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    Image of TheWerewolf - Sotto voce TheWerewolf - Sotto voce
    11/19/09

    In reply to Condé Nast Is the Latest to Convert in Apple's Secret Tablet Faith
    "The Apple Tablet has been something of a holy grail for gadget fiends."

    Seriously though - there's lots of reasons to be suspicious of the Apple Tablet - not the least of which is that it's not going to be a tablet Mac... it's going to be a large iPhone.

    Which means - you're getting an ebook reader for $700. :)
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    11/18/09

    In reply to Condé Nast Is the Latest to Convert in Apple's Secret Tablet Faith
    If Apple says the Tabelt doesn't exist, who am I to doubt them?

    Not sure why Conde Nast is staring with Wired, though.
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    Edited by Alfisted at 11/18/09 8:18 PM Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred
    Image of TyTy27 TyTy27
    11/19/09

    @Alfisted: I'm pretty sure the tablet will exist. If Conde is going to make this move then Wired is the obvious choice. Of all Conde's titles, Wired readers are the most likely to buy the tablet as well as use new technologies in general. I'm not sure if it will work for Conde but starting with Wired makes the most sense. It's what I'd do.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/18/09

    In reply to Condé Nast Is the Latest to Convert in Apple's Secret Tablet Faith
    This is a pet peeve of mine, so please forgive me.

    It's TOE the line, not "tow". It does not refer to hauling a rope, it refers to a bunch of guys standing next to each other with their toes on a line. It's probably got a military origin.
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    Image of TipsyVonDrinklestein TipsyVonDrinklestein
    11/18/09

    @lostarchitect: Glad I'm not the only one. Also, it's "champing" at the bit, not "chomping".
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment TipsyVonDrinklestein was starred TipsyVonDrinklestein was unstarred
    Image of mark.hunter.ca mark.hunter.ca
    11/18/09

    @lostarchitect: Before I even checked the comments I was going to write, "Cue long debate about 'tow' vs. 'toe' the line."

    For what it's worth I think your pet peeve is entirely unfounded. Having spent a fair amount of time looking - including consulting with a linguist, there doesn't appear to be a consensus either on the proper form of "tow/toe" or, even, the appropriate metaphor given either form.

    I take the fact that your reply didn't even attempt to forward any support for your position (nor, really, does this) as yet more evidence.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/18/09

    @lostarchitect: Not a big deal, I could care less.
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    Image of seriously, saycarramrod seriously, saycarramrod
    11/18/09

    @Lizard_King: /sarcasm please?
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    Lizard_King promoted this comment seriously, saycarramrod was starred seriously, saycarramrod was unstarred
    Image of TipsyVonDrinklestein TipsyVonDrinklestein
    11/18/09

    @Lizard_King: I don't understand, can you flush out this idea for me?
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    lostarchitect promoted this comment TipsyVonDrinklestein was starred TipsyVonDrinklestein was unstarred
    Image of skierpage skierpage
    11/18/09

    @Lizard_King: Huh? You don't mind appearing stupid in public? You don't care that the web sites you visit are badly written? You're not offended that Ryan Tate, someone who is paid to write, can't use language correctly?

    By the way, by the way you pair it with "Not a big deal", you should probably have used the outright "I couldn't care less" rather than the sarcastic "I could care less."
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    Image of justincandescence001 justincandescence001
    11/18/09

    @skierpage: That is one of my pet peeves actually. "Couldn't care less" should be the correct use because if you could care less, it stands to reason that you really do care.

