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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lizard_King
11/18/09

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

@Lizard_King: /sarcasm please?
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TipsyVonDrinklestein
11/18/09

@Lizard_King: I don't understand, can you flush out this idea for me?
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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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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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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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lostarchitect
11/18/09

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

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

@lostarchitect: :)

#tips
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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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Lizard_King
11/18/09

@justincandescence001: kinda like regardless and irregardless (which isn't even a f'ing word!)
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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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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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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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Alaska Miller
10/28/09

In reply to Wired Loses Reddit Founders, Just Like We Warned
I'm confused why I couldn't log into Pownce today! #reddit
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raincoaster
10/28/09

In reply to Wired Loses Reddit Founders, Just Like We Warned
Any updates on Magnolia? #reddit
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raincoaster
10/28/09

In reply to On Firing Day, Busy Wired Editor Had Other Places To Be
You might get a kick out of something I noticed today while re-reading an old magazine.

Spy, January 1990:

Important magazine editors aren't like you and me - they require special cosseting, like a rare orchid or endangered species of water buffalo, and they demand devotion no matter how objectionably they behave. Conde Nast, a corporation that knows how to treat its workers right (waiting until they are on vacation, for example, to fire them)...

And the rest of it doesn't matter, really. I just thought you'd like to see that. #chrisanderson
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TheBusinessGuy
10/28/09

@raincoaster: God, and I thought I was the only one who kept copies of Spy around in a personal Museum of Snark. (Visit our gift shop and pick up ironic postcards, Joe Franklin videos you can snicker at, and Chevy Chase action figures.)
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Mo MoDo
10/27/09

In reply to On Firing Day, Busy Wired Editor Had Other Places To Be
Maybe he was on Graydon Carter's private jet. #chrisanderson
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TheBusinessGuy
10/27/09

In reply to On Firing Day, Busy Wired Editor Had Other Places To Be
Obviously, Si should book Anderson to give a lecture to the Wired staff. Then he would show up. #chrisanderson
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Astigmatism
10/27/09

In reply to On Firing Day, Busy Wired Editor Had Other Places To Be
I hear Anderson offered to let Ted Greenwald keep his job at Wired if he would be willing to work for the totally radical price of the future. #chrisanderson
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If_I_Had_a_Poodle
10/27/09

In reply to On Firing Day, Busy Wired Editor Had Other Places To Be
Also, if the people who were fired had written books, they could be on book tours, too!
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EatMyKant
10/27/09

In reply to On Firing Day, Busy Wired Editor Had Other Places To Be
Chris Anderson is a repellent and pretentious pseuedointellectual twat.

I hope he chokes on his own hot air.
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burbere002
10/27/09

@EatMyKant: Let's deconstruct:

He shows little/no loyalty to publication or fellow employees.

Uses the publication to promote his own career.

Plagiarizes large chunks of his book.

Repeatedly invokes his kids when busted for cutting and pasting from Wikipedia.

Survives a scathing New Yorker review by an actual smart guy, Gladwell.

How does he get away with it? Why it's the haircut! His tonsorial sense just screams technological credibility to those who want to be technologically credible.

So be warned, question Anderson and you question the haircut!
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Mediahohoho
10/19/09

In reply to A Day of Reckoning at Conde Nast
I hope advertisers are happy when their ads share space with the incredible writing of Andrew Belonsky alongside advertisers claiming "Obama wants Moms to go back to school."

Magazines, a beautiful medium we'll all miss much too late. #condenast
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skymotel
10/19/09

In reply to A Day of Reckoning at Conde Nast
So if it's not Si, who do you have to blow at CN to keep your job safe? #condenast
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miss_msry
10/19/09

@skymotel:

Probably the doorman. #condenast
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TheBusinessGuy
10/19/09

In reply to A Day of Reckoning at Conde Nast
The headline keeps making me think of what would be some unhappy holiday special: A Day of Reckoning on Walton's Mountain, with Will Geer as Si Walton and Richard Thomas as David Remnick Walton. ("Good night, Anna." "Good night, Dave-Boy.") #condenast
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