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Sam Biddle
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Senior Writer at Gawker. Read more at my website.

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Lots of cool drawing on whiteboards so far Read more

The end of Real House Startups of Beverly Hills is a great warmup for the impending shit sandwich Read more

It's too late man. This has already been set in motion. Read more

Only 15 minutes. Our pizza hasn't arrived yet. On the bright side if I watch this on an empty stomach I'll only vomit stomach acid. Read more

This person is on the TV show.

If you want a preview of some of the dumbasses we'll be meeting tonight, Bravo has a nice slideshow here. http://www.bravotv.com/start-ups-silicon-valley/season-1/photos/behind-the-scenes/start-ups-silicon-valley-season-1-preview#image-137629 Read more

This scene, in particular, looks great. http://www.bravotv.com/start-ups-silicon-valley/season-1/photos/behind-the-scenes/start-ups-silicon-valley-season-1-preview#image-137630 Read more

The 8X is a terrific handset, physically. Really nice design. Read more

If it were something we kept in our pockets, it wouldn't matter. But it's something we need to hold in our hands. A lot. Read more

DIABOLICAL. I think I would actually buy a Jeff Bezos action figure holding a Kindle, no lie. Read more

I'm going to miss feeling like a cowboy when I check my iCal appointments :( Read more

I'm holding this phone right now (in lovely GameCube Purple) and can confirm it feels f*************cking great. I love the matte finish. Read more

Yeah, but has there ever been a more direct way than Instagram? I don't think so. Read more

Probably still a better idea than buying Facebook stock. Read more

My favorite part of that call was Cook saying Apple would "never" make a 7-inch tablet because they're all bad, but a 7.9-inch iPad mini is A-OK. Read more

You don't have to be forced to do something in order to be exploited. Read more

What are you talking about? Industrial exploitation is wrong in any country during any time, and framing things as a choice between subsistence agriculture and factory exploitation is a bullshit false dilemma. Read more