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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2400 on: October 05, 2011, 04:19:28 pm »
i like people . . . they're sometimes neat.

I'm going to open a store in the mall called 'Let Me Order That on the Internet For You'
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2401 on: October 05, 2011, 04:22:39 pm »
they're sometimes neat.

other times, they're smackie.  do you really want to risk it?
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2402 on: October 05, 2011, 05:12:45 pm »
hey smackie - did you know that amazon gives away one android app for free every day?
http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b?ie=UTF8&node=2350149011&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=at055-20 - today's is kinda lame, check back tomorrow for a new offering.

got this from http://www.dailytech.com/Quick+Note+Amazon+Gives+Away+OnePaid+Android+App+Per+Day+For+Free/article22834.htm
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2403 on: October 05, 2011, 05:32:46 pm »
hey smackie - did you know that amazon gives away one android app for free every day?

Yes, Kosmo and I were talking about it back in March.  Back then I wasn't sold on it, but now I TOTALLY am.  I have well over 60 free apps from them...

  What you really need is this the Amazon App Store Reminder.  Seems dumb to pay for something that is free, BUT at 7AM every morning I get a notification that tells me what the Free App of the day is with a link to DL it.  Pays for itself in no time....
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2404 on: October 07, 2011, 12:21:09 pm »
This is the next Google phone, deets next week:

Google moved their event to the end of October.  No reason given other than 'now is not the right time to release a new product' leading to speculation that it was out of respect to Jobs.
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« Reply #2405 on: October 07, 2011, 12:45:50 pm »
oh yeah?  and what about the living?  some of us have NEEDS, dammit.  my decision of which new phone to get can't wait forever, ya know.
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« Reply #2406 on: October 07, 2011, 01:15:10 pm »
oh yeah?  and what about the living?  some of us have NEEDS, dammit.  my decision of which new phone to get can't wait forever, ya know.

Believe me, no one is more upset about this than me. I took a moderately attractive girl who works for Google to dinner last night just to get details on this bad boy.

Truthfully, instead of an announcement next week that it will be available on Oct 27, the announcement will be available now (on the Verizon network).
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« Reply #2407 on: October 07, 2011, 04:59:17 pm »
verizon only?
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« Reply #2408 on: October 07, 2011, 05:10:33 pm »
verizon only?

For one to three months, it seems. Google has a history of this, giving a US carrier a brief exclusive before making it available to multiple carriers.

All speculation at this point, of course, but I'm putting it at 75% certain that Verizon will have it for the month of November by itself, 50% certain for December as well.

T-Mobile in January and maybe at&t too. Sprint sometime in the spring...
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2409 on: October 07, 2011, 05:49:22 pm »
I took a moderately attractive girl who works for Google to dinner last night just to get details on this bad boy.

the things you'll do for your art...
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« Reply #2410 on: October 10, 2011, 11:12:14 am »
At 11:15 a.m. PT, Netflix's stock was trading at about $169 a share, down $39 or 18 percent.

$112.58

Good time to buy?

hope you bought, 'cause looks like this ship just might be turning around:

Netflix abandons plan for Qwikster DVD service
http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/10/technology/netflix_qwikster/

"Basically, these guys are desperate, and this confirms it," said Tony Wible, analyst at Janney Capital Markets. "While this move doesn't solve the company's long-term issues, in the interim, at least it can try to accelerate some positive catalysts for customers and its stock price."

Shares of Netflix (NFLX) rose 7% following the news.

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« Reply #2411 on: October 10, 2011, 12:00:22 pm »
hope you bought, 'cause looks like this ship just might be turning around:

Shares of Netflix (NFLX) rose 7% following the news.

I did, but not for any short term gain.  They are a complete disaster right now.  I've dated women who are more stable than Netflix right now. 

I guess this means the Amazon merger is off....
 
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2412 on: October 11, 2011, 12:38:03 am »
The Ewok Line hypothesis makes my Pooh versus Potter theory look pedestrian at best.

http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2011/10/10/himym-field-trip-review/
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2413 on: October 12, 2011, 05:18:56 pm »
I really can't tell which company is being managed worse right now.  Sprint or Netflix?

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse thought it was premature to discuss the iPhone during the company?s strategy day last week. Oops.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sprint-to-talk-finally-iphone-4s-financials-as-if-it-has-a-choice/60540?tag=nl.e550
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Re: Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...
« Reply #2414 on: October 12, 2011, 06:44:42 pm »
laymen don't understand anyway . . . so does it matter?