    Although from what I've heard, the two are becoming colloquially synonymous.
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    Lizard_King approved this comment justincandescence001 was starred justincandescence001 was unstarred
    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/18/09

    @mark.hunter.ca: Hi Mark. Thanks for your comment. I don't really need support for my position because it is the correct one, and it is almost universally accepted as such. Your linguist is wrong if he says there is no consensus; there is. Google is your friend here, and since you need support:

    [lmgtfy.com]

    [en.wikipedia.org]

    (note that if you search wikipedia for "tow the line" it redirects to "toe")
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    11/18/09

    @Lizard_King: Don't start with that one!
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    11/18/09

    @TipsyVonDrinklestein: Yes, and a point is "moot", not "mute".
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    Image of bfarver001 bfarver001
    11/18/09

    @Lizard_King: Ugh, it is a big deal. If your not good at english, especially when your reader's depend on your use of language to communicate ideas, you risk appearing to be an idiot in there eyes.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/18/09

    @bfarver001: "your not good at English"....

    Where do I even start?

    It was sarcasm - it was another misquoted, mixed up cliche.

    #tips
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/18/09

    @lostarchitect: :)

    #tips
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/18/09

    @seriously, saycarramrod: c'mon, that is so overused. I'd rather bait the hook and sit back and watch.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/18/09

    @justincandescence001: kinda like regardless and irregardless (which isn't even a f'ing word!)
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    Edited by Lizard_King at 11/18/09 10:04 PM Lizard_King was starred Lizard_King was unstarred
    Image of SkonOfVulcan SkonOfVulcan
    11/18/09

    @TipsyVonDrinklestein: As a horse owner I happen to know it's "Chomping" at the bit not "champing". Look in a dictionary.
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/18/09

    @SkonOfVulcan: In terms of the original phrase you are technically incorrect, but functionally you are *sort of* correct. The original usage is "champing" (perhaps *you* should look in a dictionary?). "Chomp" is a modern variant on "champ", so it also makes sense, but the original is, in fact, "champing".
    [www.word-detective.com]
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    Edited by lostarchitect at 11/18/09 10:54 PM lostarchitect was starred lostarchitect was unstarred
    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/18/09

    In reply to Condé Nast Is the Latest to Convert in Apple's Secret Tablet Faith
    Why should Jobs be flattered? The Apple tablet sounds perfect for the affluent audience Condè Nast cultivates. It's a good match for both of them.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/31/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Biden was the most inscrutable choice, ever, for VP. Instead of "change" Obama brought out an old hack, who had trouble with both truth telling, even during the campaign, and with inserting his foot into his mouth. Oh, to know what kind of negotiation that was, to get him on the ticket---except, perhaps to allay terrified old white guys who feared a woman and a (half)black man on the ticket would bring on the apocalypse. #joebiden
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    Image of Thistledew Thistledew
    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    apparently I am in the minority, but I love Joe Biden! I think he's like the lovable Steve Urkel of the White House. He comes in, says stupid stuff, knocks shit over, and is like "Did I do that?" Oh Joe. #joebiden
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    Image of ModestProposal ModestProposal
    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Joe Biden is everything thats wrong and fucked up with congress. This dope won his seat in the Senate when he was 29 and has never had another job until being VP. He has learned about as much about how the country works from his perch in DC as Palin learned about Russia from staring at it. He is walking proof we need term limits.

    And he doesn't drink. I don't trust people who don't drink, unless they've already been alcoholics. #joebiden
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    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Why is it that I feel compelled to defend Gawker's subject matter against the editors/writers at least once a day lately?

    Either this new crop of staff writers is utterly fucked, or the editorial direction has taken a nosedive, or both.

    Is there some negative correlation between the quality of stories and the quality of AJAX/CSS? #joebiden
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    Image of romulus romulus
    10/30/09

    @Motoko Kusanagi: From where I'm standing, it would appear to be a positive correlation. It's a good day when I get tripped up by fewer than five unresponsive scripts, infinite waits for comments to load or what have you. #joebiden
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    Motoko Kusanagi promoted this comment romulus was starred romulus was unstarred
    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    10/30/09

    @romulus: The site gets prettier, and the content gets lamer. Just callin it as I see it. #joebiden
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    Motoko Kusanagi was starred Motoko Kusanagi was unstarred
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    10/30/09

