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“I think if Steve could he would remove all holes from the mac; USB, Ethernet and the works, he seems to hate holes; doesn't he have children?”
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“They should rename friendfeed to politicsfeed; anything on politics and you'll find it here. Oh well, might as well blend in OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!!”
yesterday at 7:55 pm - Link
right on, and it's only temporary. anyone who doesn't want politics, hide it and start flooding the feedwaves with your own favorite subjects. nobody's holdin' ya back. - Kamilah Gill
62 days left until the big day; just wait till it reaches 5-10 days; then you'll see why they should change it to political feed. - Gordon Swaby
na, Gordon, there's enough room in this place for everybody. it might become *mostly* political for a while, but it's always possible to find some patch of FriendFeed with no politics in it if that's what you want. you just have to subscribe and hide strategically. - Kamilah Gill
I want it all; can't afford to miss anything:P - Gordon Swaby
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Re: I May Not Like Diddy’s Music…But
yesterday at 6:37 pm - Link
"nope, works fine for me" - Gordon Swaby
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“Wow i got ripped off for the first time ever; i ordered an apple mighty mouse and got a microsoft mouse instead...”
yesterday at 3:27 pm - Link
the mighty mouse is the only mouse and only apple product I truly hate. - Michael J Cohen
Why? - Gordon Swaby
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“I think Chrome is being overhyped; it will NOT replace any OS anytime soon.”
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“This year has been a bad year in celebrity deaths; so many remarkable peple have died, so sad:( leap years are really scary...”
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“This idea popped into my head not too long ago; what if in the future we could buy actual products online like say A burger king meal and upon doing so it materializes itself, same with hardware, you buy it online and once you do that a machine materializes it for you, that would be so damn cooool”
Monday at 2:50 pm - Link
The Jetson food materializer isn't that crazy of an idea, we already have 3D printers ( http://www.zcorp.com/Products/... ), smellovision, and it's not out of the realm of possibility to have a molecular combiner that will assemble the food for us. - Nice Fish Films
Disadvantages: People would start pirating hardware hahaha - Gordon Swaby
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Five Things Steve Jobs Must Do Before He Dies - Forbes.com:
Five Things Steve Jobs Must Do Before He Dies - Forbes.com:
Monday at 2:15 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"It's all true, almost. Bloomberg ran an obituary Wednesday for the man who made the computer as easy to use as the telephone, remade animated films, hooked the world on digital music and turned the phone into a truly smart, pocketable computer. There's just one tiny detail Bloomberg's write-up got wrong: Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs lives. " - Gordon Swaby via Bookmarklet
Live 500 years! - ·[•_•]·
I say he'll live another 5 years or so - Gordon Swaby
It is as if some media are deliberately depressing AAPL with negative speculation. Whenever Jobs yields to the same fate we all must face, he will do so with many more accomplishments than all of his detractors. - Phil Boiarski
It all started with the fake obituary, and i assume more is to come. - Gordon Swaby
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I May Not Like Diddy’s Music…But
Monday at 3:22 am - Link
He sounds like another panicked dem. If Palin is such a lame pick, relax, you're golden. - Mattb4rd
rofl - Gordon Swaby
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New Transporter 3 Poster Looks Oddly Familiar | Film School Rejects
New Transporter 3 Poster Looks Oddly Familiar | Film School Rejects
Monday at 3:26 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"I’m no expert — the comment section here at FSR has proven that time and time again — but I would be willing to go out on a limb and say that the folks over at Lionsgate, the studio currently distributing Transporter 3 here in the states, are getting a little lazy with the marketing. A few days ago, the gentlemen at JoBlo debuted the final poster for the film, which stars Jason Statham as Frank Martin once again. The only problem that I can see is that it looks exactly like the posters from the two previous films. And when I say “exactly,” we are talking cut-and-paste similarities. Have a look for yourself with the comparison below. " - Gordon Swaby via Bookmarklet
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There Are No Black People In Alaska
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“64 days left until the big day”
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“I honestly can't help myself; the MAC OSX is brilliant; I love Apple no matter how "tight" they want to be. I like uncovering new stuff on the MAC it's like being in uncharted waters, Go Apple Go. I still don't hate windows though, i just hate Ballmer. he's fat and sweaty.”
