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"real_date": "2007-11-25_22:58:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "10eafc325a1c710e7bbc3816bb7e407b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694721": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My refrigerator sucks because it doesn't have a social network.  Why don't I have a list of all my friends who also have refrigerators and let them see what I\u2019m eating?<br><br>Because not everything has to be a social network, that's why.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:05:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "cfinke", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694722": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm in the same boat as Davic Mackey (above).  Perhaps if the price point were much lower then people wouldn't expect a simple ebook reader to do so much.<br><br>What I'd like to see in addition to being able to purchase books is to have a book subscription like Oreilly's Safari service.  I re-read a fraction of the books that I buy, so being able rent a couple of books a month for a reasonable subscription fee would be great for me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:21:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "404d20a0e94f6a080f0416f27109b632", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694723": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The business model for the kindle is terrific - really top notch.  It's the UI that's bad.  I know the technology isn't there to do a digital paper touch screen, but honestly the iPhone has ruined users - we'd rather have something fun with less battery life than something more readable with lots of buttons.  This just doesn't have mass market appeal.<br><br>I think you left a good complaint off the list too: the keyboard.  If this thing is about reading books, then why should I have to deal with a keyboard taking up 30% of my device when 95% of the time I'm using it I don't need or want it?<br><br>If you're going to do an e-book reader, it needs to be done right.  The business model is done right, but the device isn't.  If the technology isn't here to do it right, then Kindle should wait a few years.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:30:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "53d76f41e8f02971945df14203840abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694724": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Phil: cool, glad to see we disagree, although largely I agree with you. Being able to buy a book and view it immediately no matter where you are is pretty incredible and well done.<br><br>It's just that the design of this thing is maddening and makes telling other people about it even more maddening. EVERY TIME I hand it to someone else I lose my place in my book.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:28:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694725": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Alfred: heheh. If I got fired everytime I did something stupid I'd have at least 600 jobs a year! :-)<br><br>If Jeff Bezos actually listened to me that'd be stupid!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:51:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694726": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One thing about the Kindle introduction that sticks out to me-Bezos saying this isn't a device, its a \"Service\".<br><br>I'm guessing the 1.0 hardware is just something they had to do to get things started-but they must have a bigger strategy here. I'm wondering if Apple is going to release:<br>a) an update to the iPhone that can access the Kindle \"Service\"<br>b) a Tablet Mac that can access the Kindle \"Service\"<br><br>(Steven Levy even dropped a hint about something in his Newsweek column-\"(I've been reading Boswell's \"Life of Johnson\" on my iPhone, a device that is expected to be a major outlet for e-books in the coming months.)\" )", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_22:13:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "62df2ce940b84b60f8eef26d8e615c13", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694727": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>I respecfully disagree with pretty much everything. I've owned it for a week. My biggest issues are that most folks want MORE features, for LESS money, but that's what consumers always want.  I want to get rid of some features (blogs? Come on?).<br><br>I do agree that the physical design is odd, but I took a note from the instructions that said it's designed to be used with the cover on.  Once you do this, the holding it issue goes away 100%. The spine becomes a perfect handle, and I can read endlessly with one hand, without having to hold a book open. (The cover could hold the thing better, but velcro solved that). Which brings me to my biggest complaint, which is how they've communicated this thing. They should SHOW the thing with the cover on all the time. They should point out that getting PDFs on it is super easy.<br><br>There's little question it's early adopter tech. Much of what you talk about (store/social networking issues) are relatively straightforward software problems easily patched in.<br><br>Last, for everyone who doesn't get ebooks -- thats OK. But take one to the gym, put it on the little shelf of the treadmill, up the type face and start running, flat out.  You can still read a book.  Never seen a way to do that on paper.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_09:27:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "a2c173fc5ea2f0c5889e951018f02d80", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694728": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The kindle reminds me of the Sony reader from 1994 which it had limited amount of books but the dictionary was the only great feature that I actually used in College...   Well, They should of learned from sony mistakes...The new Sony is much better....<br>          Thanks for being honest...<br><br>           Keep it up..<br><br>           Big Frank<br>           Downey, Ca", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_09:26:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "be7452fa9705294c9cebcc6f2508db7e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694729": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am waiting for a Day-Runner sized package with both an LCD touchscreen and an e-Paper screen. It is either that or wait a decade for e-Paper technology to improve so that it can do all the tricks we have come to expect from mobile devices. No it wouldn't fit in your pocket but neither does a paperback (much less a stack of reference books). I've read books on LCD screens and I don't like the small size in the case of mobile devices or the backlighting. When I am traveling in South America I need more battery life than LCD devices provide as well.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_08:48:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ecd5f498f773599959fc3f53c24130b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694730": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice review, one thing I wish you would hit is the keyboard...  Is it as bad as it looks?<br><br>Also, why wouldn't you buy an OLPC instead?  It has a reflective screen, is a real computer, can be charged with a crank and you get to help save the world.<br><br>Pretty good deal, I think!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_08:42:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "076ecbe5aa801b9417fd7e81f704d64e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694731": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I haven't used a Kindle, but I could already sense its suckiness just from looking at the customer reviews on Amazon. The time lag on the menus as seen in your video is mind-bogglingly bad.<br><br>However, I don't think the lack of social networking is such a big deal. Personally, I would never buy a book for a friend on the fly and want to send it to them right then and there. I think you may be overstating the negative effect of this omission.<br><br>The big thing that kills the Kindle in my book is really two things: (1) the lack of native PDF support for both reading and annotating, and (2) the $400 price tag. Add PDF support to the kindle and drop the price to $99 and I'm interested. Otherwise not so much.<br><br>More here:<br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/2laoyn\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/2laoyn</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:21:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "94f2918892a36c562e5850720bd11366", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694732": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the honest review. I own an iPhone too so at $400, there isn't much use for this other than reading eBooks. And I would be more than happy just having that capacity without any of the wireless crap which you know they (Amazon) are paying up the ass for. A nice Kindle Nano reader for $199 where I would sync up via USB would be just fine for me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_20:14:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "5c9725ef767a1935400b48a9a548def5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694733": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Perhaps our impressions of usability will improve after Amazon cuts the price of the device, which they presumably will after the beginning of the year. Heck, if its primary purpose is to point to Amazon, perhaps Amazon should give it away...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:46:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "adccbf6dcb403dc665707e8c18896a04", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694734": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The design is not the best, I agree, but I still think this is the best e-book device we have.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_08:27:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "7a8fc2c4abf8fd07099972cf47d4b873", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694735": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The Kindle was designed by Cheek Piederbonk of Wolff Olins, same people behind the reviled London 2012 Olympics logo.<br><br><a href=\"http://odelbee.com/2007/11/22/cheek-piederbonk-kindle-designer/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://odelbee.com/2007/11/22/cheek-piederbonk-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_07:38:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "258489dd9bc3aa829864b5b9f0a161f4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694736": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Personally I think the Kindle is too little too late.. compared to what we are bound to get on the iPhone.<br><br><a href=\"http://martysmind.com/2007/11/24/amazon-kindle-too-little-too-late/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://martysmind.com/2007/11/24/amazon-kindle-...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:10:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "783755b9a9f25560de556e13056b31c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694737": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kindle sounds like something slapped together in the back of some Taiwanese hardware shop. It truly looks like it hasn't been designed with functionality in mind, though I think Scoble may be coming on it too strong from the social network side of things. But they do need to think the use cases through more carefully and then design the hardware and software accordingly.<br>Actually, I'd like to see Scoble review the Irex Iliad (<a href=\"http://www.irextechnologies.com/products/iliad\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.irextechnologies.com/products/iliad</a>) and see if that works better for him. It seems to address some of the UI issues with its touchscreen, but it probably suffers some of the same hardware and software design flaws.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:10:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "ba01108e9c6f7caca41278780866feb7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694738": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you for an honest review.  Wasn't expecting that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:07:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "a3de3a433f6568a79da345330e3863e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694739": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Absolutely agree with you here... This *might* have been cool in 1995. Arrington is right about the Sony Reader being better, but I think that the best is going to come out of Samsung or Apple in the near future.<br><br><a href=\"http://digg.com/gadgets/Tech_Guru_Robert_Scoble_Reviews_the_Amazon_Kindle_Explains_Why_It_Sucks\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://digg.com/gadgets/Tech_Guru_Robert_Scoble...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:05:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "2e900206b547ae822c7088125ad71803", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694740": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Is built in e-commerce and social networking really needed in a book?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:04:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "CaesarRomanus", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694741": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't need a one week review to tell you all this, Scoble. ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:04:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "1e9a48e8ce36dacfe97ebfe2f75ac028", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694742": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nicely done Robert. Very good points. Especially the ecommerce part.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:02:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "c08d59cacfb2e0dc91d52ab8f55696d1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694743": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No way I'm buying this thing. However, if they implement even half of the things you suggest (Google reader, book sharing, social network, less f**king stupid buttons, no rubbery horribleness), then I may have a look at v2.0.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:34:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "8077e4d5cbc0b0ec363eeb521db64e00", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694744": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice rant.  Some of it skirted dangerously close to the style of the uber-troll  \"Moldy Toaster\" of youtube, but its mostly right on target, and not the least bit embarrassing to any current or future offspring.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:34:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "fd31ec80478a31167be81b9e81add45c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for the informative review - when I held one, it seemed really big. I don't need something else to cram in my tote (girl problem). The (non) social aspects surprise me, it just seems that that and the eCommerce part would be a given.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:34:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "36f0f8723e16efa4d46c083e348c0a73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Another well placed rant! that's two I love.....the Apple rant the this one.....  Seriously the two grumpy old muppet hecklers.......... I want to do a podcast and be one of those guys with you about tech.<br><br>\"Back in my day we didn't have gaddamn digital books, we used clay tablets, or stones and delivered them on a donkey, whip one of those into someones skull they knew they were getting smarter!\"", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:32:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "ddd391579d33e91eb2d51371fd530c58", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694747": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've had mine for two weeks and love it.  Is it perfect?  No...but as someone interested in reading books and newspapers everyday, it's a real boon.  Although I'm not particularly interested in social networking and all, I realize others are and that the Kindle falls short.  The Kindle is softening the ebook beach head and will be the tipping point for ebooks.  Somebody else will come along and do it better-or perhaps Kindle 2.0 will nail it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-26_10:02:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "566221ffe1a7d0ce0c5e0656cce2d5f6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694748": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You couldn't have said it better, Robert, \"out-of-work Microsoft employees\"...isn't this the curse of all software but Apple's!  The interfacing of software tasks with not a shred of design or utility insight extends far beyond this particular device, supposed to be a fire starter.<br><br>One glance at the Kindle and I thought, \"Ugh!...another tech billionaire who thinks he's a design genius.\" And proud that he spent 3 years getting it to perfection. You have to admire Jobs for knowing that he doesn't know design and hiring the best.<br><br>I refer friends to my top five list of really good software, no bugs and superb interface.  Two of these are the NeoPro overlay for Outlook &amp; the X-1 text &amp; file indexing program. And I never have forgotten Jerry Pournelle's extended advice in Byte on how to write computer manuals...too detailed to recite, but should be a rule book for any one orginating tech for sale to the general public<br><br>Thanks for the heads up &amp; your effective critique on so many subjects...maybe Jeff and all the others guilty of these same crimes will listen.  One should, however, congratulate Bezos on the excellent Amazon business plan underlying the Kindle.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:41:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "a9a17716aefd57e9a56978744fe33d50", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694749": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Reading is primarily a solitary act wherein the reader brings his or her own imagination into the equation. Just the fact that you can download books wirelessly for a fraction of its hardcover/bookstore price is more than enough of a convenience and attraction for those of us who really love to read. For the techno geeks - Go somewhere else with your nit-picking crap; we really don't care.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-24_16:22:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "ac56c015aa586265650f948cd38f6f09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694750": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kindle was announced for sale and use in the US only.  Personally, having traveled a lot throughout the world, I don't like that, but the two cellular networks they support -- primarily Sprint -- do not yet operate outside the US.   But Amazon is not stupid, and for as many items as they can, they do sell in most major countries.   Sprint is also not stupid, and as volume grows, they too will certainly expand.  The problem with Sprint is that they do not use the worldwide GSM network protocol but use a US protocol, which is a bad mistake for worldwide coverage.   But their network is very fast.<br><br>As for languages, it was a surprise to me, but they do support all (most?) languages whose written alphabet is based on Latin charaters.   But there are many other languages -- Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Arabic &amp; Farsi, Greek &amp; Russian, &amp; others which are not yet included.   It's taken three years to get what we have out so far, so they will need more time to get things like this out the door.   But given the high success of this product so far, I am sure they will.<br><br>Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-23_10:20:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "f9d4d5ed56aa88b7a0bbbffe1d46233c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Usability sucks.\"<br><br>Wow. And it's with this kind of highly detailed commentary you became one of the top-rated blogs on the web?<br><br>Sound's more like something a Digg troll would spout...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_05:13:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "de5345c74b7e844b25dcd42d36c8b1fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694752": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have read books electronically.  It's OK, but I prefer paper.  Paper's got a better UI ;)  The only reason I would read a book electronically is because I could acquire the text for free (a la Gutenberg project) or for a drastically reduced cost.<br><br>All things being equal, a physical book is superior to a digital one. <a href=\"http://www.robneville.net/rants/10-reasons-why-ebooks-suck/2007/09/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.robneville.net/rants/10-reasons-why-...</a><br><br>Haven't smartphones and cameras on phones and the iPhone taught us that the last thing we need is another device?<br><br>The business model Bezos has envisioned may be brilliant (I don't think so), but the execution was horrible.  Building products is not Amazon's core business.  They should have partnered with Apple to distribute the books through iTunes (or something similar) or had someone develop a free eReader for various portable devices already on the market.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-28_06:33:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "5ae2e074a3f9dbc1128a5c066d85ff49", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694753": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No social networking? Hey Jeff, get your head out of Twitter.<br><br>I want something to read books. Lots and lots of books. I probably read more novels a year. I read them. I don't annotate in them. I don't go on Twitter every 5 seconds and tell people what I'm reading. If I recommend someone a book I say to them \"hey, this was a great book, you should read it\". I don't lend them the book or give it to them, I just say \"it's a good book\". That's it. I'm not a fricken library. If they want to read the book, let them buy it themselves.<br><br>I'm interested in READING books. This seems to be the perfect device to get. I can buy books for cheap, get them, read them and then move on to the next book. I don't read PDF documents...I've seen a few, but mainly their a pain in the ass. I'm not reading scientific journals, I read books. If I read a blog or a web-page, I do it on my computer. I don't want to read a blog or a web-page on my book. When I'm reading a book I'm reading a book.<br><br>Also, why in the HELL would we want a fricken idiotic social networking thing on a book reader? STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS THING SOMETHING THAT IT ISN'T. Keep it simple. Buy books, download them wirelessly anywhere and read them. That's it. That's all I want. Don't want a messenger. Don't want to watch movies or play music or chat with my friends or anything like that. It's a book reader. They should just stick to that.<br><br>You're geeks, you want all the latest bells and whistles on everything. You're thankfully in a very small minority as people that I've physically seen test out the Kindle want one. Plain and simple. They're not geeks, they like the screen, they like that you can buy books for cheap (last I checked, I couldn't go into Barnes and Noble and buy a brand new hardcover bestseller for $9.99), they like that you don't need a computer or anything to get the books.<br><br>Jeff Bezos seems to be kind of a jerk-wad about this...I understand he doesn't like it...but I don't think he would like it no matter what. He doesn't like ebooks. Ok, I get it. It's like someone who doesn't like Rap music write a review for a new Rap album. I mean, come on...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-25_10:45:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b968b2d2dc817962b91fbcb786131c4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694754": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sorry to disagree bro<br>The Kindle solves so many problems for me<br>I'm willing to overlook its limitations<br>It's been a constant companion<br>since it came two days<br>after the initial offering sold out<br>If you don't like yours<br>give it to someone who can appreciate it<br>Personally<br>No one gets their hands on mine<br>Any human I would lend it to<br>would never give it back", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-28_09:54:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "fc452a546d168a713815e5949e34291f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694755": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;you should pretend as if you respect people even if you don\u2019t like their product.<br><br>Um, no.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-29_10:35:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694756": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "At first glance I could tell this thing was designed from the seller's perspective and not the user's. Your review doesn't surprise me.<br><br>I'm a huge Amazon fan. I read a lot of books (and blogs, etc.). I'm a gadget guy. Yet I have a dozen reasons why I would never use this thing.<br><br>Did Amazon even bother to ask people what they would want in a device like this?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-29_12:45:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "0e3e7baa7ce9ed14739899ca02fb566c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694757": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "im quite certain that this device wasnt intended for the mentally challenged...<br><br><br>this touch on your points...<br><br><br>1. No ability to buy paper goods from Amazon through Kindle...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!<br>2. Usability sucks...why does the usability suck, youve given no examples...<br>3. UI sucks...agreed, but youve still given no examples<br>4. No ability to send electronic goods to anyone else...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!<br>5. No social network...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!<br>6. No touch screen...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!...also, do you have any damned idea how much that would cost...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-29_12:32:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "a616ab984a2b3f4c55722033092fe440", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694758": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "when i read the first few lines of this blog entry, i thought it was all a joke...then as i read more...i felt compelled to respond to this even though i don't even own a Kindle (yet).<br><br>Based on a thorough research on what Kindle is supposed to do, here is a list that i came up with:<br><br>1. offer the convenience of carrying a lot of books with you and read it anytime anyplace<br>2. offer the convenience of instantly buying your books anytime, anywhere.<br>3. provide a reading experience as you're reading a real book.<br>4. do 1 to 3 with as little power consumption as possible.<br><br>Now, witht those facts at hand, let's do a point-by-point rebuttal on your complaints<br><br>1.  Ability to buy paper goods.  I can see why Amazon did this (they're trying to push the Kindle, after all) and frankly, I'm not sure a Kindle user would mind...that said, it's not something that can be corrected with a future software/firmware.<br>2.  Useability sucks.  That's debatable, but i'll give you that.<br>3.  Complaining about menus.  WTH?  Do you mind sharing whatever you're smoking there?  You know why Amazon used soft menus instead of mapping everything on a key?  One word: FLEXIBILITY.  If Amazon decides to add more features to the Kindle, how the heck are they going to do this if they already mapped all the buttons?  I mean, Jeezus.<br><br>So you made a little clarification that you're poking fun on the MS UI designers pre-Windows 95.  Again, I'd love to see what custom version of Windows or Microsoft software you have installed on your computer...because the one I have STILL HAVE MENUS.  even Office 2007 still has it--granted that they're now CONTEXT-SENSITIVE menus...they're still menues.<br><br>And what the heck are you talking about XBoxes and Zune not having menus?  REALLY now?  The XBox Dashboard has a chock full of menus...and looking at Zune demos...OH LOOKS! MOAR MENUS.<br>4.  Again.  I can see why Amazon did not do this in version 1.0.  Heck, I can almost bet that they had this.  You know why?  Look no further: Zune song sharing.  Yeah, it's a great concept, but nobody would hardly use it.  So why build an intricate business model just to support that?<br>5.  No social network.  Are you serious?  I want to read a book i use this device.  if I want to know what the others are reading, I'll use my laptop or--check this out--call them on the phone!  Not all people have the need to stalk someone else 24/7.  What's next?  Instant Messaging so you can chat with your friends about the books you're reading?  Please.<br>6.  Touch screen.  Now this is the most stupefying complaint.  You did not ask for a color screen or a grayscale with more than 4 shades of gray...you asked for a touch screen.  Good Lord.  Did you even bother to read and understand how e-Ink works?  Here's a clue: it doesn't use power when displaying text; it only uses power when re-drawing text...now imagine, adding Touch Screen at that that dog-slow refresh rate...are you getting it now?  Gawd, for somebody who consider himself a geek, you missed this one BIG TIME.<br><br>In conclusion, not only that you missed the point of the Kindle, you missed by several miles.<br><br>You bought it because \"you're a geek?\" it's like voting for McCain by virtue os just being a Republican.  NO! you bought it because you happen to be a dude with too much money and bought this thing so you can trash it.  \"geeks\" will not write this travesty.<br><br>oh and by the way, that little video you made is UNWATCHABLE; if others thought it was funny,  to me you come across as very obnoxious.  i could not get past the 37th time you said \"whoever designed this piece of cr@p should be fired.\"  I have a tip for you: when talking in front of a web cam, stay at least a few feet away!  holy crap you were almost kissing your web cam lens (any GEEK knows that)...because, you know, you're not exactly easy on the eyes.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-23_12:24:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "011fe12bb3ee93c134fde20a3667b6d3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694759": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I mostly disagree with the negative review. I've had the Kindle for a week and enjoy using it. Some assorted responses:<br><br>1. Very positive uses. I can prop it up in front of me, enlarge the font, and read it while working out at the gym or while having breakfast. This was next to impossible before. (Book would fall off the gym machine or I'd lose my place when trying to turn a page, etc.)<br><br>2. NY TIMES. I disagree with the criticism except I'd like to see a picture of the printed front page. Other than that, there are plusses and minuses compared to the printed page (and I'll probably stop my print subscription). I don't need to hunt for the printed section where a story continues or deal with turning a large page (in the gym or in bed); the story just continues. And if I forget that I wanted to read a story from the day before (or one referred to in a letter), I don't have to hunt for the previous day's paper. It's right there on the Kindle. The navigation is definitely different and takes some getting used to, but I don't think it's worse or better than using a printed page. One huge advantage is not having piles of old newspapers around.<br><br>3. Not sure the problem with the rubber in the back. I think it feels fine.<br><br>4. Yes, one can turn the page accidentally, especially if one grabs it the one a stranger would the first time. But you quickly learn how to hold it so the page doesn't turn. I'm not saying this can't be improved, but I don't find it a problem.<br><br>5. Yes, it would be great to be able to send it to someone else (and pay). Also agree that Amazon should have offered a few free books, but if I had to choose, I'd pick what they do offer, free download of the beginning (substantial beginning) of a book to try it out before buying.<br><br>6. Most important improvement needed: more books and good magazines available. The list is still limited and much will depend on how fast this grows.<br><br>7. Yes, PDF would be nice. But I used to copy and paste articles from the web and print them out so I don't have to read them on the computer. Now I can easily read them on the Kindle by just emailing them to my Kindle address (for 10 cents per FILE, which can have many articles, or for free to my computer to be transferred).<br><br>8. Agree with the other comment that it's strange that we heard nothing about the experience of two 2 books actually read and presumably enjoyed on the Kindle. Doesn't that say something?<br><br>9. The special page numbers are meant to stay the same regardless of the font. But I agree it would be good ALSO to have the book page numbers so one can mention them to someone using the hard copy.<br><br>Overall, I'd give the Kindle a 7 or 8 out of 10, and I'm glad I bought it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-14_15:41:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "a19942e7c013e1321777ca3d4a284c23", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694760": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This device is meant to appeal to book readers, not necessarily tech geeks.  Why in the world would I want my fingerprints all over the screen I'm trying to read?  Reading a book is an inherently private activity; why would I desire social connectivity invading my private time?  Sometimes simplicity itself is elegant and just because a device could do more doesn't mean that it should.  Hopefully Amazon won't complicate this device by adding a plethora of functionality having nothing whatsoever to do with storing and reading books.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-14_17:05:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "e089eeb51c900c3d505b9de56efcfa12", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694761": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "One other note....<br><br>Steve Jobs has dissed this device as a non-starter and is quoted as saying \"people don't read anymore\" as his reasoning for his analysis.  Don't look for Apple to do anything anytime soon in this area.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-14_17:35:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "e089eeb51c900c3d505b9de56efcfa12", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694762": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Everyone should go try this instead reading someone's review. Writing to respond to a review about something you haven't seen is lamer than any possible feature or lack thereof that the Profit speaks thereof.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-01_03:39:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "c6d1396532adbe6fdd8e3b7e6a6ac05c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694763": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you are repeating yourself", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-15_06:16:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "7eb2e06b6a3c4159a3af5cd0e558ec9b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694764": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Now now.. had you taken the time for a little tough-minded thinking.. you might have put the wee device in its cover. Then you would have seen how it's meant to be used.<br><br>a) the angled cut-backs on the right side give you a place for your thumbs on the \"book.\" .. and suddenly the buttons are in a handy place.<br><br>b) the rubberized backing helps hold the device in the cover, and there is a little plastic tab that snaps into the backing to hold it in place.<br><br>c) once \"clothed\" it holds comfortablely in one's hands -- reads and feels like a book.<br><br>I've handed mine to a half-dozen people, in its cover, and they all say -- \"oh.. now that makes sense...\"   \"feels like a book...\"  or \"wow!\"<br><br>It always helps to fully assemble the parts before you start to play with things.<br><br>Menus -- still suck.. but that's just software.  Easy to fix, n'est pas?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-24_13:49:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "c7ba3384b6bf348cf343ebfa4ca7a5c9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694765": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You are a douchebag.  And I presume you are one of those who trashed the early PDAs and converged phone devices....", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-24_00:43:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "c34138c2bb75b636dedd4df66e66d230", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694766": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No social network or Amazon.com? ....Have you tried the web browser function?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-03_14:39:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "591b6bfdaf5b06b61e4bbc89d83f9545", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694767": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I have been waiting for over a month for my kindle.  Can I buy the one you reveiwed for 500$ since you did not like it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-03_15:58:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d603ca82e674cb387d99d2e1dedc902", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694768": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I work for NowNow (if you consider 3 cents an answer \"work\", I prefer the term slavery lol) and I keep reading critics' reviews praising the Kindle and it's usability. If they saw the questions that come through every day they would better understand, as you do, that most people who buy a Kindle have no idea what they're doing. And those are only the ones savvy enough to figure out how to use NowNow!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-19_12:53:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "e21c7ce2b23722fd1d2801d7eb6d3bec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694769": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good work, and good news! Thank you Robert.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-23_12:05:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "53bb0d95aaeb1a515e3f80b6d64ca4db", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694770": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think the Kindle is a cool idea but it just costs WAY WAY too much. Think about it. The screen it uses should be the most expensive part of that device and those 6 inch monochrome screens purchased in bulk are dirt cheap. No more than $10-$20 max. add in the battery, the EVDO radio and casing and I would doubt if Amazon has more than $50-$75 tops in harware costs. Probably a lot less with their bulk buying power. The major cost in publishing books is in printing, binding and physical distribution. With electronic distribution all of that goes away but if you look at what Amazon is charging for new E-books they are within 80%-90% of the price of paper books. Those prices are just pure ripoff, considering the incredible savings they are getting via electronic distribution. No e-book older that 6 month-1 year old should cost any more than $3-$5 MAX. So Amazon is charging a 300-400% premium on the books + a 300-400% premium on the harware. Thats just outrageous from a money standpoint, forget about all the usability and quality issues with the product. If the harware was between $100-$150 and if the books were around $10 for new releases I would consider it but $400 and $25 for the books? Thats just too much like sodomy for me to pay for it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-08-12_13:58:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec49022a005255785dfe18a07db85d82", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For Aaron Neville, being on the road feels far further normal than being by home.<br><br>\u201csomewhere the street takes me, that's anywhere I go,\u201d understood the 67-year-old singer from a tour stop in Northern California. \u201cI just quit where they tell me.\u201d<br><br>As a unaccompanied artist, Neville is top known for soulful ballads, approximating his 1966 rejection . 1, \u201cTell It Like It Is.\u201d bar that all changes when he and brothers Charles, painting and Cyril get jointly on phase .<br><br>\u201cWe execute a minute bit of everything,\u201d he said. \u201cmood , jazz, depression , R&amp;B. Everything.\u201d<br><br>On Saturday night, the Neville Brothers bring their eclectic stylings to fuss 29 Casino into Coachella. And while Aaron said he's been to the desert several times over the past decade before so, this time is special as he'll be performing with his brothers.<br><br>\u201cI love the desert,\u201d Neville said, \u201cbut then I love wherever (people) like my composition .\u201d", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-13_17:12:28", "killed": false, "user_key": "f10c07fedf132a15e3347c97bf01ffec", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694772": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I searched through the comments and didn't see anyone posting the actual technical reason to not having a touch screen. It's not because of finger prints. ( Although that would piss me off. ) It's probably a \"little\" bit due to expense. It's not because of battery life, resistive and capacitive touchscreens don't use much power.<br><br>It's all about light. Touchscreens block nearly 40% of light passing through them. ( sometimes more! ) These screens are lit from ambient light, so you lose 40% on the way into the screen, and 40% on the way out, cutting the light getting to your eye by nearly 66% !!  This is why Irex Technologie's Iliad, which I own, uses a Wacom tablet to implement stylus based touch. Wacom tablets measure magnetic interference, and don't place a \"flim\" over the screen. It it more expensive then a touch screen, but it was the only option from an engineering perspective.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-08_12:06:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "c9be5b2fec7c24759306d2456f4124c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694773": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The passion behind Tom is great!  Getting to the point saves a lot of time, especially when you're new to something, or aren't fully illiterate on the topic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-14_17:44:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "85d181059d928358602c985ef22d0ca4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694774": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "435 of 484 people found the following review helpful:<br> Killer e-book Reader, November 20, 2007<br>By  James Means \"jamesinhouston\" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews<br><br><br>I received my Kindle today and I have to say \"NO\" to the haters. This is a killer reader. Here are some pros and cons:<br><br>Pros<br>1. The reader response time is excellent and the display is crisp and clear.<br>2. The interface is extremely intuitive and well-designed.<br>3. Shopping in the Kindle store is extremely easy and relatively fast<br>4. Page and menu navigation are easy and well thought out.<br>5. The mp3 player works very well so audio books would be great as well<br>6. In general it's a great design in perhaps not the most beautiful package.<br>7. Great non-skid backing<br><br>Cons:<br>1. The keyboard can be a bit slow to respond while shopping.<br>2. It's a tad uncomfortable to hold without the book cover but I'll manage.<br>3. Pricey<br><br>All things considered, I'm extremely pleased with the Kindle. The device is already registered and it is ready to go as soon as you unpack it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-07-23_08:45:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "564738be29373fbe43e6ebc3c35dcb25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694775": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Kindle to big to survive!)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-09-19_03:08:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "06b7cd95e7b61c04f62c5c9861afae64", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694776": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Uggghhhhh... Scoble is a dweeb. No social network?? I couldn't care less what my \"friends\" are doing much less reading. Its an electronic book! More twenty something got to be connected doing five things at once mentality. You could say the same things about the drill motor in my toolbox but its pretty useful when I need to drill holes. Someone needs to drill a hole in Scobles head and see what really is in there. Buy it or don't buy it but stop the juvenile whining about how everything \"sucks\". The word \"suck\" is not a very grown up way of describing something. Just say what you like and don't like. I don't know how guys like you get paid?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-23_01:54:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "19208983ae23b92cce421e342466ec3c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694777": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I wrote a blog post on this the other day.<br><br>Why would I pay $360 for a butt-ugly device simply for the privilege of RENTING ebooks for a further $10 a pop? Assuming they ever made it work in Canada, which is doesn't. It's a useless bloated piece of tech designed by a marketer to sell (or rent rather) more Amazon products. I can go to the library and get books for free, why would I want to rent them from Amazon?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_19:05:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "e9e5ce4396df533f1e161cd63fff6fbd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "10 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10840078": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hello,<br><br><br>I have published a book, Web On-The-Go in Amazon Kindle version.<br>Here is the link for the book.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/Web-On-The-Go-ebook/dp/B002C7476W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1244905521&sr=1-1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.amazon.com/Web-On-The-Go-ebook/dp/B0...</a><br><br>This book is all about innovative ideas for wireless web.<br>I'll be very glad if you could review the book, Web On-The-Go.<br><br>Your review and comments will be very valuable.<br><br>Thanks<br>Bala", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-13_11:46:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "2cb42ecf31c497138141ebfdd67b967e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "10767982": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Absolutely agree with you here... This *might* have been cool in 1995. Arrington is right about the Sony Reader being better,<a href=\"http://www.gizmodaevi.com/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Moda Evi\" rel=\"nofollow\">Moda Evi</a> but I think that the best is going to come out of Samsung or Apple in the near future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-06-11_19:16:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "d14addebf025c40e5afc0dc7e0afc6ee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "6 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "16412861": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "If you need to get an admission in a school, college or a university or command any help in any kind of assignment, so don\u2019t get tensed. Buy papers  at <a href=\"http://www.bestwritingservice.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">essay writing service</a>. I don\u2019t think that there is anything criminal in using  writing services.<br><a href=\"http://www.bestwritingservice.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.bestwritingservice.com</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-09-11_06:28:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "buyresearchpaper", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "16412880": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-09-11_06:30:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "buyresearchpaper", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "3 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "19287380": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Arrington is right about the Sony Reader being better, but I think that the best is going to come out of Samsung or Apple in the near future.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-10-07_04:18:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "24b10a2bc9a188d9b265cc0be230cb50", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694586": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I can't believe they came out with this and even brought it out with such fanfare. It looks like something from the 1980's.  After using an iPhone all they needed to do was create something similar to this but larger (maybe with a screen that is 'paper like' as they say).  Anyway, hope they learn their less on this", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_04:55:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "f15b494faf1a7c284251215f02c84d73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694587": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "all of you people giving bad reviews about this device are missing the point. this machine is meant to be as simple and technology free as possible and give you the real feeling of a book.<br>you want an ipod, go get one, but don't ruin it for other brilliant devices.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_11:01:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "1eeae0ee0d14f26d7132d9ce1074205d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694588": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I found the Kindle awkward and clumsy, but it is far better than using my laptop. I hope the next version is better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_11:47:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "fe0a945b2d40ce2c884492caab23cf24", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694589": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't like the Kindle. But I don't like this video either. Stopped at 3:15 becuase you're being an arsehole Robert.<br><br>'The designer should be fired' 'Obviously didnt hold it'<br><br>Ok its a crap device but comments like that don't help.<br><br>Totally over-played for the camera and for attention.<br><br>Steve.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_05:06:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "ec8c3e377d4cc26fce87c180c73bfd1f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694590": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Steve: Fair enough. I get worked up sometimes. Especially when I spend my own $400 on devices like these.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_05:18:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694591": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I appreciate the review.  It may save lots of people money and headaches.  Many reviews I've read in the tablet pc and umpc space will sound good, no matter how bad the product misses the conventional standards of their readers.  They seem to endorse the product rather than provide the harsh feedback that affect wallets.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_00:48:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "c73ba869cd8b6f8f526d263e0d844ab5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694592": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This review is so harsh and negative, I'm hearing from several of my peers it has reversed their inclination to buy.<br><br>There's no place I'm aware of to go and look at the device, so Amazon can't really answer all these arguments with their physical product.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_20:06:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "c653167d563ad447667d8a01a3502cb9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694593": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Learn to count. No: Learn business.\"<br><br>Sir yes sir!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_17:34:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb3e4f3b2119ff8aa9fed8fde215963e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694594": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;Yeah, $2 million in 5 hours? Ho-hum.<br><br>Amortized over 3 years of development?  Learn to count.  No: Learn business.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_16:25:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694595": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Big Thanks for summarizing your review on your blog. With the overload of video everywhere, it's getting difficult to decide what to watch these days, and this really makes a difference. (Because it made me want to watch it, rather than debate whether to even start it.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_16:07:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "b0f736080cfab9d27e3c72000ba4715c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>\"And since when is telling the truth about Microsoft\u2019s designs bad?\"</i><br><br>Maybe because it's totally off topic and done for the sole purpose of scoring brownie points with the anti-Microsoft crowd that you so covet?  It really cheapens your blog and videos when you prostitute yourself like that.<br><br><br>\"Microsoft isn\u2019t known for its design skills.\"<br><br>FWIW, I don't even agree here.  I've used Office 2k7, OneNote (which I love), Media Center, Xbox 360's dashboard, and see no problems with their UI.  And from what I've seen, Zune has the best UI of all non-touch-screen devices (and not everyone is into touch screens, btw).<br><br><br>And before you bring up Apple and their vaunted \"design skills\":<br>Using iTunes feels like using a damn spreadsheet, and iTMS's UI needs a serious overhaul, as it's far too busy.  QuickTime player is an absolute joke of a UI.  And the Dock sucked from day one and still does; Stacks is also lame.  So there!! ;)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_16:07:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "bccbae93978a7871fd0915fee5a67495", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694597": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"How many *units* did they sell? If they only had 5,000 on hand, that\u2019s no big accomplishment.\"<br><br>Yeah, $2 million in 5 hours? Ho-hum.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_15:51:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb3e4f3b2119ff8aa9fed8fde215963e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694598": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I didn't care for the way Robert reviewed the device.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.eclecticismo.com/hhblog/2007/11/dear_robert_scoble.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.eclecticismo.com/hhblog/2007/11/dear...</a><br><br>Just my opinion though.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_15:52:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "ff0eb14189bbc1754983c610b5895ae4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694599": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't know whether Kindle is any good or not, but I couldn't care less about the lack of a \"Social network\" functionality for this device, and I don't particularly like touch screens (I hate smudges and fingerprints on screens, but I guess that's just me).<br><br>But at least this was an honest review, after you praised it so much.  But I think most buyers won't care about the \"problems\" you list, except for point 2 (which was vague) and possibly point 3 (UI issues).", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_15:31:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "e3cc66801c919d254d7836006d1f6354", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694600": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, Amazon supposedly thinks long term, so maybe there'll be a Twig next year, then a Branch, and finally by the time they get to the Amazon Log they'll actually be saving a lot of trees :)<br><br>But seriously, I'm not sure geeks are the early adopters for a technology like this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_13:43:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "2510ca5e51d25f00c6f710afaf790da3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694601": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Scoble - what a whiny bitch.  Try designing a product yourself you fat pig.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_12:38:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "3eda6fcd3204ef285fa52176c28c4d3e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694602": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;Despite the problems, they sold out.<br><br>BFD.  How many *units* did they sell?  If they only had 5,000 on hand, that's no big accomplishment.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_12:16:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694603": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Despite the problems, they sold out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_11:25:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "807649270a68e4bc6d489d6fec81fdb1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694604": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you Charles. Readers rule! I am working on marketing for a Kindle Literacy Challenge utilizing (for more see: <a href=\"http://wsmnow2.blogspot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">wsmnow2.blogspot.com</a>) the Digital Text Platform (DTP)self-publishing arm Jeff Bezos has so wisely created. Any suggestions? I appreciate your input. Let's bring Sexy Back to Reading!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-26_11:51:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "ac56c015aa586265650f948cd38f6f09", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694605": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>This has been said already but I think it bears repeating. Some of the features you want would be really hard to have built into a 1.0 product. Others, like the buttons I agree with. The slow menus may be a 'side effect' of using Java as the UI platform (but that's speculation).<br><br>Meanwhile I take solace in the fact that Amazon seems to have relatively benign reaction to the idea of Kindle hacking and they consider allowing third party applications using an API an \"important direction\" for the future.<br><br>More details and my reaction at <a href=\"http://kindlehacks.net/2007/11/amazons-director-of-kindle-has-no.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://kindlehacks.net/2007/11/amazons-director...</a><br><br>Best,<br><br>Aarjav", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_01:44:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "6f4bce53b9d132e75666ed3d43d9bfd6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694606": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Please leave social networking OFF the Kindle. The last thing I'm worried about when \"curled up\" reading a book is what the hell my friends are doing. I don't need to be connected to the grid 24/7. Other than that, sounds like you just saved me a few bucks. Guess I'll wait for version 2 or a better brand.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_10:33:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "7a4417bc2c230fd3ab1346e917475a53", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694607": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, I agree with most of your opinions about the Kindle and even wrote my own impressions after a few days of usage:<br><br><a href=\"http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/11/hands-on-impres.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/11/...</a><br><br>I'm not quite as harsh as you are as I still think that the Kindle is sufficient for the intended audience- those who don't live on the web and who are connected all the time.  If they address the buttons I wouldn't have a problem buying one for a family member.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_10:32:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "1812969af7bcf7098df95794a0848769", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694608": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, and most Google products don't have menus either.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_02:59:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694609": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you for validating the design decisions that went into the best ebook reader: The Sony Reader.<br><br><a href=\"http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/sony-reader-part-4-of-4/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/sony-r...</a><br><br>Sony did the Kindle first -- in gadget-mad Japan:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.makezine.com/extras/50.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.makezine.com/extras/50.html</a><br><br>-- see all those nifty buttons?  FAIL!<br><br>Sony USA twisted Japan's arm to let them remix it.  It's been successful (yes!) and has gone to rev 2, recently released.<br><br>Just looking at the Kindle, I could tell there would be all the problems you highlighted (no pun intended).  You get no sympathy from me.<br><br>As for a touchscreen ebook reader:<br><br><a href=\"http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/10/our-new-ibook-reader.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/10/our-new-i...</a><br><br>One thing I can thank amazon for: Ebook prices have dropped to sane levels.  There are ebooks I've wanted to buy and they've now dropped in price *below* their mass-market paperback price.  Thanks, Jeff Bezos.  But I won't be reading them on that Kindle abomination!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_10:07:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694610": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "For Kindle 2.0, perhaps they should add user to the evaluation group. Seriously, many of the features you want seem like no-brainers that could be implemented. It's always fascinating to see new products that miss some of the basic things that consumers want.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_06:59:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "7779cfb8aa2849f47fbab734ba4edb8f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694611": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "A good hightligher and an indexing of all of em is essential for my personal style of reading. So that toppled with all other issues it appears to have, I am glad I live in Europe and might have the pleasure of not having to see them anywhere till the 2nd generation.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_03:37:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "cf8e1d5920f15943210849a57b4c1a14", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694612": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Bryan: I wasn't drinking. You should go back and look at my other Kindle videos. this isn't the only one. In the others I point out the benefits.<br><br>Here's my other videos:<br><br>Kindle unboxing: <a href=\"http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/74949\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Walking around on Kindle: <a href=\"http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/74999\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Kindle first use: <a href=\"http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/74984\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Books vs. Kindle: <a href=\"http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/75445\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Arrington rips on Kindle: <a href=\"http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/75154\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:46:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694613": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert-<br><br>I have to give you a gold star for your regression from Kindle fanboy to fair critic after legitimately road-testing it.<br><br>Cheers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:43:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "193286e7b495a187941e9f180dd59048", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694614": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I guess the reason I'm not surprised it's bad is because the company who built it isn't a products company.  As I've said before, I'm a huge Amazon fan, but it's not like they are design/interaction experts.  They have a so-so Web interface, and zero gadget expertise.<br><br>Maybe there's a reason a few of us do this stuff for a living?  :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_03:06:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "29a430f78330d90ae4d6adb90157365a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694615": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Of course, it is possible to change one's opinion. The problem though is you typically come across as your opinion being the only correct one.<br><br>I did get a chance to play with a Kindle (not before Tuesday since I have a RealJob) and still stand by my comments.<br><br>One other point I would make though is that Kindle does not let my friends borrow a book that I like. Just like I am able to loan a physical book, I should be able to do the same. That would be a decent use of DRM instead of a blanket lockup.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:49:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "dbdca12bef5104ca1b55b4d45ee973bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694616": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert:<br><br>I was kind of embarrassed for you as I watched this video. Repetetive, over-the-top bile; you could have trimmed 10 minutes out of that video. And I wondered if *you* had thought it through - there is an ebook device with a touchscreen (iRex iLiad), and it retails for $700. I think I can do without that if it saves me 300 clams.<br><br>Yes Kindle has some flaws. I haven't held one yet (mine is on order), so I can't comment about the page buttons. I suspect that one learns to hold it properly in, oh ... 5 minutes or less, though.<br><br>Social networking or buying products for others? Maybe that's for version 2. For now, I'm fine without it.<br><br>Kindle brings two very big new features to the fledgeling ebook device area: 1) the wireless impulse buy, that's a stroke of genius. And 2) over 90k books at reasonable prices, with a real way forward to see more and more books in the ebook channel. These alone put me in the 'wanna take *yet another* early adopter beating' crowd. Yet you hardly bother to mention them.<br><br>I was embarrassed for you; and I wondered if you'd been drinking.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:33:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "1402dd4895e7d8543543938710bc22be", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694617": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "believe it or not, they still haven't delivered mine, and we bought it the same day. ridiculous.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:33:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "e1bdf4fd7960d56af47d66f838aeb539", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694618": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Omar: if they had their hands on a device while designing it they would have made the rubber grip fit your hands.<br><br>But I agree that it's better than the Sony Reader. I never bought a Sony Reader, I bought this one.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_01:37:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694619": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "But what happens when you get sand on it at the beach?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_12:29:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "79285804dea90e47d5d6facff6a7c65f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694620": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thank you, Robert! :D I just hope Apple take notice, coz you get the feeling they are the only ones who could do it right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:08:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "72caa11f89bbbcde631b12caebd4bb91", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694621": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Books are status symbols because someone living in poverty does not have or take the time to buy a book and read. All romantic notions aside, someone who is worried about their next meal, or too strung out on drugs, does not care about books or the Kindle. Thus, books are status symbols saying 'Hey, I'm rich enough to buy books.'", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:35:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "7cd80a2ccf91834cef659bd57e22c469", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694622": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert if you got fired everytime you did something stupid you'd have multiple jobs a year. :-) So would most of us.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:41:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "14cb1b76282f670dc56ddd214781cdea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694623": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, Robert, you talked yourself out of a $40 commission.  But I appreciate your honesty.  I'll wait and hope that they get the next version right.<br><br>But I have to disagree with you about firing the designer.  The one who had authority over approval of the design is the one who needs to take responsibility.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:46:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "807649270a68e4bc6d489d6fec81fdb1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694624": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert, I think you missed one minor point; it's an electronic book. It's not a frisbee that's supposed to let you read while you pass it around. It's not a wireless physical-goods shopping device. It's not a remote facebook interface. It's not an iphone clone.