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• Commented on Plaices of Death
  It's not so much sympathy for a fish that has me upset. What I don't get is the delight in suffering - why?...
• Commented on Plaices of Death
  Thanks, BLAST 420. Take note, Rob Beschizza, you too can add context to your posts with a simple wiki link. Posting this without information was a jerk move....
• Commented on Plaices of Death
  Can we have some context? Practical joke or horrendous event? Without further explanation or sources, what is the point of this? Side note: Nothing against kanji, posting in English on a Japanese language blog would be as bewildering....
• Commented on Humanizing Psystar
  @t3knomanser: That would be amazing! World of Webcraft, please (pretty please) come up with a 360 OS that will run on a generic PC....
• Commented on Thrashing, mad, metal: the art of Double Fine's <em>Brütal Legend</em>
  Had a great time playing this game, but I recommend renting. If you end up liking the RTS battles go ahead and buy - otherwise, you'll get the awesome single player experience in about a week....
• Commented on Notional future They Might Be Giants albums about War on Terror, labor history
  Note to self: no more late night commenting. My daughter *incidentally* enjoys the album. Thanks Nosehat....
• Commented on Notional future They Might Be Giants albums about War on Terror, labor history
  Just got the new album today. Great stuff! Oh, indecently my daughter likes it, too....
• Commented on Speed-trap-happy cops shoot complaining fire-chief in court
  Isn't this the model for American accountability. The powerful and elite are above the law. I'm surprised we're even talking about this - let's look forward and not dwell on the past....
• Commented on Free book on Free Range kids
  My daughter will be 6 in three days and I'm willing to let her be independent any place we go that doesn't have traffic (we don't frequent the shooting ranges or Mt. Everest much). I'm actually scared of traffic in...
• Commented on Gitmo's torturers decry negative portrayal of gulag in new Harold and Kumar comedy
  @DGBELLAK If I believe the war is illegal yet I still don't refuse to deploy, doesn't that make me a criminal. The horrible thing is that I'm more likely to be locked up for not going than I am for...
• Commented on Gitmo's torturers decry negative portrayal of gulag in new Harold and Kumar comedy
  I hate Gitmo, I hate this war, I hate this administration. I think Gitmo is illegal, I think this war is illegal, I think this administration is illegal. I've been ordered to deploy - I was getting out and they...
• Commented on Hardware hacker reviews the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop
  @ Sue Grant: Yes, I'm in America (Hawaii). Sorry for the late reply - time zones and all....
• Commented on Hardware hacker reviews the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop
  I got mine yesterday morning. Poking around a bit and seeing the features was a great experience. And knowing that I supplied one for someone less fortunate felt great too. This was my best purchase last year....
• Commented on TSA to punish fliers for facecrime
  In theory this would be a better screening tool, in practice - the TSA could make this your worse nightmare. How long till someone with facial tic is detained and tasered to death?...
• Commented on Amazon Kindle eBook Review (Verdict: Confusing, Expensive...but Promising)
  For $400 dollars you could visit the One Laptop per Child site, buy a small form, wi-fi laptop for yourself and a child in a developing nation. Also, get a year of Hotspot from T-Mobile and a $200 tax deduction....
• Commented on Video of man tasered to death
  Decency is no reason to ignore a wrongful death! Boing Boing is not the blog to read for those of you who wish to remain happily comotose to the surrounding world....
• Commented on One Laptop Per Child sale starts
  I couldn't get to the ordering page from the website so I tried the phone number on the bottom of the page. I was helped by a very friendly rep who took my order over the phone. Best part was...
• Commented on Obama will support filibuster of any bill granting telecom immunity
  Clinton has done the same - according to TPM....
• Commented on Goth Raggedy Ann and Andy
  I saw a Goth Ann costume in Wal(mart)lyworld today. Is this a new meme or just more corporate copycatting?...
• Commented on CNN's Glenn Beck: "people who hate America" losing homes in So CA wildfires
  Maybe some of Beck's conservative buddies can give him a tour of their destroyed homes when this is over. I don't think that would make him see the light, but at least it might shut him up. It's hard to...
• Commented on Solar powered immigrant shelter provides Internet access
  @ PHASOR3000, FWIW, my ancestors were illegal immigrants - snuck over during the potato famine. FWIW, my wive's ancestors were legal immigrants - brought over on a slave ship. You have a problem with people trying to make a better...
• Commented on Micky Mouse vs Mickey Mouse
  Intarnets Get Rich Quick Scheme 1) Make t-shirts with original mickey mouse featured prominently. 2) Make enough dough to fight court battle. 3) Get sued by Disney. $) Countersue = profit... or repeat of the Performo story and new Great...
• Commented on Free poster with a dozen famous conservatives
  @ phasor3000, You're right and I'm sorry. Opposing viewpoints are respected here, but the post I was responding to was asking for balance. I should have been more clear that I meant, "Don't complain about boingboing's liberal bias - it's...
• Commented on Free poster with a dozen famous conservatives
  3 step program for conservative posters: 1) Read the last sentence of the post. 2) Realize that is the norm here. 3) Complain somewhere else....
• Commented on Why is the US Army internet-blocking Time Warner?
  This isn't affecting Hawaii. I was able to access the newspaper site mentioned in the linked article and send and recieve mail from my Road Runner account to my army.mil account. Cross posted at Wired....
• Commented on Iraq bans Blackwater mercenaries
  @ phasor3000 Agreed, both parties are ignoring the genocide. But, I think if we didn't have the great Iraq misadventure on our hands we would be viewed differently by the majority of Muslims and others. Had we not gone to...
• Commented on Iraq bans Blackwater mercenaries
  Finally some accountability for the rampant privatization that's been going on. Now we just need local governments to ban them as well. These are not the guys you want "keeping the peace" during the next Katrina like event. BTW, watched...
• Commented on Garage researcher "burns" saltwater
  I'm pretty sure it's not the radiation splitting the water into ions. Microwave radiation is non-ionizing radiation - it can excite the molecules but not ionize them. Ionizing radiation must be above 33eV....