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- noun Alternative spelling of
kill switch .
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DeepSIXX humbuckers, with a killswitch, which is the only control on the bass.
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See, it turns out you can put a real hair-trigger on the killswitch, link it to a sensor on the “receiving” end … and a fuel cell weighs less than seventy pounds.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Apparently Cassandra has a killswitch hardwired into her brain stem that can allow someone, with the proper code, to shut down her brain, effectively killing here.
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Today on Boing Boing Gadgets, we looked at the T-Mobile Android G1's "not evil" killswitch and a tiny little Korean monitor for corralling your contact lists.
Boing Boing 2008
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A couple of attempts to use it are tried, but the killswitch seemed to be less dramatic storywise than the title suggests, especially after steps are taken to nullify it.
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Your entire point hinges on the fact that you don't personally find GV all that interesting or useful, which is fine, but I really don't want to hear you whining when they killswitch an app that you'll use every single day.
Bad Apple: An Argument Against Buying An iPhone | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I don't care, Most metalheads HATE killswitch, but I've always liked them.
mesocyclone Diary Entry mesocyclone 2006
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KrugnacTheMagnificent: Meanwhile Obama is seeking an internet killswitch...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Seems like it would withstand gigging, and seems like it will last - but time will tell on the killswitch (which is the obvious choice to wear out first).
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Christian went over via the Killswitch after a killswitch tease and then Chavo missing the Frog Splash ..
PWInsider Latest Articles John McGovern 2010
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