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    Measuring Steve Jobs Recuperation Through His Minions' Anguish

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    Image of gogetemguy gogetemguy
    08/25/09

    In reply to Measuring Steve Jobs Recuperation Through His Minions' Anguish
    why are these apples complaining? the reason why Apple is so successful is because of Jobs' obsessive perfectionism... no? I'd take an obsessive boss any day as long as we churned out good product and my stock went up!
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    08/25/09

    In reply to Measuring Steve Jobs Recuperation Through His Minions' Anguish
    I want an Apple tablet. I want it to be as tall as a small child, as thin as a runway model on a diet, and as light as a used tissue.
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    Image of badasscat badasscat
    08/25/09

    @misslinda: And you shall get your wish!
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    08/25/09

    @misslinda: would you settle for as tall, thin, and light as Steve Jobs on cancer?
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    08/25/09

    @misslinda: But filled with glorious content.
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    Image of Dave J. Dave J.
    08/25/09

    @BadUncle: What are you smoking, brah? Form IS content.
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    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    04/17/09

    In reply to Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
    No one can accuse Bloomberg of not being a good listener.
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    Image of oneinsixbillion oneinsixbillion
    04/17/09

    In reply to Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
    A politician being nasty to a reporter? The horror. They should be having tea and biscuits together on a daily basis. Come on people.


    And who gives a shit if he's disabled or not? It's an amateur move to leave your tape recorder away from your person. It should've been on the reporter.


    Asking for an apology is just ridiculous. If he weren't disabled, would there be this outrage? If the answer is no, then it's a disservice to disabled folk everywhere for there to be outraged. They ought to be treated equally, except where alternate accomodations are required due to disability. Being a jerk off who leaves his tape recorder somewhere he can't access it and not putting it on lock or whatever has nothing to do with being in a wheelchair.

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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    04/17/09

    @oneinsixbillion: i was gonna say something like that: test here is if bloomberg would have been as nasty to anyone else who had a tech issue ...
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    Image of steampoweredboy steampoweredboy
    04/17/09

    In reply to Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
    How dare a barely audible noise distract from my photo-op!


    All those people tittering and chatting behind me? They're simply flair.


    Why yes, I'm a gigantic asshole, thank you or noticing.

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    Image of Slovenly Muse Slovenly Muse
    04/17/09

    @steampoweredboy: After all I've done for that guy, how DARE he be physically unable to turn off his tape recorder sooner! The nerve!
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    04/16/09

    In reply to Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
    Awww, I love the way he claims he's gone "above and beyond" for the reporter by giving him "transportation in a special van and wheelchair access around City Hall."


    He really thinks that providing someone with the absolute most basic requirements for what they need to do their job (i.e. to get to the building, and to get INTO the building) qualifies as "going above and beyond."


    Geez, you'd think HE HIMSELF didn't arrive at City Hall in a vehicle designed and built to the specific needs and functions of HIS body.

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    Image of hndinglove hndinglove
    04/16/09

    In reply to Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
    PLEASE don't use the phrase "wheelchair-bound" to describe Harris. it's terrible journalistic form. say he "uses a wheelchair," not that he's "bound" or "confined" to one. i'm a journalist with a physical disability too, and i hate that this is seen as ok.
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    Image of LatestBy LatestBy
    04/17/09

    @hndinglove: I once covered a something-or-other story about new wheelchair ramps and came back to the newsroom face a-reddened from the scolding I got from saying "handicapped person" instead of "person with a handicap". I told my editor and he just said that you'll never, ever please everyone so stick to common usage.
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    Image of shavethatsoulpatch shavethatsoulpatch
    04/16/09

    In reply to Mayor Pissed That Disabled Reporter Can't Fix Electronics Glitch Faster
    Well I'm glad he supports marriage equality - I didn't know this, as I don't live in NYC - but he sure comes off as quite a dick here.
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    04/17/09

    @shavethatsoulpatch: You should hear his stance disabled individuals getting married.
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    Image of Worst Spelling Ever Worst Spelling Ever
    04/17/09

    @lolgreg: I hate you solely because you are a quicker typist than me.
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    04/17/09

    @Worst Spelling Ever: In all fairness, I did end up failing. There should be the word 'on' between 'his' and 'stance' :(
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    04/17/09

    @lolgreg: Oh my... double fail. I quit.
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    Image of BaconCat BaconCat
    04/17/09

    @shavethatsoulpatch: He is an imperious little dick. He wants to be mayor forever. I personally have 0 problems with removing term limits, but that's something that MUST be decided by voters. His argument is that this would take a special ballot which would take too long and prevent him from being on the ballot for mayor. My argument is 'tough shit, shoulda thought of that earlier'. You know, the argument everybody but billionaires get in response to any request for a little lee-way or help.
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    Image of Barry Petchesky Barry Petchesky
    04/17/09

    @BaconCat: But wouldn't voting him for mayor essentially be a referendum on term limits? Surely if he gets the majority of the vote come November, that means a majority would have okayed ignoring limits.
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    Image of BaconCat BaconCat
    04/17/09

    @Harry Pelotas: No, because he's overturning it for every mayor hence, not just him. People are voting for him. Don't conflate voting for him and voting against term limits. He had his chance to do this legally, he missed it, so he just bent the law, IE: he's an imperious little dick.
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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    04/10/09

    In reply to Bloomberg Butcher Throws Limo Tantrum, Spy Claims (UPDATED)
    Andy Lack to the update-writing flack:


    You write a goddamn retraction to those people after you fetch me my cognac with crushed bitters in the oversized snifter!

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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    04/10/09

    In reply to Bloomberg Butcher Throws Limo Tantrum, Spy Claims (UPDATED)
    Could you please have the writer transcribe this in "Ching Chong," please?
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    Image of raincoaster raincoaster
    04/10/09

    In reply to Bloomberg Butcher Throws Limo Tantrum, Spy Claims (UPDATED)
    But Andy Lack IS a screamer. This is true.
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    Image of Ryan Tate Ryan Tate
    04/10/09

    @raincoaster: Woah, now I'm curious for your war stories RC...
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    Image of cassandra cassandra
    04/10/09

    In reply to Bloomberg Butcher Throws Limo Tantrum, Spy Claims (UPDATED)
    I'm not defending Lack, but how could you guys believe a tip written like that? It clearly has an overly satirical turn of phrase and reads like the fake news stories that reporters sometimes write to entertain each other. I mean, come on.
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    04/10/09

    In reply to Bloomberg Butcher Throws Limo Tantrum, Spy Claims (UPDATED)
    I'm sure he's used this measuring tape to compare other things during heated type-a exchanges..
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    Image of Kid Twist Kid Twist
    04/02/09

    In reply to Obama to Queen: Here, There Are Some Awesome Speeches on Here
    He originally wanted to make her a mix tape.
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    Image of ADismalScience ADismalScience
    04/02/09

    In reply to Obama to Queen: Here, There Are Some Awesome Speeches on Here
    Christ, really? Any Conservative who bites on this needs to be hauled off and Old Yeller'd behind the talk radio and TV barn.
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    Image of Murph1908 Murph1908
    04/02/09

    @ADismalScience:

    Come get me, AD.


    Michelle also touched the Queen. You don't do that.


    If they can't get diplomatic meetings with the effin' ENGLISH right, how bad are the going to eff up relations with societies that are radically different than ours?

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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    04/02/09

    @Murph1908: There are good touches and bad touches. Now here's a little doll so you can show me how she touched her.
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