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• Commented on How to avoid ads in Gmail (or not)
  @TheCrawNotTheCraw #10: I didn't say illegal, just unethical, and if I may clarify I think it's pretty much on the fence but it is somewhat quibbling if you block the ads, especially, when as other people have pointed out they're...
• Commented on How to avoid ads in Gmail (or not)
  To be fair, I think it is mildly unethical to go out of your way to block ads on a free service that derives its revenue from those very non-intrusive, non-popup ads. Not to mention I for one find the...
• Commented on Cigarette lighter video-camera
  It's funny that these things are manufactured in censor paradise. Though it will become more and more difficult for their government to block youtube and its Chinese clones....
• Commented on Prominent Black professor arrested for entering own home while Black
  @Antinous #167: "If you give away your rights just to make nice, you're the grease that keep the slippery slope working." I'm not so sure on that. I can think of plenty of behaviour that while legal is unneccesarily aggressive/unpleasant....
• Commented on Prominent Black professor arrested for entering own home while Black
  It's amazing to see so many BB commentors saying this isn't about race. I do agree the title is hyperbolic, but it's an effing title, it's supposed to be catchy and draw attention to the post, it's not a one-line...
• Commented on North Korea's first beer commercial
  Oh, nevermind. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw-qT4Ycb2o It makes all those funny Japanese ads looks so normal....
• Commented on North Korea's first beer commercial
  If you can't see this video outside NK and there's no internet in North Korea, what's the point of the video on youtube? I found this other video on Taedonggang beer on youtube. It's something else since it's almost 10...
• Commented on How to incorporate escrow of your keys and passwords into your estate plan
  The whole thing strikes me as a tad paranoid. What would you have on your hard drive that people would be so desperate to get at? #3's suggestion is reasonable enough, beyond that I quite agree with xkcd on this...
• Commented on God Hates the World, by Westboro Baptist Church
  If it's too late to change his mind, than shouldn't the WBC be advocating lawless depravity and debauchery?...