<br><br>In your entire silly rant you fail to mention how the experience was reading those two books. That might have been interesting.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_22:26:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "bae262b9f8909c9eaacb2876a026bf4a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694625": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree with everything Scoble has to say thus far about the Kindle's shortcomings. Sure, many readers will not miss the social networking features he mentioned but he is right that it should be there in these web 2.0 days. The ability to connect with other kindle users is a brilliant marketing and business tool! Robert is correct about the piles of money they are leaving on the table!<br>The UI is critical and it does appear to be flawed in many ways. Too bad Apple was not involved with its design. Steve Jobs would have come up with a much better book reader. (did I type that out loud? me, a windows lover? sheesh).<br>Keep the criticism coming, Robert! It will help them build a better product for all of us!!!<br>Thanks for the passion!<br><br>Pai", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:44:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "93bc86fd671c81e6c96d83cad7a0cf28", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "On second thought, for a book reader, I wouldnt mind stylus input (rather than simple touch) with handwriting recognition like in a tablet PC.<br><br>It will feel like reading a book holding a highlighter to mark stuff and take notes. Makes much more sense.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_20:59:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "877fa31a11541ded0715f3f47a4bcea5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694627": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert- I've been testing a Kindle for the past few days and it feels like a prototype device. Forget about just ordering paper products- I should be able to order anything out of the Amazon catalog.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:05:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4b317291bf515d6ee5e96d980a1971a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694628": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Seriously,<br><br>The Kindle team should take a lesson from Apple designers. The UI is so garbled and confusing.<br><br>When the screen is of that size, I would like to have touch on it. It is very unintuitive (especially now that I use my ipod touch everday) to press buttons to make something happen on the screen. I would just like to touch the pages and flip them.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_20:57:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "877fa31a11541ded0715f3f47a4bcea5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694629": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"3. UI sucks. Menus? Did they hire some out-of-work Microsoft employees?\" - Not only is this insulting to Microsoft employees, coming from you makes it so much worse. If it weren't for that company you would be a zero. At least have some basic courtesy for a company who made who you are today.<br><br>\"5. No social network. Why don\u2019t I have a list of all my friends who also have Kindles and let them see what I\u2019m reading?\" - I frankly don't think having a social network for a eBook reader makes any sense. I would rather have the price of the device lower... I think that plus the design is what's going to kill this device. I think Amazon blew the price point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_20:09:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "cbe6b873be6f6d6fc987da1f8e59ee52", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694630": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why does anyone who designs things you don't like have to be fired? Isn't there room in your world for reeducation, retrying and second chances?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:51:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "14cb1b76282f670dc56ddd214781cdea", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694631": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "They might also want to think about matching books with authors. Many books have completely wrong author listed. Example: Tony Soprano on Management... (the author is listed as Peter something. Actually the author is Anthony Schneider). Other examples too. That's just negligent.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-09_22:05:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "616ba8952908b96531ed32408ea4be2f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694632": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br><br>Wow.  Never seen you get so worked up - it was entertaining!<br><br>I get my Kindle on Thursday - so I'll see if I agree with you.  Seems like your main complaint is the next/prev button placement.  Is it a fatal flaw, or an annoyance that is worth dealing with for the devices other benefits?  Time will tell.<br><br>I'm hoping that Kindle is a great book reader - and great replacement for carrying books around.  I think all agree that the service behind Kindle is very smooth.  Yes, some social networking/recommendations/gifting services would be nice - but I totally disagree that Amazon could come out with a dedicated device that was NOT for reading, and instead just focused on recommending books to friends.<br><br>I hope this is a device my mom would love - an avid reader, and only occasional computer user.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_19:51:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "519d54f11836547bde87c5eecc70d187", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694633": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It doesn't have a teleporter either. That sucks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:53:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "27d637b6f491bcbee2c87f13136b675e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694634": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Commodore 128 brought into the year 2000:<br><br><a href=\"http://blendingthemix.com/2007/11/22/the-amazon-kindle-commodore-128/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://blendingthemix.com/2007/11/22/the-amazon...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:48:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "78838df37bdd48f5508c3d7650a4c6c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694635": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Good stuff. My thoughts:<br><br>1) Agreed. Very short-sighted of Amazon. The fact that I could buy a paper-based product from Amazon on my Windows-based smartphone (which is a third of the size) is more than a little ironic.<br><br>2) Agreed. Unless your hands are the size of a 6-year old child, they seem to have designed the Kindle without considering the possibility that people actually need to hold it.<br><br>3) Disagree. Assume, for a moment, that you are not an uber-geek. Assume that you use a PC, you don't have an iphone and spend most of your day in a Microsoft programme of some sort (as is the case for most business professionals). Menus are still far more familiar to the vast majority of potential Kindle-users. The Kindle is not a gadget built for geeks; or, to put it another way, my Mother likes the Kindle. 'Nuff said.<br><br>4) Agreed, but there would presumably be the added headache of making sure people couldn't bypass the system, and send books to each other gratis. Perhaps that is something for v2.<br><br>5) Disagreed. See 3) above. I would happily estimate that 90%+ of the people who will be Kindle users won't give two hoots about any kind of social networking. I'm not saying it isn't a decent idea for a future iteration, but it certainly isn't necessary.<br><br>6) Depends. It's already a fairly expensive device (for what it is), and a touchscreen would, I imagine, push the cost up even further. It may be a nicer experience for the user (although that would depend on the implementation), but would it really make a substantive difference? The Kindle isn't a multi-faceted smoothie like the iPhone; it's relatively limited, and designed for one primary function. Given that, a touchscreen doesn't seem too high on the list of priorities.<br><br>I actually think it would have been a much nicer design as a...book! Not dissimilar to the Nintendo DS, but with a full (touch)screen covering both surfaces inside. But that's just me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:05:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "06cd832937b739e9e25cf3adfd33e61d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694636": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Most of the points that you mention will eventually be fixed with a software update I suspect:<br><br>- Social Networking (book specific)<br>- Gifting - how cool would it be to turn on your kindle and see that someone has purchased a book for you?<br>- Overall UI experience<br>- Purchase other stuff from Amazon rather than just e-books<br><br>I do hope they come up with a better looking device overall, but I think that many of the shortcomings of the 1.0 version will be fixed in subsequent software updates.  I hope this can happen directly over the EVDO network.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:34:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "8bcb205a9c6932676cff181304ea0fbd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694637": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert: YOU might not buy a book on the fly, but I certainly would (and have). I bought my first book while attending a party when Cathy Brooks recommended one to me. I looked it up right there, showed it to her to make sure it was the one she was thinking of, and then bought it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_19:35:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694638": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I haven't heard much about how we simply do not need yet another proprietary ebook format.  I have tried many different ebook \"solutions\", and they all suck for a variety of reasons.<br><br>What I have settled on is the Haali bookreader for the Pocket PC; it comes from Russia, reads plain txt files, formats them on the fly, automatically bookmarks, extracts text files from within zip archives... the list of neat features goes on.<br><br>There is no DRM, no special formatting, so that any document that can be converted to plain ascii text can be added to your library.  Zip files make a marvellous way of organizing your library and avoiding cluttering up your device with thousands of txt files.  They also take up far less space by being compressed.<br><br>Best of all: it's free.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-04_12:22:14", "killed": false, "user_key": "34bd9cf5693ffb82489f92db355d45f5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694639": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "you should pretend as if you respect people even if you don't like their product.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-28_22:45:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "01b35a042386f940cea27ffa33d7da9f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694640": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just watched the video. I haven't seen you this upset since the time you tried to kiss Dirk Diggler.<br><br>The point about the page buttons seems like a good one. In trying to make it as easy as possible to turn the page, they made it way too easy. Other than that, I don't really care about any of the things you're so incensed about. No social networking? OHNOEZ!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_06:57:53", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb3e4f3b2119ff8aa9fed8fde215963e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694641": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "ABSOLUTELY - I cannot believe that Amazon did not give the Kindle the ability to buy from their website? I must be mistaken. Surely you can buy Amazon products from your Kindle. You are reading your book... you get to the end of it, you decide you should order your mother a pair of shoes you saw on Amazon. Bada bing - the tool is already in your hand - you don't forget and end up having to buy her something locally and Amazon cops a sale.<br>Also - I'm not much of one for communities - but I understand that this coming decade is predicted to be the decade of online communities - that being said Amazon should have some functionality in that area so that they are not left behind. Would probably be profitable for them to start their own KINDLE COMMUNITY&gt;", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-03-28_01:34:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "9473f42d2f2bd8b659470e46641a0f6c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694642": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>As to the keyboard,  I suspect it's there to make better use of the Kindle store and searching. But it also helps to hold the device. I hold the unit either with 2 hands above the keys or with my right hand over the ridge. Once I got used to it the turn page bar works great.<br>Phil", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_22:00:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "a6d0f2932b1fbbd57ee3c756fe753b02", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694643": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why the gratuitous Microsoft bashing in #3? You weren't referring to yourself, were you? :-)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:08:54", "killed": false, "user_key": "b30676fbe797c1b982dd392f30824180", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694644": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I agree, the Kindle is too limited... it can't even <a href=\"http://jimtreacher.com/archives/001517.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">find me a girlfriend</a>! (Can anything?)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:25:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb3e4f3b2119ff8aa9fed8fde215963e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694645": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In other words... Its not buzzword or multi-touch compliant. BOOOHOOOO! Get a real book!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:24:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "2b69bf50a574ec9e8a990d4bfaf65e37", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694646": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "they should make it more like a umpc, with the keyboards on the sides... and with a hold button for the keyboard, so you don't accidently hit it when you're gripping it. They should have a seperate lcd screen for typing (using non e-ink technology) at the bottom, so typing is more responsive. finally like the psp, the next/prev botton should be at the top of the device (r1/l1)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:57:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "4f373e2ab060df838496cdf947903156", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694647": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow. Robert, I've never had the patience to watch one of your videos beyond a few seconds before, but this was compelling, honest, and just rang true. Nicely done...I was seriously interested in the Kindle before I saw this, but not now. Like I said...wow.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:58:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "15c853220308e2295cd8fe46c17bd5ae", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694648": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "maybe amazon had 'your media library' in mind for the social network.  you can make your kindle collection public.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/ays/index.html?app=profile&amp;targetCustomerId=A11KU9CJKK4R3D&amp;profile=A11KU9CJKK4R3D\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.amazon.com/gp/ays/index.html?app=pro...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_23:59:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "a79214fbe3c12e6a2395a66403306102", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694649": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "like we really need another gadget...traveling??? seriously scoble, you are such a retard!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:15:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "922787729a75d6ec3182c7ae7f5e0d79", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694650": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I meant giving helpful feedback is where most people fail :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:14:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "b0be7dc9dffd2413ec89e6ebb54da179", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694651": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dear Robert Scoble:<br><br>Thank you for this.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:15:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "c8b2857ca7391bc862b98fb8e578b23f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694652": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Many thanks for the review. I won't go on about many of the points already covered, but as a librarian I would like to add my voice.<br>Electronic books blew into the library scene about 10 years ago and as quickly blew out -- the problem, bye and large was two fold -- content and usability. Presently there are a number of corporations who are marketing e-books to libraries and most of them have there own interface(s).<br>To go out on a limb, it seems that users, both in public and academic settings are slowly coming to value materials in \"e\" format. If there was some way for <a href=\"http://Amazon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon.com</a> to lease/sell their e-books to libraries it would be great! We in libraries could pick and choose rather than select a pre-selected package from the present suppliers.<br>One of the challenges/problems facing libraries and their patrons is the interface. People do mention what they are reading to others, there is social contectiving between books and people and ideas. I certainly use <a href=\"http://Amazon.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon.com</a> to purchase materials for friends. (Matter of fact libraries in the past few years are really into embracing all aspects of Web 2.0). Students need a platform from where they can move text/comments to someplace for further use (including citations would be grand!)<br>If prices for the Kindle would fall drastically, it could be possible for patrons/libraries to lease/lend the Kindle as a device to desseminate e-format materials.<br>We are at the threshold and there is some stumbling and tripping over it. Let's keep ourselves focused ahead, both at the sky and at our feet.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-18_09:50:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "ba363a87e55de1c99f8e63e3b8d65a66", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694653": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Thanks for saving me $300. No way I'm going to buy this when it comes out in the UK. What a pile of crap. The only books I read on screen are technical books for reference. Often publishers will provide PDFs for the books if you've bought the paper version - and I'll put those on my laptop. Similarly, the eBook reader in my Palm Pilot is mostly filled with converted specifications from the W3C.<br><br>For anything other than W3C specifications and technical manuals, I use Good Old Paper. Not because it's special or magic or sacred, but just because ebook technology and/or design sucks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:14:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "5a96068fd15d7226b7f4aa6d8d7e0c7d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694654": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Eshwar: Microsoft Office 2007 got rid of menus. Even Microsoft's designers realize that menus are hard to use, look lame in the world of the web and iPhone, and need to be done away with. And since when is telling the truth about Microsoft's designs bad? Microsoft isn't known for its design skills. Regarding whether Microsoft \"made me\" or not. Well, sure did help put me on a bigger stage, but before I was a Microsoft employee I was an NEC one and had thousands of readers every day BEFORE I even got to Microsoft.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_20:37:49", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694655": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert,<br>I like your blog and much of what you write, but I think this is one of the most off the mark, inane set of comments and what drives real innovators crazy.<br><br>I've been using a Kindle and I think it's incredible. (I wonder how many others leaving comments actually have one).<br><br>It does what it's intended to do near perfectly. It lets you shop for a book and retrieve it quickly and effortlessly. The hardware is modern, subtle, sleek and simple. It gets out of the way when you're reading. Why in the world do I care whether I can send something to someone else. Use a phone or a computer. The screen technology is what enables and makes practical a book reader. They haven't yet invented one with a touch screen and doing so would degrade the quality.<br><br>As to the menuing interface I handed it to my elderly mother to use as a test.  She was able to shop for a book, retrieve it and read it. Perhaps it was developed by an unemployed Microsoft employee who was fired for making things too simple.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:06:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "a6d0f2932b1fbbd57ee3c756fe753b02", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694656": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I completely agree with you on this - the usability of this thing is a nightmare.  It's funny that 37signals, usually quick to give a vicious and opinionated lashing towards anything that scores so low on the usability scale, was urging caution and asking people to quit condemning the kindle:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/712-kindle-ignites-the-flames\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/712-kindle-i...</a><br><br>They disclosed that Bezos is one of their financiers, but that sounds more like an explanation than a disclosure this time.<br><br>We parodied this post on our own blog, the 38th signal:<br><br><a href=\"http://38thsignal.blogspot.com/2007/11/kindle-bursts-into-flames.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://38thsignal.blogspot.com/2007/11/kindle-b...</a><br><br>We do this with a lot of their sillier stuff.  I started telling you about it during our interview, but then Rocky came back with new batteries for the mics so we had to get started again. :)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_21:04:29", "killed": false, "user_key": "53d76f41e8f02971945df14203840abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694657": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "haven't read your blog for a while robert, but i figured i'd stop by. it's easy to rip things apart, but giving positive feedback is where most people fail.  nice job on that.  hopefully they listen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:14:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "b0be7dc9dffd2413ec89e6ebb54da179", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694658": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It IS nice to get an unbiased review from someone who was prepared to use the thing for a week and then report back. Well done for trying it out.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:10:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "878fe0d9e65319dbb0137e3bcef81f0a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694659": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Send it back.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:09:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "f47aa861fb4680c668fcf8e0a1db90a1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694660": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "So it will fail.  If the early adopters don't adopt it, how can it get across the chasm? But when you describe a device that would allow me to read online and then buy everything out of Amazon's catalogue on the same device, I'm almost there.<br><br>As I mentioned last night, it's good for high school and college students who have to carry a lot of books, but then it has to be covered in camo for the boys and leopard for the girls.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:08:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "a45482815d54829b0f47abec40d8bf15", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694661": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm agree with you, Robert.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:27:59", "killed": false, "user_key": "a374464b02d674d6eb1492c153b425ce", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694662": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "i wonder if the wireless networking works when you roam out of the USA? also if the device supports other languages besides english.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-22_16:12:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "ca986b95f94cd8c45c8da9d249d23ac5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694663": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'll buy an eBook the moment the *content* I wish is available.. and so far, it's not.<br><br>And it's the publishers which decide what'll be available, not Amazon (they can push, but they can't make the publishers e-Ink).<br><br>The best (and, to me, most surprising) example of \"not here yet\" are the Tolkien books: Lord of the Rings, Hobbit and Silmarillion.<br>Books which beg for the searchability and cross-referencing that an eBook platform could provide.<br><br>There are also none of publisher William Bell's books, no copies of any of Jean Meeus' books on Astronomical computing algorithms, etc. ... so far, the only Kindle books that are on my \"buy\" list are Terry Prachett's Discworld series.<br><br>UI, social networks, etc. are all well and good (or bad), but until the books I want are available, it's a definite \"not today\".<br><br>...but ever-hopeful", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-06_17:31:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb8033d0e00e2d4949eff2316fdfbb56", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694664": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What an idiotic \"review\". 2 minutes into it and you still have no idea what a \"kindle\" is. You don't have the full Amazon storefront on the kindle? It's a fricking ebook you tard, not a marketplace. You look and sound like an unholy mating of Barney Rubble and Fred Flintstone. Get your ass back to Bedrock and groove on the woodpecker/stone tablet paradigm. Asstard.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-08_01:47:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "f5b7cfe7fa172f5b94b733b1d17c7763", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's supposed to be a reading device, not an internet device. If you want an internet device, buy an iphone.<br><br>your comments on the usability, however, no touch-screen, and holdingit while you read, were helpful.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-02_11:32:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "28e6526085a6ddc2d7336a3093eab402", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694666": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This guy is a complete dipshit.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-07_02:13:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "4507e0219cd23494e5dd3e2f00d28ac0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694667": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My only problem with it was the price.  I think it is easy on the eyes while reading and its looks are OK.  I expected much worse from some of the reviews that I read before I finally got it in the mail.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-06_23:51:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "e8edaf1c461f8fe6d936f04a284ef0cd", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694668": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You forgot one thing- as of yet, it has failed miserably at ushering in a new era of world peace. And wouldn't it be great if it could make your breakfast? Okay, anyway, I have a Kindle and I'm very satisfied with it. I'm watching the video and commenting as I go along:<br><br>1. Are you absolutely sure? Because as soon as I went into the Experimental Web Browser, the first bookmark was Amazon. Clicked on it and managed to get all the way up to \"Checkout\" with an item in maybe a minute in a half. Didn't have any desire to actually buy it, so I stopped there, but still, I think it would have let me buy the item. Why have Amazon as a pre-existing bookmark if not?<br><br>2. I actually like the page turn on the side reminiscent-of-book design. I hope you could get used to holding it differently after a week. But I can definitely see where you're coming from, even though I rarely inadvertantly turn the page after four months of ownership. However, this is what that piece of pleather that came in the box is for- the Kindle cover. This particular problem disappears when it's in the cover. You also don't feel \"this piece of crap on the back\" this way.<br><br>3. Menus? This issue is simply something the target customer is not going to care about. It takes me maybe ten seconds total to open the menu, close it, and scroll once up, once down. That's okay for me. And the average user, again, is simply an avid book reader, not a tech geek. No one's going to mind the menu.<br><br>4. It's the difference between able to \"gift\" from a selection of maybe 75,000 books and being able to just buy exclusively for yourself from a selection of 115,000 books. Do you know how many publishers would get cold feet if they heard Amazon wanted to let people share/give books? Amazon has to create a no-risk enviornment for them as long as the reward is relative. Once (if ever) the Kindle is established as a powerful force, I'm sure you'll be seeing some new gifting, etc. features, since publishers will want their books on Kindle, rather than Amazon wanting the publishers. In the meantime, if the person in question is trutworthy, you can have them registered to your account, send the book to Amazon, and have them retrieve the book from Amazon (up to 6 Kindles on one account.)<br><br>5. Amazon is advertising this as a new way to buy and interact with books. It IS a new way to buy and interact with books. There is a notable difference between shopping for and downloading a book in two minutes wirelessly and making a 45 min. trip to Barnes&amp;Noble, spending an hour in there, and making the return trip. Plus the \"sample\" system. I think your wife is in the minority. Most book readers would at least be interested in the Kindle.<br><br>6. Why no touchscreen? I'm sure this was considered, and no one wants to wipe fingerprints off a book every time they turn a page, and no one wants to put up with fingerprints all over the screen. Come to think of it, why not go to the next level and have direct brain-to-device interaction? You have to not think of it as relative to the iPod Touch, which seems to be the main source of all of your criticisms.<br><br>7. You realize that changing font sizes makes fixed page numbers impossibe? It's a sacrifice, and I'm sure you could get used to 4 digit location numbers. Not much of a difference to me either way, but...<br><br>8. Yes, most blogs suck... so don't buy them. But I get the NY Times Latest News (and Amazon Daily- only good thing about it is it's free), and it's really quite convenient.<br><br><br>9. I don't see the problem with newspapers. You can see what's on the front page, you can see what's on each section, and you can easily skip from story to story. And no ads. I like the Kindle Philadelphia Inquirer much better than the print version, personally, and it's much more usable (can skip over entire chunks of stories and no ads to get in the way.)<br><br>10. Yeah, keyboard does suck, but it's not unbearable.<br><br>11. A box is the best you'll get for a highlight when you have an e-ink screen.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-04-06_19:28:32", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a356647a92bc58eebad20d18334d75b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694669": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This techno geek also really loves to read, and also loves his Kindle.   I really hate all the pseudo-geeks who thinks they somehow are elevated in people's opinions if they trash it.   But not me.   It just makes me realize who they really are -- ignorant non-readers who have most likely never even seen a Kindle, never touched one and certainly never read using one.<br><br>I have been a heavy reader since childhood, and still do it as I have time.  And with my Kindle, it is with me when I have a moment of time to keep reading no matter where I am.<br><br>Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-24_18:33:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "f9d4d5ed56aa88b7a0bbbffe1d46233c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694670": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The killer feature I want to see bundled into one of these eBook readers is the ability to optionally display the text in \"Live Ink\" format. (See <a href=\"http://www.liveink.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.liveink.com/</a>)<br><br>It's a really simple idea -- reformatting the text with linebreaks and indentation depending on syntax -- based on studies of the human visual field. I can't vouch for it except to say that when I use it I feel like I can read twice as fast, and with better comprehension. It seems to address a visual problem I have with reading standard text, so it might not affect everybody the same way.<br><br>The Live Ink people provide an application called \"ClipRead,\" which is, frankly, pretty awful from a UI perspective. One of these eBook devices, though, would be the perfect platform for Live Ink, so I recommend they license the technology to Amazon, Sony, or both. Properly marketed, it would be a great product differentiator. (And if the Live Ink folks think they can go farther on their own, they're kidding themselves. So it would be a mutually beneficial arrangement.)", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-05_17:16:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "6ce1b1cda0b3c85ad6a8226406b6ce81", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694671": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think all are good points, except 5 and 6.  I really don't see how a Social Network fits into a book, and a touch screen, if even possible on an eInk display would most cerently kill the battery exponentially faster. People have to remember that this isn't meant to be a do-everything device.<br><br>While I don't think this is the best device possible.  Mainly due to the fact that after getting mine it took a good hour or so to figure out how to hold it. I do think it is far better then the Sony ereader though.  I've been in the market for a eBook reader for a while and this is the first one I took a chance on, still room for improvement but a good start.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_18:47:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "f81129c36feb07900b8562123b550b73", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694672": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi?  i thin  it easy", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-01-04_07:28:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "d893f130c917d516d241fcfa49038edf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694673": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hey try the French ebook, the Cybook. <a href=\"http://www.bookeen.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.bookeen.com</a><br><br>It also has crap menu thing but it actually is well thought.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-04_16:30:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "2236cc6b6aa78949832d37f5cddc869c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694674": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "My wife loves her Kindle. It took her about an hour to figure out the best way to hold it. She accepts that it needs to be held a certain way.  She likes the menu, as it gives her a quick way to go either HOME or to the STORE, or other places contextually related. She bought a new purse just so she could have the Kindle with her whenever she went out.<br><br>Amazon should preload it with a few great books or at least a few samples.  They should also put a few great MP3s on it that would \"set the mood\" when played in the background while you read the book. They should have put an audible book on it, or at least let you buy and download them from the Kindle Store.  They should have thrown in some nice noise-cancelling headphones.<br><br>Mine did not come pre-registered.  I suspect those that got evaluation copies were the only ones who found their Kindles already associated with them. It was easy enough to register, and is easy to unregister.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-02_17:28:06", "killed": false, "user_key": "98a6662d210407d3ffbc8f1a1fe46ba6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694675": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Having had mine 3 days now I can see some of the problems you are talking about, but they are really pretty minor<br>I think Amazon has a winner here, if they keep adding content and features, and with the free wireless I think they have a winner<br>The DMR stuff mostly bothers geeks, for the rest of us, you know, a novel is not the same as music, I may listen to an album hundreds of times, I want to be able to transfer my files to a new Ipod, a new computer, my laptop, whatever. But I pretty much read a novel once. Ya, it would be nice if I could share it with a few friends, but its not a dealbreaker. For people like me that drop a hundred bucks a shot going to Borders, this is a very nice device. Its for people that you know, like to read", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-12-28_04:13:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "1eb2471deb7dd03dabbfc42eb55facc8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694676": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You might be right, but your delivery sucks.  I shut your video off after a minute (somewhere in the tirade about firing people).  I leave convinced of only TWO things.  A. I still want a Kindle.  B.  You're a douchebag.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-30_15:28:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "08336d9018b12178c0232cad4a349f61", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694677": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Ha! You\u2019re a good sport. Thanks for a laugh.\"<br><br>You're welcome.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-29_22:24:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "bb3e4f3b2119ff8aa9fed8fde215963e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694678": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "&gt;&gt;&gt;\u201cLearn to count. No: Learn business.\u201d<br><br>&gt;&gt;&gt;Sir yes sir!<br><br>Ha!  You're a good sport.  Thanks for a laugh.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-28_13:44:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "462088a7f1468f209050aeb800035abb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694679": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Haha.. your Kindle rant got a mention on Slashdot", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_14:25:56", "killed": false, "user_key": "9482a9526ddb3e78c4586b268d218fe7", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694680": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Alfred: no one listens to me when I say people should be fired. Obviously if they get the job done right next time they'll get kudos.<br><br>And, anyway, if I do something stupid I get fired. Why shouldn't designers who aren't going to hold the device in their hands before they let this thing out the door?<br><br>Personally, it probably wasn't the designers' problem, but rather some committee who probably threw out the original design for something that \"looked cooler.\" At least that's what usually happens when products don't come out right.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_20:36:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694681": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "How about a deal the other way round? Purchase 30 ebooks at 10$ each and we give you a free Kindle?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_10:12:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "planetsab", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694682": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No huge surprises here then. To me, books are still wonderful in paper form, and I'll keep it that way.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_06:53:46", "killed": false, "user_key": "3d90dfbf33d52e8f5af77f5e7ac2e58e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694683": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Tosh: my comment was aimed at old-school Microsofties who designed application software with menus. You know, Windows 95-style stuff. That's what the Kindle UI looks like.<br><br>I didn't mean it to be a slam against all Microsoft employees. I like Office 2007. No menus. I like Xbox. No menus. I like Zune. No menus. I like Windows Mobile (some menus, but quickly disappearing and Microsoft funded ZenZui, which doesn't have any menus).<br><br>Get the drift? It's the \"old school\" Microsoft designers who think things need menus that I was attacking.<br><br>Sorry I wasn't clear about that.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_02:59:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694684": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, no, I thought you'd be able to talk on it, that it was like wireless. That's disappointing. But I don't see it as a deal-breaker -- book-reading is basically a private thing, and you need the private space to concentrate and think. Who wants IMs popping up during that process?! And honestly, Robert, do you ever paste and full out book reviews even on that Facebook thingie, though you might intend to? It's not realistic.<br><br>I have to say that hard plastic just doesn't look snuggly, like something you could snuggle up on the couch with. What I want them to do is to take this Kindle thing, combine it with this invention of a flexible display by LG Philips and Sony mentioned in Time (which I also hoped would be made years ago), add some low-impact interactivity to it as Scoble is suggesting, and make it cheaper:<br><br><a href=\"http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0%2C28804%2C1677329_1678130_1678111%2C00.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/...</a><br><br>I suppose what we're talking about is more about a better i-Phone that takes books rather than improving Kindle.<br><br>My first thought when I heard about it was: what, only 85,000 things on it? Why, I've probably read a lot of them already...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-27_03:37:13", "killed": false, "user_key": "b1088dbd877c2d7d33e6b3b63ee38081", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694685": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Scoble, you trash Amazon with an \"I bet you hired ex-Microsoft employees\" barb, yet Google, a company that you absolutely worship, hires ex-Microsoft employees and actually trumpets the fact.  And you praise Google (and trash Microsoft, of course) whenever Google does trumpet one of these ex-Microsoft hirings (Google says \"jump\", you say \"how high?\").<br><br>So which is it?  Is hiring ex-Microsoft guys lame such that the very accusation serves as an insult to the alleged hire-er?  Or is it a good thing, like when Google brags about doing it?  You've taken both sides of the proposition, always taking a side that would serve to trash Microsoft:<br>Scenario 1: Google hires ex-Microsoft employee.  Scoble Conclusion: Google rules, Microsoft sucks.<br><br>Scenario 2 (Fictional, until shown otherwise): Amazon hires ex-Microsoft employee.<br>Scoble Conclusion: Amazon sucks, Microsoft sucks.<br><br>The two conclusions are in conflice with each other, the only thing they have in common is \"Microsoft sucks\".  But that's not surprising since that's what you're all about now.  You've clearly never heard of the saying about not burning bridges.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_22:20:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "3a6c6e661f74565158d0791a82313f25", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694686": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can take a look at the photos I shot at the Orange Mixr.  There are a few with the Kindle.  Good to meet you.  -Daniel<br><br><a href=\"http://www.danielkokin.com/2007/11/20/orange-varnish-sf-112007/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.danielkokin.com/2007/11/20/orange-va...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_22:16:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "2250bb4ac1bf23c007e26530ab90116e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694687": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wow, so negative. I personally would choose the sony reader at this point, but christ what did you want in a 1.0 product.  It'll have a couple things certain people with giant ass fingers can't use.  Sorry buddy.  Oh well, I still one want.  Btw, don't use the word ridiculous so much in your videos, it's ridiculous.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_21:36:39", "killed": false, "user_key": "4bbff59bf4cca04803a8f9ef87250df2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694688": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Here's the other thing -- a friend sent me an amazon link to the Twitter version of a book. Not having Twitter, I searched Amazon for the paperback version.<br><br>The paperback was cheaper by $10.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_20:37:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "94cccab741e7a894321074ba7ffb51fb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694689": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "<i>I\u2019m not sure geeks are the early adopters for a technology like this.</i><br><br>What? They are the ONLY adopters for any technology whatsoever. The supposed 'mainstream' that this device is targeting is not going to piddle down $400 on a whim, has to be a critical yearning need, that in a very convenient package, and this isn't it, not even close. Always a problem focusing on and providing features for the 'edge cases' (i.e. Scoble's social functions) and then missing the mianstream, but this pleases no one, not edge, middle or outside. The mainstream you have to PAY to get them to early adopt or 'beta test' something, expert-level focus groups and such. The geeks? They sign up in droves, and come back for more, but if you design a product around the geeks, heaven help you, have fun at the narrow niches.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_16:45:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f6291e8344b594235e57b843fc05d9b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694690": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I'm so disappointed by this. I've been waiting for a decent e-book reader for ten years and I thought Bezos would be the guy to deliver it. I was planning on buying a few of these, for myself, my family and friends. No sale now.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_17:06:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "d9d763b6455759f7706edd345579178f", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694691": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "And now, the Luddite response:<br><br>I will never ever ever buy an e-book. They are the epitome of lame, and serve no discernible purpose.<br><br>Who on earth would want a machine to do what his own eyes and hands have equipped him to do with greater ease and less expense? No matter how user-friendly they make the interface, it does not improve upon the interface of a bound book. Nor does the memory of a book fragment, decay, or become in-acessible. Print may fade, but copies can be made not just before it does so, but AS it does so!<br><br>Who wants to be interrupted during a choice passage of a novel by low battery or some other mechanical failing? This will happen. You will have to pay good money to have your reading apparatus repaired, and then to re-buy the tomes you have stored there. Money which could have been better spent buying actual books, which can still be read even if you snap the spine like vermicelli.<br><br>Do you people actually like reading, or is this simply the next wave of Geekifest Destiny? Must we automate EVERYTHING? Normally I'm a pro-technology kind of chap, but this is simply a waste of resources. Books are not broken. Do not fix them. Burn, Kindle, Burn.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_15:55:38", "killed": false, "user_key": "2f11bbd06ccc32a346e591027b35452e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694692": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "callingbull: so you never change your opinion after you have a product for a while? Got it. You are so smart that your first judgment is always right.<br><br>Oh, and have you ever had your hands on a Kindle? How did you before last Tuesday?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_01:53:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "3553f5e0db0fd1ec4e40a932a2d8f5b3", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694693": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well, 7 days too late, but you got there anyways. Gandered it over Thanksgiving, took less than 30 seconds: Poor UI (ok, maybe a pass, if stuck in the Palm III era), hard-to-handle usability feeling, ghosting/flicker, lack of PDF support, locked into Amazon's bloodstream.<br><br>The old Sony Reader, even with it's own massive shortcomings, is light-years beyond this (I don't agree with Omar), and the 505 or iRex kicks it further. Kindle is really time machineish, feels like it was made two decades ago. This woulda been the coolest thing EVAR, like totally, like gag me with a spoon, like, in, like, 19, like, 85, like totally. I mean, fax machines, the CD, the Walkman, and the KINDLE.<br><br>Touch would be nice, but it would make it more expensive. The lack of 'social functions' is Scobleish moot point, even in it's best-case-usage scenario only a few will use or care. Zune has 'social' and look what that has done for them, nadda. And you just know Amazon wouldn't let you share books, all willy-nilly.<br><br>iPhone gone iBook, yeah that could be a consumer hit, anything else I don't see it. Reader and iRex and similar, while good, are still expensive niche markets. If Apple doesn't get in this market, it's pretty much a goner. Microsoft tried and failed, those MS Reader Win CE devices were beyond jokes, and the Tablets are DOA.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_13:04:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "7f6291e8344b594235e57b843fc05d9b", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694694": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "There is something being said for buying an electronic book that you will be able to access anywhere for the rest of your life.  Yes, DRM is a big part of this, and you might think that would work against permanence of access.  But it's frick'n Amazon.  Whatever follow-on devices they sell, you can be sure that your purchases will always be accessible.  And if they stick with built-in EVDO (and successor) tech, indeed, you buy it, you own it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_12:33:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "c653167d563ad447667d8a01a3502cb9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What the heck?  I've just watched your earlier videos.  You've flipped so much, so fast, so hard, I'm wondering if your Kindle mugged you in the middle of the night.<br><a href=\"http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118-scobleizer-sponsored-by-seagate/75445-books-vs-kind#uri=channels/6118/75445\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118-scobleizer-sponsored...</a><br>This earlier video is a much more mainstream review.  Again, you're acting like you've never said word one about the Kindle before.  So tell us please, what happened?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_12:43:22", "killed": false, "user_key": "c653167d563ad447667d8a01a3502cb9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694696": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "No touch screen? please.  Touch screens are not innovative, on mobile devices, all touch screens require a minimum of two hand to operate, that's not innovation.<br><br>Social networks? Please!! If I want to know what my friends are reading, I ask them.<br><br>I find this review laughable and totally missing the point.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_12:30:52", "killed": false, "user_key": "2337df24cfaea5bfdf1677bdcb4e099d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694697": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Well the plus point is the lack of social networking. I seriously don't see the need for social networking to be part of every aspect of my life, people like time alone, a perfect situation for reading.<br><br>I'm sure this will improve with later versions, it's early days yet but it doesn't sound as if it was designed with the end user in mind.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_12:29:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "4bd185853e2e4735d998d3c731e2f000", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694698": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I just bought one. Haven't received it yet though. My question is - why do we need \"social networking\" in a book reader? Seems like it would be a total waste of bandwidth, and not something that most users would want. That's like the old complaint that iPods don't have FM tuners.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_10:03:50", "killed": false, "user_key": "c6301922c024d281862c78192f1d98b4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694699": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice review, although I really didn't need one to know how much this thing sucked.  It's so retro-but-not-cool-enough-to-be-retro.  It looks like something TI circa 1982.  That being said, I think e-book readers like this will probably replace regular textbooks for schools.  Just thinking about how much less back pain for our kids and how much locker space saved could be accomplished by licensing text books in an electronic format for these things.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_10:02:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "8f3dd4e4607de230ea424c39ffe168d1", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694700": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Be that as it may, but personally, I'm suitably impressed by Kindle. I don't want it to have a social network, nor do I need to be able to buy paper books from the damn thing.<br>But a device with a screen that I can see stuff on when I'm sitting outside in the sun? That I need.<br>Of course the iPhone/Laptop/PDA has better resolution and better networking capabilities. But that doesn't do anything for me when sitting somewhere sipping umbrella drinks.<br>When I have some spare time, I read books. Lot's of them. Three this weekend. If I go somewhere I take lots of pulped dead trees with me.<br>To get rid of that weight AND being able to read the darn thing wherever I want is somewhere between good enough and a dream come true.<br>Again, it's all about the (granted, fairly limited) screen. All the other stuff is extras.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_05:31:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "e5d8b1d43a938ea2f8c2a8cdce4ef525", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694701": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Give me a break, no social networking.  You live in this world of tech blogs that believes everyone in the world is in some social network, and the rest who are not actually care.   Guess what, most are not, and most don't care.  Stop drinking the Kool-Aid.  The device is interesting with or without social networking.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_06:16:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "b1d472724087bc2ffd1e8e559f393487", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694702": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Wish amazon would just let us read books in the devices we have already: iphone, treo, ipod, etc.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:31:51", "killed": false, "user_key": "6cd82bc96c5082d3b9176132bafe35e2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694703": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Your morons.<br><br>Who the fuck wants to read more than a couple pages on an iphone or read an entire book on a computer. Why dont you learn what a product is actually designed to do before making idiot comments like these.<br><br>Why doesnt it browse the web? wahhhhhhhhhh why doesnt it drive my car? wahhhhhhhhhhhh why doesnt it have 2000gb on onboard flash wahhhhhhhhhhhh why doesnt it cost 5 dollars? wahhhhhhhhhhhh<br><br>The thing is sold out because, despite being ugly, the function is incredible.<br><br>LONG BATTERY LIFE, a display designed for reading, instant access to over 100,000 books, conversion of  your existing files.  Seriously this is designed for reading not for the year 2040. Comparing this to a cell phone highlights your idiocy.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2008-02-28_11:31:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "33e9adc6dd24e39edb3785306ec34758", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "1 year ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694704": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "When I eventually get back to the Valley, I'm still ordering one, since I've done the Sony thing and none of the bullet items are deal breakers for me. ESPECIALLY lack of social networking, heh. Trust me, you don't want to know the stuff I read.<br><br>And Chris Finke, your comment alone has made me a new reader of your blog. :D", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:55:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "fc01b6575368251c1a310ed6ea5d6a03", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694705": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Personally I think you wine too much during this review. The kindle seems to have some interesting features but you wine about some feature nobody ever will use except some freaky consumers who order books daily. You have the privelage to be an American consumer. As soon as China switches to Euros you WILL be screwed and will have to dive deeper into you wallet for you gadgets. You will notice that requesting useless features cost more than a few bucks.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_03:15:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "1a8194cde077f0d1e3d6fe5ac8abb4a8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694706": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Scoble, I really value this most direct and passionate summary/review of the kindle. I much prefer this kind of reviews (even if it's somewhat emotional) to the average \"oh, everything is sooo great\" reviews that usually float around the net. it's this kind of reviews that make a difference for me (even if, of course, not everyone can/will agree with every point you bring up. i do, however). cheers!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_06:05:17", "killed": false, "user_key": "5f0158c23fcb5636e57b4ce097784da0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694707": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "You can't use the browser to buy books on amazon? Why?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_06:05:30", "killed": false, "user_key": "4556a42d71a742a0a0a08472fb0d524e", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694708": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The difference between Kindle &amp; iPod<br><br><a href=\"http://tinyurl.com/2pw6nd\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://tinyurl.com/2pw6nd</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_07:23:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "a2abfc4c21480142a9f8fc021c4ce053", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694709": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In the age of convergence why is anyone going to carry around another device just to read books?<br><br>The iPhone already comes close to fulfilling the Kindle's potential.  Just check out the Texterity iPhone magazine web site (on an iPhone) and you'll see what I mean...<br><br><a href=\"http://www.texterity.com/iphone/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.texterity.com/iphone/</a><br><br>If it's another gadget that you want to lug around then the fabled UMPC-multi-touch Apple device will probably nail the market before anybody else does.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_02:51:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "5201e306c37562746a8cdeebe24bef32", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694710": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I've also had mine for a week or so now and disagree with pretty much all of your points.<br><br>1) I don't want to buy paper goods from Amazon through the Kindle.  The main reason I bought it was to read things on the Kindle and to unclutter my shelves.<br><br>2, 3) Usability sucks. They didn\u2019t think about how people would hold this device.<br>The usability and UI could certainly be better -- They're obviously limited by by the screen, its refresh rate is slow, but fast enough to do what the device was meant to do.  Read.  I find the way the device fits in my hands to be great.  The device looks a lot better in person than in the photos.<br><br>4) It would be great to be able to send electronic goods to someone else.  This doesn't seem like a failing of the Kindle but of the Amazon service.  Nothing stops Amazon from letting you do this.<br><br>5) Social network?  Again, more Amazon service things.  Do they provide this for actual books?  Why do you need this for ebooks?<br><br>6) Touch screen?  I'm pretty sure I would find a touch screen on this device to be a pain.  Given the speed at which the screen can redraw, I suspect you would end up pushing the screen, waiting waiting pushing it again and it wouldn't be a very nice experiment.  I think they've done a great job given the screen technology.  The screen isn't a LCD.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_01:43:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "a170d274720dcfe840906d4b88a7d117", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694711": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"It\u2019s obvious that they never had this device in their hands when they were designing it.\"<br><br>is it really obvious, or is that your way of simply delivering a cheap shot?<br><br>Personally I'm not having any problems with the usability. Compared to the Sony Reader it's an order of magnitude better.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_01:21:01", "killed": false, "user_key": "1ccc0cc0f53a2b505e37932c861246b9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694713": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Nice post Robert - I am nearly in complete agreement. I've also posted up what I think Amazon can do to change the way Kindle works. I really think they are missing out on a huge opportunity:<br><br><a href=\"http://ericgonzalez.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/kindle-me-this/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://ericgonzalez.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/ki...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_01:05:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "b31593f3b275e9bb02db22c4860329aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694714": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Your point about the funky page numbers in the video is an excellent one as well. Imagine a class where the professor is using a printed copy of the book and you are using your Kindle. When the professor says \"turn to page 115 and read the second paragraph\" you need to be \"backwards compatible\" with the paper version or you will immediately be lost in the discussion. So there really needs to be compatibility between paper users and electronic users.<br>One thing that did appeal to me about the \"Service\" aspect of the Kindle is that you can redownload your purchased books at any time -- Apple could at least learn a lesson from this and allow people to redownload media when they lose it.<br>And now a critique of the kyte video player you are using since the topic is usability -- why won't it let me skip ahead without downloading the entire clip up to that point? I wanted to jump forward to a later point in your review, but it wouldn't let me.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:44:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "1602009e0da7f26590849ba1e63a87ed", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694715": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Dread said:<br><br>\"Thank you for an honest review. Wasn\u2019t expecting that.\"<br><br>Ditto.<br><br>The only really positive impression I have after reading a half-dozen reviews of the Kindle is that I would have appreciated a device that contained all my casebooks in law school.  I have had problems with my right shoulder, the one my backpack tended to rest one, since that time.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:49:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "fff84bc87483c130a095dba4c2969247", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694716": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Are you wearing pink nail polish?  Hope not.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:39:20", "killed": false, "user_key": "185ed2199dd16a2bc4699988e9fc80f8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694717": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Robert:<br><br>You appear to have completely missed the point.<br><br>The Kindle is a book reader--buying paper goods and other features would complicate the device.<br><br>The most important attributes for the Kindle are long battery life and screen readability.   Neither of these can be accomplished with a touch-screen.<br><br>Do you have any expertise in technology at all?  Maybe you should get a clue before calling for the firing of the Kindle designers.<br><br>Matt", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-26_00:18:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "901c3746b68db31317ac1bb1cf9c2e6d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694718": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I think what Scoble was trying to say with all those social networking comments is that the possibilities for this product are amazing: imagine a device that's always connected, independent of your computer and used for something as personal as reading, and how it could bring you closer to your friends who also own one? They could have really changed the game here, like Microsoft did with their XBox online functionality.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_22:08:21", "killed": false, "user_key": "9811a8b46ed170a7bf74597c68e1b2e8", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "9694719": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I guess the memories of readers really are that short. Just a few short days ago, you were gushing about the Kindle.<br><br>I pointed out that the Kindle was a UI nightmare which you childishly responded with \"Have you seen the UI? I don't believe you\" which added NOTHING to the conversation.<br><br>Go back to your previous link and reread the comments. <a href=\"http://urltea.com/24fp\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://urltea.com/24fp</a><br><br>I specifically pointed out that the Prev and Next buttons were going to be an issue. The Kindle is not a well thought out product. I would LOVE to have a good ereader given the number of books I read. I am nearing 100 books for the year despite having an extremely busy schedule and \"full time job\" as you say. The fact is that if you enjoy reading, you will make the time. And two books in a week is nothing.<br><br>So for a change, admit that you know nothing about what makes a good ereader, lay off the navel gazing techno punditism and let others who actually have a clue weigh in.<br><br>I leave you with a quote. \"You, Sir, Are an idiot\". And should be fired for gross stupidity.<br><br>PS. For those saying that books are status symbols, that is just plain idiotic.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": false, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2007-11-25_22:56:02", "killed": false, "user_key": "dbdca12bef5104ca1b55b4d45ee973bb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "2 years ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 4, "reply_position": true, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "18350437", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "125200", "hash": -911711929578631292}, "thread": {"total_posts": 0, "paginate": false, "per_page": 0, "slug": "dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review", "num_pages": 1, "days_alive": 0, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 18350437, "num_posts": 196, "closed": true, "queued": false, "killed": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": false, "use_fb_connect": true, "forum_facebook_key": "faaf467d0f47abde553c3b8e0e1b3570", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": true, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
	/* */ this.jsonData.cookie_messages = {"user_created": null, "post_has_profile": null, "post_twitter": null, "post_not_approved": null}; this.jsonData.session = {"url": null, "name": null, "email": null}; /* */

