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January 12th, 2010, 04:20
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_the_thing.jpgBack from CES and time to get back to the daily grind. And back to Kotaku Off Topic (http://kotaku.com/tag/offtopic/), where things non-gaming are discussed. Like recent and future purchases, maybe?
Now, I'm in the market for a new iMac, preferably something with a quad-core Intel chip and 27-inches of screen, something to replacement my laptop as my primary workstation. But I also don't want to deal with what Mark Wilson over at Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/5435561/my-second-imac-is-busted-too) and many other new iMac owners have been dealing with—poor quality control on iMac LCD screens. If I felt like I had another option besides waiting for Apple to get its shit together, I'd pursue it. For now, I wait.
And I get caught up on the day's non-gaming related internet curiosities and stories of interest. Anything you'd like to share with the group?
The Things (http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/) - John Carpenter's The Thing, from the perspective of The Thing.
Spider-Man 4 Scrapped; Sam Raimi & Tobey Maguire & Cast Out; Franchise Reboot For 2012 (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/urgent-spider-man-4-scrapped-as-is-raimi-and-cast-out-franchise-reboot-planned/) - "SPIDER-M4N" was sounding disastrous, but this could be worse.
Mark McGwire admits using steroids (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_steroids_mcgwire) - Oops, forgot to warn you that you may be in the for the tiniest shock of your life.
Audiences experience 'Avatar' blues (http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/11/avatar.movie.blues/index.html) - Moviegoers "depressed and suicidal" over the fictional Pandora. Next gen furries in the making.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A43JOxLa5MM - Hahahahahaha. (Hey, I was at CES last week!)
Oz firm seeks talented IT developer with 'SQL server experience, DD cup breasts' (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/11/it_developer/) - Kotaku is also looking for a San Francisco based correspondent.
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Now, I'm in the market for a new iMac, preferably something with a quad-core Intel chip and 27-inches of screen, something to replacement my laptop as my primary workstation. But I also don't want to deal with what Mark Wilson over at Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/5435561/my-second-imac-is-busted-too) and many other new iMac owners have been dealing with—poor quality control on iMac LCD screens. If I felt like I had another option besides waiting for Apple to get its shit together, I'd pursue it. For now, I wait.
And I get caught up on the day's non-gaming related internet curiosities and stories of interest. Anything you'd like to share with the group?
The Things (http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/) - John Carpenter's The Thing, from the perspective of The Thing.
Spider-Man 4 Scrapped; Sam Raimi & Tobey Maguire & Cast Out; Franchise Reboot For 2012 (http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/urgent-spider-man-4-scrapped-as-is-raimi-and-cast-out-franchise-reboot-planned/) - "SPIDER-M4N" was sounding disastrous, but this could be worse.
Mark McGwire admits using steroids (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_steroids_mcgwire) - Oops, forgot to warn you that you may be in the for the tiniest shock of your life.
Audiences experience 'Avatar' blues (http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/11/avatar.movie.blues/index.html) - Moviegoers "depressed and suicidal" over the fictional Pandora. Next gen furries in the making.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A43JOxLa5MM - Hahahahahaha. (Hey, I was at CES last week!)
Oz firm seeks talented IT developer with 'SQL server experience, DD cup breasts' (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/11/it_developer/) - Kotaku is also looking for a San Francisco based correspondent.
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/kotaku/full/~3/NPr1Y5aWhVE/kotaku-off-topic-mac-ready)