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• Commented on Tell, don't show: QLOCKTWO gives time in plain English
  ... a DIY version that doesn't use gibberish to fill in blank spots....
• Commented on Tell, don't show: QLOCKTWO gives time in plain English
  Wow that is screaming for a DIY version....
• Commented on Headphones have two birds sticking out of them
  I hear the tweeters have terrific range. ... sorry, Christ. I'm going to go take a shower now....
• Commented on "About as annoying to handle as a wet diaper"
  Everything at my job has an annoying, impossible to hold loop built into it (I work at a non-profit sailing center; shucking around kayaks and sunfish = no fun). The answer for everything at my job is a bit of...
• Commented on Cyclist's Golf Caddy
  Would you have to obey cart path rules with this? If not - fuck yes. If yes - fuck no....
• Commented on The Mac Mini Rules
  I have an early intel imac with the vertical line problem; I am, at this point, wishing I had just gotten a mini....
• Commented on Video: Panic Sale!
  I kind of want to buy something just because that was genius....
• Commented on HOWTO "Stir + Scoop" w/Your French Press
  I started skipping the french press and just brewing it in a pot, stirring twice (once when hot water was added and once before pouring) and then sending it through a strainer. Much easier to clean than a French Press....
• Commented on Advertisers, remember this about Hulu viewers
  That huge variance probably makes it easy to sell your tracking services, though. ONE of those numbers has to be closer to the truth. Whichever company has that number has a leg up in the market for their services. Granted,...
• Commented on Kohler Fluid Faucet is also a bathroom water fountain
  In the touristy sections of Rome nearly every street has a continually running spigot. Most have holes on the top such that if you plug the spigot up with your finger, water jets out the hole so you can either...
• Commented on How best to turn fruit into shot glasses without a specialized tool?
  What keeps the fruit from soaking up the liquor?...
• Commented on Manufacturer confirms chip: iPod headphones now have the Apple Tax; Update: Apple confirms no DRM, authentication, just licensing
  I will say this once and never again - I will not buy a gadget that looks as though it was designed for a single purpose: to be inserted into your rectum. These are my first and last words on...
• Commented on Review: iPod Shuffle (Third Generation)
  Do gadget writers EVER like included earbeads? I just paid a fair amount for a DAP, I am not about to throw down an additional fair amount for earbeads that I will destroy, lose, leave in a pants pocket through...
• Commented on The Grand Moff's wine cooler
  upon seeing this post in reduced form, I thought that was a joystick of some kind. Imagine my disappointment....
• Commented on Pinhole in a paintcan: a hidden camera, if not an inconspicuous one!
  "Who said film was dead?" You did. There's no film involved with this process ;p...
• Commented on We are Fractal Sheep
  This is one of the best blog posts I've ever read....
• Commented on Parent of gamer asks his son to honor the Geneva Conventions
  RE: #73 "After reviewing the Geneva Conventions, it's hard to find a lot of opportunity to violate them, when I consider what's in the game." Tabun Gas is listed on Schedule 1 of substances banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention...
• Commented on Nintendo DSi coming to America on April 5
  Have they hacked the DSI yet? If it doesn't run a flash cartridge I'm not interested....
• Commented on People are pouring out of Dubai
  Ok so I cannot say this emphatically enough - while the blog post itself is a well written tirade, the level of civil discussion in comments section of the link above is amazing. If you read the above in its...
• Commented on .44 caliber revolver is the world's most powerful NERF gun
  #31 and #24 - got it. I wasn't listening, sorry :)...
• Commented on .44 caliber revolver is the world's most powerful NERF gun
  oh, and also - I'd like to see this done in a S&W 500 with a handloaded blank cartridge. The nerf dart would fit into the barrel a little further than an inch and if you had a very light...
• Commented on .44 caliber revolver is the world's most powerful NERF gun
  @13 - Depends on whose rules you use. The NRA has 3 rules, Cooper has 4. It's either - 1. always keep it pointed in a safe direction 2. always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot...
• Commented on Netbooks swallowing notebook market whole
  My dad needs to check email and occasionally browse online. He spends less than 30 minutes a day at a computer. Many people work at computers all day and when they get home do not need anything greater than a...
• Commented on Meet me at the gun show with your gold
  This weekend is the 2009 Shot Show, aka the big gun trade industry. There is NO press coverage of it that does not start with some comment about the incoming administration. None....
• Commented on One man choral group performs the Legend of Zelda theme
  augh you can't play the music from link to the past (especially from the dark world) without totally making me miss the days when I played the game over and over trying to make sure i'd checked every nook and...
• Commented on Joel Stein: "Nut allergies -- a Yuppie invention"
  There is a proven link between 1) things annoying you in greater amounts and 2) time passing....
• Commented on Maile Waltz on Uke
  please stop making me feel insanely inadequate at ukulele playing....
• Commented on Dog eats bean burrito in 1 second
  am i the only one wondering about the health of this dog's digestive system? taco bell screws me up something awful, i can't imagine what it'd do to a dog....
• Commented on Ovation iDea: Guitar with a built-in MP3 recorder, player
  Ovation generally are the best guitar for the money. Currently I own a ukulele made by them that I'd recommend to anyone. That said, 100 minutes is no time at all. Flash expansion please?...
• Commented on Iraq Shoe Tosser Guy: The Animated Gifs
  Gifs are big. I coulda done told you that....