	
	this.curPageId = 'dsq-comments';

	this.frames = {};
};

var disqus_popup_reference = null;

if(typeof DsqLocal == 'undefined') {
	DsqLocal = {};
}



/**
 * Dsq.Strings: UI strings
 */
Dsq.Strings = new function() {
	this.ADD_NEW_COMMENT = "Add New Comment";
	this.LOG_INTO_DISQUS = "Log into DISQUS";
	this.USE_MEDIA = "Use Media";
	this.LOGOUT = "Logout";
	this.SHARING_OPTIONS = "Sharing options";
	this.SHARE_ON = "Share on";
	this.TWEET_THIS_COMMENT = "Tweet this comment";
	this.SHARE_ON_NEWSFEED = "Share on news feed";
	this.SEND_UPDATE_TO_YAHOO = "Send update to Yahoo!";
	this.REBLOG_ON = "Reblog on";
	this.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = "Configure options";
	this.POST_AS = "Post as";
	this.SORT_BY = "Sort by";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe by email";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS = "Subscribe by RSS";
	this.POPULAR_NOW = "Popular now";
	this.BEST_RATING = "Best Rating";
	this.NEWEST_FIRST = "Newest first";
	this.OLDEST_FIRST = "Oldest first";
	this.HIGHLIGHTED = "Highlighted";
	this.UNSUBSCRIBE = "Unsubscribe";
	this.REQUIRED = "Required";
	this.OPTIONAL = "Optional";
	this.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A = "You are commenting as a";
	this.LOGIN_BELOW = "Login below";
	this.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT = "Please login below to comment.";
	this.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL = "Subscribe to all comments by email";
	this.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS = "Do not subscribe to comments";
	this.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS = "Real-time updating is";
	this.ENABLED = "enabled";
	this.PAUSED = "paused";
	this.PAUSE = "Pause";
	this.RESUME = "Resume";
	this.SHOW = "Show";
	this.JUST_NOW = "Just now";
	this.REPLY = "Reply";
	this.EDIT = "Edit";
	this.FLAG = "Flag";
	this.MODERATE = "Moderate";
	this.CANCEL = "Cancel";
	this.REPLYING_TO = "Replying to";
	this.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS = "Report missing reactions";
	this.POST_A_COMMENT = "Post a comment";
	this.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT = "Flag inappropriate comment";
	this.FLAGGED = "Flagged";
	this.NO = "No";
	this.YES = "Yes";
	this.NEVER_MIND = "Never mind";
	this.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR = "Are you sure you would like to report this comment to a moderator";
	this.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION = "This will flag comments for moderators to take action";
	this.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN = "To rate, please log in";
	this.JUST_A_MOMENT = "Just a moment...";
	this.GUEST = "Guest";
	this.NAME = "Name";
	this.EMAIL = "Email";
  this.WEBSITE = "Website";
  this.SETTINGS = "Settings";
  this.MODERATOR_OPTIONS = "Moderator options: ";
  this.MODERATE_OPTIONS = "Moderate Options";

