Most of the kids are being funded to be there by their college political science departments and receiving credit for it. Most likely they would face repercussions within there department for quitting.

I’ll send you our treatment and pilot script. :)

I’ll admit it; I snorted.

Oh, I believe that this kid should get nothing more than a talking to (and a thank you,) but that’s not the way it works. Unfortunately, there is nothing built in for nuance. It’s akin to the “three strikes and you’re out” garbage. It’s quite discouraging. A month ago, one of my students was straight up attacked by…

But what about Sturgis? I have heard that biker rally is like the TED conference for both the Dakotas...

Whelp, looks like I'm just gonna have to continue never going to South Dakota again.

Wow, yet another news story reinforcing the idea that I have no desire to ever visit China. What a dour place it’s becoming.

Easily the best pure writer on staff.

Yes, Sir! We read everything he writes. And we are extremely proud, not only of the writer he has become, but of the man he has become.

He continually surpasses (ever increasing) expectations.

We know. Oh god do we know.

“For the sake of wishful thinking, what would you ask for if you could corner Tim Cook for a few minutes?”

Don’t you all normally have live.gawker.com or something like that set up for auto-updates? I’d rather not have to constantly F5 on this page if I don’t have to... Looking forward to the updates!!

That is almost impossibly cynical of you.

Out of curiosity, are there any subjects that Gawker editors are not allowed to or discouraged from writing about?

The problem is the fact that Google's and Apple's revenue come from two completely different sources. Google makes money from people using their services, which means it benefits them to have their services on as much hardware as possible - including iPhones. Apple, on the other hand, makes money from selling…

Just because you're free to say it doesn't mean that Gizmodo is required to print it or host it on their site. I don't like the approval system either, but claiming that your 1st amendment rights are being violated makes you look pretty foolish...

Damn. And I bet the date won't be Tuesday, Sep 9 either when the thing actually ships.

Only if they pick it from a bar table while no one is looking :)

They should include it for free with the next nexus phone.