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  1. marfig

    Consumer Reports Updates Tablet Charts; Places New iPad at the Top

    That's it then. This was the source (under the "No Like" heading, if you wish to skip the rest of the article). But it doesn't surprise me really. Hard to trust gizmodo on anything, even when they are reportedly disappointed on the new iteration of their favorite device.
  2. marfig

    Has the Web Killed April Fools'?

    That's curious. I do use "they" when unsure of the gender. Always thought this was indeed the correct way. The habit of separating words with a slash is what I was told is not proper English. There's another option I've seen mentioned briefly once. Use "she". But that always felt like positive...
  3. marfig

    Consumer Reports Updates Tablet Charts; Places New iPad at the Top

    They do mention battery recharge issues when playing demanding games. But nothing about those 9 hours full recharge time. More and more I'm starting to doubt that gizmodo report. I just don't think it's possible for Apple to release a model with a 1/1 recharge ratio. That would never pass QA...
  4. marfig

    THPS - ROB ROB ROB ROB ROB ROB ROB!

    Never quite understood the lub for this game. But there's a lot of lub for this game. Not just by you guys. I just don't exactly know why.
  5. marfig

    Don't mame your cabinets!

    You got to love generalist TV stations; their lack of any research, or the careless treatment of news when they assigned journalists to areas they aren't specialized in. There's currently an international Gaming Exhibit staying in Lisbon. It explores the history of computer and video gaming...
  6. marfig

    Has the Web Killed April Fools'?

    Same here. And when I see something that I used to like being thrown in the gutter, I tend to lose even more respect for whatever replaced it. The web of course killed many other things. I'd risk Language as being another thing the web killed, or is in the process of killing. Most specifically...
  7. marfig

    Should Cheap Android Phones be Avoided?

    I personally know two people who don't even have active data plans on their smartphones (one of them a $350 Xperia Arc). They just bought them because they just had to have a smartphone. Of course, being me, I wished I was allowed to break their necks. But on a conversation with one of them, I...
  8. marfig

    Should Cheap Android Phones be Avoided?

    Back to the article, This is all fine and dandy; No doubt a cheaper phone means a less stellar device, regardless of brand. But artificially fixing the price of smart phones on some magic number that makes people think they are buying a top product, only means smart phones are expensive...
  9. marfig

    Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Keyboard Review

    Hmm, that's probably reaching indeed. No way of knowing without asking them... and them giving an honest answer :D I have no idea of the building processes behind keyboards so I'm not qualified to give an answer to that. But what I don't think exists is a functional benefit to having both sets...
  10. marfig

    Is the iPad 2 Better than the New iPad?

    I'd wholeheartedly agree that it went too far. The resolution and pixel size of the new iPad is just disproportionate for a device such as this. But I do remember reviews of the iPad 2 mentioning that the resolution should increase and people requesting it here and there. There was an actual...
  11. marfig

    Is the iPad 2 Better than the New iPad?

    And let me make something perfectly clear once and for all (because I don't "throw bones" anymore to Macman. I gave up on doing it). Warning: I'll be acidic. What really pisses me off about his posts on Apple products threads is that he's a constant, incessant, and terminally annoying...
  12. marfig

    Is the iPad 2 Better than the New iPad?

    Yes, he is. We all are in fact, on both sides of the camp and those choosing to sit in the middle but still going bananas at anyone chosing to extreme their position. Let's face it, the iPad is a device for which too many people are still trying to find a reason for. We call it a consumer...
  13. marfig

    UK Man Jailed for 'Inciting Racial Hatred' on Twitter

    TV stations in USA have openly been politicized. They have been a little all over the world, let's not make the mistake of single out the USA. But this country just took it to a whole new (and openly public) level. A good bunch of Americans don't even care about TV in their country anymore for...
  14. marfig

    Is the iPad 2 Better than the New iPad?

    Ugh! One of your links is about the least of all discussed problems. The heat on the new iPad. No one is worried about that in here. The other link is just another "Apple is rich and everyone else is bad" usual diatribe. The typical verbal diarrhea born of the incessant notion of certain...
  15. marfig

    Is the iPad 2 Better than the New iPad?

    No. You are not. It's plain obvious to see. Now, do you actually have anything constructive to add or are you going to keep ignoring the article? I'd hope you at least have something to say about the new iPad.
  16. marfig

    Is the iPad 2 Better than the New iPad?

    You do realize we hardly discussed the Rob Enderle article, do you? And that the biggest criticism he points out are also a part of your precious gizmodo who also isn't happy with the new iPad.
  17. marfig

    The technological public functionary will make it harder for you

    When I was younger, most of the government infrastructure was still on paper. To get a birth certificate they would usually have to open these large books, search for my name and then type it out on a IBM Selectric typewriter. Thankfully, they had most of it done on pre-formated sheets of paper...
  18. marfig

    When 'Free-to-Play' Becomes a Money Game

    It seems like the end of a game... Or the beginning of a new one where all that lead people to play it is removed under their feet and they eventually move away, leaving only those who don't care about spending hard cash on game items to play a game that is invariably more expensive today than...
  19. marfig

    Rovio Entertainment Acquires Futuremark Games Studio

    If someone told me Justin Bieber was going to buy a second-hand music store, I'd probably be more interested than I am right now. Mediocrity attracts mediocrity, and there's gobs of money to be had. EDIT: Oh man! Did I just called a second-hand music store something mediocre? :( *flogs himself*
  20. marfig

    Gamer Builds Functioning Scientific Calculator in Minecraft

    But let's not forget the fully functional 8bit computer on Dwarf Fortress. Designer notes here. A very interesting idea to Sandbox games indeed, when they offer the ability to connect simple binary mechanisms and make use of fundamental circuits (gates and latches), such as Minecraft and Dwarf...
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