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- totorototoro, on 01/14/2008, -1/+160But the best part is that Gizmodo actually reviewed that device in 2004, and thought it was a ***** up idea:
http://gizmodo.com/archives/tvbgone-023694.php
'Essentially a universal remote that cycles through every possible code, the TV-B-Gone has a single purpose: to power off televisions whenever the user feels like being a dick.'
Embarrassing :p - supporter12, on 01/14/2008, -7/+90dugg for "gizmoron"
- PhoenixAvatar2, on 01/14/2008, -5/+79I've already switched to Engadget. The fact that Gizmodo hadn't posted an apology after three days, when I switched, was enough.
- inactive, on 01/14/2008, -5/+63i suprised the jackass didn't get sued. turning off tvs at best buy is one thing. turning them off while a dude is giving a presentation is just being an *****.
- chriskzoo, on 01/14/2008, -3/+50Look at it this way - how would Gizmodo respond if, say, every day they got a DOS attack that took their site down for a while. It's just a joke, right?
- CraigJ, on 01/14/2008, -3/+43Engadget > Gizmodo. Always has been, always will be.
- TheGreatBelow, on 01/14/2008, -6/+38gizmodo are a bunch of retards for doing that at CES, it's a trade show not a ***** playground.
- bigdiggindaddy, on 01/14/2008, -4/+34The guy is an asshat and he deserves everything coming to him. Also, I agree that this will hurt the blogging community. These companies spend lots of money on their presentations, their booths, etc, and they won't tolerate some kids running around playing pranks.
To those that say they will lose coverage, I disagree. There are plenty of major news sites out there that will still cover these events and that will leave bloggers scrambling to get second hand info.
This guy should have thought a bit more before he did this. I hope he gets banned from everything and people realize that not all blogs are like this. - ericdano, on 01/14/2008, -3/+31Engadget is where I go now. The have Veronica working for them. That is a game over for Gizmoron.
- lardoandkeg, on 01/14/2008, -9/+37Will this hurt blogs in general moving forward in trying to obtain access and respect when it comes to future events?
This is a question i pose to diggers. While some blogs do have respectable individuals that do take the industry and their craft very seriously, the majority of the public see bloggers as those who lack education, discipline, and respect.
As a blogger myself, I see a stunt like this hurting more than just Gizmodo and the individual that made the poor decision -- I see this also effecting blogs in general. - SaladCactusKing, on 01/14/2008, -17/+42IM SO ANGRYYYYY RAGHRRR LETS KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT
- archivist, on 01/14/2008, -4/+28open favourites > gizmodo > delete
- zglows, on 01/14/2008, -6/+30gizmorons gizmorons gizmorons
it feels so good
gizmorons - sandwichbender, on 01/14/2008, -11/+34In a perfect world, people would see this guy as the ***** that he is and leave it at that. In a perfect world.
- darkane, on 01/14/2008, -7/+29You say 'temporary annoyance', I say criminal tampering.
And as I've said to some of the other morons who have made comments like "zomg, theyz is stupid coz they didnt cover teh remote sensorz!": By your logic, everybody should be wearing kevlar and outfitting their vehicles with bulletproof glass, rather than trusting others to not randomly shoot at them. - IIIBTW, on 01/14/2008, -4/+26I think this does hurt blogging sites because major news outlets are usually comprised of individuals that have degrees from accredited institutions, and while I don't think a degree makes you any better, it does often cost you $$ and take away precious time from your life to obtain it.
So for that reason alone I think journalists from reputable news outlets do not risk pulling off stunts like this. Bloggers however often have no formal training and very little to lose from doing something like Mr. Blakeley. - gronne, on 01/14/2008, -3/+24I think it adds to the stereotype that bloggers are amateurs. I can't imagine someone from the NY Times pulling a dumb prank like that.
- alihaq717, on 01/14/2008, -0/+21While not all bloggers are dumbasses, I'm sure we all agree that Richard Blakeley definitely is among that crowd.
