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gbookman

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    Comment #3838470

    Seems like Steam/Valve games would be an awesome addition to an Apple-branded television.

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    Comment #1303761

    Blisterin' barnacles! I was introduced to Tintin with the animated series on Nickelodeon. Probably watched too much TV when I was a lad

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    Comment #1262511

    The regular MacBook is also unibody now and seems to be pretty close to the MBP in terms of build quality.

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    Comment #1260897

    Then why would they invest millions, if not billions, in creating, enhancing, and supporting developer tools? Obviously they only do so to benefit themselves, but it's quite clear …

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    Comment #1260792

    They must've planned this as a way to placate pissed off app developers.

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    Comment #1254306

    I also prefer In-N-Out to Five Guys, although they do have superior fries and you gotta love being able to munch on peanuts while you stand in line. In-N-Out's deducation to qualit…

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    Comment #1251574

    He also made a similar statement with the release of iTunes 1.0 back in '01, as Apple took far longer to embrace digital music than other companies.

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    Comment #1229379

    Yes. The interface looks so intuitive and just plain fun. Plus the battery life and 1.5 lb weight is fantastic. I can see myself spending the vast majority of my non-coding time on…

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    Comment #1214085

    This service just makes so much sense for both readers and the media outlets. Now every game in every sport can be summarized, plus it frees up time and resources that can be inves…

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    Comment #1202932

    I think you guys are doing the right thing by not worrying about EULAs and other protection mechanisms at this stage in the game. Stay focused on satisfying your customers and impr…

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    Comment #1201555

    Free article: http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/18/google-tv-apple-tv/ To be honest, I'm surprised it's taken Google so long to do this. The potential benefits for Google are even grea…

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    Comment #1191448

    The qualities this article talks about (being compelling, caring about your employees, executing) are all essential. But you can't expect just one person to embody all three. Your …

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    Comment #1184653

    That would be a very bad move and very un-Apple. I actually agree, but it would be better than forcing developers to adhere to a static memory quota. Ultimately there isn't any sim…

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    Comment #1184145

    I'd expect to see some quotas enforced to guarantee that, say, background Pandora really does only take x% CPU, probably within a static amount of memory. I think it would be much …

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    Comment #1172438

    The frequency of visits and interaction with the site is dropping and more and more profiles are left to gather dust. Although their growth has slowed, Facebook's still growing tra…

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    Comment #1127806

    I never knew people rode bikes in LA, interesting :D

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    Comment #1122205

    Doing this manually via USB drive is about an order of magnitude faster than over your average broadband Internet connection. Some downsides to using flash drives over DivvyShot: a…