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• Commented on Russian boy accordion genius
  #5) Yes, Vivaldi, but the Russian term is just "the seasons" - it must be assumed that everyone knows how many there are....
• Commented on Brit business secretary promises to punish accused file-sharers' families with Internet disconnection by 2011
  So as soon as it becomes law, every independent content produceer in the world who cares about due process and copyright reform should submit claims of infringement against all RIAA-types in Britain, and against every member of Parliament. Heck, even...
• Commented on 555 California security guards in San Fran threaten to punch sidewalk photographer, break his f*cking camera
  I think it's time for a flashmob--with cameras!...
• Commented on Japanese hidden camera show: Panic Face King
  But if Ashton whatshisface did this and then came out yelling "Punk'd!" I guess it would be okay?...
• Commented on The ecologist who found his wedding ring
  I enjoyed this one because I lost my wedding band once. It wasn't in such an amazing place or with the same set of circumstances, but finding it again was amazing all the same. I remember working on our house,...
• Commented on Zeitoun Book Giveaway Haiku Contest
  There once was a man named Zeitoun Who paddled around in a canoe The... Oh, crap! It's haiku only and not limericks....
• Commented on Zeitoun Book Giveaway Haiku Contest
  The paddle dips low Nation's promise defiled A book I must read...
• Commented on Lawyers for TV überdouche Glenn Beck go after satirical website, saying the url itself is defamatory
  For those of you who don't have a problem with such a domain name, how would you like it if someone did something similar to you and that site started popping up every time a potential employer googled your name?...
• Commented on SciFi became SyFy, may soon become SyFry
  At least with "SyFry", your sub vocalizations will typically register the rhyme. I was trying to look up something on the Sci-Fi website at the time they annouced the change, and I was wondering if my PC had been malware-hijacked....
• Commented on Craigslist is great the way it is
  I was recently introduced to CraigLook.com, which allows users to search CL listings and see the results in an e-Bay style interface, complete with thumbnails (for posts with pictures) and the post title information. To specify your location, you just...
• Commented on Reptilian Alien Tearing Through Fake Human Face Thermos
  Halt! Who grows there?...
• Commented on Cat burglar falls off three-storey building across from my bedroom window
  Remember, we're supposed to cling to the concept of "innocent until proven guilty". The guy may well have been a cat burgler, but he also could have been an "urban explorer" type, or some lovesick guy returning from a failed...
• Commented on Radley Balko on NY Times photo: " I can’t really conceive of a scenario where it wasn’t staged."
  I've seen it, and I'm no teen (I'm not yet 40). It was within the past month. If you think about it, though, it is not much different than my father's generation. He would often tell my mother to grab...
• Commented on Boulder park warns that all bags "subject to search"
  #23 The Founding Fathers had it right by using the "unreasonable searches and seizures" clause. It allows for intervention by the judicial branch, and for review by a jury of your peers. The Constitution cannot prevent violations of its principles,...
• Commented on Socialstructing: Bringing Social Back into Our Economy and Organizations
  Some folks here in the U.S.A. understand social capital, too. My wife and I had a wonderful wedding reception, much in part to valued contributions of friends. I have a special rememberance of John and Cindy, both chefs who took...
• Commented on Lenovo expanding Del and Esc keys, nuking Caps Lock
  Unfortunately, there are some dreadfully old software applications out there, that are still in use in some environments, that require all input in caps. One of them is a Tier II ERP program that I won't name. While I despise...
• Commented on Stoned wallabies make crop circles
  Okay, I'll cut them a break and allow for the stoned wallabies. The question that remains is this: what other stoned creatures are going out and making the more complex crop circles--the ones with complex geometric patterns like concentric circles...
• Commented on Wacky gilded pyramid house in Illinois
  "Power, Gold, Mystery, Exotic, and Impressive." Rearrange those a bit and you get: "Power, Impressive, Gold, Mystery, and Exotic." or "Mystery, Exotic, Power, Impressive,and Gold." That's PIG ME or ME PIG. Take your choice....
• Commented on City in Montana requires job applicants to hand over all social network logins and passwords for background checks
  Simply reply that: 1) Providing those user IDs and passwords to a third party would violate the Terms of Service and/or EULA for the service. This will be the case 99.999% of the time. 2) Let them know that they...
• Commented on Photos of an abandoned sewing factory in San Francisco
  Until sometime in the '90s there was an undergarment factory in Richland Center, Wisconsin. Employees were always paid per piece, so speed (while maintaining quality standards) was essential to making a decent wage. I think there's a fine line between...
• Commented on Synchronized Smokey Mountain Fireflies
  This video clip is just begging for someone to turn it into one of those flash-the-scary-face-and-add-a-scream-clip videos. You'd totally sucker loads of people into watching it....
• Commented on Growing the Poison Pepper
  #14: BTW, I drive my wife nuts because I can taste subtle differences in tap water wherever we go. I can't stand most "city water" because of the amount of chemicals I can taste when I take a drink. I...
• Commented on Growing the Poison Pepper
  My obsession with heat started while I was a teen. I was at a party where pizza was served. Someone warned someone else to avoid the crushed red peppers because they were hot. Then the dares started flying. I agreed...
• Commented on Keeping a bald eagle feather could result in a $100,000 fine and a year in prison
  I see someone else has mentioned migratory bird feathers. That was a shock to me when I learned of it. That means most of our kids are crooks (ever know a kid who doesn't try to collect feathers at some...
• Commented on Microsoft wants to rename netbooks with absurd five-word phrase
  While the new name isn't really a name, the reason they are likely moving away from Netbook is because that name has already been used in commerce and the owner of the mark has sent cease and desist letters. This...