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“Ok i need Mac help; the display on my mac suddenly became distorted, i'm freaking out here. I was in system preferences fooling around with speech and all of a sudden that happened, what went wrong? Picture attached”
Ok i need Mac help; the display on my mac suddenly became distorted, i'm freaking out here. I was in system preferences fooling around with speech and all of a sudden that happened, what went wrong? Picture attached
Sunday at 8:41 pm - Link
I'm seriously freaking out here; the screenshot shows what i'm seeing:( - Gordon Swaby
what happened when you restarted? - Zee at WeDoCreative
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Looking on it from my PC that screenshot looks fine; when i restart it returns to normal for a brief instant then reverts to the crappy looking dispay; i'm going to take a picture with my Camera - Gordon Swaby
Here: http://img262.imageshack.us/im... ( You can see how my picture is distorted looking and stuff) *sighs* i am stomped - Gordon Swaby
Ok i figured it out:) - Gordon Swaby
ha, cool. - Zee at WeDoCreative
Thanks! - Gordon Swaby
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“Ok i have a little problem; i committed to buy something one ebay for someone, but the dude changed his mind. Now the seller sent me an email telling me it's my 3rd and final payment request, if not they'll send in a "a non-payment dispute into Ebay. ". What are the consequences for that?”
August 29 at 7:56 am - Link
Dude, I'm not sure what options you have. People have asked me to buy stuff on ebay for them, but I've always said no. Seems risky to me. Have you communicated directly with the seller? - Harvey Simmons
I just ignore the emails; i wouldn't know what to tell the seller. I want to know how i can be penalized for it, any legal problems or what not. - Gordon Swaby
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The Email: "Dear gordonswaby, Hi There. We still have not rec?d a response pertaining to payment for this item. If we do not hear from you, we?ll need to put a non-payment dispute into Ebay. If you?re having difficulty paying, please contact us, or send payment directly through Paypal to info@gosatellite.net. Remember to include your Ebay User ID. All Canadian customer is required to pay 5% GST and it will be automatically added upon checkout with PayPal. If you choose to pay by other method of payment, please send the payment with the 5% GST. - Gordon Swaby
I've never been in this situation, but I'd recommend letting the seller know what's going on. They may be assuming that you are a scammer at this point. - Harvey Simmons
I say pay for it anyway, learn your lesson, and move on. Unless, you have money problems, then I would write a really nice letter to the seller explaining your situation. Consequence for not paying is negative feedback on your account. - Hao Chen
Ok; i'll drop them an email - Gordon Swaby
Ebay won't be on his side unless he can show proof he shipped it to you. Just provide proof that he killed the transaction. - Shey
It hasn't been shipped to me; all i did was commit to buy, it wasn't even a bid - Gordon Swaby
@Hao: It's has nothing to do with money problems. The card that was being used to purchase the item was a local credit card, and i only found that out after committing to buy the item. Plus i wasn't buying it for me, a friend wanted me to purchase it for them. And if negative feedback is the only consequence then i could care less, i rarely use ebay:P - Gordon Swaby
If you didn't bid and win the auction you don't have to pay. Not really sure what the problem is here. If you did bid and win the auction you're in a legally binding contract to pay the sum total of the auction. The seller can send the debt to collections if they so choose. - Adam Turetzky
That was not the case Adam; all it had was a "Buy now" option. - Gordon Swaby
The lesson is, let your friend get his own Ebay account. You're contractually bound to pay for it, and now you should likewise hold your friend to it got stiffing you like that. - Ernie Oporto
True; i have learnt my lesson - Gordon Swaby
If you clicked through a "buy it now" transaction, you are on the hook. Your only hope to get out of it is ask the seller for a mulligan due to what happened to you. But, he's under no obligation to do so - conversely the obligation is upon you to complete the deal. - Anthony Citrano
What's the worse that will happen if i don'T? - Gordon Swaby
Dude, asking "What's the worst thing that could happen?" Is probably the wrong thing to do in this instance. Not to tell you how to run your life or anything, but my dad always said that a man is only as good as his word. - Harvey Simmons via fftogo
@Harvey I wasn't the one purchasing the item; i was doing it for someone, but it so happened that the credit card being used was a local one and not an international one, so it could not have been used. - Gordon Swaby