    @Motoko Kusanagi: Oh yeah, I didn't mean to quibble. I agree that the site gets fancier all the time, but features seem to break often. I should have added before that it could well be my OS and browser causing headaches most readers don't experience. And in all fairness, I haven't been reading long enough to judge contemporary content against the past. #joebiden
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    Image of meerkat meerkat
    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Not sure what point you're trying to make, Amrita... that you think Cheney's worldview makes some sense? That Cheney was initially popular, before everything he did brought his popularity rating to a low of 28%? I love it that Biden is willing to call a moron a moron. This is a ridiculous post. #joebiden
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    Image of sfBirdie sfBirdie
    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Oh, and if you're trying to poke fun at Vice Prez Biden for weeping during the debate when he spoke about his first wife and baby daughter who died, well then, that's just messed up. #joebiden
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    10/31/09

    @Conchie Birdie: One might argue that it was the worst kind of political hackdom for him to bring them up expressly to show his "empathy" side and try to squeeze a tear out of his plastic-surgeryized eye slots. #joebiden
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    Image of sfBirdie sfBirdie
    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    I'm absolutely NOT a supporter of ANYTHING Dick says... but, Good Lawwd, Biden, Bin Laden will always BE a part of the issue. I'm sorry, I guess if you had the prez saying this I could understand... but, uh, Joe? Nope.

    That being said, why are we posting crap from Fox News anyway - I thought we weren't supposed to take this stuff seriously?
    #joebiden
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    Image of Niko Bellic Niko Bellic
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    I can't wait for this shit to come out and make reading real books on the subway even more retro-chic than it is right now. #apple
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    Handwriting recognition was an extremely difficult issue -- hence the Palm alphabet. Putting off the tablet meant not grappling with recognition. #apple
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    Image of Cynical Media Bitch Cynical Media Bitch
    10/28/09

    @If_I_Had_a_Poodle: It still is a ballbreaker, if my experience is any guide. #apple
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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    But in the six years since 2003, it's no longer only rich guys that have plenty of other PCs and devices. Look around a college campus and you'll see 40% of the kids carrying Blackberries or iPhones; every subway car has at least one person reading a Kindle. Now that you can pick up a perfectly functional laptop for $500, a computer isn't a $2,000 uses-up-my-tech-budget-for-five-years type of purchase any more. #apple
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    Image of sfBirdie sfBirdie
    10/28/09

    @Astigmatism: It still astounds me when I pick up my sister from school and see a kid whip out his iPhone... then, only a minute later, whip out his blackberry. Now, is this for good measure, or is it just ridiculous? Or am I becoming an old fart at the ripe age of 25? #apple
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    Image of Astigmatism Astigmatism
    10/28/09

    @Conchie Birdie: No idea why a kid in school would have both, that just sounds dumb. I have both b/c my job requires me to have a Blackberry and won't allow me to get work email on my iPhone. #apple
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    Image of sfBirdie sfBirdie
    10/28/09

    @Astigmatism: Thank you, I was wondering if I was out-of-touch with college-agers already! #apple
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    10/28/09

    @Conchie Birdie: Drug dealing. #apple
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    10/29/09

    @jrhys: Heynow, trying to think the best of the situation... PLUS, I do not recall any dealers with multiple razrs during my time... #apple
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    Image of resipsaloquacious resipsaloquacious
    10/28/09

    In reply to Apple's Rejected, Prehistoric (i.e. 1990) Tablet Device
    How did Apple convince Michael Jackson to be the hand model? #apple
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    bytememehard promoted this comment Edited by resipsaloquacious at 10/28/09 12:58 PM resipsaloquacious was starred resipsaloquacious was unstarred
    Image of bytememehard bytememehard
    10/28/09

    @resipsaloquacious: What, all black hands look alike to you? #apple
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    10/28/09

    @bytememehard: Of course not. But where do you see two black hands? Let me guess, you never heard the rumor as to why he wore his glove? #apple
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