shaneroberts
Shane Roberts
shaneroberts
Editor Emeritus, The Inventory

You shouldn’t be weirded out by eBay, our audience greatly prefers eBay, and no tax on eBay for most. Read more

You shouldn’t be weirded out by eBay, our audience greatly prefers eBay, and no tax on eBay for most.

Also chugs to load, crashes constantly, loses your place in episodes, has some audio issues, bad UI, etc. Read more

Also chugs to load, crashes constantly, loses your place in episodes, has some audio issues, bad UI, etc.

For the record, HBO Go is terrible on every device I’ve used it on, which is a lot of them. Read more

For the record, HBO Go is terrible on every device I’ve used it on, which is a lot of them.

Been working for five years. Read more

Been working for five years.

Given that no one would buy any, would not be an efficient use of our workday. Read more

Given that no one would buy any, would not be an efficient use of our workday.

I tried to go back when they added trophies years later to the game, but I couldn’t do it. Read more

I waited in line for Metal Gear Solid 4 (and to meet Kojima) for several hours in Times Square. Got home fairly late and played the game straight through- something like 22 hours. Finished and immediately started a new game. Read more

Personally I wouldn’t buy any 802.11n product at this point. Buying one that’s supposed to stream 4K seems crazy. Read more

Personally I wouldn’t buy any 802.11n product at this point. Buying one that’s supposed to stream 4K seems crazy.

Good to know, though I’d definitely say 802.11ac and the headphone out on the remote are worth $50. Read more

Good to know, though I’d definitely say 802.11ac and the headphone out on the remote are worth $50.

You can use all of those services/subscriptions on a Roku. Read more

You can use all of those services/subscriptions on a Roku.

Inventory is probably fairly low because of declining sales and phasing out, so there's not a lot of impetus for discounts. Read more

Inventory is probably fairly low because of declining sales and phasing out, so there's not a lot of impetus for

Yeah, I’ve always been able to anyway. Read more

Yeah, I’ve always been able to anyway.

He’s on a plane so, anything could happen really, but pretty much every possible scenario is bad. Read more

He’s on a plane so, anything could happen really, but pretty much every possible scenario is bad.

If something is an advertisement it carries a Sponsored tag. Commerce Content/Kinja Deals/Gear/Co-Op/Bestsellers are never Sponsored. Read more

If something is an advertisement it carries a Sponsored tag. Commerce Content/Kinja Deals/Gear/Co-Op/Bestsellers are

I have this mounted by Amazon in my bedroom, and the 70" version in the living room, both fantastic. Great upscaling and they run cool. Read more

I have this mounted by Amazon in my bedroom, and the 70" version in the living room, both fantastic. Great upscaling

I’d stick around and see what the company actually sells for, not what you read in the NY Post. Read more

I’d stick around and see what the company actually sells for, not what you read in the NY Post.

I didn’t, I said Gawker Media as an institution doesn’t have some prescribed set of shared belief or force any specific beliefs on its employees. Read more

I didn’t, I said Gawker Media as an institution doesn’t have some prescribed set of shared belief or force any

We’ve never linked to an auction on Kinja Deals, but the links go through a redirect for non-Amazon retailers. Read more

We’ve never linked to an auction on Kinja Deals, but the links go through a redirect for non-Amazon retailers.