  // Thread moderator actions
  this.CLOSE_THREAD = "Close thread";
  this.OPEN_THREAD = "Open thread";
  this.REMOVE_THREAD = "Remove thread";
  this.RESTORE_THREAD = "Restore thread";
  this.ACTIONS = "Actions";
};
// Dsq.Strings

/**
 * Dsq.FmtStrings: functions that return interpolated UI strings
 */
Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
	// Seems we have to use named interpolation for Django to translate. Investigate more.
	this.LOGGED_IN_AS = function(username) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logged in as %(username)s', {username:username});
	};

	this.LOGOUT_FROM = function(disqus) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate('Logout from %(disqus)s', {disqus:disqus});
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL = function(total, num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comment", {num:num, total:total});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> of <span id='dsq-total-posts'>%(total)s</span> comments", {num:num, total:total});
		}
	};

	this.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION = function(num) {
		if (num === 1) {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comment", {num:num});
		} else {
			return Dsq.Utils.interpolate("Showing <span id='dsq-num-posts'>%(num)s</span> comments", {num:num});
		}
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s comment'
				: '%(num)s comments'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_LIKES = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s like'
				: '%(num)s likes'
			), {num:num});
	};

	this.NUMBER_OF_POINTS = function(num) {
		return Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
			(num == 1
				? '%(num)s point'
				: '%(num)s points'
			), {num:num});
	};
};
// Dsq.FmtStrings





Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN = 'a2d140c59df8cd4ce27a20e0829cacd8';
Dsq.COMMENTS_RE = /(<li.*?id="?dsq-comment-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/li>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
Dsq.POST_BODY_RE = /\s*(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-message-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
// HACK: Safari ends with "-->" while other browsers end with "--&gt;" as expected.
Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



var FragmentPacket = function(reader, writer, writer_url, is_child, receiveCallback) {
	var that = this;
	this.reader = reader;
	this.writer = writer;
	this.writer_url = writer_url;

	this.is_child = is_child || false;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;

	this._lastHash = null;

	this._accumMsg = '';

	this._lastSeqno = 0;

	this.MAX_DATA_LEN	= 1024;

	this.WAIT_TIME		= 10;

	this.READY		= 0x1;
	this.WRITING	= 0x2;
	this.FIN		= 0x4;
	this.ACK		= 0x8;

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;
	var listener = function() {
		that.recv();
	};
	return window.setInterval(listener, 10);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.log = function(msg) {



};

FragmentPacket.prototype.recv = function() {
	var hash;
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {

		hash = this.reader.name;
	} else {

		var hashIndex = this.reader.location.href.indexOf('#');
		if (hashIndex == -1) {
			return;
		}
		hash = this.reader.location.href.substring(hashIndex+1);
	}
	var flags = parseInt(hash.substring(0, 4), 10);
	var seqno = parseInt(hash.substring(4, 24), 10);
	var data  = hash.substring(24);

	if (this._lastHash !== hash) {
		this._lastHash = hash;
		this.log('recv: ' + hash);

		this.log(' flags: ' + flags);
		this.log(' seqno: ' + seqno + ' len: ' + hash.substring(4, 24).length + ' (' + hash.substring(4, 24) + ')');
		this.log(' data: ' + data + ' len: ' + data.length);

		this._lastSeqno = seqno;

		if (flags & this.WRITING) {
			this._accumMsg += data;
			this.sendFlag(this.ACK, seqno);
			if (flags & this.FIN) {
				this.log('recv finished: ' + decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));
				this.receiveCallback(decodeURIComponent(this._accumMsg));

				this._accumMsg = '';

				this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
			}
		}
	}

	return {
		flags: flags,
		seqno: seqno,
		data: data
	};
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendRawPacket = function(packet) {
	if (/MSIE/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
		this.writer.name = packet;
	} else {

		this.writer.location.href = this.writer_url + '#' + packet;
	}

};

FragmentPacket.prototype.sendFlag = function(flag, seqno) {
	this.sendRawPacket(this._zerofill(flag, 4) + this._zerofill(seqno, 20));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {
	this._send(0, encodeURIComponent(msg));
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._send = function(packetNum, msg) {
	var that = this;
	var recvBuf = this.recv();

	if (packetNum === 0) {

		if (!(recvBuf.flags & this.READY)) {
			this.log('client is not ready, waiting...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		}
	} else {

		if (!( (recvBuf.flags & this.ACK) && (recvBuf.seqno === this._lastSeqno) )) {
			this.log('waiting for ack from client...');
			window.setTimeout(function() { that._send(packetNum, msg); }, this.WAIT_TIME);
			return;
		} else {
			this.log('received ack: ' + this._lastSeqno + ' ' + recvBuf.seqno);
		}
	}

	var flags = this.WRITING;
	var num_packets = Math.ceil(msg.length / this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	this.log('num_packets: ' + num_packets);

	if (num_packets === packetNum) {

		this.log('message successfully sent!');
		this.sendFlag(this.READY | this.ACK, this._lastSeqno);
		return true;
	}

	this._lastSeqno++;

	if (packetNum == num_packets-1) {
		flags |= this.FIN;
	}

	var data = msg.substring(packetNum * this.MAX_DATA_LEN, (packetNum+1) * this.MAX_DATA_LEN);
	var packet = this._zerofill(flags, 4) + this._zerofill(this._lastSeqno, 20) + data;

	this.log('sending raw packet: ' + packet);
	this.sendRawPacket(packet);

	return this._send(packetNum + 1, msg);
};

FragmentPacket.prototype._zerofill = function(num, width) {
	var retval = num.toString();
	var retval_len = retval.length;
	for (var i = 0; i < width - retval_len; i++) {
		retval = '0' + retval;
	}
	return retval;
};

var PostMessagePacket = function(receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId) {
	var that = this;
	this.receiver = receiver;
	this.receiveCallback = receiveCallback;
	this.id = id;


	this.receiverId = receiverId;
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.createListener = function() {
	var that = this;

	var listener = function(e) {

		if (!that.id) {
			that.id = e.data;
			return;
		}


		var id = e.data.split(';')[0];
		if (id !== that.id) {
			return;
		}
		var data = e.data.substring(e.data.indexOf(';') + 1);

		that.receiveCallback(data);
	};

	if (typeof window.attachEvent == 'function') {
		window.attachEvent('onmessage', listener);
	} else if (typeof window.addEventListener == 'function') {
		window.addEventListener('message', listener, false);
	} else {
		throw new Error('No method found to create event listener for PostMessagePacket.');
	}
};

PostMessagePacket.prototype.send = function(msg) {



	var needs_reget = false;
	try {
		if (typeof this.receiver.id == 'undefined' || typeof this.receiver.postMessage == 'undefined') {
			needs_reget = true;
		}
	} catch(e) {


	}
	if (needs_reget && typeof this.receiverId != 'undefined') {
		this.receiver = document.getElementById(this.receiverId).contentWindow;
	}

	var packet;
	if (!msg) {

		packet = this.id;
	} else {
		packet = this.id + ';' + msg;
	}
	this.receiver.postMessage(packet, '*');
};

PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = null;
PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id = function() {
	var id = (new Date()).getTime();
	if (id == PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id) {
		id++;
	}
	PostMessagePacket._last_unique_id = id;
	return id.toString();
};

var JsonRpc = function() {

	this.ids = {};

	this.objectToJSON = function(obj) {
		var json = '';
		var results = [];

		if (obj === undefined || obj === null) {
			return 'null';
		}

		switch (obj.constructor) {
			case Object:
				for (var property in obj) {
					if (obj.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
						results.push(this.objectToJSON(property) + ': ' + this.objectToJSON(obj[property]));
					}
				}
				json = '{' + results.join(', ') + '}';
				break;
			case Array:
				for (var i = 0; i < obj.length; i++) {
					results.push(this.objectToJSON(obj[i]));
				}
				json = '[' + results.join(', ') + ']';
				break;
			case Number:
			case Boolean:
				json = obj.toString();
				break;
			case String:

				var specialChars = {'\b': '\\b', '\t': '\\t', '\n': '\\n', '\f': '\\f', '\r': '\\r', '\\': '\\\\'};

				json = obj.replace(/[\x00-\x1f\\]/g, function(match) {
					var ch = specialChars[match];
					return ch ? ch : '\\u00' + match.charCodeAt().toPaddedString(2, 16);
				});

				json = '"' + json.replace(/"/g, '\\"') + '"';
				break;
			default:

				json = 'null';
				break;
		}

		return json;
	};

	this.createHandler = function(send_func, registered_funcs) {
		var that = this;
		var handler = function(message) {

			try {
				var rpc = eval('(' + message + ')');
			} catch(e) {
				alert('bad JSON: ' + message);
				return;
			}
			if (rpc.method) {

				if (!registered_funcs[rpc.method]) {
					return;
				}

				var retval = registered_funcs[rpc.method].apply(null, rpc.params);
				if (rpc.id) {
					var response = {
						result: retval,
						error: null,	// TODO
						id: rpc.id
					};
					send_func(that.objectToJSON(response));
				}
			} else if(rpc.result) {

				if (!that.ids[rpc.id]) {
					return;
				}

				that.ids[rpc.id](rpc.result);
				delete that.ids[rpc.id];
			}
		};
		return handler;
	};

	this.execute = function(send_func, method, params, response_callback) {
		response_callback = response_callback || null;
		var id = (response_callback) ? (new Date()).getTime() : null;

		var request = {
			method: method,
			params: params,
			id: id
		};

		send_func(this.objectToJSON(request));

		if (id) {
			this.ids[id] = response_callback;
		}
	};
};
JsonRpc = new JsonRpc();

var ParentMessenger = function(childUrl, receiverUrl, container, receiveCallback) {


	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Safari') >= 0 && parseInt(navigator.userAgent.substring(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Version/') + 8), 10) == 3) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	} else if (window.opera) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}



	if (!receiverUrl &&
		navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Gecko') >= 0 &&
		parseFloat(navigator.userAgent.slice(navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 3, navigator.userAgent.indexOf('rv:') + 6)) < 1.9) {
		throw new Error("unsupported.");
	}


	if (/msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {


		if (document.domain == window.location.hostname) {
			receiverUrl = '';
		}
	}

	var that = this;
	this.childUrl = childUrl;
	this.receiverUrl = receiverUrl;
	this.container = container || document.body;

	this.packetHandler = null;


	this._ready = false;
	this._error = false;


	var _createReceiverForFragmentPacket = function() {

		that.receiver = document.createElement('iframe');
		that.receiver.src = receiverUrl;
		that.receiver.id = 'receiver_' + (new Date()).getTime();
		that.receiver.name = that.receiver.id;

		that.receiver.frameBorder = '0';
		that.receiver.frameSpacing = '0';
		that.receiver.style.borderStyle = 'none';

		var receiver_onload = function() {
			var receiver = document.getElementById(that.receiver.id).contentWindow;

			try {
				receiver.document.body.innerHTML = '';
			} catch(e) {

				that._error = true;
			}
			receiver.document.body.style.padding = '0px';
			receiver.document.body.style.margin = '0px';

			var child = receiver.document.createElement('iframe');
			child.id = 'child';
			child.name = 'child';
			child.src = that.childUrl;

			child.frameBorder = '0';
			child.frameSpacing = '0';
			child.style.borderStyle = 'none';
			child.style.width = '100%';
			child.style.height = '100%';
			receiver.document.body.appendChild(child);

			that.child = receiver.document.getElementById('child').contentWindow;
			that.receiver = receiver;

			that.packetHandler = new FragmentPacket(that.receiver, that.child, that.childUrl, false, receiveCallback);

			that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();

			that.packetHandler.sendFlag(that.packetHandler.READY, 0);

			that._ready = true;
		};

		that.receiver.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (this.readyState == 'complete') {
				receiver_onload();
			}
		};

		that.receiver.onload = receiver_onload;







		if (Dsq.Utils.ie) {
			if (that.container.clientWidth === 0) {

				var _waitForWidth = function() {
					if (that.container.clientWidth > 0) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					} else {
						window.setTimeout(_waitForWidth, 100);
					}
				};
				_waitForWidth();

				that._once = false;
				that.receiver.onresize = function() {
					if (!that._once) {
						Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(that.container.id);
					}
					that._once = true;
				};
			}
		}

		that.container.appendChild(that.receiver);
	};


	var _createReceiverForPostMessage = function() {

		var receiver_onload = function() {

			that.packetHandler.send();
			that._ready = true;
		};

		var id = PostMessagePacket._get_unique_id();
		var receiverId = 'child_' + id;


		ParentMessenger['_receiver_onload_' + receiverId] = receiver_onload;

		that.container.innerHTML += '<iframe ' +
			'src="' + childUrl + '" ' +
			'id="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'name="' + receiverId + '" ' +
			'onload="ParentMessenger._receiver_onload_' + receiverId +'();" ' +
			'></iframe>';

		that.receiver = document.getElementById(receiverId).contentWindow;
		that.packetHandler = new PostMessagePacket(that.receiver, receiveCallback, id, receiverId);
		that._listener = that.packetHandler.createListener();
	};

	if (typeof window.postMessage == 'function') {
		_createReceiverForPostMessage();
	} else {
		_createReceiverForFragmentPacket();
	}

};

ParentMessenger.prototype.sendMessage = function(message) {
	var that = this;
	if (!this._ready) {

		window.setTimeout(function() { that.sendMessage(message); }, 10);
		return;
	}
	this.packetHandler.send(message);
	return true;
};

Dsq.NewFrames = function(url) {
	this.url = url;
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype.init = function(onFailure) {
	var that = this;

	try {
		this.messenger = new ParentMessenger(this.url, Dsq.jsonData.integration.receiver_url, this.container, this.receive_callback);
	} catch(e) {
		if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
			onFailure();
		}
	}

	if (typeof onFailure == 'function') {
		var iId = window.setInterval(function() {
			if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				return;
			}
			if (that.messenger._ready) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
			} else if (that.messenger._error) {
				window.clearInterval(iId);
				onFailure();
			}
		}, 10);
	}
};

Dsq.NewFrames.prototype._execute = function(method, args, callback) {
	var that = this;
	if (typeof that.messenger == 'undefined') {
		return false;
	}
	JsonRpc.execute(
		function(msg) { that.messenger.sendMessage(msg); },
		method,
		args || [],
		callback);
	return true;
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame = function(container, parent_post_id) {
	var that = this;
	this.container = container;
	this.parent_post_id = parent_post_id;

	var sendFunc = function(msg) {

		Dsq.Debug.log('Dsq.ReplyFrame.sendFunc');
		that.messenger.sendMessage(msg);
	};


	var postComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		Dsq.jsonData.posts[response.message.id] = response.message.post_meta;
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key]) {
			Dsq.jsonData.users[response.message.post_meta.user_key] = response.message.user_meta;
		}


		var reply_position = (typeof(disqus_insert_wrt_sort) == 'undefined' 
			? (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reply_position ? -1 : null) 
			: (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? null : -1));
		
		if (response.message.post_meta.approved) {
			Dsq.Post.insert(response.message.post_meta.parent_post_id || reply_position, response.message.id, response.message.post_meta.message);
		}

		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var postComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(response.message, 'Error');
		Dsq.Templates.postComment_onFailure(response, parent_post_id, response.message.id);
	};

	var editComment_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);
		
		message.innerHTML = response.message;
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
	
	var editComment_onFailure = function(response) {
		var post_id = parent_post_id;
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('Sorry, there was an error editing this comment.', 'Edit Error');
		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	var getUserByEmail_onSuccess = function(response) {
		var msg = response.message;
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(parent_post_id);

		if (msg.username) {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'login', {
				'username': msg.username,
				'display_name': msg.display_name,
				'avatar_url': msg.avatar_url,
				'verified': msg.verified,
				'email': fields.email.value
			});
		} else {

			Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(parent_post_id, 'register');
		}
	};

	var validateAuth_onSuccess = function(response, auth_choice) {
		Dsq.Templates.postComment(parent_post_id, null, true, auth_choice);
	};

	var validateAuth_onFailure = function(response, auth_choice) {
		var pid = parent_post_id ? '-' + parent_post_id : '';
		var msg = response.message;

		if (auth_choice == 'register') {
			var fields = ['email', 'username', 'password'];

			for (var i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
				var field = fields[i];
				var errorDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-' + field + '-errors' + pid);

				if (msg[field]) {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = msg[field];
				} else {
					errorDiv.innerHTML = '';
				}
			}
		} else if (auth_choice == 'login') {
			Dsq.$('dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid).innerHTML = '<p>We couldn\'t log you in. Please verify your login.</p>';
		}
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.receive_callback = JsonRpc.createHandler(sendFunc, {
		'postComment.onSuccess': postComment_onSuccess,
		'postComment.onFailure': postComment_onFailure,
		'editComment.onSuccess': editComment_onSuccess,
		'editComment.onFailure': editComment_onFailure,		
		'getUserByEmail.onSuccess': getUserByEmail_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onSuccess': validateAuth_onSuccess,
		'validateAuth.onFailure': validateAuth_onFailure,
		'reload': function() { window.location.reload(); }
	});

	this.url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY +
		'?' + (new Date()).getTime() +
		'&f=scobleizer' +
		'&t=dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review' +
		'&ff=' + Dsq.Thread.ff +
		'&default_text=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_default_text) +
		'&ifrs=' + encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css);
	if (this.parent_post_id) {
		this.url += '&parent_post=' + this.parent_post_id;
	}
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype = new Dsq.NewFrames(Dsq.ReplyFrame.url);

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.post = function(author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe) {
	this._execute('postComment', [author_name, author_email, author_url, authenticate, sharing_services, subscribe]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.edit = function(post_id, message) {
	this._execute('editComment', [post_id, message]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.setState = function(parent_post_id, depth) {
	this._execute('setState', [parent_post_id, depth]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.getUserByEmail = function(email) {
	this._execute('getUserByEmail', [email]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.validateAuth = function(auth_choice, email, username, password) {
	this._execute('validateAuth', [auth_choice, email, username, password]);
};

Dsq.ReplyFrame.prototype.authenticateFacebook = function(session, forum_url) {
	this._execute('authenticateFacebook', [session, forum_url]);
};

	Dsq.Facebook = function() {
	var that = this;

	var handleSessionData = function(session) {

		var forum_url = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;




		if (typeof disqus_facebook_forum != 'undefined') {
			forum_url = disqus_facebook_forum;
		}
		Dsq.frames.reply_0.authenticateFacebook(session, forum_url);
	};

	var onLogin = function() {
		FB.Connect.getSignedPublicSessionData(handleSessionData);
	};

	this.login = function() {
		FB.Connect.requireSession(onLogin, true);
	};
};
Dsq.Facebook = new Dsq.Facebook();


	






Dsq.Themes = {};

Dsq.Themes.narcissus = new function() {
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-form-area';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-textarea-wrapper';



	
	this.header = function() {
		var comments_count, total_posts, num_posts;
		var html = '';
		var missing_perm_tmpl;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.missing_perm) {
			missing_perm_tmpl = Dsq.Templates.missingPermissions();
			if (missing_perm_tmpl) {
				html += '<div class="dsq-missing-permissions">' + missing_perm_tmpl + '</div>';
			}
		}

		total_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.total_posts;
		num_posts = Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_posts;

		if (total_posts) {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_FULL(total_posts, num_posts);
		} else {
			comments_count = Dsq.FmtStrings.SHOWING_COMMENTS_WITHOUT_PAGINATION(num_posts);
		}

		html += ' \
		<div id="dsq-comments-title"> \
			<h3>' + comments_count + '</h3> \
		</div> \
		';

		html += ' \
		<div class="dsq-options"> \
			<span class="dsq-item-sort">'
				+ Dsq.Strings.SORT_BY + ' \
				<select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);"> \
					<option value="hot" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 4 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.POPULAR_NOW + '</option> \
					<option value="best" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 3 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.BEST_RATING + '</option> \
					<option value="newest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 2 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.NEWEST_FIRST + '</option> \
					<option value="oldest" ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sort == 1 ? 'selected="selected"' : '') + '>' + Dsq.Strings.OLDEST_FIRST + '</option> \
				</select> \
				&nbsp; \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<span id="dsq-subscribe">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.subscribed
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.UNSUBSCRIBE + '</a>'
						: '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_EMAIL + '</a>')
				+ '</span> \
			</span> \
			<span class="dsq-subscribe-rss" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle"> \
				<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png" alt="" /> \
				<a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review/latest.rss">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_BY_RSS + '</a> \
			</span> \
		</div> \
		';

		
		

		return html;

	};
	
	this.footer = function() {
		var html = '';

		html += Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
		
			html += Dsq.Templates.realtime();
			html += Dsq.Templates.showThreadSettings();
			html += Dsq.Templates.postBox();

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		


		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) {
 			html += ' \
				<div class="dsq-global-moderator-extras">'
					+ '<strong>shortname:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url
					+ '<strong>thread id:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.id
					+ '<strong>thread slug:</strong> ' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.slug
				+ '</div> \
			';
		}

		return html;
	};
	
	this.realtime = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			html += '<div id="dsq-realtime-options" class="dsq-options">'
					 + Dsq.Strings.REALTIME_UPDATING_IS + ' <strong id="dsq-realtime-status" style="text-transform: lowercase">' + Dsq.Strings.ENABLED + '</strong>. \
					 <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-toggle" style="text-transform: capitalize"></a> \
					</div>';
		}

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
			html += ' \
				<div style="display: none" id="dsq-realtime-alert" class="dsq-realtime-alert"><span id="dsq-realtime-queued"></span> <a href="#" id="dsq-realtime-show"></a></div> \
			';
		}
		
		return html;
	};

	this.showThreadSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '<div id="dsq-thread-settings" class="dsq-thread-settings">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATOR_OPTIONS;
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showSettings(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.SETTINGS + '</a>';
		html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.showModeratorActions(); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>';
		if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled && Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			html += '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.reportMissingReactions(); return false;">'
						+ Dsq.Strings.REPORT_MISSING_REACTIONS
						+ '</a>';
		}
		html +='</div>';

		return html;
	};

	this.postBox = function(post_id, use_fallback_iframe) {


		var html;
		var display_sharing_options = Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated;

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post) {
			return '';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.hasOwnProperty(Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain)) {
				display_sharing_options = false;
			}
		}
		
		if (post_id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];				
		}
		
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		var _requestUserInfo = function() {
			var html;



			var user_has_email = false;

			html = '<div class="dsq-request-user-info"> <!-- // If authenticated --> \
				<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT + '?ctkn=' + Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN + '" class="dsq-request-user-logout">' + Dsq.Strings.LOGOUT + '</a> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td rowspan="2">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '')
								+ '<img src="' + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR + '" width="48" height="48" class="dsq-request-user-avatar">'
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-name">'
								+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
									 ? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '">' + Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain + '</span>'
									 : (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_verified
											? '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span>'
											: '<span class="dsq-badge-small dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span>'))
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE + '">' : '') 
								+ Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username 
							+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '</a>' : '')
							+  (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && user_has_email ? ' <small>(<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.remoteAccountSettings(); return false;">change settings</a>)</small>' : '')
							+  (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? ' <small>(<a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/info/" target="_blank">change name</a> or <a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/avatar/" target="_blank">picture</a>)</small>' : '')
						+ '</td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-request-user-stats"> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.comments_count == 1 ? 'comment' : 'comments') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.likes_count == 1 ? 'like' : 'likes') + '</span> \
							<span><big>' + Dsq.jsonData.request.points + '</big> ' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.points == 1 ? 'point' : 'points') + '</span> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		var _loginOptions = function() {
			var html;
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-authenticate"> \
				<p class="dsq-autheneticate-copy">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
					? Dsq.Strings.YOU_ARE_COMMENTING_AS_A + ' <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. ' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.LOGIN_BELOW + '.'
					: Dsq.Strings.REQUIRED + ': ' + Dsq.Strings.PLEASE_LOGIN_BELOW_TO_COMMENT + '.')
				+ '</p> \
				<ul class="dsq-login-buttons">'
					+ (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-disqus.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Facebook.login(); return false;"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-facebook.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-twitter.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL(); return false" ><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-openid.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_yahoo ? '<li class="dsq-login-button"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Yahoo.startYahooConnect(); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/login-yahoo.gif" /></a></li>' : '')
				+ '</ul> \
			</div> \
			';
			return html;
		};

		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {


			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {



				return '<div id="dsq-form-area" style="display:none"><div id="dsq-textarea-wrapper"></div></div>' + _loginOptions();
			} else {
				return '';
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<div id="' + (post_id 
			? 'dsq-reply-post-' + post_id
			: 'dsq-new-post')
		 	+ '" class="dsq-post-area"> \
			<div class="dsq-dc-logo"> \
				<a href="http://disqus.com/comments" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/disqus-logo.png"></a> \
			</div>'
			+ (post_id 
				? '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.REPLYING_TO + ' ' + userData.display_name + '</h3>'
				: '<h3>' + Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT + '</h3>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated 
				? _requestUserInfo()
				: _loginOptions() )
			+ '<div id="dsq-form-area' + pid + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-textarea"> \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper" id="dsq-textarea-wrapper' + pid + '"></div> \
			</div>'
			+ (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated
			? ' \
			<div class="dsq-post-fields"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-name' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_name ? disqus_def_name : (Dsq.jsonData.session.name ? Dsq.jsonData.session.name : Dsq.Strings.NAME + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'name\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-website' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (Dsq.jsonData.session.url ? Dsq.jsonData.session.url : Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')" class="dsq-placeholder') + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'website\')" /></div></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-left"><div class="dsq-input-wrapper"><input id="dsq-field-email' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (disqus_def_email ? disqus_def_email : (Dsq.jsonData.session.email ? Dsq.jsonData.session.email : Dsq.Strings.EMAIL + '" class="dsq-placeholder')) + '" onfocus="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" onblur="Dsq.Templates.handlePlaceholder(event, this, \'email\')" /></div></td> \
						<td class="dsq-post-fields-right"> \
							<div class="dsq-subscribe"> \
								<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.chooseSubscribe(' + post_id + '); return false" class="dsq-subscribe-menu"><span id="dsq-subscribe-select' + pid + '">' + (Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post ? Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL : Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS) + '</span> <small>&#9660;</small></a> \
								<ul class="dsq-panel" id="dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid + '"> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(2, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.SUBSCRIBE_TO_ALL_COMMENTS_BY_EMAIL + '</a></li> \
									<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.setSubscribe(0, this, ' + post_id + '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.DO_NOT_SUBSCRIBE_TO_COMMENTS + '</a></li> \
								</ul> \
								<input id="dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid + '" type="hidden" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.request.subscribe_on_post + '" /> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div>'
			: '')
			+ '<div class="dsq-post-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-sharing-options" ' + (!display_sharing_options ? 'style="display:none;"' : '') + '> \
					<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onfocus="document.getElementById(\'dsq-post-button' + pid + '\').focus();"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.SHARING_OPTIONS + ' <small>&#9660;</small></span></button> \
					<div class="dsq-panel"> '
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '"'
								  + (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.twitter.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-twitter' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Twitter</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook
								&& (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.enabled === true ||
										(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote && Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'facebook'))
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.facebook.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-facebook' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Facebook</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.yahoo.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-yahoo' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Yahoo!</label> \
								</div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.tumblr.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-tumblr' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Tumblr</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress !== undefined
								&& Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.wordpress.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-wordpress' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Wordpress</label> \
								 </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.movabletype.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
									<label for="dsq-sharing-movabletype' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' Movable Type</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad !== undefined
							  && Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.enabled === true
							? '<div><input type="checkbox" id="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '"'
									+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.sharing.typepad.auto === true ? 'checked=true' : '') + '/> \
								  <label for="dsq-sharing-typepad' + pid + '">' + Dsq.Strings.SHARE_ON + ' TypePad</label> \
							   </div>'
							: '')
						+ '<div><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections/" target="_blank" class="dsq-configure-options">' + Dsq.Strings.CONFIGURE_OPTIONS + '</a></div>'
					+ '</div> \
				</div>'
				+ '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-post-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, false)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.POST_AS + ' '
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					? Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username
					: Dsq.Strings.GUEST)
				+ '</span></button>'
				+ (post_id
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button" id="dsq-cancel-button' + pid + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"><span>' + Dsq.Strings.CANCEL + '</span></button>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
			+ '</div>' // end dsq-form-area
		+ '</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};




