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TeleportSandwich, on 11 February 2010 - 12:24 PM, said:

1. It was just a call in show.
2. I am the most important person in the WORLD

Björn Türoque, on 28 January 2010 - 02:43 AM, said:

Probably because there has never been a mainstream market for a tablet PC and since none of the Windows 7 based tablets have been released yet there may still not be a market for a tablet PC. I don't ever see an operating system designed for a mouse and keyboard to be transitioned to touch controls well. The user interfaces don't transition well. Apple took the safe bet by giving consumers a product they already know has sold well. Perhaps this is just a transition device for when they release the Macbook touch.

I actually didn't think Apple would release a Tablet. I would have loved Jobs to go up, show us iPhone 4.0, then walk away with no tablet as a big FU to the rumor mill. What I claimed I wanted wasn't a tablet macbook but a ten inch enclosure I can slide my iPhone into when home for a larger browsing experience. No, I didn't think it would have ever happened.

But, this is close. I can see this replacing what I do with my iPhone around the house. Which is browsing the web and checking twitter. The browsing experience looks awesome. It maybe the best way to view web pages. But I haven't decided if I will get or not.

It really fills a small niche and if you need anything more than you probably should just carry your laptop. But for those times when you don't want to get your laptop out but you want a better experience than a smartphone this kicks the crap out of any netbook out there.

I wonder what the HP Slate is going to be like. I hope it offers something much closer to a tablet... but I know I don't want to interact with Windows 7 with a touch panel. That sounds like a nightmare.

Artie, on 28 January 2010 - 09:49 AM, said:

I really don't get people who have this reaction. You know what the device is... and if it doesn't have what you want you don't have to buy it. I really don't know what I'd want to have running in the background on the iPad except for music which is possible. I know I've heard people say they want pandora running in the background but I really dislike streaming services. I guess I'd like an instant messenger running in the background but they solved that with the push notification services. It works. What would you like to have running in the background?

As for Flash... well other than Video I think it's better off without flash. Hulu would be nice on the device. But in the next few years we are going to see the death of flash in favor of HTML 5 which is already supported by Mobile Safari.

I mostly agree with the top thirty or so. Kimi ni Todoke shouldn't be on there, even if it is an amazing show, because it hasn't finished. The Girl Who Lept Through Time should be much higher. Love Hina should be much lower. Both Ouran and Death Note should be bumped at least ten places each. I don't think Kannagi should be on the list at all.

In the end I think less credibility should be given to the rankings and this list should just be used as a recommendation of some great shows. It's just so hard to compare some of these titles. How can you directly compare a masterpiece like 5 Centimeters per Second with something like Lucky Star? Both are excellent but I can't think of any similar characteristics they share other than both being animated in Japan. But that's the nature of these lists.

It's also clear that this list was created with multiple factors in mind. If it was just quality than Miyazaki, Kon, and Shinkai would be 1, 2, and 3 respectively. The high ranking of shows like Love Hina mean they must have considered Popularity and influence as well.

Haya's attempt at grammer is adorable.

TeleportSandwich, on 29 December 2009 - 02:23 PM, said:

I'm sure you got my tweet but:

Turn off Wifi, bluetooth, and location services. Then lower the screen brightness.