Gordon, I don't know you, and am sure you're a good guy. But I side with Harvey here. That you are taking the "what's the worst that can happen to me if I don't do what I promised I would do" approach is not exactly a shining testament to your character. Beyond your legal obligation, you're morally obligated. So - pay for it, apologize to the seller for the delay, and move on with your life. If you need to recover the money, resell it on eBay and hope whomever buys it from you isn't similarly inclined. - Anthony Citrano
Offer to pay the sellers re-listing fees, or at worst, buy it and re-sell it. You committed. Are you as good as your word? - Dave Roth
This has happened to me before. Just send note explaining your situation, offer to pay the listing fee (its like 20% of final sale price) and move on. If the guy wants to be a dick he can report you to ebay, and then worst case scenario it will suspend your ebay account which means you'll have to use a different email address to open a new one. I wouldn't get all worked up over it, it's really not that big of a deal. If you pay the dude's listing fees no harm, no foul! - Amber Horner
You *could* lose your eBay account. Definitely reply to the seller via the eBay communicator. eBay considers your response in handling the sellers complaint. They usually credit the sellers fees. Remarkably, the seller won't even be able to apply negative feedback to your rating because of a recent change at eBay regarding feedback. - Mattb4rd
I guess it all just comes down to who you want to be. - Anthony Citrano
Thanks for the wonderful feedback guys - Gordon Swaby
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“I don't understand; it's as if consumers own nothing nowadays; even with paying hard earned dollars for my iPod Apple is telling me what i can and cannot do with it; they want to tell me what i can and cannot do with my songs, fuck that pirate time.”
August 30 at 6:20 pm - Link
When you buy an Apple product, you agree to the EULA and the EULA has demands. Don't want to deal with Apple's EULA, don't buy Apple products. - Akiva Moskovitz
When i buy an apple product i don't give a shit about "EULA" i haven't even heard about them, most people haven't either. When i spend my money on something i expect to FULLY own it, and i should be able to do whatever i want with it. No EULA or anybody else should tell me what i can and cannot do with my product; it's not like i begged them for it. - Gordon Swaby
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I don't tell them what they can and cannot do with my money - Gordon Swaby
That's too bad. By using the product (not purchasing it), you are agreeing to the contract presented by the EULA whether you're indignant about it or not. Apple is under zero obligation to you on how they spend the money you've given them. Capitalism simply does not work that way. - Akiva Moskovitz
I understand your frustrations, Gords, but that's how this technology stuff works for the most part. Especially with Apple. - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)
We'll just have to see about that. I'm gonna break the rules; i'm going to eat my cake and have it. Thank God for Jailbreaking, making my dreams a reality. But still, i love Apple:) - Gordon Swaby
So crumpling a contract up after agreeing to it removes you from all liability? You've redefined everything! Good bye mortgage! - Ernie Oporto
You should try it!:P - Gordon Swaby
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“Oh Shit!! I just saw this dude on comedy central walk into a plumbing store, pull down his pants and take a dump in one of the toilets, it was hilarious!!”
August 30 at 7:37 pm - Link
“I went on a Friendfeed adding spree; i want new friends weee, not that i don't like my current ones, but more is always good, isn't it?”
August 30 at 7:18 pm - Link
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“11 People dead from the tropical storm in Jamaica”
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59 dead from Gustav in Haiti. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
Anything more than zero is bad news. Bad, bad news. - Louis Gray
Gustav is a bad bad boy causing problems everywhere - Gordon Swaby
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“Ok, i keep getting calls from this number saying someone placed an order in my name or some shit like that; they keep calling back and i keep telling them it's not mee arghhh; they asked for my name so that they don't make the same mistake again...weird”
August 29 at 9:54 am - Link
if you give them your SSN, name, dob and mother's maiden name I am certain they will stop - RAPatton
Couldn't it have been a scam or something? - Gordon Swaby
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