	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-append-post-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		html = ' \
		<table> \
			<tr> \
				<td id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-avatar" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
					<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
					? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
					: '')
				+ '</a> \
				</td> \
				<td class="dsq-comment-header-meta"> \
		';

		
		return html;
	};
	
	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var html;
		var parent_display_name = '';
		
		if(_meta.parent_post_id) {

			var _parent_meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[_meta.parent_post_id];

			if (_parent_meta) {
				var parentUserData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_parent_meta.user_key];
				parent_display_name = parentUserData.display_name;
			}
		}

		html = ' \
		<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/themes/narcissus/moderator.png" class="dsq-moderator-star" title="Moderator" /> \
		<span class="dsq-comment-header-time"><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')" title="Permalink">' + (_meta.is_realtime ? Dsq.Strings.JUST_NOW : _meta.date) + '</a></span> '
		+ (_meta.parent_post_id && parent_display_name
			? '<a href="#comment-' + _meta.parent_post_id + '" title="Jump to comment">in reply to ' + parent_display_name + '</a>'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		<td id="dsq-like-pts-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-comment-header-likes">'
		+ (_meta.points
			? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.'
			: '')
		+ '</td> \
		</tr> \
		</table> \
		';
		return html;
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		var html = '';
		return html;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		var html;
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed || !_meta.approved) { return ''; }
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left">'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
					? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.moderateOptions(' + post_id+ '); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.MODERATE + '</a>'
					: '')
				+ '<a href="#" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG + '</a> \
			</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right">'
				+ (_meta.votable 
					? '<span id="dsq-like-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-like">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1)" >Like</button>'
						: 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;')
					+ '</span>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-post-edit" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + ')" >' + Dsq.Strings.EDIT + '</button>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<span class="dsq-comment-footer-reply" id="dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(' + post_id +', this)"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-comment-footer-reply-tab">' + Dsq.Strings.REPLY + '</button><span></span> \
					</span>'
					: '')
			+ '</div> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		return html;
	};



	
	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		var item = '<li class="dsq-comment dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-header"> \
			<table> \
			<tr> \
			<td class="dsq-header-avatar"> \
			';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'" class="dsq-avatar">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {

			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar92.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== ''
				? '</a>'
				: '')
			+ '</td>'
			+ '<td><cite class="dsq-comment-cite">' + reaction.author_name + '</cite> <span class="dsq-comment-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</span></td>'
			+ '<td class="dsq-comment-header-likes"></td>'
			+ '</tr></table></div>' // end dsq-comment-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header" \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-reaction-header-left">'
							+ '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png" />'
							+ ' From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
							+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
						+ '</td>'
						+ '<td class="dsq-reaction-header-right">';

			if(reaction.retweets) {
				var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
				if (num_retweets > 0) {
					if (num_retweets == 1) {
						item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
					} else {
						item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');
						item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
						var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 3) ? 3 : num_retweets;
						item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);
						if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
							item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
								+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
						}
					}
				}
			}	
			item += '</td></tr> \
			</table> \
			</div>' // end dsq-reaction-header
			+ '<div class="dsq-comment-body"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '</div> \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer"> \
				<div class="dsq-comment-footer-left"> \
				</div>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator 
					? ' \
					<div class="dsq-comment-footer-right"> \
						<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-hide-reaction" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + ')">Hide</button> \
					</div>'
					: '')
			+ '</div>'
		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions" class="dsq-show-more-reactions"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</button></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 id="dsq-reactions-title" class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-container"> \
			<table> \
				<tbody> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-tl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-tr"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-body"> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
								<div class="dsq-popup-title"> \
									<button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" style="float:right" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)">Close</button>'
									+ content['header'] 
								+ '</div>'
								+ content['body']
							+ '</div> \
							<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
						</td> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-b"></td> \
					</tr> \
					<tr> \
						<td class="dsq-popup-bl"></td><td class="dsq-popup-b"></td><td class="dsq-popup-br"></td> \
					</tr> \
				</tbody> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
	};



	
	this.chooseSubscribe = function(post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		menu.style.display = menu.style.display == 'block' ? 'none' : 'block';
		
	};
	
	this.setSubscribe = function(value, el, post_id) {

		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var input = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + pid);
		var select = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-select' + pid);
		var menu = Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-menu' + pid);
		
		select.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
		input.value = value;
		this.chooseSubscribe(post_id);
	};
	
	this.getFormFields = function(post_id) {

		var fields = {};
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var name = Dsq.$('dsq-field-name' + pid);
		var email = Dsq.$('dsq-field-email' + pid);
		var website = Dsq.$('dsq-field-website' + pid);
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid);
		var password = Dsq.$('dsq-field-password' + pid);

		fields = {
			'name': name,
			'email': email,
			'website': website,
			'username': username,
			'password': password
		}
		
		return fields;
	}
	
	this.validateFields = function(post_id) {
		
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) { return true; }
		
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		
		var nameField = fields.name;
		var websiteField = fields.website;
		var emailField = fields.email;
		
		websiteField.value = (websiteField.value == Dsq.Templates.placeholder['website']) ? '' : websiteField.value;
		
		var v = [{

			validator: Dsq.Validators.name,
			value: nameField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.email,
			value: emailField.value
		}, {

			validator: Dsq.Validators.url,
			value: websiteField.value
		}];
		
		return Dsq.Validators.validate(v, function(e) { Dsq.Popup.popModal(e, 'Oops...') } );
	};
	
	this.checkExistingUser = function(post_id) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);		
		Dsq.Popup.loading(post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].getUserByEmail(fields.email.value);
		}
	};

	this.validateAuth = function(el_clicked, post_id, auth_choice) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		var email = fields.email ? fields.email.value : '';
		var username = fields.username ? fields.username.value : '';
		var password = fields.password ? fields.password.value : '';
		
		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		
		if (post_id) {
			Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		} else {
			Dsq.frames['reply_0'].validateAuth(auth_choice, email, username, password);
		}
	};

	this.lightboxUpdateEmail = function(post_id, new_email) {
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		fields.email.value = new_email;
	};

	this.lightboxAuthenticate = function(post_id, auth_choice, auth_data) {
		var title, body;
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';

		if(typeof(auth_data) == 'undefined') {
			var auth_data = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);
		}

		d = auth_data;

		switch(auth_choice) {
			case 'register':
				var suggestedUsername = d.name.value.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9-]/g,'').toLowerCase();
			
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Register a <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';

				body = ' \
				<ul class="dsq-lightbox-register-reasons"> \
				<li>Verify your comments</li> \
				<li>Edit and delete comments</li> \
				<li>Manage comments and replies</li> \
				</ul> \
				';

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Email</td> \
							<td><input type="text" value="' + d.email.value + '" onchange="Dsq.Templates.lightboxUpdateEmail(' + post_id + ', this.value)" /><div id="dsq-email-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + suggestedUsername + '"/><div id="dsq-username-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /><div id="dsq-password-errors' + pid + '"></div></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'login\'); return false">Login instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Register and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			case 'login':
				title = Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post ? 'Optional:' : 'Required:';
				title += ' Login to your <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-profile.png" alt=Disqus Profile" />';
				body = '';
				
				if(d.avatar_url) {
					body += '<div class="dsq-lightbox-recognized"><table><tr>';
					body += '<td><img src="' + d.avatar_url + '" alt="" /></td>';
					body += '<td><span class="dsq-badge ' + (d.verified ? 'dsq-badge-verified' : 'dsq-badge-registered') + '">' + (d.verified ? 'Verified' : 'Registered') + '</span></td>';
					body += '<td>Hey <strong>' + d.display_name + '</strong>, is that you? Login below to claim this comment.';
					body += '</tr></table></div>';
				}

				body += ' \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-fields"> \
					<table> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Username or Email</td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-username' + pid + '" type="text" value="' + (d.avatar_url ? d.username : '') + '" /></td> \
						</tr> \
						<tr> \
							<td>Password <a href="http://disqus.com/forgot" target="_blank">(cannot log in?)</a></td> \
							<td><input id="dsq-field-password' + pid + '" type="password" /></td> \
						</tr> \
					</table> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-switch-auth"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Templates.lightboxAuthenticate(' + post_id + ',\'register\'); return false">Register instead</a></div> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-lightbox-errors' + pid + '" class="dsq-lightbox-errors"></div> \
				<div class="dsq-lightbox-submit"> \
					<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-post"><button type="button" class="dsq-button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.validateAuth(this, ' + post_id + ',\'' + auth_choice + '\')">Login and Post comment</button></div>'
					+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
						? '<div class="dsq-lightbox-auth-skip"><button type="button" class="dsq-button-small" onclick="Dsq.Templates.postComment(' + post_id + ', this, true)">Just post as a Guest</button></div>'
						: '')
				+ '</div> \
				';
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
		Dsq.$('dsq-field-username' + pid).focus();
	};
	
	this.buttonsToRestore = [];
	this.setLoadingButton = function(btn, post_id) {
		var pid = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		if (btn) {

			var loadingBtn = document.createElement('button');
			loadingBtn.id = btn.id + '-loading';
			loadingBtn.innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-lite.gif" alt="" /> ' + Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
			loadingBtn.className = btn.className + ' dsq-post-loading';
			btn.parentNode.appendChild(loadingBtn);
			btn.style.display = 'none';
			var cancelBtn = Dsq.$('dsq-cancel-button' + pid);
			if(cancelBtn) { cancelBtn.style.display = 'none'; this.buttonsToRestore.push(cancelBtn); }
			this.buttonsToRestore.push(btn);
		} else {

			var buttons = this.buttonsToRestore;
			for(var i = 0; i < buttons.length; i++) {
				buttons[i].style.display = 'inline';
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$(buttons[i].id + '-loading'));
			}
		}
		
	};

	this.postComment = function(post_id, el_clicked, force, auth_choice) {
		var append_id = post_id ? '-' + post_id : '';
		var fields = Dsq.Templates.getFormFields(post_id);

		if (Dsq.Templates.validateFields(post_id)) {

			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && !force &&
				((!Dsq.Utils.readCookie('skipped_auth') && !disqus_skip_auth && !Dsq.jsonData.forum.disqus_auth_disabled) || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post)) {
				Dsq.Templates.checkExistingUser(post_id);
				return false;
			}
			var params = [];
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
				params.push(fields.name.value,
					fields.email.value,
					fields.website.value);

				if (auth_choice == 'login' || auth_choice == 'register') {
					params.push({
						auth_choice: auth_choice,
						username: fields.username.value,
						password: fields.password.value,
						email: fields.email.value
					});
				} else {
					params.push(null);
				}

				params.push(null /* sharing options */, Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe-on-post' + append_id).value);
			} else {
				var service_checked = function(name) {
					var el = Dsq.$('dsq-sharing-' + name + append_id);
					return (el !== null && el.checked === true) ? '1' : '0';
				};
				params.push(null, null, null, null, {
					tw: service_checked('twitter'),
					fb: service_checked('facebook'),
					tr: service_checked('tumblr'),
					wp: service_checked('wordpress'),
					mt: service_checked('movabletype'),
					tp: service_checked('typepad'),
					yh: service_checked('yahoo')
				});
			}

			var frame = Dsq.frames['reply_' + (post_id ? post_id : 0)];
			frame.post.apply(frame, params);

			if (el_clicked) {
				Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
			}
			
			if (force) {
				Dsq.Utils.createCookie('skipped_auth', true);	
			}
			
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	};

	this.editComment = function(el_clicked, post_id) {
		var edited_message = Dsq.$('dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id).value;

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked, post_id);
		Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].edit(post_id, edited_message);
	};

	this.toggleEdit = function(post_id) {
		var body = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-body-' + post_id);
		var message = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + post_id);

		if (!Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id]) {


			message.style.display = 'none';
			if (Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {

				var edit_area = document.createElement('div');
				edit_area.id = 'dsq-edit-' + post_id;
				edit_area.className = 'dsq-edit dsq-textarea';
				edit_area.innerHTML = ' \
				<div class="dsq-textarea-wrapper"> \
					<textarea class="dsq-edit-textarea" id="dsq-edit-textarea-' + post_id + '">' + message.innerHTML + '</textarea> \
				</div> \
				<div class="dsq-save-edit"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Templates.editComment(this, ' + post_id + ')" class="dsq-button-small">Save Edit</button> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id + '" style="display: none"></div> \
				';

				body.appendChild(edit_area);

				if (!Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-edit-iframe-' + post_id), post_id);
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].init();
					Dsq.frames['edit_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
		} else {

			message.style.display = 'block';
			Dsq.$('dsq-edit-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id] = !Dsq.Post.stateEditToggled[post_id];
	};
	
	this.edit = function(el, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.toggleEdit(post_id);
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(post_id, button) {
		
		if(!this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

			if (Dsq.$('dsq-reply-post-' + post_id)) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'block';
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id);
				var container = Dsq.$('dsq-textarea-wrapper-' + post_id);
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] && container) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(container, post_id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].init(function() {

						Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.postBox(post_id, true);
						Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id).innerHTML = '';

						var theme = (typeof disqus_frame_theme == 'undefined') ? 'default' : disqus_frame_theme;
						Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-form-area-' + post_id), post_id, {theme: theme});

					});
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + post_id].setState(post_id, _meta.depth);
				}
			}
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-append-post';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply-active';
			
		} else {

			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.$('dsq-append-post-' + post_id).className = '';
			Dsq.$('dsq-comment-footer-reply-' + post_id).className = 'dsq-comment-footer-reply';
		}
		
		this.stateReplyToggled[post_id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[post_id];

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie && this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]) {

		}

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: post_id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[post_id]
		});
	};
	
	this.moderateOptions = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		
		if(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator) { return false; }

		var html;
		
		html = ' \
		<div class="dsq-moderate-options"> \
		<table>'
		+ (_meta.email ? '<tr><td>Email</td><td>' + _meta.email + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ (_meta.ip ? '<tr><td>IP address</td><td>' + _meta.ip + '</td></tr>' : '')
		+ '<tr> \
			<td>Actions</td> \
			<td><ul>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
				? '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
				: '')
			+ '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Delete Comment</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li> \
			</ul></td> \
			</table> \
		</div> \
		';
		
		html += '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
		
		return Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Moderate Options', post_id);
	};
	
	this.placeholder = {
		'class': 'dsq-placeholder',
		'name': Dsq.Strings.NAME,
		'email': Dsq.Strings.EMAIL,
		'website': Dsq.Strings.WEBSITE + ' (' + Dsq.Strings.OPTIONAL.toLowerCase() + ')'
	};
	
	this.handlePlaceholder = function(evt, el, key) {
		var placeholder = Dsq.Templates.placeholder[key];
		var className = Dsq.Templates.placeholder['class'];
		
		switch(evt.type) {
			case 'focus':
				if(el.value == placeholder) {
					el.value = '';
					el.className = '';
				}
				break;

			case 'blur':
				if(el.value == '') {
					el.value = placeholder;
					el.className = className;
				}
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}
	};
	
	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked) {

		var extra_params = '';

		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(el_clicked);
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};
	
	
	this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {


		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
			}
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
				+ '?post_id='    + id
				+ '&vote='        + vote);
		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login('To rate, please log in');
		}
	};

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {

		Dsq.$('dsq-like-pts-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this.';

		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-like-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.&nbsp;&nbsp;';
		}
	};




	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {
		var approved = response.message.post_meta.approved;

		if (parent_post_id) {
			Dsq.Post.toggleReply(parent_post_id);
		}

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
		
		if (approved) {
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		} else {			
			var unapproved_msg = 'Thanks for posting!\
	 Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.\
			';
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(unapproved_msg, 'Comment awaiting approval', post_id);
		}

		var sharing_results = response.message.sharing_results;
		var sharing_errors = '';
		for (var service in sharing_results) {
			if (sharing_results.hasOwnProperty(service) === true) {
				if (sharing_results[service].error === true) {
					sharing_errors += service + ', ';
				}
			}
		}

		if (sharing_results.facebook && sharing_results.facebook.callback) {
			FB.ensureInit(function() {
				FB.Connect.streamPublish('', sharing_results.facebook.attachment);
			});
		}

		if (sharing_errors !== '') {
			var message = 'Your comment was posted, but there were errors sharing with the following connections: ';
			message += sharing_errors.replace(/,\s$/, '');
			message += '<p><a href="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/profile/connections" target="_blank">Configure your connections here</a></p>'
			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sharing options');
		}

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};

	this.postComment_onFailure = function(response, parent_post_id, post_id) {

		Dsq.Templates.setLoadingButton(false);
	};
};




// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_post = Dsq.Templates.prependPost(post_id);
	var append_post = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(post_id);

	content = content.replace(Dsq.POST_RE, Dsq.PostHandler);
	Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter++;
	head = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContainer(post_id, head);
	return prepend_post + head + content + tail + append_post;
};

Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
	var prepend_header = Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader(post_id);
	var append_header = Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader(post_id);
	var prepend_body = Dsq.Templates.preBody(post_id);
	var append_body = Dsq.Templates.postBody(post_id);
	var append_footer = Dsq.Templates.postFooter(post_id);

	b_content = b_content.replace(Dsq.POST_BODY_RE, Dsq.PostBodyHandler);
	return h_head + prepend_header + h_content + append_header + h_tail + b_head + prepend_body + b_content + append_body + b_tail + append_footer;
};

Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
	content = Dsq.Templates.Filters.commentContent(post_id, content);
	return head + content + tail;
};

Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
	args = args.split(' ');
	if(args[0] == 'seesmic') {
		return '<br />' + Dsq.Templates.mediaSeesmic(args[1], args[2]);
	}
	return '';
};


/**
 * Shorcuts
 */
Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
 */

Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
 * Dsq.Urls: URL paths
 */
Dsq.Urls = new function() {
	this.LOGIN = '/profile/login/';
	this.LOGOUT = '/logout/';
	this.REPLY = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review/reply.html';
	this.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE = '/AnonymousUser/';
	this.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR = 'http://media.disqus.com/images/noavatar92.png';
};
// Dsq.Urls

/**
 * Dsq.Validators: Validation for form fields
 */
Dsq.Validators = new function() {
	this.VALID_EMAIL_RE = /^[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*\@(([a-z0-9\-\_\+]+(\.[a-z0-9\-\_\+]+)*)+\.[a-z]{2,}|([0-9]+\.){3}[0-9]+)$/i;
	this.name = function(name) {
		var error = false;

		if(typeof Dsq.Templates.placeholder !== 'undefined' &&
		   name == Dsq.Templates.placeholder.name) {
			error = true;
		}
		if(name.length <= 1) {
			error = true;
		}

		if(error) {
			return "Please enter a name to comment.";
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	};
	this.email = function(addr) {
		if(Dsq.Validators.VALID_EMAIL_RE.test(addr)) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
		}
	};
	this.url = function(addr) {
		if(!addr || addr.indexOf('.') != -1) {
			return true;
		} else {
			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
		}
	};

	this.validate = function(bulk_validation, failure_callback) {
		failure_callback = failure_callback || function(e){ alert(e); };

		for(var i = 0; i < bulk_validation.length; i++) {
			v = bulk_validation[i];
			ret = v.validator(v.value);
			if(ret !== true) {
				failure_callback(ret);
				return false;
			}
		}
		return true;
	};
};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
	this.ie = /msie/i.test(navigator.userAgent) && !/opera/i.test(navigator.userAgent);
	this.ie7 = (document.all && !window.opera && window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true : false;
	this.ie6 = (!window.XMLHttpRequest) ? true: false;
	this.webkit = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('AppleWebKit/') >= 0;
	this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache = {};
	this._styleSheet = null;

	this.gebiFromElement = function(el, id, tag) {
		// This only method only helps IE.
		if(!this.ie) {
			return Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var cacheKey = el.id + '-' + tag;
			tag = tag || 'div';
			if(typeof this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] != 'undefined') {
				collection = this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey];
			} else {
				collection = el.getElementsByTagName(tag);
				this.gebiFromElementCollectionCache[cacheKey] = collection;
			}

			for(var i = 0; i < collection.length; i++) {
				if(collection[i].id == id) {
					return collection[i];
				}
			}
			return null;
		}
	};

	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
		var node = document.createElement('document:ready');
		try {
			node.doScroll('left');
			func();
			node = null;
		} catch(err) {
			setTimeout(function() { Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(func); }, 10);
		}
	};


	// Courtesy of http://www.quirksmode.org/js/cookies.html
	this.createCookie = function(name,value,days) {
		if (days) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else var expires = "";
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	};

	this.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		Dsq.Utils.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	};

	this.deleteNode = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			this.deleteChildren(node);
			if(typeof node.outerHTML != 'undefined') { node.outerHTML = ''; }
			else if(node.parentNode) { node.parentNode.removeChild(node); }
			delete node;
		}
	};

	this.deleteChildren = function(node) {
		if(node) {
			for(var x = node.childNodes.length-1; x >= 0; x--) {
				var childNode = node.childNodes[x];
				if(childNode.hasChildNodes()) { this.deleteChildren(childNode); }
				if(typeof childNode.outerHTML != 'undefined') { childNode.outerHTML = ''; }
				else node.removeChild(childNode);
				delete childNode;
			}
		}
	};

	this.findPos = function(obj) {
		var curleft = 0;
		var curtop = 0;
		if (obj.offsetParent) {
			do {
				curleft += obj.offsetLeft;
				curtop += obj.offsetTop;
			} while (obj = obj.offsetParent);
		}
		return [curleft,curtop];
	};

	this.getWindowSize = function() {
		var windowWidth = -1;
		var windowHeight = -1;

		if(typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number') { //Non-IE
			windowWidth = window.innerWidth;
			windowHeight = window.innerHeight;
		} else if(document.documentElement) { // IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode'
			windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.body.clientWidth;
			windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight || document.body.clientHeight;
		}

		return [windowWidth, windowHeight];
	}

	this.getScrollPos = function() {
		var scrollWidth, scrollTop;

		if(document.documentElement && (document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.documentElement.scrollWidth)) {
			scrollWidth = document.documentElement.scrollWidth;
			// IE is weird here.  If no doctype is provided, document.body.scrollTop is 0,
			// otherwise document.documentElement.scrollTop is 0.
			scrollTop = document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop;
		} else if(document.body.scrollTop && document.body.scrollWidth) {
			scrollWidth = document.body.scrollWidth;
			scrollTop = document.body.scrollTop;
		}

		return [scrollWidth, scrollTop];
	}

	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			var retval = parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
			return !isNaN(retval) ? retval : null;
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may select one to log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 <span id="dsq-num-posts">196</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" selected="selected">Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" >Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://scobleizer.disqus.com/dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 <p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\
	 </div>\
		';

		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.authPost();
		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		
			html += Dsq.Templates.trackbacks();
		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button type="button" class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://scobleizer.disqus.com/dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via <a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? 'BackType' : 'UberVU') + '</a>'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '	<p>Comments for this page are closed.</p>\n';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on Scobleizer" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:18350437" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
									&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img class="fb_login_image" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/images/fbconnect/login-buttons/connect_light_small_short.gif" alt="Facebook Connect"/> \
									<a href="#" onclick="FB.Connect.requireSession(DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin); return false;">Connect</a> \
								 \
								&nbsp;or&nbsp; \
									<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/twitter-signin-icon.png" alt="" /> \
									<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect(); return false">Sign-in</a> \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'scobleizer',
			't'				: 'dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'dear_jeff_bezos_one_week_kindle_review'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button type="button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

  this.showModeratorActions = function() {
      if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
          return;
      }

      var html = '<div class="dsq-moderate-options"><table><tr>' +
                 '<td>' + Dsq.Strings.ACTIONS + '</td><td><ul>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleClosed(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.closed ? Dsq.Strings.OPEN_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.CLOSE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.toggleKilled(); return false;">' +
              (Dsq.jsonData.thread.killed ? Dsq.Strings.RESTORE_THREAD : Dsq.Strings.REMOVE_THREAD) +
              '</a></li>';
      html += '</ul></td></tr></table></div>' +
              '<p>Go to the full <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/moderate-threads/" target="_blank">moderate panel</a> for more options.</p>';
      Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, Dsq.Strings.MODERATE_OPTIONS);
  };

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		  var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		  var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		  Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		  status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		  window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};

  this.toggleClosed = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_closed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };

  this.toggleKilled = function() {
      Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/toggle_thread_killed.js', {thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
      window.setTimeout(function() { window.location.reload(); }, 500);
  };
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/18350437/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/scobleizer/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/scobleizer/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}





	// TODO: Move Seesmic code outside of the main script.  Don't let this script clobber the global namespace.
	if(typeof seesmic == 'undefined') { var seesmic = {}; }
	seesmic.widget = new function () {
		this.callback = function (data) {
			playerVersion = data.disqusplayer;
		};
	};

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://seesmic.com/version.js?callback=seesmic.widget.callback');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	
	var scriptEl = document.createElement('script');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
	scriptEl.setAttribute('src', 'http://media.disqus.com/javascript/library/swfobject.js');
	document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(scriptEl);

	function see_play_video(_videoUri, _add) {
		var swf = !!playerVersion ? playerVersion : 'http://seesmic.com/embeds/StandalonePlayer.swf';

		flashcontentDiv = Dsq.$(_videoUri + '_content');
		previewDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_preview');
		hideDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_hide');
		showDiv = Dsq.$('dsq-seesmic-' + _videoUri + '_show');
		if(_add) {
			// push flash widget
			var so = new SWFObject(swf, 'sotester', '300', '270', '9', '#000000');
			so.addVariable('video', _videoUri);
			so.addParam('allowFullScreen', 'true');
			so.addParam('allowScriptAccess','always');
			so.useExpressInstall('swfobject/expressinstall.swf');
			so.write(_videoUri + '_content');

			previewDiv.style.display = 'none';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'block';
			showDiv.style.display = 'none';
		}
		else {
			flashcontentDiv.innerHTML = '';
			previewDiv.style.display = 'block';
			hideDiv.style.display = 'none';
			showDiv.style.display = 'block';
		}
	};