- fluffyturtle, on 01/14/2008, -6/+26As it should.
Blogs *are* unprofessional and *are* amateurish. That is what blogging is all about, regular Joe can tell the world his opinion.
Blogs are a good first step and good practice to move into real journalism. I know most people on Digg have blogs and I will probably be dugg down just because I am not saying Blogs are god but it's a simple fact, anyone can blog and they will forever be considered unprofessional and amateurish because of that. That is something you can't overcome, that is like saying me running around my house should be considered on par with being in the Olympics.
Maybe I am a fast runner, maybe I am one of the best sprinters of my generation. Until I display my talents in a professional environment I will always be considered an amateur, no matter how much I whine about it.
Blogs are a launching pad to professional media and absolutely nothing more in this context. - tattertech, on 01/14/2008, -2/+22It's just a 'temporary annoyance' to anyone who has never had to present at a trade show or other similar event that they put tons of hours and overtime into doing.
- tattertech, on 01/14/2008, -1/+19It has nothing to do with training, but it does have to do with accountability.
- twinklyJesus, on 01/14/2008, -2/+18Its all fun and games, until the producers of the trade shows start making you sign liability waivers and have you wait in lines to be searched before you enter the trade shows. Having been involved in the production of CES, E3, The LA Auto show, etc., I can tell you this is not funny. People work hard and spend a lot of time and money to pay to present at these events, and to produce these events. I can hear the uproar now when they start making you line up 6 or 8 hours earlier that usual just so you can be freed from electronic devices that might interfere with the event.
- twinklyJesus, on 01/14/2008, -4/+19It was a joke that wasted a huge amount of money and time invested by the people who paid a premium to set up those booths and all that equipment. I won't be surprised when Motorola sues the guy for damages and compensation for the money they invested.
Vandalism is not a victimless crime. - Darmichar, on 01/14/2008, -0/+14You started your comment with 'Yo', I buried it without reading any further.
- CraigJ, on 01/14/2008, -1/+15sued... yet.
- getrealnow, on 01/14/2008, -0/+12He deserved it
- mooninite, on 01/14/2008, -0/+11How about Digg users boycott posting Gizmodo articles?
I mean, they post other people's stories anyway... lets bury and not post any more of their stories. - DeFex, on 01/14/2008, -2/+12everyone email them your swap file and see if they think its funny
- blakeley, on 01/14/2008, -2/+12I WISH I could kill blogging!
- AndrewDB, on 01/14/2008, -2/+12UPDATE: According to Webware, the CEA (which runs CES) had this to say about the situation:
“We have been informed of inappropriate behavior on the show floor by a credentialed media attendee from the Web site Gizmodo, owned by Gawker Media. Specifically, the Gizmodo staffer interfered with the exhibitor booth operations of numerous companies, including disrupting at least one press event. The Gizmodo staffer violated the terms of CES media credentials and caused harm to CES exhibitors. This Gizmodo staffer has been identified and will be barred from attending any future CES events. Additional sanctions against Gizmodo and Gawker Media are under discussion.”
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I say they sue the site, it's run by freelancers, so it'll be a nice chunk of change out of their pockets.
Glad to see they're not banning all free lance bloggers though, just the idiots involved. - inactive, on 01/14/2008, -3/+12You hit the nail right on the head...One of your friends IN HIGH SCHOOL. That is generally when most people mature to the point of growing out of that. Even your friend was pushing it.
- cmezak, on 01/14/2008, -2/+11It's not a question of rights. There's nothing wrong with insisting upon decency.
- 0two, on 01/14/2008, -2/+11It's not about what we think, it's about what the CES organizers think. The morons over at Gizmodo have tarred the reputation of bloggers as a whole with this stupid prank after the blog community spent the past few years slowly gaining a good reputation.
