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heh everyone who listed movies has a negative rating.....
Posted in: What are your five favorite science-fiction movies?
Proper critics hate recent Japanese movies with the exception for the one starring Masaharu Fukuyama So…
Posted in: Miike's action film gets booed at Cannes
Dave: I want to see people charged for the weight transported, AND . . . extra…
I never understood puns, and indeed I didn't get it :(. Maybe I really do have…
Posted in: Posters of fundoshi-clad man disappearing from Osaka
Cathay's advertising is extremely deceptive.
Posted in: Cathay Pacific
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If that's what people want; why not?
Posted in: Most Muslims want sharia law, but divided on interpretation
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As a democratic move, I guess they should support it.
Posted in: Most Muslims want sharia law, but divided on interpretation
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And what, in particular, is proprietary?
Posted in: Android reigns, Windows gains in smartphones: survey
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Agree!
Posted in: Samsung releases new Galaxy S4 smartphone
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I don't think it's the number gimmicks per se, but the implementation of them. I have no problem with having many features, but they have to be implemented in a non-intrusive, intuitive way.
Well there have always been fAndroids. I guess this is a sub group of that.
Posted in: Review: Galaxy S4 decent, but filled with gimmicks
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Why? A lot of supercar owners drive on race tracks. No limit.
Posted in: 10 drivers to be charged over 2011 pileup involving 8 Ferraris and a Lamborghini
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I think what he really said was "a gathering of car enthusiasts." Easy to make the mistake.
Posted in: 10 drivers to be charged over 2011 pileup involving 8 Ferraris and a Lamborghini
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The guy isn't the smartest. And he's massive (or was). Can't think why he feels the need to defend himself in Japan unless he pissed off some Yaks.
Posted in: Former All Black Collins arrested for knife possession in department store
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The problem is these silly savers put their money in 'safe' post office accounts that don't earn enough return. They should have had the courage to manage their money better and achieve a higher return. If they had done this they would already be ahead of the curve. But Japanese tend to be overly risk averse.
Posted in: Japan's silver savers will bear the brunt of 'Abenomics'
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EastAsiaForeigner
You obviously haven't seen the new HTC One. The reviews are raving about the build quality:
http://gizmodo.com/5990716/htc-one-review-the-beauty-is-a-beast
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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I guess build quality comes into it as well. The S4 'feels' cheap. The iPhone 5 and the HTC One 'feel' fantastic.
True.
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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He said high quality materials, not parts.
Samsung: Plastic
Apple: Aluminum
The iPhone 4 had no such issues in Japan.
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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Yes and the case is cheap plastic.
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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I would think the opposite would happen.
I don't agree with shark finning because they dump the body, but it's OK if you use the rest of the shark. They didn't mention what they do with the meat. Shark meat is great for fish and chips.
Posted in: Tsunami-hit town concerned over shark protection pact
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I'd get the new HTC One instead of this ugly lump of plastic.
But the S4 will sell to fans who prefer to read the spec page and buy because 8 cores are more than 4. 13 Megapixels is more than 8 (the HTC One went for quality over MP).
The HTC One is a subtle crafted smartphone that balances features with style.
But fAndroids don't do subtle.
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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Yeah, yeah, but where is the innovation?
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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At the event:
Ummm, yeah, I was just waiting for a phone that can record sound while taking pictures. Wait, it already does. It's called video.
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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Yawn. Where's the innovation, Samsung?
Posted in: Samsung refreshes iPhone-challenging Galaxy line
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Yes and no. Chavez closed down three television channels and 32 radio stations he didn't like by revoking their licenses. Not exactly free speech.
During the last election Chavez filled the airwaves with advertisements extolling the government’s purported achievements using dubious statistics. In contrast, election rules confined his opposition, Mr Capriles, to three minutes of broadcast time a day.
Not exactly fair but these rules were implemented by Chavez to give himself an unfair advantage.
Behind the propaganda, Venezuela’s ugly reality is that of a corrupt, cynical and incompetent regime.
Posted in: Venezuelan President Chavez dies of cancer at 58
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A cynical publicity stunt. About free oil, I'll bet Cuba are anxious to keep getting free oil from Venezuela now that Castro's buddy is gone.
Posted in: Venezuelan President Chavez dies of cancer at 58