Walt Mossberg

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@HeyHeyESJ @revue And, yes, I realize that my view may well be shaped by the fact that I saw eps IV-VI in their first runs. But, for 16 years, the initial trilogy was hailed and hugely successful. I know Lucas always envisioned 9, but the first 3 released were a triumph and felt complete. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HeyHeyESJ @revue I love this movie project of yours and mostly agree with your Star Wars ranking. I hated the Prequels, liked the Sequels. But I think the project would have stood as a great story and memorable cinema if they’d stopped at the first three released. What’s your view on this? — PolitiTweet.org

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@mims I agree. But I also think Twitter should entirely abandon the Trending feed, which is home to lots of hoaxes and misinformation. Instead, Twitter has now bolted it permanently to the main page on its Web and iPad versions. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenLevy Yup. A few tech founders were visionaries. Most others just had a business idea. Most of those ideas failed. Some succeeded, but only by making money and, in some cases, by doing damage to society. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bradfreitag @reneritchie I figured it was the giant model. On the standard size, or certainly the mini, you wouldn’t have space for those roomy double columns in portrait. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bradfreitag @reneritchie What size screen? — PolitiTweet.org

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@jhollington @reneritchie Probably true, but I find the Max size iPhones much more uncomfortable to use for almost everything else. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jhollington @reneritchie I read all my iPad ebooks - Kindle or iBooks - in two-column landscape mode. Love it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jhollington @reneritchie If you read in portrait mode. — PolitiTweet.org

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@matthausmann @reneritchie Well, I believe the iPad is much more than a reading device. But, even when I do just read on it, I use it in landscape. I find the balance is off a bit when held for long periods in portrait. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reneritchie I only use my iPads in landscape. And I only see others using them in landscape. In my experience, it’s very rare to see someone using an iPad in portrait - at a cafe, on a plane, in an an office. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Tridie2000 @caspercdn @margiesw Wonder why you don’t see trending feed on the right in landscape. I definitely never turned it on or asked for it. Maybe they’re testing different layouts. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ozskier: @waltmossberg @tfgreenairport Greetings from Warwick, Walt. Welcome home. https://t.co/g0HW3YExAk — PolitiTweet.org

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Carrie Fisher died three years ago today (h/t @carlquintanilla ). In addition to being a Star Wars icon, she was very funny, on film and stage and in her two books. Here’s a short example from a tribute to @starwars creator George Lucas. https://t.co/qL1WeTgqhj via @YouTube — PolitiTweet.org

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@carlquintanilla @HamillHimself @starwars So great! — PolitiTweet.org

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@margiesw It’s less of an issue on the Web with a non-touch screen computer, because you’re using a mouse or a trackpad. But, on an iPad, with a touchscreen, if you’re right-handed, you now have to reach across the screen to do basic things. Annoying. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StanwoodDolph If I was a Hall of Fame voter, I’d vote based strictly on the players’ contribution to, and conduct directly related to, the game. So, gambling and steroids are an issue. The fact that I disagree with someone’s politics, or that he was involved in a questionable biz deal, aren’t. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoannaStern @heidizaks @WSJ I strictly follow the labor laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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They’re called the *New England* Patriots. ⁦@tfgreenairport⁩ is in my home town of Warwick, R.I. Foxborough is of course in Mass. but is closer to R.I. than it is to Boston. #GoPats https://t.co/MgQqBc2u0g — PolitiTweet.org

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@yousefcloud Absolutely not. This organization started in 2008 and is designed to work on the demand side of the problem, in addition to, not instead of, companies, third parties and governments working on the supply side. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JoannaStern @heidizaks @WSJ Huh. — PolitiTweet.org

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@benyankee He belongs in the Hall, for heroic play n two teams. — PolitiTweet.org

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Please consider donating to help teach kids to tell facts from fiction. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LaurenGoode: In what is prob my last @WIRED story of the year (decade!), @snackfight and I wrote about the 10 product launches that def… — PolitiTweet.org

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@RetProf77 Thanks, David. — PolitiTweet.org

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@lvnthdrm @TwitterSupport Are you in landscape mode? Maybe the Trending column doesn’t show up in portrait. — PolitiTweet.org

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@roxannedarling @fultonjr Good idea. New Zealand it is! And I turned off personalization. — PolitiTweet.org

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@wernet https://t.co/epw0Wri0wE — PolitiTweet.org

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@praetorianpi @tweetbot https://t.co/sfhyHSvZfv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkapor: A moment of silence please to remember Chuck Peddle whose 6502 chip powered the Apple II, Commodore PET and other 1st gen PC's.… — PolitiTweet.org