- corduroy, on 01/14/2008, -3/+11Considering that it's a professional trade show and not some weekend gathering, I think it was a terrible thing to do. The people giving the presentations are paid because their respective company believes that they will do a good job. Companies don't want their product to shut off in the middle of the presentation, how does that look for product quality and reliability? If you ***** with my job and my job was on the line, I would be pissed. But hey... I guess people's livelihoods are secondary to a dick joke.
Why not step it up a notch? I guess you wouldn't mind AND find it perfectly acceptable if you ever had to have surgery and in the middle of it, a Doctor turned off (not that they would) monitors as a joke. I mean, it's funny! right? - Wandel, on 01/14/2008, -1/+8"watching this video, we realize it probably made some people's jobs harder, and I don't agree with that (Especially Motorola). We're sorry."
- HonoredMule, on 01/14/2008, -1/+8Some people's parents actually teach them to act like professional adults. You can easily spot them...they're the ones that view professionalism as an ideal to uphold, as opposed to a list of social landmines in their path to personal glory, as well as the majority of individuals actually considered professional by peer and non-peer 3rd parties.
- VPurpmalkV, on 01/14/2008, -2/+9So what do you read besides Digg? This isn't a Sarcastic question. I sit at work reading tech websites all day. I'm always looking for more. And Gizmodo and Engadget are slowly becoming boring and repetitive. Unfortunately, I can install stumbleupon at work.
- banmaster, on 01/14/2008, -0/+7You still use Internet Explorer??
- lostarchitect, on 01/14/2008, -3/+9The capacity for internet bitching is limitless.
- SoxFanNH, on 01/14/2008, -3/+9What an idiot...
- inactive, on 01/14/2008, -3/+9Gizmodo should have made a public apology on their website. But instead, they decided to take the "act like nothing happened" way by not mentioning anything about it on their website. Hopefully nobody every diggs gizmodo articles anymore.
- wontstoptalking, on 01/14/2008, -8/+14So one week ago.
- twinklyJesus, on 01/14/2008, -4/+9Garsh, that sure war harlarious! Ah haint seed nuthun that funni sense that thur split-tail crashed her ahtimobile inter thuh money-box out in Californ-I-A!!
- tdous, on 01/14/2008, -0/+5"Sorry sir, general public not allowed."
"But I'm a freelance blogger!" *stamps be-sandled foot*
"Oh Jesus... just let him in for *****'s sake or we'll never hear the end of it." - Archer007, on 01/14/2008, -0/+5I think more people are concerned about the greater implications for bloggers in general.
- Speed, on 01/14/2008, -0/+5Of course not, they'd lose their job and ability to work in the industry again if they did something like this. Of course the NY Times would never publish a story admitting that it was one of their guys who did this either.
- diggerine, on 01/14/2008, -2/+6Grow up!
- affanjam, on 01/14/2008, -1/+5I think the correct term is "Gizmoran"
- deadlyfluvirus, on 01/14/2008, -0/+4They don't? You mean like Fox News asking ridiculous questions and laughing at Ron Paul? Or How about CNN doing stupid crap? They sure do lack a lot of professionalism even with their journalist 'degrees'. While this is one incident, there are multiple incidents of false reports and unprofessionalism from reputable news sources spanning many, many years.
I see bloggers upholding the whole journalist professionalism moreso than those so called "professionals", simply because they have too to get any good views about them.
Somehow I doubt this Gizimodo incident will have any affect on the blogging community when most major news medias are in a steep decline because of their "formal training" while more and more people enjoy reading from independent news and journalists. The fact that they tried to get the government to define what journalists are while defying the 1st amendment just shows how damn scared main stream news are of looking like amateurs. - idntunknwn, on 01/14/2008, -1/+5The "it's just a joke" defense isn't strong enough. Just because it's funny doesn't mean that its appropriate. Jokes can be inappropriate, too.
For example, you don't make 'your mom' jokes at your mom's funeral. Just because it's a joke doesn't mean it's appropriate
There's a time and place for everything. CES is definitely not the right time to be messing around with people's presentations. Companies stand to lose business, people stand to lose their jobs. -
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