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    the tablet war is heating up

    Time will tell, then. We'll check back in 6 months when, according to Schmidt: Third-party developers will be writing the best apps for Android first, and that Android development will overtake iOS development (promised at LeWeb 2 weeks ago)<br>  "The majority" of all televisions in stores...
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    if hands-free cell = distracted driving, why isn't talking to passengers?

    One part of it is the idea that if the person you're talking to isn't there then part of your brain is tied up imagining them, effectively. Not imagining what they look like, per se, but rather holding a space for this disembodied person that you're speaking with. If the person is in the vehicle...
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    Grimm or Once Upon a Time

    Week before last's episode of Once Upon a Time, with the mine collapse, was terrible. The writing and directing were bad, and the characters' choices were repeatedly downright stupid. Other than that it's been pretty good. I like the Grimm world, but I'm not sure I like the show, which is a bit...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    My point is that Schmidt says nutty things, to the degree and regularity that anything he says is better ignored. I'm not unilaterally pro-Apple. I thought the Palm Pre was pretty sweet, and the new Windows Phone 7 is great. I just think Android has far more flaws than it's worth, compared to...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    The same Eric Schmidt who said, among many other creepy things: "More and more searches are done on your behalf without you needing to type. I actually think most people don't want Google to answer their questions...They want Google to tell them what they should be doing next." and "Google...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    "Siri only works on iPhone 4S and we currently have no plans to support older devices" is not "only the iPhone 4S hardware is capable of running Siri". It's "we only provide Siri on the 4S and do not plan to provide it on older devices". Nothing is said of whether the hardware of older devices...
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    Novation--FRINGE Season IV/AWWP #5

    Based on the colors used during the opening sequence: Blue: the original Fringe universe we knew Red: the alternate universe, with the dirigibles and such Purple: the combined universe, in the warehouse after Peter activated the device Amber: (this season) a different 3rd/4th universe...
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    Wallflower--FRINGE Season IV/AWWP #7

    "Olivia copes with migraines" indeed. DUHN-Duhn-duhnnnnnnn.
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Would love to see an example of Flash working on mobile back when they said that. Would love to see where they ever said that.
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    GLEE #48: Pot O' Gold

    I know several people (me included) who have "cut the cable", no longer paying for cable TV. I get local stations through a $25 digital over-the-air tuner and watch most other stuff through Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, network websites, etc. The digital tuner is great, super useful. Locally...
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    GLEE #48: Pot O' Gold

    Are you referring to the switchover from analog to digital broadcasts? I assure you that public airwave broadcasting continues.
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    Nightfall --Terra Nova # 7/Season I 2011

    There is at least one thing that's shielded in the episode, so the technical concept is there, anyway.
  13. Fast Learner

    Sanctuary

    I'm hugely attracted to Agam Darshi, so the character of Kate doesn't bother me at all.
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Yes, this is the death of Flash. Those sites that use it but have absolutely no need to, e.g. restaurants, will take a while to get rid of it, though mostly because they pay so little attention to their websites that they won't bother to change things quickly. Those sites that use it and have...
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    the tablet war is heating up

    Running Flash will soon be a moot point since Adobe's no longer planning to pursue mobile Flash, instead focusing on turning Flash apps into native mobile apps and using HTML5 for the mobile web.
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    Walking Dead season 2 (spoilers)

    That's the very reason I'd pull it out: if it hasn't polluted the water table yet, it certainly could, and either way, getting it out of the well -- and therefor water table -- is super important. Not sure I'd be drinking water from any wells in the nearby area.
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    Misfits

    Great start to the new season. Man do they ever have to bury a lot of bodies. I'm guessing their powers will shift quite a bit before the season is through.
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    Sanctuary

    Yes, exactly. Far from great, though with the occasional great moment, but almost always fun.
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    Grimm or Once Upon a Time

    After two episodes of each I'm in pretty close to the "neither" camp. Grimm's pro is a potentially interesting world that could include some pretty neat concepts. Its cons includes lousy writing, poor directing, and an obviously low budget. Once Upon a Time's pros include good writing, acting...
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    Once Upon A Time

    Seeing Breaking Bad's evil, ruthless, self-composed Gustavo "Gus" Fring as the mirror was a bit of a shock.
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