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My view of touchscreen laptops:

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Tool of the devil: stupid and awful

6686 votes / 18%

I'm against them (annoying, smudgy)

9076 votes / 25%

Neutralish, but leaning slightly against

5868 votes / 16%

Neutralish, but warming to the concept

4343 votes / 12%

I like them, but not a fanatic

3742 votes / 10%

They're awesome; I'm hooked

1278 votes / 3%

There are touch-screen laptops?

4665 votes / 13%

35658 total votes.

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Touchscreen?? (Score:5, Funny)

by NoNonAlphaCharsHere ( 2201864 ) writes: on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @10:17AM (#44039029)

Smudgescreen is more like it.

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Re:God (Score:4, Funny)

by danbert8 ( 1024253 ) writes: on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @12:46PM (#44040761)

If he wanted us to use sharpened sticks and clay tablets then why did he give me an appendage to write my name in the snow with?

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Re:God (Score:5, Funny)

by cangrejoinmortal ( 1315615 ) writes: on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @01:13PM (#44041067)

He did, is called a husband and is completely remote controlled.

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Touch my ass (Score:3, Funny)

by Krneki ( 1192201 ) writes: on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @01:34PM (#44041277)

If you can't use the keyboard to do everything faster then the UI is broken.

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Re:Thought... (Score:5, Funny)

by robthebloke ( 1308483 ) writes: on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @02:30PM (#44041805)

They'll slow you down if you touch the screen with your fingers, but I've discovered I can use another appendage to control the cursor, and still have both hands free for typing! It's been a definite productivity improvement for me, although I occasionally get some funny looks on the bus in the morning, and I have been arrested twice this week already. Still, it's the future, so you better get used to it!

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Re:touchscreen laptops are AWESOME! (Score:4, Funny)

by slart42 ( 694765 ) writes: on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @03:09AM (#44047111)

You know what you do when you get smudges on your screen? YOU WIPE THEM! just like your behind when there is excrement in it.. no big deal - we do it daily
Wait, so you liken using a touchscreen laptop to taking a dump? I'm not sold.

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Re:Thought... (Score:5, Funny)

by cervesaebraciator ( 2352888 ) writes: on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @03:52PM (#44053387)

Tactical feedback systems in Star Trek? So when the ships get hit and the first thing that happens is the control console explodes, that's a feature?

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Re:sea of Good Enoughs (Score:5, Funny)

by SteveFoerster ( 136027 ) writes: <steveNO@SPAMstevefoerster.com> on Thursday June 20, 2013 @04:26PM (#44064479) Homepage

Life of Sigh?

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