Echophiliac commented on Steve Jobs Says He Doesn't Have Cancer (And Why It's Not Your Business Anyway),
at 9:01 PM on Jul 26
Jesus Diaz's reference to FDR is not only correct but appropriate: He is being hyperbolic to prove a point.
Imagine that an alcoholic celebrity interviewed on Entertainment Tonight has remarked, "If Jesus Christ could suffer the Stations of the Cross, then I guess I can do without a cocktail now and then." Would Fundamentalists email the show en masse, aghast that the celebrity had compared himself to their Savior?
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Echophiliac commented on Gifts for the Gamer: HP Blackbird 002,
at 4:52 PM on Dec 22, 2007
The Blackbird 002 really is gorgeous and powerful (as opposed to the lackluster and impotent, much like my in-laws (not that I've tried to get pregnant by my father-in-law and failed -- why would you even think that?).
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Echophiliac commented on Rockstar Wii Mod Starts Manhunt For Classy Consoles,
at 4:38 AM on Dec 14, 2007
The irony of it all -- Rockstar, the most ostentatiously nihilistic game company in North America, lionized on the side of a console made by the most child-friendly platform devisers in the world.
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Echophiliac commented on Nintendo Makes Metallic Silver DS Official, at 2:22 PM on Sep 3
Perhaps the next DS will be a
Chypre-Scented Greenish Opaline Edition, since the only non-DS owners left are trust fund Edwardians.
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Echophiliac commented on Gaming on the Death Star: Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard With Switchable Keypad and X5 Mouse, at 7:52 AM on Aug 20
"I don't know who's designing Microsoft's gaming hardware.
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Echophiliac commented on 120 Dell Engineers Aiming Guns at Apple and Recruiting World to Help, at 1:07 PM on Aug 16
What annoys me about iTunes (especially with the iPod) is the folder hierarchy's reliance on ID tags.
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Echophiliac commented on Steve Jobs Says He Doesn't Have Cancer (And Why It's Not Your Business Anyway), at 9:55 PM on Jul 26
jds17j wrote: "Dude, here are a few definitions you should learn after reading your rant full of mistakes.
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Echophiliac commented on The New York Times Analyzes the (Bitter) Core, at 9:37 PM on Jul 26
Set Scheisel (the journalist) isn't promoting a stereotype of gamers, he's countering one.
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Echophiliac commented on Steve Jobs Says He Doesn't Have Cancer (And Why It's Not Your Business Anyway), at 9:01 PM on Jul 26
Jesus Diaz's reference to FDR is not only correct but appropriate: He is being hyperbolic to prove a point.
Imagine that an alcoholic celebrity interviewed on Entertainment Tonight has remarked, "If Jesus Christ could suffer the Stations of the Cross, then I guess I can do without a cocktail now and then." Would Fundamentalists email the show en masse, aghast that the celebrity had compared himself to their Savior?
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Echophiliac commented on Super Cute iriver Wing UMPC Is Also Super Tiny, at 1:44 AM on Jan 9
SUPERPOPE53: Odd that we were writing about the same thing.
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Echophiliac commented on Super Cute iriver Wing UMPC Is Also Super Tiny, at 1:43 AM on Jan 9
What worries me about the design isn't size but texture: the keys aren't raised.
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Echophiliac commented on Super Cute iriver Wing UMPC Is Also Super Tiny, at 12:31 AM on Jan 9
Correction:
If the Wing turns out to be as customizable as the eee, I'll anoint Rosie Perez with oil.
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Echophiliac commented on Super Cute iriver Wing UMPC Is Also Super Tiny, at 12:29 AM on Jan 9
It isn't smart to fixate on the color of a prototype.
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Echophiliac commented on Sony Blu-ray-to-PSP Movie Transfer Gets Official, at 4:58 AM on Jan 8
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Echophiliac commented on Blu Site Hacked, Format War Battlers Post Your Flames Here, at 5:13 PM on Dec 22, 2007
Make that *stuttering* dyslexic.
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Echophiliac commented on Blu Site Hacked, Format War Battlers Post Your Flames Here, at 5:11 PM on Dec 22, 2007
You p-p-piss me off with your g-g-g-gratuitous obscenity and proprietary l-l-l-l-layering schemes.
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Echophiliac commented on Gifts for the Gamer: HP Blackbird 002, at 4:55 PM on Dec 22, 2007
Lord, that sounded illiterate.
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Echophiliac commented on Gifts for the Gamer: HP Blackbird 002, at 4:52 PM on Dec 22, 2007
The Blackbird 002 really is gorgeous and powerful (as opposed to the lackluster and impotent, much like my in-laws (not that I've tried to get pregnant by my father-in-law and failed -- why would you even think that?).
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Echophiliac commented on Bill Clinton Uses iPhone, His Tongue to Communicate, at 4:21 PM on Dec 22, 2007
Gee willikers, Giz -- right-wing Windows fans are really going to hate you now.
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Echophiliac commented on Analogue Ring Doubles as a Microphone, at 8:07 AM on Dec 14, 2007
I rather wish he'd specify what kind of mic it is.
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Echophiliac commented on Rockstar Wii Mod Starts Manhunt For Classy Consoles, at 4:38 AM on Dec 14, 2007
The irony of it all -- Rockstar, the most ostentatiously nihilistic game company in North America, lionized on the side of a console made by the most child-friendly platform devisers in the world.
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