(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694742">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694742" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694742" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694742" href="http://www.centernetworks.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">allen stern</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694742" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694742" class="dsq-comment-message">Nicely done Robert. Very good points. Especially the ecommerce part.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694741">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694741" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694741" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694741" href="http://www.technosailor.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aaron Brazell</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694741" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694741" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t need a one week review to tell you all this, Scoble. ;)</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694740">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694740" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694740" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694740" href="http://everything-everywhere.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gary Arndt</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694740" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694740" class="dsq-comment-message">Is built in e-commerce and social networking really needed in a book?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694739" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694739" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694739" href="http://www.aniqrahman.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aniq Rahman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694739" class="dsq-comment-message">Absolutely agree with you here... This *might* have been cool in 1995. Arrington is right about the Sony Reader being better, but I think that the best is going to come out of Samsung or Apple in the near future.<br><br><a href="http://digg.com/gadgets/Tech_Guru_Robert_Scoble_Reviews_the_Amazon_Kindle_Explains_Why_It_Sucks" rel="nofollow">http://digg.com/gadgets/Tech_Guru_Robert_Scoble...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694738">Dreadnought</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694738" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694738" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you for an honest review.  Wasn\'t expecting that.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694660" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694660" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694660" href="http://blog.stealthmode.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">francine hardaway</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694660" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694660" class="dsq-comment-message">So it will fail.  If the early adopters don\'t adopt it, how can it get across the chasm? But when you describe a device that would allow me to read online and then buy everything out of Amazon\'s catalogue on the same device, I\'m almost there.<br><br>As I mentioned last night, it\'s good for high school and college students who have to carry a lot of books, but then it has to be covered in camo for the boys and leopard for the girls.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694659" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694659">Eric</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694659" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694659" class="dsq-comment-message">Send it back.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694658" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694658" href="http://peterhaus.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pete Gilbert</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694658" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694658" class="dsq-comment-message">It IS nice to get an unbiased review from someone who was prepared to use the thing for a week and then report back. Well done for trying it out.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694657" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694657" href="http://www.drewolanoff.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">drew olanoff</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694657" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694657" class="dsq-comment-message">haven\'t read your blog for a while robert, but i figured i\'d stop by. it\'s easy to rip things apart, but giving positive feedback is where most people fail.  nice job on that.  hopefully they listen.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694653" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694653" href="http://blogs.opml.org/tommorris" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tom Morris</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694653" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694653" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for saving me $300. No way I\'m going to buy this when it comes out in the UK. What a pile of crap. The only books I read on screen are technical books for reference. Often publishers will provide PDFs for the books if you\'ve bought the paper version - and I\'ll put those on my laptop. Similarly, the eBook reader in my Palm Pilot is mostly filled with converted specifications from the W3C.<br><br>For anything other than W3C specifications and technical manuals, I use Good Old Paper. Not because it\'s special or magic or sacred, but just because ebook technology and/or design sucks.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694650" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694650" href="http://www.drewolanoff.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">drew olanoff</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694650" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694650" class="dsq-comment-message">I meant giving helpful feedback is where most people fail :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694651" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694651" href="http://www.brandflakesforbreakfast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">darryl ohrt</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694651" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694651" class="dsq-comment-message">Dear Robert Scoble:<br><br>Thank you for this.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694649" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694649">ron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694649" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694649" class="dsq-comment-message">like we really need another gadget...traveling??? seriously scoble, you are such a retard!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694661" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694661" href="http://www.joanguerrero.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joan Guerrero</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694661" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694661" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m agree with you, Robert.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694746">something2chewon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694746" class="dsq-comment-message">Another well placed rant! that\'s two I love.....the Apple rant the this one.....  Seriously the two grumpy old muppet hecklers.......... I want to do a podcast and be one of those guys with you about tech.<br><br>"Back in my day we didn\'t have gaddamn digital books, we used clay tablets, or stones and delivered them on a donkey, whip one of those into someones skull they knew they were getting smarter!"</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694743" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694743" href="http://lifewithouttoast.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Matt</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694743" class="dsq-comment-message">No way I\'m buying this thing. However, if they implement even half of the things you suggest (Google reader, book sharing, social network, less f**king stupid buttons, no rubbery horribleness), then I may have a look at v2.0.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694744">eric</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694744" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694744" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice rant.  Some of it skirted dangerously close to the style of the uber-troll  "Moldy Toaster" of youtube, but its mostly right on target, and not the least bit embarrassing to any current or future offspring.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694745" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694745" href="http://jquig99.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jquig99</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694745" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the informative review - when I held one, it seemed really big. I don\'t need something else to cram in my tote (girl problem). The (non) social aspects surprise me, it just seems that that and the eCommerce part would be a given.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694748" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694748" href="http://www.DouglasHopkins.com/www.PerfumeFactory.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Douglas Hopkins</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694748" class="dsq-comment-message">You couldn\'t have said it better, Robert, "out-of-work Microsoft employees"...isn\'t this the curse of all software but Apple\'s!  The interfacing of software tasks with not a shred of design or utility insight extends far beyond this particular device, supposed to be a fire starter.<br><br>One glance at the Kindle and I thought, "Ugh!...another tech billionaire who thinks he\'s a design genius." And proud that he spent 3 years getting it to perfection. You have to admire Jobs for knowing that he doesn\'t know design and hiring the best.<br><br>I refer friends to my top five list of really good software, no bugs and superb interface.  Two of these are the NeoPro overlay for Outlook &amp; the X-1 text &amp; file indexing program. And I never have forgotten Jerry Pournelle\'s extended advice in Byte on how to write computer manuals...too detailed to recite, but should be a rule book for any one orginating tech for sale to the general public<br><br>Thanks for the heads up &amp; your effective critique on so many subjects...maybe Jeff and all the others guilty of these same crimes will listen.  One should, however, congratulate Bezos on the excellent Amazon business plan underlying the Kindle.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694733" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694733" href="http://mrontemp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ontario Emperor</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694733" class="dsq-comment-message">Perhaps our impressions of usability will improve after Amazon cuts the price of the device, which they presumably will after the beginning of the year. Heck, if its primary purpose is to point to Amazon, perhaps Amazon should give it away...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694671">R. Sutton</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694671" class="dsq-comment-message">I think all are good points, except 5 and 6.  I really don\'t see how a Social Network fits into a book, and a touch screen, if even possible on an eInk display would most cerently kill the battery exponentially faster. People have to remember that this isn\'t meant to be a do-everything device.<br><br>While I don\'t think this is the best device possible.  Mainly due to the fact that after getting mine it took a good hour or so to figure out how to hold it. I do think it is far better then the Sony ereader though.  I\'ve been in the market for a eBook reader for a while and this is the first one I took a chance on, still room for improvement but a good start.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694634" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694634" href="http://blendingthemix.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Paul Fabretti</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694634" class="dsq-comment-message">Commodore 128 brought into the year 2000:<br><br><a href="http://blendingthemix.com/2007/11/22/the-amazon-kindle-commodore-128/" rel="nofollow">http://blendingthemix.com/2007/11/22/the-amazon...</a></div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694633">jeff</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694633" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694633" class="dsq-comment-message">It doesn\'t have a teleporter either. That sucks.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694635" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694635" href="http://legalscribbles.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Martin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694635" class="dsq-comment-message">Good stuff. My thoughts:<br><br>1) Agreed. Very short-sighted of Amazon. The fact that I could buy a paper-based product from Amazon on my Windows-based smartphone (which is a third of the size) is more than a little ironic.<br><br>2) Agreed. Unless your hands are the size of a 6-year old child, they seem to have designed the Kindle without considering the possibility that people actually need to hold it.<br><br>3) Disagree. Assume, for a moment, that you are not an uber-geek. Assume that you use a PC, you don\'t have an iphone and spend most of your day in a Microsoft programme of some sort (as is the case for most business professionals). Menus are still far more familiar to the vast majority of potential Kindle-users. The Kindle is not a gadget built for geeks; or, to put it another way, my Mother likes the Kindle. \'Nuff said.<br><br>4) Agreed, but there would presumably be the added headache of making sure people couldn\'t bypass the system, and send books to each other gratis. Perhaps that is something for v2.<br><br>5) Disagreed. See 3) above. I would happily estimate that 90%+ of the people who will be Kindle users won\'t give two hoots about any kind of social networking. I\'m not saying it isn\'t a decent idea for a future iteration, but it certainly isn\'t necessary.<br><br>6) Depends. It\'s already a fairly expensive device (for what it is), and a touchscreen would, I imagine, push the cost up even further. It may be a nicer experience for the user (although that would depend on the implementation), but would it really make a substantive difference? The Kindle isn\'t a multi-faceted smoothie like the iPhone; it\'s relatively limited, and designed for one primary function. Given that, a touchscreen doesn\'t seem too high on the list of priorities.<br><br>I actually think it would have been a much nicer design as a...book! Not dissimilar to the Nintendo DS, but with a full (touch)screen covering both surfaces inside. But that\'s just me.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694737">Morton</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694737" class="dsq-comment-message">Kindle sounds like something slapped together in the back of some Taiwanese hardware shop. It truly looks like it hasn\'t been designed with functionality in mind, though I think Scoble may be coming on it too strong from the social network side of things. But they do need to think the use cases through more carefully and then design the hardware and software accordingly.<br>Actually, I\'d like to see Scoble review the Irex Iliad (<a href="http://www.irextechnologies.com/products/iliad" rel="nofollow">http://www.irextechnologies.com/products/iliad</a>) and see if that works better for him. It seems to address some of the UI issues with its touchscreen, but it probably suffers some of the same hardware and software design flaws.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694736" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694736" href="http://MartysMind.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Marty Poulin</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694736" class="dsq-comment-message">Personally I think the Kindle is too little too late.. compared to what we are bound to get on the iPhone.<br><br><a href="http://martysmind.com/2007/11/24/amazon-kindle-too-little-too-late/" rel="nofollow">http://martysmind.com/2007/11/24/amazon-kindle-...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694731" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694731" href="http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694731" class="dsq-comment-message">I haven\'t used a Kindle, but I could already sense its suckiness just from looking at the customer reviews on Amazon. The time lag on the menus as seen in your video is mind-bogglingly bad.<br><br>However, I don\'t think the lack of social networking is such a big deal. Personally, I would never buy a book for a friend on the fly and want to send it to them right then and there. I think you may be overstating the negative effect of this omission.<br><br>The big thing that kills the Kindle in my book is really two things: (1) the lack of native PDF support for both reading and annotating, and (2) the $400 price tag. Add PDF support to the kindle and drop the price to $99 and I\'m interested. Otherwise not so much.<br><br>More here:<br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2laoyn" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/2laoyn</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694636" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694636" href="http://blogs.puhala.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694636" class="dsq-comment-message">Most of the points that you mention will eventually be fixed with a software update I suspect:<br><br>- Social Networking (book specific)<br>- Gifting - how cool would it be to turn on your kindle and see that someone has purchased a book for you?<br>- Overall UI experience<br>- Purchase other stuff from Amazon rather than just e-books<br><br>I do hope they come up with a better looking device overall, but I think that many of the shortcomings of the 1.0 version will be fixed in subsequent software updates.  I hope this can happen directly over the EVDO network.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694637" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694637" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694637" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert: YOU might not buy a book on the fly, but I certainly would (and have). I bought my first book while attending a party when Cathy Brooks recommended one to me. I looked it up right there, showed it to her to make sure it was the one she was thinking of, and then bought it.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694630" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694630" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/alfredth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alfred Thompson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694630" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694630" class="dsq-comment-message">Why does anyone who designs things you don\'t like have to be fired? Isn\'t there room in your world for reeducation, retrying and second chances?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694629">Eshwar S</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694629" class="dsq-comment-message">"3. UI sucks. Menus? Did they hire some out-of-work Microsoft employees?" - Not only is this insulting to Microsoft employees, coming from you makes it so much worse. If it weren\'t for that company you would be a zero. At least have some basic courtesy for a company who made who you are today.<br><br>"5. No social network. Why don’t I have a list of all my friends who also have Kindles and let them see what I’m reading?" - I frankly don\'t think having a social network for a eBook reader makes any sense. I would rather have the price of the device lower... I think that plus the design is what\'s going to kill this device. I think Amazon blew the price point.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694732" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694732">Captain Trips</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694732" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks for the honest review. I own an iPhone too so at $400, there isn\'t much use for this other than reading eBooks. And I would be more than happy just having that capacity without any of the wireless crap which you know they (Amazon) are paying up the ass for. A nice Kindle Nano reader for $199 where I would sync up via USB would be just fine for me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694680" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694680" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694680" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694680" class="dsq-comment-message">Alfred: no one listens to me when I say people should be fired. Obviously if they get the job done right next time they\'ll get kudos.<br><br>And, anyway, if I do something stupid I get fired. Why shouldn\'t designers who aren\'t going to hold the device in their hands before they let this thing out the door?<br><br>Personally, it probably wasn\'t the designers\' problem, but rather some committee who probably threw out the original design for something that "looked cooler." At least that\'s what usually happens when products don\'t come out right.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694654" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694654" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694654" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694654" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694654" class="dsq-comment-message">Eshwar: Microsoft Office 2007 got rid of menus. Even Microsoft\'s designers realize that menus are hard to use, look lame in the world of the web and iPhone, and need to be done away with. And since when is telling the truth about Microsoft\'s designs bad? Microsoft isn\'t known for its design skills. Regarding whether Microsoft "made me" or not. Well, sure did help put me on a bigger stage, but before I was a Microsoft employee I was an NEC one and had thousands of readers every day BEFORE I even got to Microsoft.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694628" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694628" href="http://cssjshtml.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kiran</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694628" class="dsq-comment-message">Seriously,<br><br>The Kindle team should take a lesson from Apple designers. The UI is so garbled and confusing.<br><br>When the screen is of that size, I would like to have touch on it. It is very unintuitive (especially now that I use my ipod touch everday) to press buttons to make something happen on the screen. I would just like to touch the pages and flip them.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694626" href="http://cssjshtml.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Kiran</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694626" class="dsq-comment-message">On second thought, for a book reader, I wouldnt mind stylus input (rather than simple touch) with handwriting recognition like in a tablet PC.<br><br>It will feel like reading a book holding a highlighter to mark stuff and take notes. Makes much more sense.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694656" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694656">RJ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694656" class="dsq-comment-message">I completely agree with you on this - the usability of this thing is a nightmare.  It\'s funny that 37signals, usually quick to give a vicious and opinionated lashing towards anything that scores so low on the usability scale, was urging caution and asking people to quit condemning the kindle:<br><br><a href="http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/712-kindle-ignites-the-flames" rel="nofollow">http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/712-kindle-i...</a><br><br>They disclosed that Bezos is one of their financiers, but that sounds more like an explanation than a disclosure this time.<br><br>We parodied this post on our own blog, the 38th signal:<br><br><a href="http://38thsignal.blogspot.com/2007/11/kindle-bursts-into-flames.html" rel="nofollow">http://38thsignal.blogspot.com/2007/11/kindle-b...</a><br><br>We do this with a lot of their sillier stuff.  I started telling you about it during our interview, but then Rocky came back with new batteries for the mics so we had to get started again. :)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694655">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694655" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694655" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694655">Phil</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694655" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694655" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>I like your blog and much of what you write, but I think this is one of the most off the mark, inane set of comments and what drives real innovators crazy.<br><br>I\'ve been using a Kindle and I think it\'s incredible. (I wonder how many others leaving comments actually have one).<br><br>It does what it\'s intended to do near perfectly. It lets you shop for a book and retrieve it quickly and effortlessly. The hardware is modern, subtle, sleek and simple. It gets out of the way when you\'re reading. Why in the world do I care whether I can send something to someone else. Use a phone or a computer. The screen technology is what enables and makes practical a book reader. They haven\'t yet invented one with a touch screen and doing so would degrade the quality.<br><br>As to the menuing interface I handed it to my elderly mother to use as a test.  She was able to shop for a book, retrieve it and read it. Perhaps it was developed by an unemployed Microsoft employee who was fired for making things too simple.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694643" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694643" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694643">Dan Crevier</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694643" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694643" class="dsq-comment-message">Why the gratuitous Microsoft bashing in #3? You weren\'t referring to yourself, were you? :-)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694724" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694724" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694724" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694724" class="dsq-comment-message">Phil: cool, glad to see we disagree, although largely I agree with you. Being able to buy a book and view it immediately no matter where you are is pretty incredible and well done.<br><br>It\'s just that the design of this thing is maddening and makes telling other people about it even more maddening. EVERY TIME I hand it to someone else I lose my place in my book.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694723" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694723" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694723">RJ</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694723" class="dsq-comment-message">The business model for the kindle is terrific - really top notch.  It\'s the UI that\'s bad.  I know the technology isn\'t there to do a digital paper touch screen, but honestly the iPhone has ruined users - we\'d rather have something fun with less battery life than something more readable with lots of buttons.  This just doesn\'t have mass market appeal.<br><br>I think you left a good complaint off the list too: the keyboard.  If this thing is about reading books, then why should I have to deal with a keyboard taking up 30% of my device when 95% of the time I\'m using it I don\'t need or want it?<br><br>If you\'re going to do an e-book reader, it needs to be done right.  The business model is done right, but the device isn\'t.  If the technology isn\'t here to do it right, then Kindle should wait a few years.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694622" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694622" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694622" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/alfredth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alfred Thompson</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694622" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694622" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert if you got fired everytime you did something stupid you\'d have multiple jobs a year. :-) So would most of us.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694725" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694725" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694725" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694725" class="dsq-comment-message">Alfred: heheh. If I got fired everytime I did something stupid I\'d have at least 600 jobs a year! :-)<br><br>If Jeff Bezos actually listened to me that\'d be stupid!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694642" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694642" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694642">Phil</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694642" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br>As to the keyboard,  I suspect it\'s there to make better use of the Kindle store and searching. But it also helps to hold the device. I hold the unit either with 2 hands above the keys or with my right hand over the ridge. Once I got used to it the turn page bar works great.<br>Phil</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694718" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694718" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694718" href="http://slavior.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">slavior</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694718" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694718" class="dsq-comment-message">I think what Scoble was trying to say with all those social networking comments is that the possibilities for this product are amazing: imagine a device that\'s always connected, independent of your computer and used for something as personal as reading, and how it could bring you closer to your friends who also own one? They could have really changed the game here, like Microsoft did with their XBox online functionality.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694726" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694726">Totoro</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694726" class="dsq-comment-message">One thing about the Kindle introduction that sticks out to me-Bezos saying this isn\'t a device, its a "Service".<br><br>I\'m guessing the 1.0 hardware is just something they had to do to get things started-but they must have a bigger strategy here. I\'m wondering if Apple is going to release:<br>a) an update to the iPhone that can access the Kindle "Service"<br>b) a Tablet Mac that can access the Kindle "Service"<br><br>(Steven Levy even dropped a hint about something in his Newsweek column-"(I\'ve been reading Boswell\'s "Life of Johnson" on my iPhone, a device that is expected to be a major outlet for e-books in the coming months.)" )</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694624" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694624" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694624" href="http://blogs.commerce360.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Craig Danuloff</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694624" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, I think you missed one minor point; it\'s an electronic book. It\'s not a frisbee that\'s supposed to let you read while you pass it around. It\'s not a wireless physical-goods shopping device. It\'s not a remote facebook interface. It\'s not an iphone clone.<br><br>In your entire silly rant you fail to mention how the experience was reading those two books. That might have been interesting.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694719" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694719" href="http://callingbull.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">callingbull</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694719" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess the memories of readers really are that short. Just a few short days ago, you were gushing about the Kindle.<br><br>I pointed out that the Kindle was a UI nightmare which you childishly responded with "Have you seen the UI? I don\'t believe you" which added NOTHING to the conversation.<br><br>Go back to your previous link and reread the comments. <a href="http://urltea.com/24fp" rel="nofollow">http://urltea.com/24fp</a><br><br>I specifically pointed out that the Prev and Next buttons were going to be an issue. The Kindle is not a well thought out product. I would LOVE to have a good ereader given the number of books I read. I am nearing 100 books for the year despite having an extremely busy schedule and "full time job" as you say. The fact is that if you enjoy reading, you will make the time. And two books in a week is nothing.<br><br>So for a change, admit that you know nothing about what makes a good ereader, lay off the navel gazing techno punditism and let others who actually have a clue weigh in.<br><br>I leave you with a quote. "You, Sir, Are an idiot". And should be fired for gross stupidity.<br><br>PS. For those saying that books are status symbols, that is just plain idiotic.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694720" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694720" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694720" href="http://www.informednetworker.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">David Mackey</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694720" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t intend to purchase this version of the Kindle...But do expect the second and third generations to be serious revolutionary devices.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694721" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694721" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694721">cfinke</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694721" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694721" class="dsq-comment-message">My refrigerator sucks because it doesn\'t have a social network.  Why don\'t I have a list of all my friends who also have refrigerators and let them see what I’m eating?<br><br>Because not everything has to be a social network, that\'s why.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694722" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694722" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694722">sean</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694722" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694722" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m in the same boat as Davic Mackey (above).  Perhaps if the price point were much lower then people wouldn\'t expect a simple ebook reader to do so much.<br><br>What I\'d like to see in addition to being able to purchase books is to have a book subscription like Oreilly\'s Safari service.  I re-read a fraction of the books that I buy, so being able rent a couple of books a month for a reasonable subscription fee would be great for me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694645" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694645" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694645">Simon</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694645" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694645" class="dsq-comment-message">In other words... Its not buzzword or multi-touch compliant. BOOOHOOOO! Get a real book!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694625" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694625" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694625" href="http://thepaisano.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Paisano</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694625" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694625" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree with everything Scoble has to say thus far about the Kindle\'s shortcomings. Sure, many readers will not miss the social networking features he mentioned but he is right that it should be there in these web 2.0 days. The ability to connect with other kindle users is a brilliant marketing and business tool! Robert is correct about the piles of money they are leaving on the table!<br>The UI is critical and it does appear to be flawed in many ways. Too bad Apple was not involved with its design. Steve Jobs would have come up with a much better book reader. (did I type that out loud? me, a windows lover? sheesh).<br>Keep the criticism coming, Robert! It will help them build a better product for all of us!!!<br>Thanks for the passion!<br><br>Pai</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694623" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694623" href="http://dawnkey.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dawn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694623" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, Robert, you talked yourself out of a $40 commission.  But I appreciate your honesty.  I\'ll wait and hope that they get the next version right.<br><br>But I have to disagree with you about firing the designer.  The one who had authority over approval of the design is the one who needs to take responsibility.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694646" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694646">hadi laasi</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694646" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694646" class="dsq-comment-message">they should make it more like a umpc, with the keyboards on the sides... and with a hold button for the keyboard, so you don\'t accidently hit it when you\'re gripping it. They should have a seperate lcd screen for typing (using non e-ink technology) at the bottom, so typing is more responsive. finally like the psp, the next/prev botton should be at the top of the device (r1/l1)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694647" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694647" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694647">Rich</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694647" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow. Robert, I\'ve never had the patience to watch one of your videos beyond a few seconds before, but this was compelling, honest, and just rang true. Nicely done...I was seriously interested in the Kindle before I saw this, but not now. Like I said...wow.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694648" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694648" href="http://charles.gagalac.us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">charles</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694648" class="dsq-comment-message">maybe amazon had \'your media library\' in mind for the social network.  you can make your kindle collection public.<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/ays/index.html?app=profile&amp;targetCustomerId=A11KU9CJKK4R3D&amp;profile=A11KU9CJKK4R3D" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/ays/index.html?app=pro...</a></div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694627" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694627" href="http://www.notebooks.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Xavier</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694627" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694627" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert- I\'ve been testing a Kindle for the past few days and it feels like a prototype device. Forget about just ordering paper products- I should be able to order anything out of the Amazon catalog.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694620" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694620" href="http://www.qwertyrash.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Chris Howard</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694620" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694620" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you, Robert! :D I just hope Apple take notice, coz you get the feeling they are the only ones who could do it right.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694717" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694717" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694717">Matt</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694717" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694717" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert:<br><br>You appear to have completely missed the point.<br><br>The Kindle is a book reader--buying paper goods and other features would complicate the device.<br><br>The most important attributes for the Kindle are long battery life and screen readability.   Neither of these can be accomplished with a touch-screen.<br><br>Do you have any expertise in technology at all?  Maybe you should get a clue before calling for the firing of the Kindle designers.<br><br>Matt</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694644" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694644" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694644" href="http://jimtreacher.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Treacher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694644" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694644" class="dsq-comment-message">I agree, the Kindle is too limited... it can\'t even <a href="http://jimtreacher.com/archives/001517.html" rel="nofollow">find me a girlfriend</a>! (Can anything?)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694621" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694621" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694621">Curious</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694621" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694621" class="dsq-comment-message">Books are status symbols because someone living in poverty does not have or take the time to buy a book and read. All romantic notions aside, someone who is worried about their next meal, or too strung out on drugs, does not care about books or the Kindle. Thus, books are status symbols saying \'Hey, I\'m rich enough to buy books.\'</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694716" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694716" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694716">NCR</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694716" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694716" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you wearing pink nail polish?  Hope not.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694714" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694714" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694714">willswords</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694714" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694714" class="dsq-comment-message">Your point about the funky page numbers in the video is an excellent one as well. Imagine a class where the professor is using a printed copy of the book and you are using your Kindle. When the professor says "turn to page 115 and read the second paragraph" you need to be "backwards compatible" with the paper version or you will immediately be lost in the discussion. So there really needs to be compatibility between paper users and electronic users.<br>One thing that did appeal to me about the "Service" aspect of the Kindle is that you can redownload your purchased books at any time -- Apple could at least learn a lesson from this and allow people to redownload media when they lose it.<br>And now a critique of the kyte video player you are using since the topic is usability -- why won\'t it let me skip ahead without downloading the entire clip up to that point? I wanted to jump forward to a later point in your review, but it wouldn\'t let me.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694715" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694715" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694715">Podesta</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694715" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694715" class="dsq-comment-message">Dread said:<br><br>"Thank you for an honest review. Wasn’t expecting that."<br><br>Ditto.<br><br>The only really positive impression I have after reading a half-dozen reviews of the Kindle is that I would have appreciated a device that contained all my casebooks in law school.  I have had problems with my right shoulder, the one my backpack tended to rest one, since that time.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694713" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694713" href="http://ericgonzalezonline.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ericgonzalez</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694713" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694713" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice post Robert - I am nearly in complete agreement. I\'ve also posted up what I think Amazon can do to change the way Kindle works. I really think they are missing out on a huge opportunity:<br><br><a href="http://ericgonzalez.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/kindle-me-this/" rel="nofollow">http://ericgonzalez.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/ki...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694711" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694711" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694711" href="http://www.shahine.com/omar" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Omar Shahine</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694711" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694711" class="dsq-comment-message">"It’s obvious that they never had this device in their hands when they were designing it."<br><br>is it really obvious, or is that your way of simply delivering a cheap shot?<br><br>Personally I\'m not having any problems with the usability. Compared to the Sony Reader it\'s an order of magnitude better.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694618" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694618" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694618" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694618" class="dsq-comment-message">Omar: if they had their hands on a device while designing it they would have made the rubber grip fit your hands.<br><br>But I agree that it\'s better than the Sony Reader. I never bought a Sony Reader, I bought this one.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694710" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694710" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694710" href="http://blog.pavlov.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pavlov</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694710" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve also had mine for a week or so now and disagree with pretty much all of your points.<br><br>1) I don\'t want to buy paper goods from Amazon through the Kindle.  The main reason I bought it was to read things on the Kindle and to unclutter my shelves.<br><br>2, 3) Usability sucks. They didn’t think about how people would hold this device.<br>The usability and UI could certainly be better -- They\'re obviously limited by by the screen, its refresh rate is slow, but fast enough to do what the device was meant to do.  Read.  I find the way the device fits in my hands to be great.  The device looks a lot better in person than in the photos.<br><br>4) It would be great to be able to send electronic goods to someone else.  This doesn\'t seem like a failing of the Kindle but of the Amazon service.  Nothing stops Amazon from letting you do this.<br><br>5) Social network?  Again, more Amazon service things.  Do they provide this for actual books?  Why do you need this for ebooks?<br><br>6) Touch screen?  I\'m pretty sure I would find a touch screen on this device to be a pain.  Given the speed at which the screen can redraw, I suspect you would end up pushing the screen, waiting waiting pushing it again and it wouldn\'t be a very nice experiment.  I think they\'ve done a great job given the screen technology.  The screen isn\'t a LCD.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694692" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694692" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694692" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694692" class="dsq-comment-message">callingbull: so you never change your opinion after you have a product for a while? Got it. You are so smart that your first judgment is always right.<br><br>Oh, and have you ever had your hands on a Kindle? How did you before last Tuesday?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694702" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694702" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694702" href="http://andrewwarner.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Andrew Warner</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694702" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694702" class="dsq-comment-message">Wish amazon would just let us read books in the devices we have already: iphone, treo, ipod, etc.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694616" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694616" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694616">Bryan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694616" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694616" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert:<br><br>I was kind of embarrassed for you as I watched this video. Repetetive, over-the-top bile; you could have trimmed 10 minutes out of that video. And I wondered if *you* had thought it through - there is an ebook device with a touchscreen (iRex iLiad), and it retails for $700. I think I can do without that if it saves me 300 clams.<br><br>Yes Kindle has some flaws. I haven\'t held one yet (mine is on order), so I can\'t comment about the page buttons. I suspect that one learns to hold it properly in, oh ... 5 minutes or less, though.<br><br>Social networking or buying products for others? Maybe that\'s for version 2. For now, I\'m fine without it.<br><br>Kindle brings two very big new features to the fledgeling ebook device area: 1) the wireless impulse buy, that\'s a stroke of genius. And 2) over 90k books at reasonable prices, with a real way forward to see more and more books in the ebook channel. These alone put me in the \'wanna take *yet another* early adopter beating\' crowd. Yet you hardly bother to mention them.<br><br>I was embarrassed for you; and I wondered if you\'d been drinking.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694617" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694617" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694617" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">michael arrington</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694617" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694617" class="dsq-comment-message">believe it or not, they still haven\'t delivered mine, and we bought it the same day. ridiculous.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694613" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694613" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694613">Jeremy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694613" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694613" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert-<br><br>I have to give you a gold star for your regression from Kindle fanboy to fair critic after legitimately road-testing it.<br><br>Cheers.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694612" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694612" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694612" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694612" class="dsq-comment-message">Bryan: I wasn\'t drinking. You should go back and look at my other Kindle videos. this isn\'t the only one. In the others I point out the benefits.