| Time |
Nickname |
Message |
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02:38
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dashcloud |
if you buy external hard drives, you should avoid the SimpleTech ProDrive (mine is a triple interface, 1 TB model). The case is ridiculously difficult to open (unless you want to crack all the hinges, and such) |
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03:43
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omf_ |
Well the news about Nokia is not that surprising. I am surprised it took MS this long to buy a phone manufacturer considering they have never made any headway in the phone market |
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03:46
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omf_ |
Nokia used to be worth $245 billion and is now only worth $7 billion USD. Some are saying it is the biggest business failure in history |
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03:47
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omf_ |
I don't think Enron lost that much money |
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04:41
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omf_ |
I think this would make a nice archiveteam badge http://pinterest.com/pin/381961612117246274/ |
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04:41
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yipdw |
omf_: I don't think Microsoft bought Nokia proper, just its handset business |
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04:42
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yipdw |
that said, I'm not sure what's left -- maybe Nokia R&D, if that still exists |
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04:44
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omf_ |
what is going to be left? |
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04:44
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omf_ |
Is the rest getting sold to another company? |
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04:44
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yipdw |
their mapping division |
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04:44
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yipdw |
Nokia bought NAVTEQ a while back and still owns them, AFAIK |
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04:45
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omf_ |
I bet someone is going to bid on that |
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04:45
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yipdw |
eventually, maybe |
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04:45
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yipdw |
they also have a big patent portfolio on basic cellular technologies |
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04:45
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yipdw |
which Microsoft may or may not have bought; I can't tell |
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04:46
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yipdw |
if they bought it, this shit is going to get even more awesome than it already is |
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04:46
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yipdw |
where by awesome of course I mean facepalm |
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04:47
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omf_ |
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2013/Sep13/09-02AnnouncementPR.aspx |
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04:47
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omf_ |
They are going to license the patents and other services |
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04:48
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yipdw |
so they're licensing them, but not taking ownership |
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04:48
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yipdw |
hmm ok |
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04:48
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omf_ |
It probably makes it easier to bet past regulators that way |
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04:49
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yipdw |
Microsoft Lumia |
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04:49
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yipdw |
heh |
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04:49
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yipdw |
no, wait, Microsoft Surface PH |
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04:52
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omf_ |
yeah that sounds about right |
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04:52
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omf_ |
Get a "Surface Pro Phone" |
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05:55
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godane |
g4tv.com-video55614-flvhd: Around The Net: The Best Of Steve Jobs: http://archive.org/details/g4tv.com-video55614-flvhd |
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06:59
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omf_ |
Skype: $8.5B. Nokia: $7.2B |
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07:00
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omf_ |
I wonder how many of the 32,000 workers at Nokia MS is going to fire in the first year |
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10:42
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Smiley |
we need an agent in china :O |
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11:52
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dashcloud |
mind adding my name to the Happy birthday topic list? It's today, and I'll be at work |
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12:32
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godane |
so i may get all hd nation 2012 episodes uploaded |
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13:43
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Cameron_D |
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/4686228/time-your-tweets-to-disappear-with-using-a-simple-hashtag-twitterspirit Not sure how I'd go about it, but I feel like archiving every tweet with an expiry hashtag |
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14:14
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godane |
so i may start backing up tekzilla daily |
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14:14
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godane |
its like 1600+ episodes |
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14:15
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godane |
i may do something different with this one |
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15:16
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BiggieJon |
anyone ever done twit.tv ? |
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20:44
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arkhive |
SketchCow: I just listened to your speech/presentation on the Failure of Wikipedia. I really enjoyed it. You're a good speaker, man. Do you ever plan on coming to Colorado and doing a presentation? I don't really know of any 'Cons' out here besides the Denver ComicCon. |
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21:00
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SketchCow |
This year, I'm speaking in Kentucky and Belfast. |
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21:02
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omf_ |
DerbyCon? |
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21:11
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omf_ |
http://www.kitkat.com/#/home |
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21:12
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omf_ |
That is a fantastic parody they have going on there |
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21:12
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omf_ |
It supports both The Cloud and Mobile experiences. lol |
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21:15
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omf_ |
I am going to be the first on my block to own a kitkat 4.4 |
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21:20
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omf_ |
http://www.android.com/kitkat/ |
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21:20
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DFJustin |
still on 4.2 here :/ |
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21:21
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omf_ |
I am still on 2.3 |
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21:21
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omf_ |
My phone hasn't broken down yet so no need to buy a new one |
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21:49
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omf_ |
Here is an article on why Penny Arcade is just a pile of shit http://elizabethsampat.com/quit-fucking-going-to-pax-already-what-is-wrong-with-you/ |
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21:57
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omf_ |
Also the konami code works on the kitkat site |
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21:58
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omf_ |
:D |
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22:05
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dashcloud |
omf_: what keys do you use? up, up, down, down, left, right,left,right, a,b ...? |
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22:07
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omf_ |
up up down down left right left right b a |
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22:08
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omf_ |
Its the little things that impress me |