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• Commented on Presto, alakazam! "Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception" magically re-appears
  Actually, it looks like plain ol' Futura to me....
• Commented on College students arrested for not tipping
  Well, regardless of whether or not this was justified, the Lehigh Pub now has a nationwide reputation for poor service and arresting its customers. Pretty remarkable when you think about it....
• Commented on Quebec solves H1N1 vaccination queues with Disneyland Fastpasses
  @netscharc: You then have the issue of making sure that each person actually arrives at their requested timeslot. I imagine you'd have a lot of no-shows under the system you propose. Of course, if you took a small deposit, that...
• Commented on To the anonymous gay teen who asked for help in a Boing Boing comment thread
  Xeni -- thank you for this....
• Commented on Abandoned bowling alley becomes furniture
  The Green Leafe Cafe in Williamsburg, VA's furniture is all made out of wood left over from a bowling alley that used to occupy the building about 30 years ago. I'm pretty sure the owners were being frugal, rather than...
• Commented on Careless forklift driver brings down the warehouse - video
  I'm no forklift driver, although I do spend a reasonable amount of time in warehouses. Like others have mentioned here, the shelving was clearly substandard. Although forklifts are heavy, and the guy was clearly driving way too fast, that sort...
• Commented on What physicists want to know
  I should point out that "observation" is broadly defined as "interaction with a photon" for the purposes of this conversation. The universe indeed does not know if it's being "watched." However, things are set into motion once light interacts with...
• Commented on US military data-mines America's kids for war recruiting
  Don't they just get this information from the mandatory draft registrations?...
• Commented on Improvising a car fuse
  Probably worth mentioning that 20A isn't exactly something to scoff at. Although automotive voltages are lower, remember that typical household outlets max out around 13A (so, literally don't try this at home, *particualrly* on UK domestic plugs)...
• Commented on Ralph Lauren fires photo-chopped model for being too big
  This story just gets stranger and stranger... Suffice it to say, Ralph Lauren employs some of the worst PR staff on the planet....
• Commented on Church converted into magnificent bookstore
  In the UK and Europe, there are a number of indoor climbing gyms located in former churches, which, IMO is an awesome use for these structures. Few, however, quite preserve the original beauty of the churches as this bookstore has....
• Commented on Jackson Pollock's name hidden in his painting Mural?
  Obligatory: http://www.jacksonpollock.org/...
• Commented on BBC wants to encrypt "free" TV -- talking points debunked
  I'm not sure the BBC are being entirely misleading in this case. Although there's no way that Hollywood could get away with a full-on boycott of the American Broadcast TV networks, they *easily* could get away with boycotting the BBC,...
• Commented on Reading Kafka improves learning?
  Obligatory: Franz Kafka Airport voted 'Most Alienating'...
• Commented on Animated short about the plague of "smooth jazz" in offices: "Distraxion."
  Hehe. That was wonderful! Note to Pixar: Hire this guy!...
• Commented on Spacemen are transmitting silent little floaty vlogs at planet Earth (also: laptops in orbit!)
  Good call on Boards of Canada! Mogwai also works well alongside all things in space......
• Commented on Nuclear transport trucks in US look surprisingly like regular old trucks
  The amount of testing that these storage containers go through is insane. Both the US and the UK have performed numerous tests, hitting the flasks with high-speed trains, and placing them in burning pools of jet fuel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mHtOW-OBO4 Needless to...
• Commented on Building in Shanghai made out of CD cases
  Oh man. It's going to be a huge pain to get the shrinkwrap off of THAT!...
• Commented on Rachel Maddow interviews Tom Ridge on politicizing terror threat alerts
  Is it sad that the only other hard-hitting interviews I can recall in recent memory were done by Jon Stewart?...
• Commented on Men Who Stare At Goats movie coming soon
  Reminds me of "The Pentagon Wars," another film that is (sadly) based off of real events....
• Commented on BudgetTravel's "World's Weirdest Hotels"
  Although it might be a bit mundane compared to some of the examples presented, the Treetops hotel in Kenya is built as a treehouse, and holds the distinction of being the place where Elizabeth II ascended to the throne of...
• Commented on Poor design-choices in the Star Wars universe
  Reminds me of the list of uncomfortable plot summaries: # STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE: Religious extremist terrorists destroy government installation, killing thousands. # STAR WARS: EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Boy is abused by midget, kisses sister, attempts patricide. # STAR...
• Commented on Things that have always been true for the class of 2013
  Took a peek at the one for this year's graduating class (born in 1987), and came across this: #It has always been possible to walk from England to mainland Europe on dry land. In 1987, construction in the Chunnel hadn't...
• Commented on Tell, don't show: QLOCKTWO gives time in plain English
  This has existed as a (highly customizable) screen saver for quite some time. I highly recommend it!...
• Commented on Lanner L488, the ultimate dumbphone
  At least the Motofone F3 looks nice, and has the super-low-power e-ink display. I used one for a whole year as my main phone while I was living in Europe. The voice/signal quality were better than any phone I've owned...
• Commented on Retro Mega-Fridge: Huge, Red and $10K!
  Literally translated, Liebherr means "man love," which confirms my long-standing suspicions that my refrigerator is gay....
• Commented on Offworld Gallery: The games factory, how <em>Mario, Tetris, Sonic, Pong</em> were made
  Looks like the Tetris factory also manufactures Weighted Companion Cubes......
• Commented on Bob Dylan mistaken for hobo, 40 years after Woodstock
  Little do they know that they actually confronted Dana Carvey instead of the real Bob Dylan......
• Commented on Rice Krispies classic operatic commercial
  This truly is a "wonderful thing"...
• Commented on Hazard
  The voltage issue may not be a problem. Many electronic devices are equipped to handle both 110V and 220V. In fact, most computer components can do this effortlessly (hence the fact that most computing devices have IEC connectors, which are...