<br><br>Here\'s my other videos:<br><br>Kindle unboxing: <a href="http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/74949" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Walking around on Kindle: <a href="http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/74999" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Kindle first use: <a href="http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/74984" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Books vs. Kindle: <a href="http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/75445" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a><br>Arrington rips on Kindle: <a href="http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=channels/6118/75154" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyte.tv/channels/view.html?uri=chann...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694615" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694615" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694615" href="http://callingbull.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">callingbull</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694615" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694615" class="dsq-comment-message">Of course, it is possible to change one\'s opinion. The problem though is you typically come across as your opinion being the only correct one.<br><br>I did get a chance to play with a Kindle (not before Tuesday since I have a RealJob) and still stand by my comments.<br><br>One other point I would make though is that Kindle does not let my friends borrow a book that I like. Just like I am able to loan a physical book, I should be able to do the same. That would be a decent use of DRM instead of a blanket lockup.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694709" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694709" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694709">HG</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694709" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694709" class="dsq-comment-message">In the age of convergence why is anyone going to carry around another device just to read books?<br><br>The iPhone already comes close to fulfilling the Kindle\'s potential.  Just check out the Texterity iPhone magazine web site (on an iPhone) and you\'ll see what I mean...<br><br><a href="http://www.texterity.com/iphone/" rel="nofollow">http://www.texterity.com/iphone/</a><br><br>If it\'s another gadget that you want to lug around then the fabled UMPC-multi-touch Apple device will probably nail the market before anybody else does.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694704" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694704" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694704" href="http://ericrice.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Eric Rice</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694704" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694704" class="dsq-comment-message">When I eventually get back to the Valley, I\'m still ordering one, since I\'ve done the Sony thing and none of the bullet items are deal breakers for me. ESPECIALLY lack of social networking, heh. Trust me, you don\'t want to know the stuff I read.<br><br>And Chris Finke, your comment alone has made me a new reader of your blog. :D</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694614" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694614" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694614" href="http://www.livedigitally.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JT</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694614" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694614" class="dsq-comment-message">I guess the reason I\'m not surprised it\'s bad is because the company who built it isn\'t a products company.  As I\'ve said before, I\'m a huge Amazon fan, but it\'s not like they are design/interaction experts.  They have a so-so Web interface, and zero gadget expertise.<br><br>Maybe there\'s a reason a few of us do this stuff for a living?  :)</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694705" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694705">gerwin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694705" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694705" class="dsq-comment-message">Personally I think you wine too much during this review. The kindle seems to have some interesting features but you wine about some feature nobody ever will use except some freaky consumers who order books daily. You have the privelage to be an American consumer. As soon as China switches to Euros you WILL be screwed and will have to dive deeper into you wallet for you gadgets. You will notice that requesting useless features cost more than a few bucks.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694586" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694586" href="http://www.europeantenders.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tender</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694586" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694586" class="dsq-comment-message">I can\'t believe they came out with this and even brought it out with such fanfare. It looks like something from the 1980\'s.  After using an iPhone all they needed to do was create something similar to this but larger (maybe with a screen that is \'paper like\' as they say).  Anyway, hope they learn their less on this</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694751" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694751" href="http://www.isights.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael Long</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694751" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694751" class="dsq-comment-message">"Usability sucks."<br><br>Wow. And it\'s with this kind of highly detailed commentary you became one of the top-rated blogs on the web?<br><br>Sound\'s more like something a Digg troll would spout...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694700" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694700" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694700" href="http://toti.hexia.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Toti</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694700" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694700" class="dsq-comment-message">Be that as it may, but personally, I\'m suitably impressed by Kindle. I don\'t want it to have a social network, nor do I need to be able to buy paper books from the damn thing.<br>But a device with a screen that I can see stuff on when I\'m sitting outside in the sun? That I need.<br>Of course the iPhone/Laptop/PDA has better resolution and better networking capabilities. But that doesn\'t do anything for me when sitting somewhere sipping umbrella drinks.<br>When I have some spare time, I read books. Lot\'s of them. Three this weekend. If I go somewhere I take lots of pulped dead trees with me.<br>To get rid of that weight AND being able to read the darn thing wherever I want is somewhere between good enough and a dream come true.<br>Again, it\'s all about the (granted, fairly limited) screen. All the other stuff is extras.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694706" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694706">kensho</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694706" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694706" class="dsq-comment-message">Scoble, I really value this most direct and passionate summary/review of the kindle. I much prefer this kind of reviews (even if it\'s somewhat emotional) to the average "oh, everything is sooo great" reviews that usually float around the net. it\'s this kind of reviews that make a difference for me (even if, of course, not everyone can/will agree with every point you bring up. i do, however). cheers!</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694707" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694707" href="http://alfredo.octavio.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Alfredo Octavio</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694707" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694707" class="dsq-comment-message">You can\'t use the browser to buy books on amazon? Why?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694701" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694701" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694701">Eric</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694701" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694701" class="dsq-comment-message">Give me a break, no social networking.  You live in this world of tech blogs that believes everyone in the world is in some social network, and the rest who are not actually care.   Guess what, most are not, and most don\'t care.  Stop drinking the Kool-Aid.  The device is interesting with or without social networking.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694640" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694640" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694640" href="http://jimtreacher.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Treacher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694640" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694640" class="dsq-comment-message">Just watched the video. I haven\'t seen you this upset since the time you tried to kiss Dirk Diggler.<br><br>The point about the page buttons seems like a good one. In trying to make it as easy as possible to turn the page, they made it way too easy. Other than that, I don\'t really care about any of the things you\'re so incensed about. No social networking? OHNOEZ!!!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694610" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694610" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694610" href="http://www.markevanstech.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mark Evans</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694610" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694610" class="dsq-comment-message">For Kindle 2.0, perhaps they should add user to the evaluation group. Seriously, many of the features you want seem like no-brainers that could be implemented. It\'s always fascinating to see new products that miss some of the basic things that consumers want.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694708" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694708" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694708">Sachin Balagopalan</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694708" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694708" class="dsq-comment-message">The difference between Kindle &amp; iPod<br><br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2pw6nd" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/2pw6nd</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694735" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694735" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694735" href="http://odelbee.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Marc Fiszman</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694735" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694735" class="dsq-comment-message">The Kindle was designed by Cheek Piederbonk of Wolff Olins, same people behind the reviled London 2012 Olympics logo.<br><br><a href="http://odelbee.com/2007/11/22/cheek-piederbonk-kindle-designer/" rel="nofollow">http://odelbee.com/2007/11/22/cheek-piederbonk-...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694734" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694734" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694734" href="http://www.venturecommons.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mariana Oliveira</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694734" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694734" class="dsq-comment-message">The design is not the best, I agree, but I still think this is the best e-book device we have.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694730" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694730" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694730">Brett Nieland</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694730" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694730" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice review, one thing I wish you would hit is the keyboard...  Is it as bad as it looks?<br><br>Also, why wouldn\'t you buy an OLPC instead?  It has a reflective screen, is a real computer, can be charged with a crank and you get to help save the world.<br><br>Pretty good deal, I think!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694729" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694729" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694729">Al Ong</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694729" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694729" class="dsq-comment-message">I am waiting for a Day-Runner sized package with both an LCD touchscreen and an e-Paper screen. It is either that or wait a decade for e-Paper technology to improve so that it can do all the tricks we have come to expect from mobile devices. No it wouldn\'t fit in your pocket but neither does a paperback (much less a stack of reference books). I\'ve read books on LCD screens and I don\'t like the small size in the case of mobile devices or the backlighting. When I am traveling in South America I need more battery life than LCD devices provide as well.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694728" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694728">Big Frank  Downey, Ca</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694728" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694728" class="dsq-comment-message">The kindle reminds me of the Sony reader from 1994 which it had limited amount of books but the dictionary was the only great feature that I actually used in College...   Well, They should of learned from sony mistakes...The new Sony is much better....<br>          Thanks for being honest...<br><br>           Keep it up..<br><br>           Big Frank<br>           Downey, Ca</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694727" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694727" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694727">Julian Murdoch</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694727" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694727" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>I respecfully disagree with pretty much everything. I\'ve owned it for a week. My biggest issues are that most folks want MORE features, for LESS money, but that\'s what consumers always want.  I want to get rid of some features (blogs? Come on?).<br><br>I do agree that the physical design is odd, but I took a note from the instructions that said it\'s designed to be used with the cover on.  Once you do this, the holding it issue goes away 100%. The spine becomes a perfect handle, and I can read endlessly with one hand, without having to hold a book open. (The cover could hold the thing better, but velcro solved that). Which brings me to my biggest complaint, which is how they\'ve communicated this thing. They should SHOW the thing with the cover on all the time. They should point out that getting PDFs on it is super easy.<br><br>There\'s little question it\'s early adopter tech. Much of what you talk about (store/social networking issues) are relatively straightforward software problems easily patched in.<br><br>Last, for everyone who doesn\'t get ebooks -- thats OK. But take one to the gym, put it on the little shelf of the treadmill, up the type face and start running, flat out.  You can still read a book.  Never seen a way to do that on paper.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694699" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694699" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694699">shegeek</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694699" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694699" class="dsq-comment-message">Nice review, although I really didn\'t need one to know how much this thing sucked.  It\'s so retro-but-not-cool-enough-to-be-retro.  It looks like something TI circa 1982.  That being said, I think e-book readers like this will probably replace regular textbooks for schools.  Just thinking about how much less back pain for our kids and how much locker space saved could be accomplished by licensing text books in an electronic format for these things.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694698" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694698" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694698">Chasm</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694698" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694698" class="dsq-comment-message">I just bought one. Haven\'t received it yet though. My question is - why do we need "social networking" in a book reader? Seems like it would be a total waste of bandwidth, and not something that most users would want. That\'s like the old complaint that iPods don\'t have FM tuners.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694609" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694609" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694609" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike Cane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694609" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694609" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you for validating the design decisions that went into the best ebook reader: The Sony Reader.<br><br><a href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/sony-reader-part-4-of-4/" rel="nofollow">http://mikecane.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/sony-r...</a><br><br>Sony did the Kindle first -- in gadget-mad Japan:<br><br><a href="http://www.makezine.com/extras/50.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.makezine.com/extras/50.html</a><br><br>-- see all those nifty buttons?  FAIL!<br><br>Sony USA twisted Japan\'s arm to let them remix it.  It\'s been successful (yes!) and has gone to rev 2, recently released.<br><br>Just looking at the Kindle, I could tell there would be all the problems you highlighted (no pun intended).  You get no sympathy from me.<br><br>As for a touchscreen ebook reader:<br><br><a href="http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/10/our-new-ibook-reader.html" rel="nofollow">http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2007/10/our-new-i...</a><br><br>One thing I can thank amazon for: Ebook prices have dropped to sane levels.  There are ebooks I\'ve wanted to buy and they\'ve now dropped in price *below* their mass-market paperback price.  Thanks, Jeff Bezos.  But I won\'t be reading them on that Kindle abomination!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694607" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694607" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694607" href="http://www.jkontherun.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">James Kendrick</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694607" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694607" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert, I agree with most of your opinions about the Kindle and even wrote my own impressions after a few days of usage:<br><br><a href="http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/11/hands-on-impres.html" rel="nofollow">http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2007/11/...</a><br><br>I\'m not quite as harsh as you are as I still think that the Kindle is sufficient for the intended audience- those who don\'t live on the web and who are connected all the time.  If they address the buttons I wouldn\'t have a problem buying one for a family member.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694606" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694606" href="http://thegoreyears.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">thegoreyears</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694606" class="dsq-comment-message">Please leave social networking OFF the Kindle. The last thing I\'m worried about when "curled up" reading a book is what the hell my friends are doing. I don\'t need to be connected to the grid 24/7. Other than that, sounds like you just saved me a few bucks. Guess I\'ll wait for version 2 or a better brand.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694587" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694587" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694587">mistoui</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694587" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694587" class="dsq-comment-message">all of you people giving bad reviews about this device are missing the point. this machine is meant to be as simple and technology free as possible and give you the real feeling of a book.<br>you want an ipod, go get one, but don\'t ruin it for other brilliant devices.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694603" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694603" href="http://dawnkey.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dawn</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694603" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694603" class="dsq-comment-message">Despite the problems, they sold out.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694588" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694588" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694588" href="http://www.playerclasses.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Seattle Willy</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694588" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694588" class="dsq-comment-message">I found the Kindle awkward and clumsy, but it is far better than using my laptop. I hope the next version is better.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694602" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694602" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694602" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mikecane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694602" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694602" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;Despite the problems, they sold out.<br><br>BFD.  How many *units* did they sell?  If they only had 5,000 on hand, that\'s no big accomplishment.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694697" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694697" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694697">Tony</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694697" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694697" class="dsq-comment-message">Well the plus point is the lack of social networking. I seriously don\'t see the need for social networking to be part of every aspect of my life, people like time alone, a perfect situation for reading.<br><br>I\'m sure this will improve with later versions, it\'s early days yet but it doesn\'t sound as if it was designed with the end user in mind.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694696" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694696" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694696">Jim</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694696" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694696" class="dsq-comment-message">No touch screen? please.  Touch screens are not innovative, on mobile devices, all touch screens require a minimum of two hand to operate, that\'s not innovation.<br><br>Social networks? Please!! If I want to know what my friends are reading, I ask them.<br><br>I find this review laughable and totally missing the point.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694694" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694694" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694694">apetra</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694694" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694694" class="dsq-comment-message">There is something being said for buying an electronic book that you will be able to access anywhere for the rest of your life.  Yes, DRM is a big part of this, and you might think that would work against permanence of access.  But it\'s frick\'n Amazon.  Whatever follow-on devices they sell, you can be sure that your purchases will always be accessible.  And if they stick with built-in EVDO (and successor) tech, indeed, you buy it, you own it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694601" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694601" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694601">Mao Tse Tongue</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694601" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694601" class="dsq-comment-message">Scoble - what a whiny bitch.  Try designing a product yourself you fat pig.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694695" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694695" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694695">apetra</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694695" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694695" class="dsq-comment-message">What the heck?  I\'ve just watched your earlier videos.  You\'ve flipped so much, so fast, so hard, I\'m wondering if your Kindle mugged you in the middle of the night.<br><a href="http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118-scobleizer-sponsored-by-seagate/75445-books-vs-kind#uri=channels/6118/75445" rel="nofollow">http://www.kyte.tv/ch/6118-scobleizer-sponsored...</a><br>This earlier video is a much more mainstream review.  Again, you\'re acting like you\'ve never said word one about the Kindle before.  So tell us please, what happened?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694693">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694693" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694693" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694693">Christopher Coulter</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694693" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694693" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, 7 days too late, but you got there anyways. Gandered it over Thanksgiving, took less than 30 seconds: Poor UI (ok, maybe a pass, if stuck in the Palm III era), hard-to-handle usability feeling, ghosting/flicker, lack of PDF support, locked into Amazon\'s bloodstream.<br><br>The old Sony Reader, even with it\'s own massive shortcomings, is light-years beyond this (I don\'t agree with Omar), and the 505 or iRex kicks it further. Kindle is really time machineish, feels like it was made two decades ago. This woulda been the coolest thing EVAR, like totally, like gag me with a spoon, like, in, like, 19, like, 85, like totally. I mean, fax machines, the CD, the Walkman, and the KINDLE.<br><br>Touch would be nice, but it would make it more expensive. The lack of \'social functions\' is Scobleish moot point, even in it\'s best-case-usage scenario only a few will use or care. Zune has \'social\' and look what that has done for them, nadda. And you just know Amazon wouldn\'t let you share books, all willy-nilly.<br><br>iPhone gone iBook, yeah that could be a consumer hit, anything else I don\'t see it. Reader and iRex and similar, while good, are still expensive niche markets. If Apple doesn\'t get in this market, it\'s pretty much a goner. Microsoft tried and failed, those MS Reader Win CE devices were beyond jokes, and the Tablets are DOA.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694600" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694600" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694600" href="http://twitter.com/aeroG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gordon R. Vaughan</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694600" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694600" class="dsq-comment-message">Well, Amazon supposedly thinks long term, so maybe there\'ll be a Twig next year, then a Branch, and finally by the time they get to the Amazon Log they\'ll actually be saving a lot of trees :)<br><br>But seriously, I\'m not sure geeks are the early adopters for a technology like this.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694599" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694599" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694599">David Balder</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694599" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694599" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t know whether Kindle is any good or not, but I couldn\'t care less about the lack of a "Social network" functionality for this device, and I don\'t particularly like touch screens (I hate smudges and fingerprints on screens, but I guess that\'s just me).<br><br>But at least this was an honest review, after you praised it so much.  But I think most buyers won\'t care about the "problems" you list, except for point 2 (which was vague) and possibly point 3 (UI issues).</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694597" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694597" href="http://jimtreacher.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Treacher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694597" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694597" class="dsq-comment-message">"How many *units* did they sell? If they only had 5,000 on hand, that’s no big accomplishment."<br><br>Yeah, $2 million in 5 hours? Ho-hum.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694598" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694598" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694598">Herschel</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694598" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694598" class="dsq-comment-message">I didn\'t care for the way Robert reviewed the device.<br><br><a href="http://www.eclecticismo.com/hhblog/2007/11/dear_robert_scoble.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eclecticismo.com/hhblog/2007/11/dear...</a><br><br>Just my opinion though.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694691" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694691" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694691">Andrew</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694691" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694691" class="dsq-comment-message">And now, the Luddite response:<br><br>I will never ever ever buy an e-book. They are the epitome of lame, and serve no discernible purpose.<br><br>Who on earth would want a machine to do what his own eyes and hands have equipped him to do with greater ease and less expense? No matter how user-friendly they make the interface, it does not improve upon the interface of a bound book. Nor does the memory of a book fragment, decay, or become in-acessible. Print may fade, but copies can be made not just before it does so, but AS it does so!<br><br>Who wants to be interrupted during a choice passage of a novel by low battery or some other mechanical failing? This will happen. You will have to pay good money to have your reading apparatus repaired, and then to re-buy the tomes you have stored there. Money which could have been better spent buying actual books, which can still be read even if you snap the spine like vermicelli.<br><br>Do you people actually like reading, or is this simply the next wave of Geekifest Destiny? Must we automate EVERYTHING? Normally I\'m a pro-technology kind of chap, but this is simply a waste of resources. Books are not broken. Do not fix them. Burn, Kindle, Burn.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694596" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694596" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694596">Chris Kringle</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694596" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694596" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>"And since when is telling the truth about Microsoft’s designs bad?"</i><br><br>Maybe because it\'s totally off topic and done for the sole purpose of scoring brownie points with the anti-Microsoft crowd that you so covet?  It really cheapens your blog and videos when you prostitute yourself like that.<br><br><br>"Microsoft isn’t known for its design skills."<br><br>FWIW, I don\'t even agree here.  I\'ve used Office 2k7, OneNote (which I love), Media Center, Xbox 360\'s dashboard, and see no problems with their UI.  And from what I\'ve seen, Zune has the best UI of all non-touch-screen devices (and not everyone is into touch screens, btw).<br><br><br>And before you bring up Apple and their vaunted "design skills":<br>Using iTunes feels like using a damn spreadsheet, and iTMS\'s UI needs a serious overhaul, as it\'s far too busy.  QuickTime player is an absolute joke of a UI.  And the Dock sucked from day one and still does; Stacks is also lame.  So there!! ;)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694595" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694595" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694595">Paul</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694595" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694595" class="dsq-comment-message">Big Thanks for summarizing your review on your blog. With the overload of video everywhere, it\'s getting difficult to decide what to watch these days, and this really makes a difference. (Because it made me want to watch it, rather than debate whether to even start it.)</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694594" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694594" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694594" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mikecane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694594" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694594" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;Yeah, $2 million in 5 hours? Ho-hum.<br><br>Amortized over 3 years of development?  Learn to count.  No: Learn business.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694689">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694689" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694689" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694689">Christopher Coulter</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694689" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694689" class="dsq-comment-message"><i>I’m not sure geeks are the early adopters for a technology like this.</i><br><br>What? They are the ONLY adopters for any technology whatsoever. The supposed \'mainstream\' that this device is targeting is not going to piddle down $400 on a whim, has to be a critical yearning need, that in a very convenient package, and this isn\'t it, not even close. Always a problem focusing on and providing features for the \'edge cases\' (i.e. Scoble\'s social functions) and then missing the mianstream, but this pleases no one, not edge, middle or outside. The mainstream you have to PAY to get them to early adopt or \'beta test\' something, expert-level focus groups and such. The geeks? They sign up in droves, and come back for more, but if you design a product around the geeks, heaven help you, have fun at the narrow niches.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694690" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694690" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694690" href="http://www.cameronreilly.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cameronreilly</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694690" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694690" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'m so disappointed by this. I\'ve been waiting for a decent e-book reader for ten years and I thought Bezos would be the guy to deliver it. I was planning on buying a few of these, for myself, my family and friends. No sale now.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694593">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694593" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694593" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694593" href="http://jimtreacher.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Treacher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694593" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694593" class="dsq-comment-message">"Learn to count. No: Learn business."<br><br>Sir yes sir!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694592" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694592" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694592">apetra</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694592" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694592" class="dsq-comment-message">This review is so harsh and negative, I\'m hearing from several of my peers it has reversed their inclination to buy.<br><br>There\'s no place I\'m aware of to go and look at the device, so Amazon can\'t really answer all these arguments with their physical product.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694688" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694688" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694688">Shawn</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694688" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694688" class="dsq-comment-message">Here\'s the other thing -- a friend sent me an amazon link to the Twitter version of a book. Not having Twitter, I searched Amazon for the paperback version.<br><br>The paperback was cheaper by $10.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694687" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694687" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694687">Nottalameass</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694687" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694687" class="dsq-comment-message">Wow, so negative. I personally would choose the sony reader at this point, but christ what did you want in a 1.0 product.  It\'ll have a couple things certain people with giant ass fingers can\'t use.  Sorry buddy.  Oh well, I still one want.  Btw, don\'t use the word ridiculous so much in your videos, it\'s ridiculous.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694686" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694686" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694686" href="http://www.danielkokin.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Daniel</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694686" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694686" class="dsq-comment-message">You can take a look at the photos I shot at the Orange Mixr.  There are a few with the Kindle.  Good to meet you.  -Daniel<br><br><a href="http://www.danielkokin.com/2007/11/20/orange-varnish-sf-112007/" rel="nofollow">http://www.danielkokin.com/2007/11/20/orange-va...</a></div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694685" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694685" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694685">Tosh</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694685" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694685" class="dsq-comment-message">Scoble, you trash Amazon with an "I bet you hired ex-Microsoft employees" barb, yet Google, a company that you absolutely worship, hires ex-Microsoft employees and actually trumpets the fact.  And you praise Google (and trash Microsoft, of course) whenever Google does trumpet one of these ex-Microsoft hirings (Google says "jump", you say "how high?").<br><br>So which is it?  Is hiring ex-Microsoft guys lame such that the very accusation serves as an insult to the alleged hire-er?  Or is it a good thing, like when Google brags about doing it?  You\'ve taken both sides of the proposition, always taking a side that would serve to trash Microsoft:<br>Scenario 1: Google hires ex-Microsoft employee.  Scoble Conclusion: Google rules, Microsoft sucks.<br><br>Scenario 2 (Fictional, until shown otherwise): Amazon hires ex-Microsoft employee.<br>Scoble Conclusion: Amazon sucks, Microsoft sucks.<br><br>The two conclusions are in conflice with each other, the only thing they have in common is "Microsoft sucks".  But that\'s not surprising since that\'s what you\'re all about now.  You\'ve clearly never heard of the saying about not burning bridges.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694591" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694591" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694591">el four</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694591" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694591" class="dsq-comment-message">I appreciate the review.  It may save lots of people money and headaches.  Many reviews I\'ve read in the tablet pc and umpc space will sound good, no matter how bad the product misses the conventional standards of their readers.  They seem to endorse the product rather than provide the harsh feedback that affect wallets.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694605" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694605" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694605" href="http://kindlehacks.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aarjav Trivedi</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694605" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694605" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>This has been said already but I think it bears repeating. Some of the features you want would be really hard to have built into a 1.0 product. Others, like the buttons I agree with. The slow menus may be a \'side effect\' of using Java as the UI platform (but that\'s speculation).<br><br>Meanwhile I take solace in the fact that Amazon seems to have relatively benign reaction to the idea of Kindle hacking and they consider allowing third party applications using an API an "important direction" for the future.<br><br>More details and my reaction at <a href="http://kindlehacks.net/2007/11/amazons-director-of-kindle-has-no.html" rel="nofollow">http://kindlehacks.net/2007/11/amazons-director...</a><br><br>Best,<br><br>Aarjav</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694683">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694683" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694683" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694683" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694683" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694683" class="dsq-comment-message">Tosh: my comment was aimed at old-school Microsofties who designed application software with menus. You know, Windows 95-style stuff. That\'s what the Kindle UI looks like.<br><br>I didn\'t mean it to be a slam against all Microsoft employees. I like Office 2007. No menus. I like Xbox. No menus. I like Zune. No menus. I like Windows Mobile (some menus, but quickly disappearing and Microsoft funded ZenZui, which doesn\'t have any menus).<br><br>Get the drift? It\'s the "old school" Microsoft designers who think things need menus that I was attacking.<br><br>Sorry I wasn\'t clear about that.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694608">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694608" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694608" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694608" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694608" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694608" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, and most Google products don\'t have menus either.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694684" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694684" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694684">Prokofy Neva</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694684" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694684" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, no, I thought you\'d be able to talk on it, that it was like wireless. That\'s disappointing. But I don\'t see it as a deal-breaker -- book-reading is basically a private thing, and you need the private space to concentrate and think. Who wants IMs popping up during that process?! And honestly, Robert, do you ever paste and full out book reviews even on that Facebook thingie, though you might intend to? It\'s not realistic.<br><br>I have to say that hard plastic just doesn\'t look snuggly, like something you could snuggle up on the couch with. What I want them to do is to take this Kindle thing, combine it with this invention of a flexible display by LG Philips and Sony mentioned in Time (which I also hoped would be made years ago), add some low-impact interactivity to it as Scoble is suggesting, and make it cheaper:<br><br><a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0%2C28804%2C1677329_1678130_1678111%2C00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/...</a><br><br>I suppose what we\'re talking about is more about a better i-Phone that takes books rather than improving Kindle.<br><br>My first thought when I heard about it was: what, only 85,000 things on it? Why, I\'ve probably read a lot of them already...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694611" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694611" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694611" href="http://trynemjoel.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Trynemjoel</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694611" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694611" class="dsq-comment-message">A good hightligher and an indexing of all of em is essential for my personal style of reading. So that toppled with all other issues it appears to have, I am glad I live in Europe and might have the pleasure of not having to see them anywhere till the 2nd generation.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694589">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694589" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694589" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694589" href="http://www.umpcportal.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Steve Paine</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694589" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694589" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t like the Kindle. But I don\'t like this video either. Stopped at 3:15 becuase you\'re being an arsehole Robert.<br><br>\'The designer should be fired\' \'Obviously didnt hold it\'<br><br>Ok its a crap device but comments like that don\'t help.<br><br>Totally over-played for the camera and for attention.<br><br>Steve.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694590" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694590" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694590" href="http://scobleizer.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Robert Scoble</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694590" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694590" class="dsq-comment-message">Steve: Fair enough. I get worked up sometimes. Especially when I spend my own $400 on devices like these.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694682" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694682" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694682" href="http://www.taptu.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vero Pepperrell</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694682" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694682" class="dsq-comment-message">No huge surprises here then. To me, books are still wonderful in paper form, and I\'ll keep it that way.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694681">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694681" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694681" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694681" href="http://www.sebastiankeil.de" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sebastian Keil</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694681" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694681" class="dsq-comment-message">How about a deal the other way round? Purchase 30 ebooks at 10$ each and we give you a free Kindle?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694619" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694619" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694619" href="http://opinionatedmarketers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Whiteside</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694619" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694619" class="dsq-comment-message">But what happens when you get sand on it at the beach?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694679" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694679" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694679">Jack</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694679" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694679" class="dsq-comment-message">Haha.. your Kindle rant got a mention on Slashdot</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694632" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694632" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694632" href="http://faves.com/users/mike/tag/kindle" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike Koss</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694632" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694632" class="dsq-comment-message">Robert,<br><br>Wow.  Never seen you get so worked up - it was entertaining!<br><br>I get my Kindle on Thursday - so I\'ll see if I agree with you.  Seems like your main complaint is the next/prev button placement.  Is it a fatal flaw, or an annoyance that is worth dealing with for the devices other benefits?  Time will tell.<br><br>I\'m hoping that Kindle is a great book reader - and great replacement for carrying books around.  I think all agree that the service behind Kindle is very smooth.  Yes, some social networking/recommendations/gifting services would be nice - but I totally disagree that Amazon could come out with a dedicated device that was NOT for reading, and instead just focused on recommending books to friends.<br><br>I hope this is a device my mom would love - an avid reader, and only occasional computer user.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694752" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694752" href="http://www.robneville.net/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rob Neville</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694752" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694752" class="dsq-comment-message">I have read books electronically.  It\'s OK, but I prefer paper.  Paper\'s got a better UI ;)  The only reason I would read a book electronically is because I could acquire the text for free (a la Gutenberg project) or for a drastically reduced cost.<br><br>All things being equal, a physical book is superior to a digital one. <a href="http://www.robneville.net/rants/10-reasons-why-ebooks-suck/2007/09/" rel="nofollow">http://www.robneville.net/rants/10-reasons-why-...</a><br><br>Haven\'t smartphones and cameras on phones and the iPhone taught us that the last thing we need is another device?<br><br>The business model Bezos has envisioned may be brilliant (I don\'t think so), but the execution was horrible.  Building products is not Amazon\'s core business.  They should have partnered with Apple to distribute the books through iTunes (or something similar) or had someone develop a free eReader for various portable devices already on the market.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694678" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694678" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694678" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">mikecane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694678" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694678" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;“Learn to count. No: Learn business.”<br><br>&gt;&gt;&gt;Sir yes sir!<br><br>Ha!  You\'re a good sport.  Thanks for a laugh.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694639" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694639" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694639">matthew</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694639" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694639" class="dsq-comment-message">you should pretend as if you respect people even if you don\'t like their product.