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What Is an io9?

freznel — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:47:18 PST

Whew.. i finally threw away the io7.5 :)

freznel

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cybergrunt — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:46:37 PST

i'm addicted already, nice one

cybergrunt

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Sean Oliver — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:29:17 PST

Thanks for the new vocab. I'm going to use io9 10x a day now.

Sean Oliver

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Gansura — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:09:39 PST

Congrats on the launch! I've been looking for a (good) new sci-fi blog.

Gansura

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readhead — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 17:15:22 PST

You got it right! We early-adopters of io9s are also known as Boomers.

readhead

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Jamie Faye Fenton — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:53:36 PST

Congratulations on going live! It looks like a good launch, too.

Heck - I might even write a little article about my grandma's SciFi book.

-- Jamie Faye Fenton

Jamie Faye Fenton

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Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:07:11 PST

oh, sweet...

I am geeking out here. Been a science fiction fan since original Trek, been a Gawker Media fan since... whenever they started.

Both together! It's like a transporter mishap gone GOOD!

Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.

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etorsten — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:17:47 PST

You´re welcome. I wrote a Blog-Post in German about your launch: [scififans.blogspot.com]
You have a new reader here :-)

etorsten

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kanzure — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:40:41 PST

Interesting. I think I have been an io9er for quite a while now, not even knowing it. For example, see: [heybryan.org] - I might go update the tag to reference io9 just for kicks. :)

- Bryan

kanzure

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Binja-man — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:06:14 PST

Welcome! Now let's get the show on the road with some BSG final season speculation...

Binja-man

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d_r_e — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:29:24 PST

Congrats!

d_r_e

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SciFiCowboy — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:44:36 PST

Io9's were outlawed? Crap! Mine still functions like a charm, a few minor mods from HD Shack Channel 2 and your own programming, bam! No more government interference from the wire. I've been wire free for years, it's great.

SciFiCowboy

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Pop Socket — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:29:37 PST

Any truth to the rumor that io9s were powered by ice-9 which resulted in the most tragic recall notice of all time?

Pop Socket

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currerbell — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:12:11 PST

These days, I just keep a daisy or two in the empty hole wherein my shunt used to be housed. No constant datasphere access for me anymore, just nosphere.

Holy crap - I just geeked myself into a life-threatening case of hiccups...

currerbell

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mat-honan — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:08:38 PST

Congrats on the launch!

mat-honan

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cmdrfire — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:37:34 PST

Pointed this way by Boingboing and Los Jalops, had a look around and now it looks like I'm here to stay.
Would comment more but my boss glares malevolently.
*hangs up hat

cmdrfire

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Adarael — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:06:15 PST

Congrats, indeed. Kotaku gets itself a brand new friend in my daily "ways to waste time at work" blogs!

(Also, nice Newton's Wake nod.)

Adarael

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kildavimes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:30:13 PST

Being almost too geek to function as a kid (though i did manage to avoid SOME pitfalls such as embarrassing snorts and braces) i am now a proud geek with a taste for all things sci-fi,fantasy and Terry Pratchett (you can't really place him in either category, can you?) so i'm psyched to to find this blog. can't wait to read more!

kildavimes

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Lock — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:28:13 PST

Congrats!

Lock

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Big Dumb Object — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:18:55 PST

Welcome to the SF blogopolisality

Big Dumb Object

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strider_mt2k — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:09:01 PST

@Windhawk: I am a long time Niven fan (reading Fleet of Worlds) and appreciate the reference sir.

strider_mt2k

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radink — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:03:18 PST

Very cool! Im definitely a fan!

radink

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Bob Bruhin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:58:40 PST

Those Boston rapture fuckers over at mc.lcs were the worst. Used to jack in series and surf parallel futures simultaneously.

Most of them are totally fried, now -- or they found real neuro gigs and cleaned up their acts. I hear tell a handful of them are still at it, though.

Bob Bruhin

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Windhawk — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 05:43:42 PST

Speaking of "rapture fuckers" don't forget about Wire Heading. This was Larry Niven's concept of having a wire embedded into the pleasure center of the brain and using a low current to self-stimulate. It ends badly though, horribly addictive.

Windhawk

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strider_mt2k — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:30:50 PST

Better than the bad time I had with my TVC-15!

strider_mt2k

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Joel Johnson — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:24:56 PST

Fuckin' finally!

Joel Johnson

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Kevin Pratt — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:20:31 PST

Just spent the time going all the way back to April on this site. Except for the huge number of must see's in September, it's well worth the time. I'm really excited about this blog and you've definitely got a place in my feed reader.

Kevin Pratt

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Luke Plunkett — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:50:35 PST

welcome, welcome, welcome!

Luke Plunkett

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J France — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:52:21 PST

@Ray Wert: I downgraded to a aptch, just some time release Modafinil, filled the hole (literally)... but now I can't stop picking at it.

Have to keep topping up with oxytetracycline. Enough now to wipe a field full of cattle clean.

J France

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SpiBoy a.k.a Duane Brown — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:46:56 PST

Awesome idea for the blog. I usually comment over on Kotaku, but looks like I've another blog on this network to track.

SpiBoy a.k.a Duane Brown

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TonyTriple — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:59:03 PST

pics or its not true...

TonyTriple

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carfeu — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:51:08 PST

2070? I love Sci Fi, but the timelines always seem like they were dreamed up by someone totally oblivious to reality. Is it really plausible that in 60 years someone is going to invent implanted time machines???

carfeu

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Annalee Newitz — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:22:27 PST

I still touch my implant sometimes.

Annalee Newitz

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Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:20:03 PST

Ray, I hear ya. I totally have phantom io9 pain sometimes.

Charlie Jane Anders

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Ray Wert — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:04:58 PST

I totally remember getting my io9 out. Damn buggy piece o' crap implant. Better off without it...but it hasn't stopped me from obsessing over it...

Ray Wert

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lustylady — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:58:02 PST

Hi Annalee and Charlie - just wanted to congratulate you on the launch of the site! (And am I the first commenter? If so, that's awesome.) I know, um, next to nothing about science fiction, but plan to read and learn.

lustylady

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Liz Henry — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:37:02 PST

It's good that you get the word "fuckers" in there as soon as possible just to establish the right atmosphere.

Liz Henry