As Ryan probably knows my sentiments are unfashionable and hinge on notions like noblesse oblige and the burden of privilege.

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Homer says it works like a hinge at each finger joint.

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Ari Schwartz, a spokesman for the Center for Democracy and Technology, agrees that Google's respect for privacy will hinge on how it uses the data from new services like DoubleClick.

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The magnetic hinge, meanwhile, utilizes a mix of alignment and clamping connectors, which are exactly what they sound like.

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Much like the ASUS Transformers, undocking the tablet was only a matter of pulling the latch on the hinge, but we found the latch to be rather stiff to operate.

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