did end that sentence with an exclamation point. I don't know what more you would want from Esquire besides that. #esquire
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    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    @Chadams28: Boy, and the one time my Robert Downey Jr. shoe fetish DIDN'T pay off... #esquire
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    Image of UGA UGA
    11/17/09

    @A Message To Rudy: The label was right beside the "peel" message, and the label was stuck with easily peelable glue. Not sure what more they could have done, other that put in in a plastic/paper wrapper with the label on that, thus creating more easte #esquire
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    A Message To Rudy promoted this comment UGA was starred UGA was unstarred
    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    @UGA: The label on my copy of the mag was huge, covered the "instructions" and didn't give any indication that it was to be removed to work properly. I didn't assume the image on the cover was the one that you were supposed to use, I thought it was the one on the inside. If they're both the same, great, no big issue.

    And my issue does NOT come in a plastic bag. #esquire
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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    This has all the interest of a toy in a fucking cereal box. What doddering idiot came up with this? #esquire
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    Image of RollsRoyceRevenge RollsRoyceRevenge
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    Is RD Jr. beginning to look vaguely hot in a Dustin Hoffman in 1983 kind of way? #esquire
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    Image of once once
    11/17/09

    @RollsRoyceRevenge: I saw this issue on the stands the other day & thought it was Hugh Jackman #esquire
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    Image of Bristol Cities Bristol Cities
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    I can't afford magazines anymore and I don't have a "personal computer"... just tell me what the hologram is so I can move on to something else. #esquire
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment Bristol Cities was starred Bristol Cities was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/17/09

    @Bristol Cities: Robert Downey Jr. offers you a hint. ;-) #esquire
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    Image of konstantinbothari konstantinbothari
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    All I'm taking away from this is, "Is Robert Downey, Jr. having work done?"

    Don't, Robert! Don't. #magazines
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    Image of rudi_freude rudi_freude
    11/17/09

    @konstantinbothari: Fear not. 'Tis but Photoshop. #esquire
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    Little Green Frog (Wise Latina) promoted this comment rudi_freude was starred rudi_freude was unstarred
    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    @rudi_freude: Well, he looked a little bit more ripped in "Iron Man" that he usually does in movies, so maybe he's actually been working out. I mean, they have been working on the sequal. #esquire
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    Image of ljnd2 ljnd2
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    It's a QR code. They're big in Japan. They're like bar codes, and your camera (in a phone, and there are iPhone apps for these as well) scans them. There's a URL embedded in them and so the QR code takes you to a website where you can play stupid games or see a little video or some such marketing nonsense. #magazines
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    Image of efetecotonct efetecotonct
    11/17/09

    @ljnd2: This couldn't be further from the truth. It's AR - Augmented Reality, and believe it or not it's pretty friggin' cool.
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    11/17/09

    @efetecotonct: @colin_j_smith: My mistake. #esquire
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    Image of Richard Petty Bourgeoisie Richard Petty Bourgeoisie
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    I was able to carefully peel off the shipping label. I held it up to my webcam, heart racing with anticipation. The message? "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine." #magazines
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/17/09

    @Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: I'm wondering if it was fra-gee-lay. #esquire
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    Image of A Message To Rudy A Message To Rudy
    11/17/09

    @AzureTexan: This magazine cover is a Major Award. #esquire
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    A Message To Rudy was starred A Message To Rudy was unstarred
    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/17/09

    @A Message To Rudy: Major or minor, it must be Italian. #esquire
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    Image of blix blix
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    The cover is also the top suggested pose for Levi Johnston's photoshoot. Tah-dah!
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    Image of Arken Arken
    11/17/09

    In reply to Magazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
    Hamilton, I think you need to look up the definition of 'hologram.' That is not a hologram in any way, shape or form. #magazines
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    Hamilton Nolan promoted this comment Arken was starred Arken was unstarred
    Image of Hamilton Nolan Hamilton Nolan
    11/17/09

    @Arken: It MAKES a magical hologram thing when you hold it up to the webcam. I think you need to look up the definition of "our magical future." #magazines
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    Hamilton Nolan was starred Hamilton Nolan was unstarred
    Image of Arken Arken
    11/17/09

    @Hamilton Nolan: Only if your computer monitor etches with lasers. #magazines
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