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694755" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694755" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694755" href="http://mikecane.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike Cane</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694755" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694755" class="dsq-comment-message">&gt;&gt;&gt;you should pretend as if you respect people even if you don’t like their product.<br><br>Um, no.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694757" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694757" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694757">lloyd</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694757" class="dsq-comment-message">im quite certain that this device wasnt intended for the mentally challenged...<br><br><br>this touch on your points...<br><br><br>1. No ability to buy paper goods from Amazon through Kindle...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!<br>2. Usability sucks...why does the usability suck, youve given no examples...<br>3. UI sucks...agreed, but youve still given no examples<br>4. No ability to send electronic goods to anyone else...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!<br>5. No social network...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!<br>6. No touch screen...its a fucking replacement for books!!!!...also, do you have any damned idea how much that would cost...</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694756" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694756" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694756" href="http://badbanana.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tim Siedell</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694756" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694756" class="dsq-comment-message">At first glance I could tell this thing was designed from the seller\'s perspective and not the user\'s. Your review doesn\'t surprise me.<br><br>I\'m a huge Amazon fan. I read a lot of books (and blogs, etc.). I\'m a gadget guy. Yet I have a dozen reasons why I would never use this thing.<br><br>Did Amazon even bother to ask people what they would want in a device like this?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694677" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694677" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694677" href="http://jimtreacher.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jim Treacher</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694677" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694677" class="dsq-comment-message">"Ha! You’re a good sport. Thanks for a laugh."<br><br>You\'re welcome.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694676" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694676" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694676">bluknukkl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694676" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694676" class="dsq-comment-message">You might be right, but your delivery sucks.  I shut your video off after a minute (somewhere in the tirade about firing people).  I leave convinced of only TWO things.  A. I still want a Kindle.  B.  You\'re a douchebag.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694762" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694762" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694762" href="http://folkyou.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">folks</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694762" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694762" class="dsq-comment-message">Everyone should go try this instead reading someone\'s review. Writing to respond to a review about something you haven\'t seen is lamer than any possible feature or lack thereof that the Profit speaks thereof.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694674">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694674" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694674" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694674" href="http://www.4dthinker.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">4DThinker</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694674" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694674" class="dsq-comment-message">My wife loves her Kindle. It took her about an hour to figure out the best way to hold it. She accepts that it needs to be held a certain way.  She likes the menu, as it gives her a quick way to go either HOME or to the STORE, or other places contextually related. She bought a new purse just so she could have the Kindle with her whenever she went out.<br><br>Amazon should preload it with a few great books or at least a few samples.  They should also put a few great MP3s on it that would "set the mood" when played in the background while you read the book. They should have put an audible book on it, or at least let you buy and download them from the Kindle Store.  They should have thrown in some nice noise-cancelling headphones.<br><br>Mine did not come pre-registered.  I suspect those that got evaluation copies were the only ones who found their Kindles already associated with them. It was easy enough to register, and is easy to unregister.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694670" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694670" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694670">Mark Raabe</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694670" class="dsq-comment-message">The killer feature I want to see bundled into one of these eBook readers is the ability to optionally display the text in "Live Ink" format. (See <a href="http://www.liveink.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.liveink.com/</a>)<br><br>It\'s a really simple idea -- reformatting the text with linebreaks and indentation depending on syntax -- based on studies of the human visual field. I can\'t vouch for it except to say that when I use it I feel like I can read twice as fast, and with better comprehension. It seems to address a visual problem I have with reading standard text, so it might not affect everybody the same way.<br><br>The Live Ink people provide an application called "ClipRead," which is, frankly, pretty awful from a UI perspective. One of these eBook devices, though, would be the perfect platform for Live Ink, so I recommend they license the technology to Amazon, Sony, or both. Properly marketed, it would be a great product differentiator. (And if the Live Ink folks think they can go farther on their own, they\'re kidding themselves. So it would be a mutually beneficial arrangement.)</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694663">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694663" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694663" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694663">Dick Seymour</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694663" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694663" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ll buy an eBook the moment the *content* I wish is available.. and so far, it\'s not.<br><br>And it\'s the publishers which decide what\'ll be available, not Amazon (they can push, but they can\'t make the publishers e-Ink).<br><br>The best (and, to me, most surprising) example of "not here yet" are the Tolkien books: Lord of the Rings, Hobbit and Silmarillion.<br>Books which beg for the searchability and cross-referencing that an eBook platform could provide.<br><br>There are also none of publisher William Bell\'s books, no copies of any of Jean Meeus\' books on Astronomical computing algorithms, etc. ... so far, the only Kindle books that are on my "buy" list are Terry Prachett\'s Discworld series.<br><br>UI, social networks, etc. are all well and good (or bad), but until the books I want are available, it\'s a definite "not today".<br><br>...but ever-hopeful</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694667" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694667" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694667" href="http://www.squidoo.com/amazon-kindle-ereader" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jeff</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694667" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694667" class="dsq-comment-message">My only problem with it was the price.  I think it is easy on the eyes while reading and its looks are OK.  I expected much worse from some of the reviews that I read before I finally got it in the mail.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694666" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694666" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694666">Cris</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694666" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694666" class="dsq-comment-message">This guy is a complete dipshit.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694664" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694664" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694664">Dave</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694664" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694664" class="dsq-comment-message">What an idiotic "review". 2 minutes into it and you still have no idea what a "kindle" is. You don\'t have the full Amazon storefront on the kindle? It\'s a fricking ebook you tard, not a marketplace. You look and sound like an unholy mating of Barney Rubble and Fred Flintstone. Get your ass back to Bedrock and groove on the woodpecker/stone tablet paradigm. Asstard.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694759" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694759">Elias Baumgarten</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694759" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694759" class="dsq-comment-message">I mostly disagree with the negative review. I\'ve had the Kindle for a week and enjoy using it. Some assorted responses:<br><br>1. Very positive uses. I can prop it up in front of me, enlarge the font, and read it while working out at the gym or while having breakfast. This was next to impossible before. (Book would fall off the gym machine or I\'d lose my place when trying to turn a page, etc.)<br><br>2. NY TIMES. I disagree with the criticism except I\'d like to see a picture of the printed front page. Other than that, there are plusses and minuses compared to the printed page (and I\'ll probably stop my print subscription). I don\'t need to hunt for the printed section where a story continues or deal with turning a large page (in the gym or in bed); the story just continues. And if I forget that I wanted to read a story from the day before (or one referred to in a letter), I don\'t have to hunt for the previous day\'s paper. It\'s right there on the Kindle. The navigation is definitely different and takes some getting used to, but I don\'t think it\'s worse or better than using a printed page. One huge advantage is not having piles of old newspapers around.<br><br>3. Not sure the problem with the rubber in the back. I think it feels fine.<br><br>4. Yes, one can turn the page accidentally, especially if one grabs it the one a stranger would the first time. But you quickly learn how to hold it so the page doesn\'t turn. I\'m not saying this can\'t be improved, but I don\'t find it a problem.<br><br>5. Yes, it would be great to be able to send it to someone else (and pay). Also agree that Amazon should have offered a few free books, but if I had to choose, I\'d pick what they do offer, free download of the beginning (substantial beginning) of a book to try it out before buying.<br><br>6. Most important improvement needed: more books and good magazines available. The list is still limited and much will depend on how fast this grows.<br><br>7. Yes, PDF would be nice. But I used to copy and paste articles from the web and print them out so I don\'t have to read them on the computer. Now I can easily read them on the Kindle by just emailing them to my Kindle address (for 10 cents per FILE, which can have many articles, or for free to my computer to be transferred).<br><br>8. Agree with the other comment that it\'s strange that we heard nothing about the experience of two 2 books actually read and presumably enjoyed on the Kindle. Doesn\'t that say something?<br><br>9. The special page numbers are meant to stay the same regardless of the font. But I agree it would be good ALSO to have the book page numbers so one can mention them to someone using the hard copy.<br><br>Overall, I\'d give the Kindle a 7 or 8 out of 10, and I\'m glad I bought it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694662" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694662" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694662" href="http://www.alkulaib.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">khaled</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694662" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694662" class="dsq-comment-message">i wonder if the wireless networking works when you roam out of the USA? also if the device supports other languages besides english.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694750" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694750" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694750">Charles Wilkes</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694750" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694750" class="dsq-comment-message">Kindle was announced for sale and use in the US only.  Personally, having traveled a lot throughout the world, I don\'t like that, but the two cellular networks they support -- primarily Sprint -- do not yet operate outside the US.   But Amazon is not stupid, and for as many items as they can, they do sell in most major countries.   Sprint is also not stupid, and as volume grows, they too will certainly expand.  The problem with Sprint is that they do not use the worldwide GSM network protocol but use a US protocol, which is a bad mistake for worldwide coverage.   But their network is very fast.<br><br>As for languages, it was a surprise to me, but they do support all (most?) languages whose written alphabet is based on Latin charaters.   But there are many other languages -- Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, Arabic &amp; Farsi, Greek &amp; Russian, &amp; others which are not yet included.   It\'s taken three years to get what we have out so far, so they will need more time to get things like this out the door.   But given the high success of this product so far, I am sure they will.<br><br>Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694749" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694749" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694749">Dahlia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694749" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694749" class="dsq-comment-message">Reading is primarily a solitary act wherein the reader brings his or her own imagination into the equation. Just the fact that you can download books wirelessly for a fraction of its hardcover/bookstore price is more than enough of a convenience and attraction for those of us who really love to read. For the techno geeks - Go somewhere else with your nit-picking crap; we really don\'t care.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694669" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694669" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694669">Charles Wilkes</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694669" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694669" class="dsq-comment-message">This techno geek also really loves to read, and also loves his Kindle.   I really hate all the pseudo-geeks who thinks they somehow are elevated in people\'s opinions if they trash it.   But not me.   It just makes me realize who they really are -- ignorant non-readers who have most likely never even seen a Kindle, never touched one and certainly never read using one.<br><br>I have been a heavy reader since childhood, and still do it as I have time.  And with my Kindle, it is with me when I have a moment of time to keep reading no matter where I am.<br><br>Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694604" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694604" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694604">Dahlia</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694604" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694604" class="dsq-comment-message">Thank you Charles. Readers rule! I am working on marketing for a Kindle Literacy Challenge utilizing (for more see: <a href="http://wsmnow2.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">wsmnow2.blogspot.com</a>) the Digital Text Platform (DTP)self-publishing arm Jeff Bezos has so wisely created. Any suggestions? I appreciate your input. Let\'s bring Sexy Back to Reading!</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694675" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694675" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694675">David Levine</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694675" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694675" class="dsq-comment-message">Having had mine 3 days now I can see some of the problems you are talking about, but they are really pretty minor<br>I think Amazon has a winner here, if they keep adding content and features, and with the free wireless I think they have a winner<br>The DMR stuff mostly bothers geeks, for the rest of us, you know, a novel is not the same as music, I may listen to an album hundreds of times, I want to be able to transfer my files to a new Ipod, a new computer, my laptop, whatever. But I pretty much read a novel once. Ya, it would be nice if I could share it with a few friends, but its not a dealbreaker. For people like me that drop a hundred bucks a shot going to Borders, this is a very nice device. Its for people that you know, like to read</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694766" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694766" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694766" href="http://inaholdingpattern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">dmarks</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694766" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694766" class="dsq-comment-message">No social network or Amazon.com? ....Have you tried the web browser function?</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694767" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694767" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694767">Steve T. Smith</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694767" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694767" class="dsq-comment-message">I have been waiting for over a month for my kindle.  Can I buy the one you reveiwed for 500$ since you did not like it.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694672" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694672" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694672" href="http://papa.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">celentanno</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694672" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694672" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi?  i thin  it easy</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694631" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694631" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694631">Otto Zappatore</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694631" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694631" class="dsq-comment-message">They might also want to think about matching books with authors. Many books have completely wrong author listed. Example: Tony Soprano on Management... (the author is listed as Peter something. Actually the author is Anthony Schneider). Other examples too. That\'s just negligent.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694763" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694763" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694763">frank</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694763" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694763" class="dsq-comment-message">you are repeating yourself</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694652">cbull</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694652" class="dsq-comment-message">Many thanks for the review. I won\'t go on about many of the points already covered, but as a librarian I would like to add my voice.<br>Electronic books blew into the library scene about 10 years ago and as quickly blew out -- the problem, bye and large was two fold -- content and usability. Presently there are a number of corporations who are marketing e-books to libraries and most of them have there own interface(s).<br>To go out on a limb, it seems that users, both in public and academic settings are slowly coming to value materials in "e" format. If there was some way for <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a> to lease/sell their e-books to libraries it would be great! We in libraries could pick and choose rather than select a pre-selected package from the present suppliers.<br>One of the challenges/problems facing libraries and their patrons is the interface. People do mention what they are reading to others, there is social contectiving between books and people and ideas. I certainly use <a href="http://Amazon.com" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com</a> to purchase materials for friends. (Matter of fact libraries in the past few years are really into embracing all aspects of Web 2.0). Students need a platform from where they can move text/comments to someplace for further use (including citations would be grand!)<br>If prices for the Kindle would fall drastically, it could be possible for patrons/libraries to lease/lend the Kindle as a device to desseminate e-format materials.<br>We are at the threshold and there is some stumbling and tripping over it. Let\'s keep ourselves focused ahead, both at the sky and at our feet.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694768" href="http://mturk.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Cant Say</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694768" class="dsq-comment-message">I work for NowNow (if you consider 3 cents an answer "work", I prefer the term slavery lol) and I keep reading critics\' reviews praising the Kindle and it\'s usability. If they saw the questions that come through every day they would better understand, as you do, that most people who buy a Kindle have no idea what they\'re doing. And those are only the ones savvy enough to figure out how to use NowNow!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694747">Sean</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694747" class="dsq-comment-message">I\'ve had mine for two weeks and love it.  Is it perfect?  No...but as someone interested in reading books and newspapers everyday, it\'s a real boon.  Although I\'m not particularly interested in social networking and all, I realize others are and that the Kindle falls short.  The Kindle is softening the ebook beach head and will be the tipping point for ebooks.  Somebody else will come along and do it better-or perhaps Kindle 2.0 will nail it.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694754">tomlin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694754" class="dsq-comment-message">Sorry to disagree bro<br>The Kindle solves so many problems for me<br>I\'m willing to overlook its limitations<br>It\'s been a constant companion<br>since it came two days<br>after the initial offering sold out<br>If you don\'t like yours<br>give it to someone who can appreciate it<br>Personally<br>No one gets their hands on mine<br>Any human I would lend it to<br>would never give it back</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694673">Karl</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694673" class="dsq-comment-message">Hey try the French ebook, the Cybook. <a href="http://www.bookeen.com" rel="nofollow">www.bookeen.com</a><br><br>It also has crap menu thing but it actually is well thought.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694760">John</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694760" class="dsq-comment-message">This device is meant to appeal to book readers, not necessarily tech geeks.  Why in the world would I want my fingerprints all over the screen I\'m trying to read?  Reading a book is an inherently private activity; why would I desire social connectivity invading my private time?  Sometimes simplicity itself is elegant and just because a device could do more doesn\'t mean that it should.  Hopefully Amazon won\'t complicate this device by adding a plethora of functionality having nothing whatsoever to do with storing and reading books.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694761">John</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694761" class="dsq-comment-message">One other note....<br><br>Steve Jobs has dissed this device as a non-starter and is quoted as saying "people don\'t read anymore" as his reasoning for his analysis.  Don\'t look for Apple to do anything anytime soon in this area.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694764">Gavin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694764" class="dsq-comment-message">Now now.. had you taken the time for a little tough-minded thinking.. you might have put the wee device in its cover. Then you would have seen how it\'s meant to be used.<br><br>a) the angled cut-backs on the right side give you a place for your thumbs on the "book." .. and suddenly the buttons are in a handy place.<br><br>b) the rubberized backing helps hold the device in the cover, and there is a little plastic tab that snaps into the backing to hold it in place.<br><br>c) once "clothed" it holds comfortablely in one\'s hands -- reads and feels like a book.<br><br>I\'ve handed mine to a half-dozen people, in its cover, and they all say -- "oh.. now that makes sense..."   "feels like a book..."  or "wow!"<br><br>It always helps to fully assemble the parts before you start to play with things.<br><br>Menus -- still suck.. but that\'s just software.  Easy to fix, n\'est pas?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694703">Tom Jones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694703" class="dsq-comment-message">Your morons.<br><br>Who the fuck wants to read more than a couple pages on an iphone or read an entire book on a computer. Why dont you learn what a product is actually designed to do before making idiot comments like these.<br><br>Why doesnt it browse the web? wahhhhhhhhhh why doesnt it drive my car? wahhhhhhhhhhhh why doesnt it have 2000gb on onboard flash wahhhhhhhhhhhh why doesnt it cost 5 dollars? wahhhhhhhhhhhh<br><br>The thing is sold out because, despite being ugly, the function is incredible.<br><br>LONG BATTERY LIFE, a display designed for reading, instant access to over 100,000 books, conversion of  your existing files.  Seriously this is designed for reading not for the year 2040. Comparing this to a cell phone highlights your idiocy.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694638">freddyzdead</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694638" class="dsq-comment-message">I haven\'t heard much about how we simply do not need yet another proprietary ebook format.  I have tried many different ebook "solutions", and they all suck for a variety of reasons.<br><br>What I have settled on is the Haali bookreader for the Pocket PC; it comes from Russia, reads plain txt files, formats them on the fly, automatically bookmarks, extracts text files from within zip archives... the list of neat features goes on.<br><br>There is no DRM, no special formatting, so that any document that can be converted to plain ascii text can be added to your library.  Zip files make a marvellous way of organizing your library and avoiding cluttering up your device with thousands of txt files.  They also take up far less space by being compressed.<br><br>Best of all: it\'s free.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694758">Dexter Legaspi</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694758" class="dsq-comment-message">when i read the first few lines of this blog entry, i thought it was all a joke...then as i read more...i felt compelled to respond to this even though i don\'t even own a Kindle (yet).<br><br>Based on a thorough research on what Kindle is supposed to do, here is a list that i came up with:<br><br>1. offer the convenience of carrying a lot of books with you and read it anytime anyplace<br>2. offer the convenience of instantly buying your books anytime, anywhere.<br>3. provide a reading experience as you\'re reading a real book.<br>4. do 1 to 3 with as little power consumption as possible.<br><br>Now, witht those facts at hand, let\'s do a point-by-point rebuttal on your complaints<br><br>1.  Ability to buy paper goods.  I can see why Amazon did this (they\'re trying to push the Kindle, after all) and frankly, I\'m not sure a Kindle user would mind...that said, it\'s not something that can be corrected with a future software/firmware.<br>2.  Useability sucks.  That\'s debatable, but i\'ll give you that.<br>3.  Complaining about menus.  WTH?  Do you mind sharing whatever you\'re smoking there?  You know why Amazon used soft menus instead of mapping everything on a key?  One word: FLEXIBILITY.  If Amazon decides to add more features to the Kindle, how the heck are they going to do this if they already mapped all the buttons?  I mean, Jeezus.<br><br>So you made a little clarification that you\'re poking fun on the MS UI designers pre-Windows 95.  Again, I\'d love to see what custom version of Windows or Microsoft software you have installed on your computer...because the one I have STILL HAVE MENUS.  even Office 2007 still has it--granted that they\'re now CONTEXT-SENSITIVE menus...they\'re still menues.<br><br>And what the heck are you talking about XBoxes and Zune not having menus?  REALLY now?  The XBox Dashboard has a chock full of menus...and looking at Zune demos...OH LOOKS! MOAR MENUS.<br>4.  Again.  I can see why Amazon did not do this in version 1.0.  Heck, I can almost bet that they had this.  You know why?  Look no further: Zune song sharing.  Yeah, it\'s a great concept, but nobody would hardly use it.  So why build an intricate business model just to support that?<br>5.  No social network.  Are you serious?  I want to read a book i use this device.  if I want to know what the others are reading, I\'ll use my laptop or--check this out--call them on the phone!  Not all people have the need to stalk someone else 24/7.  What\'s next?  Instant Messaging so you can chat with your friends about the books you\'re reading?  Please.<br>6.  Touch screen.  Now this is the most stupefying complaint.  You did not ask for a color screen or a grayscale with more than 4 shades of gray...you asked for a touch screen.  Good Lord.  Did you even bother to read and understand how e-Ink works?  Here\'s a clue: it doesn\'t use power when displaying text; it only uses power when re-drawing text...now imagine, adding Touch Screen at that that dog-slow refresh rate...are you getting it now?  Gawd, for somebody who consider himself a geek, you missed this one BIG TIME.<br><br>In conclusion, not only that you missed the point of the Kindle, you missed by several miles.<br><br>You bought it because "you\'re a geek?" it\'s like voting for McCain by virtue os just being a Republican.  NO! you bought it because you happen to be a dude with too much money and bought this thing so you can trash it.  "geeks" will not write this travesty.<br><br>oh and by the way, that little video you made is UNWATCHABLE; if others thought it was funny,  to me you come across as very obnoxious.  i could not get past the 37th time you said "whoever designed this piece of cr@p should be fired."  I have a tip for you: when talking in front of a web cam, stay at least a few feet away!  holy crap you were almost kissing your web cam lens (any GEEK knows that)...because, you know, you\'re not exactly easy on the eyes.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694765">Bob Sanchez</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694765" class="dsq-comment-message">You are a douchebag.  And I presume you are one of those who trashed the early PDAs and converged phone devices....</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694641">Super Reader</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694641" class="dsq-comment-message">ABSOLUTELY - I cannot believe that Amazon did not give the Kindle the ability to buy from their website? I must be mistaken. Surely you can buy Amazon products from your Kindle. You are reading your book... you get to the end of it, you decide you should order your mother a pair of shoes you saw on Amazon. Bada bing - the tool is already in your hand - you don\'t forget and end up having to buy her something locally and Amazon cops a sale.<br>Also - I\'m not much of one for communities - but I understand that this coming decade is predicted to be the decade of online communities - that being said Amazon should have some functionality in that area so that they are not left behind. Would probably be profitable for them to start their own KINDLE COMMUNITY&gt;</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694665">Aron</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694665" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s supposed to be a reading device, not an internet device. If you want an internet device, buy an iphone.<br><br>your comments on the usability, however, no touch-screen, and holdingit while you read, were helpful.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694668">mdvp</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694668" class="dsq-comment-message">You forgot one thing- as of yet, it has failed miserably at ushering in a new era of world peace. And wouldn\'t it be great if it could make your breakfast? Okay, anyway, I have a Kindle and I\'m very satisfied with it. I\'m watching the video and commenting as I go along:<br><br>1. Are you absolutely sure? Because as soon as I went into the Experimental Web Browser, the first bookmark was Amazon. Clicked on it and managed to get all the way up to "Checkout" with an item in maybe a minute in a half. Didn\'t have any desire to actually buy it, so I stopped there, but still, I think it would have let me buy the item. Why have Amazon as a pre-existing bookmark if not?<br><br>2. I actually like the page turn on the side reminiscent-of-book design. I hope you could get used to holding it differently after a week. But I can definitely see where you\'re coming from, even though I rarely inadvertantly turn the page after four months of ownership. However, this is what that piece of pleather that came in the box is for- the Kindle cover. This particular problem disappears when it\'s in the cover. You also don\'t feel "this piece of crap on the back" this way.<br><br>3. Menus? This issue is simply something the target customer is not going to care about. It takes me maybe ten seconds total to open the menu, close it, and scroll once up, once down. That\'s okay for me. And the average user, again, is simply an avid book reader, not a tech geek. No one\'s going to mind the menu.<br><br>4. It\'s the difference between able to "gift" from a selection of maybe 75,000 books and being able to just buy exclusively for yourself from a selection of 115,000 books. Do you know how many publishers would get cold feet if they heard Amazon wanted to let people share/give books? Amazon has to create a no-risk enviornment for them as long as the reward is relative. Once (if ever) the Kindle is established as a powerful force, I\'m sure you\'ll be seeing some new gifting, etc. features, since publishers will want their books on Kindle, rather than Amazon wanting the publishers. In the meantime, if the person in question is trutworthy, you can have them registered to your account, send the book to Amazon, and have them retrieve the book from Amazon (up to 6 Kindles on one account.)<br><br>5. Amazon is advertising this as a new way to buy and interact with books. It IS a new way to buy and interact with books. There is a notable difference between shopping for and downloading a book in two minutes wirelessly and making a 45 min. trip to Barnes&amp;Noble, spending an hour in there, and making the return trip. Plus the "sample" system. I think your wife is in the minority. Most book readers would at least be interested in the Kindle.<br><br>6. Why no touchscreen? I\'m sure this was considered, and no one wants to wipe fingerprints off a book every time they turn a page, and no one wants to put up with fingerprints all over the screen. Come to think of it, why not go to the next level and have direct brain-to-device interaction? You have to not think of it as relative to the iPod Touch, which seems to be the main source of all of your criticisms.<br><br>7. You realize that changing font sizes makes fixed page numbers impossibe? It\'s a sacrifice, and I\'m sure you could get used to 4 digit location numbers. Not much of a difference to me either way, but...<br><br>8. Yes, most blogs suck... so don\'t buy them. But I get the NY Times Latest News (and Amazon Daily- only good thing about it is it\'s free), and it\'s really quite convenient.<br><br><br>9. I don\'t see the problem with newspapers. You can see what\'s on the front page, you can see what\'s on each section, and you can easily skip from story to story. And no ads. I like the Kindle Philadelphia Inquirer much better than the print version, personally, and it\'s much more usable (can skip over entire chunks of stories and no ads to get in the way.)<br><br>10. Yeah, keyboard does suck, but it\'s not unbearable.<br><br>11. A box is the best you\'ll get for a highlight when you have an e-ink screen.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694769">russianwomen</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694769" class="dsq-comment-message">Good work, and good news! Thank you Robert.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694753">Goofball Jones</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694753" class="dsq-comment-message">No social networking? Hey Jeff, get your head out of Twitter.<br><br>I want something to read books. Lots and lots of books. I probably read more novels a year. I read them. I don\'t annotate in them. I don\'t go on Twitter every 5 seconds and tell people what I\'m reading. If I recommend someone a book I say to them "hey, this was a great book, you should read it". I don\'t lend them the book or give it to them, I just say "it\'s a good book". That\'s it. I\'m not a fricken library. If they want to read the book, let them buy it themselves.<br><br>I\'m interested in READING books. This seems to be the perfect device to get. I can buy books for cheap, get them, read them and then move on to the next book. I don\'t read PDF documents...I\'ve seen a few, but mainly their a pain in the ass. I\'m not reading scientific journals, I read books. If I read a blog or a web-page, I do it on my computer. I don\'t want to read a blog or a web-page on my book. When I\'m reading a book I\'m reading a book.<br><br>Also, why in the HELL would we want a fricken idiotic social networking thing on a book reader? STOP TRYING TO MAKE THIS THING SOMETHING THAT IT ISN\'T. Keep it simple. Buy books, download them wirelessly anywhere and read them. That\'s it. That\'s all I want. Don\'t want a messenger. Don\'t want to watch movies or play music or chat with my friends or anything like that. It\'s a book reader. They should just stick to that.<br><br>You\'re geeks, you want all the latest bells and whistles on everything. You\'re thankfully in a very small minority as people that I\'ve physically seen test out the Kindle want one. Plain and simple. They\'re not geeks, they like the screen, they like that you can buy books for cheap (last I checked, I couldn\'t go into Barnes and Noble and buy a brand new hardcover bestseller for $9.99), they like that you don\'t need a computer or anything to get the books.<br><br>Jeff Bezos seems to be kind of a jerk-wad about this...I understand he doesn\'t like it...but I don\'t think he would like it no matter what. He doesn\'t like ebooks. Ok, I get it. It\'s like someone who doesn\'t like Rap music write a review for a new Rap album. I mean, come on...</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694772">Anthony Vito</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694772" class="dsq-comment-message">I searched through the comments and didn\'t see anyone posting the actual technical reason to not having a touch screen. It\'s not because of finger prints. ( Although that would piss me off. ) It\'s probably a "little" bit due to expense. It\'s not because of battery life, resistive and capacitive touchscreens don\'t use much power.<br><br>It\'s all about light. Touchscreens block nearly 40% of light passing through them. ( sometimes more! ) These screens are lit from ambient light, so you lose 40% on the way into the screen, and 40% on the way out, cutting the light getting to your eye by nearly 66% !!  This is why Irex Technologie\'s Iliad, which I own, uses a Wacom tablet to implement stylus based touch. Wacom tablets measure magnetic interference, and don\'t place a "flim" over the screen. It it more expensive then a touch screen, but it was the only option from an engineering perspective.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694773" href="http://www.capatrex.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">John Maas</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694773" class="dsq-comment-message">The passion behind Tom is great!  Getting to the point saves a lot of time, especially when you\'re new to something, or aren\'t fully illiterate on the topic.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694774" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694774" href="http://astore.amazon.com/buy.cheap.amazon.kindle.ebook.reader-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Amazon Kindle</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694774" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694774" class="dsq-comment-message">435 of 484 people found the following review helpful:<br> Killer e-book Reader, November 20, 2007<br>By  James Means "jamesinhouston" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews<br><br><br>I received my Kindle today and I have to say "NO" to the haters. This is a killer reader. Here are some pros and cons:<br><br>Pros<br>1. The reader response time is excellent and the display is crisp and clear.<br>2. The interface is extremely intuitive and well-designed.<br>3. Shopping in the Kindle store is extremely easy and relatively fast<br>4. Page and menu navigation are easy and well thought out.<br>5. The mp3 player works very well so audio books would be great as well<br>6. In general it\'s a great design in perhaps not the most beautiful package.<br>7. Great non-skid backing<br><br>Cons:<br>1. The keyboard can be a bit slow to respond while shopping.<br>2. It\'s a tad uncomfortable to hold without the book cover but I\'ll manage.<br>3. Pricey<br><br>All things considered, I\'m extremely pleased with the Kindle. The device is already registered and it is ready to go as soon as you unpack it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694770">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694770" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694770" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694770">Lash LaRue</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694770" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694770" class="dsq-comment-message">I think the Kindle is a cool idea but it just costs WAY WAY too much. Think about it. The screen it uses should be the most expensive part of that device and those 6 inch monochrome screens purchased in bulk are dirt cheap. No more than $10-$20 max. add in the battery, the EVDO radio and casing and I would doubt if Amazon has more than $50-$75 tops in harware costs. Probably a lot less with their bulk buying power. The major cost in publishing books is in printing, binding and physical distribution. With electronic distribution all of that goes away but if you look at what Amazon is charging for new E-books they are within 80%-90% of the price of paper books. Those prices are just pure ripoff, considering the incredible savings they are getting via electronic distribution. No e-book older that 6 month-1 year old should cost any more than $3-$5 MAX. So Amazon is charging a 300-400% premium on the books + a 300-400% premium on the harware. Thats just outrageous from a money standpoint, forget about all the usability and quality issues with the product. If the harware was between $100-$150 and if the books were around $10 for new releases I would consider it but $400 and $25 for the books? Thats just too much like sodomy for me to pay for it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694771">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694771" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694771" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694771" href="http://agentorangemp3.net/artist-aaron-neville-32717-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aaron Neville MP3 Music</a>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694771" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694771" class="dsq-comment-message">For Aaron Neville, being on the road feels far further normal than being by home.<br><br>“somewhere the street takes me, that\'s anywhere I go,” understood the 67-year-old singer from a tour stop in Northern California. “I just quit where they tell me.”<br><br>As a unaccompanied artist, Neville is top known for soulful ballads, approximating his 1966 rejection . 1, “Tell It Like It Is.” bar that all changes when he and brothers Charles, painting and Cyril get jointly on phase .<br><br>“We execute a minute bit of everything,” he said. “mood , jazz, depression , R&amp;B. Everything.”<br><br>On Saturday night, the Neville Brothers bring their eclectic stylings to fuss 29 Casino into Coachella. And while Aaron said he\'s been to the desert several times over the past decade before so, this time is special as he\'ll be performing with his brothers.<br><br>“I love the desert,” Neville said, “but then I love wherever (people) like my composition .”</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694775" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694775" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694775" href="http://blog4rock.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rock</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694775" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694775" class="dsq-comment-message">Kindle to big to survive!)</div>\
	 </div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694777">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694777" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694777" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-9694777" href="http://www.theherne.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Herne</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694777" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694777" class="dsq-comment-message">I wrote a blog post on this the other day.<br><br>Why would I pay $360 for a butt-ugly device simply for the privilege of RENTING ebooks for a further $10 a pop? Assuming they ever made it work in Canada, which is doesn\'t. It\'s a useless bloated piece of tech designed by a marketer to sell (or rent rather) more Amazon products. I can go to the library and get books for free, why would I want to rent them from Amazon?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-9694776">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-9694776" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-9694776" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-9694776">Max Bender</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-9694776" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-9694776" class="dsq-comment-message">Uggghhhhh... Scoble is a dweeb. No social network?? I couldn\'t care less what my "friends" are doing much less reading. Its an electronic book! More twenty something got to be connected doing five things at once mentality. You could say the same things about the drill motor in my toolbox but its pretty useful when I need to drill holes. Someone needs to drill a hole in Scobles head and see what really is in there. Buy it or don\'t buy it but stop the juvenile whining about how everything "sucks". The word "suck" is not a very grown up way of describing something. Just say what you like and don\'t like. I don\'t know how guys like you get paid?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10767982">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10767982" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10767982" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-10767982" href="http://www.gizmodaevi.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Moda Evi</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10767982" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10767982" class="dsq-comment-message">Absolutely agree with you here... This *might* have been cool in 1995. Arrington is right about the Sony Reader being better,<a href="http://www.gizmodaevi.com/" target="_blank" title="Moda Evi" rel="nofollow">Moda Evi</a> but I think that the best is going to come out of Samsung or Apple in the near future.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-10840078">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-10840078" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-10840078" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-10840078">Bala Sankar</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-10840078" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-10840078" class="dsq-comment-message">Hello,<br><br><br>I have published a book, Web On-The-Go in Amazon Kindle version.<br>Here is the link for the book.<br><br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Web-On-The-Go-ebook/dp/B002C7476W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1244905521&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Web-On-The-Go-ebook/dp/B0...</a><br><br>This book is all about innovative ideas for wireless web.<br>I\'ll be very glad if you could review the book, Web On-The-Go.<br><br>Your review and comments will be very valuable.<br><br>Thanks<br>Bala</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-16412861">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-16412861" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-16412861" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-16412861">buyresearchpaper</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-16412861" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-16412861" class="dsq-comment-message">If you need to get an admission in a school, college or a university or command any help in any kind of assignment, so don’t get tensed. Buy papers  at <a href="http://www.bestwritingservice.com" rel="nofollow">essay writing service</a>. I don’t think that there is anything criminal in using  writing services.<br><a href="http://www.bestwritingservice.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bestwritingservice.com</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-16412880">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-16412880" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-16412880" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-16412880">buyresearchpaper</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-16412880" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-16412880" class="dsq-comment-message">Thanks</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-19287380">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-19287380" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-19287380" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-19287380" href="http://www.club-penguin.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Club Penguin Cheats</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-19287380" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-19287380" class="dsq-comment-message">Arrington is right about the Sony Reader being better, but I think that the best is going to come out of Samsung or Apple in the near future.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 </ul>\
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