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My money is on most of the Eagles hate the Eagles at this point.

about 21 hours ago on Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen rocks out with Joe Walsh and Chrissie Hynde on major label debut

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No need to charter a plane. I think he just sold one of his old one’s to Trump and bought two more. A Gulfstream and something else. Lets not get started on his massive yacht. More power to him though, he spends his money on some interesting stuff from SETI to Allen Brain Institute.

about 21 hours ago on Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen rocks out with Joe Walsh and Chrissie Hynde on major label debut

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Discount for living at smog level?

about 22 hours ago on Construction on world's tallest building to begin next month and end this year 1 reply

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It would have to be stock Android Nexus The skins are too brutal. Plus, no contracts.

3 days ago on Google refreshes Drive for Android interface, adds option to 'scan' paper documents

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Storage isn’t really a problem with the cloud though. Photos, music, docs, etc. can all be drawn down when needed. The storage issue was never big for me. I have a 32gb iPhone and only use about 10GB of it, so 16GB wouldn’t really be cramping my style.

3 days ago on Google refreshes Drive for Android interface, adds option to 'scan' paper documents

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Why am I keeping my iPhone when all my apps are Google anyway?

3 days ago on Google refreshes Drive for Android interface, adds option to 'scan' paper documents 3 replies 9 recommends

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He used to be pretty built if I’m not mistaken. Paul Allen’s book mentions him being up at the crack of dawn in the hotel room doing push ups and generally being an intense guy. Time is kind to very few.

6 days ago on Google TV: silent but not forgotten at I/O 2013 1 reply 2 recommends

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Because they had to use the photo somewhere, otherwise they’d have to explain why they were d*cking around on the job.

7 days ago on Yahoo reportedly nearing $1.1 billion deal to acquire Tumblr

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Didn’t Facebook turn down $1b from Yahoo? Have we been at this dance before?

I’m guessing it is going to come down to what Bijan, Fred Wilson and the rest of the VC’s want, as I don’t think David has a majority stake it in by a long shot.

8 days ago on Yahoo reportedly nearing $1.1 billion deal to acquire Tumblr

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Didn’t Facebook turn down $1b from Yahoo? Have we been at this dance before?

I’m guessing it is going to come down to what Bijan, Fred Wilson and the rest of the VC’s want, as I don’t think David has a majority stake it in by a long shot.

8 days ago on Yahoo reportedly nearing $1.1 billion deal to acquire Tumblr

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You mean spending $30m to acquire a hip app that the kid didn’t even design was not going to save the company? Shut the front door!

8 days ago on Yahoo reportedly nearing $1.1 billion deal to acquire Tumblr 1 recommend

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Yes, totally. Because there aren’t a myriad of obstacles standing in the way to even basic level innovation.

Heck, we are still trying to justify the continued existence of car dealers and governments doing their dealings.

8 days ago on The horrifying (and fictional) wonders of Google Island 9 recommends

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Amazon seems to rely pretty heavily on old, shitty technology. The MP3 web player looks like it was designed in 1993. The whole reliance on “Unbox” and only being windows only and SD for movies is also silly. They still have a lot of growing up to do.

12 days ago on Amazon releases standalone Cloud Player music app for PC, Mac version coming soon

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Yeah. Their web player is horrendous. Maybe soon? One of the biggest company in the world can only hire enough engineers to work on one project at a time I guess.

Now that they’ve established a design language for themselves it would be silly to leave the web player as is.

Android lacking Instant Video and an ability to back up copies of purchased movies (Unbox only SD and Windows) is rather inexcusable for a company that wants to seriously compete in this space and be on every device.

12 days ago on Amazon releases standalone Cloud Player music app for PC, Mac version coming soon

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Downgrade Ballmer already, or you aren’t going to have much of a fortune left to give away.

12 days ago on An emotional Bill Gates details his last visit with Steve Jobs

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Actually I don’t, because I have basic reading and analytic skills to be able to read the statistics that show crime has not gotten worse.

Yes there has always been rude people, and technology has amplified accordingly as well as a decreasing amount of respect for others found in our society (and best exemplified, but hardly limited to, our political discourse). If you think society – as a living organism – hasn’t changed, you are kidding yourself.

Let the class know when you have a real point.

22 days ago on Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters

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Except there is a big demand for these things, and that is just including the rich people. Make the financing just right so those that wish they were rich can afford it (but just barely and only with a second mortgage) you have $$$$$$$$$$$$.

22 days ago on Tesla's Elon Musk apologizes over Model S financing calculator: 'we didn’t get it quite right'

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You mean, you want some blow hard telling you how to think instead of just WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND SOMEWHERE?

23 days ago on How @breakingnews keeps news junkies current in a crisis 1 reply

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Yeah. I like the art house cinemas, esp. in more rural areas getting second run movies. Some fascinating old buildings. The seats and sound and sight lines suck, but still enjoyable.

Movie industry numbers look the same as the concert industry – less people, more expensive $$$ gives the illusion of everything being OK.

23 days ago on Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters

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Technology wise, yes. People wise? No. As society gets ruder and ruder and unable to control themselves in public and display basic manners, this will turn folks like me off who would rather settle for watching at home even if it means waiting a few months.

24 days ago on Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters 3 replies 6 recommends