Christopher

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• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  I think I have reached a conclusion, 700+ posts later by the time I press POST. In part it comes from this quote on a Valleywag entry: As Rebecca Blood wrote in her outline of weblog ethics: "Changing or deleting...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  GabrielM, I had the very same thought a few moments ago. Are we in fact all falling for a massive viral marketing campaign being perpetrated by both BoingBoing and Violet? ;) (tightening up my tinfoil hat)...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  lmao - We can always count on straight talk from Joel. ;) This whole thing is starting to remind me of Cory's story about Google taking over national defense. When I read that, I couldn't imagine such a "Don't Be...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  one more re #290: Talia, you're right, no one makes us read BB. I'd be very very interested in seeing the numbers as far as net traffic to the site before and after this debacle, though. (And since you seem...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  re #266: I am also REALLY glad you guys did, David; I've been watching and wondering if the whole thing would just be ignored on this side of the fence (the appearance of which I think is what really pissed...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  "Many posters here have argued that blogs are inherently incomparable to "real" media outlets -- These writers are doing blogging a disservice" I'm with you 100% here, Kalbos, and was just going to add my last two cents along these...
• Commented on That Violet Blue thing
  I don't think this was about drama or Violet boosting sagging ratings (which I don't buy anyway) or about who "owns" BoingBoing... this was about holding BB to the same standards that they hold everyone else to. I have seen...
• Commented on Blackout caused by cat chasing mouse
  Since the feline and rodent in question were electrocuted, I would have thought of Itchy and Scratchy before T&J......
• Commented on frog Design's electronic facemask re-skins reality
  I just want one of those masks for Hallowe'en...
• Commented on Model plane enthusiast claims magic powder helped him regrow finger
  Nope, not bull. I read about this guy a month ago (kinda late to the show, Joel ;) It's on the up and up, from all the other medical articles I read after that. I have to say, I'm more...
• Commented on Artist themes for Google
  Thank you for using good color contrasts, Mark. The last one I have been using practically let the text blend into the white page... But I sure loved those starscapes...
• Commented on Kids scare each other by impersonating online pedophiles
  "However, the language used on the social networking sites such as Bebo and MSN is at times childish." So, what they are saying is that these investigators have never actually spent any time online, and somehow think that adults wouldn't...
• Commented on Ghost resort in Disney World
  It makes me sad that we have so many homeless that could live there comfortably, and yet there it sits behind razorwire. It's not like Disney will EVER finish this project......
• Commented on Strange foods from Edible.com
  I got a BUNCH of these for Xmas this year, and I can't rate them highly enough. The Scorpion Extract Soap is a great shampoo and body wash, and I'm looking forward to trying my Salvia Divinorum Sucker as soon...
• Commented on Flinstones car victory in court
  http://bigwheelrally.com/store/adult.htm and/or http://www.uncrate.com/men/gear/toys/adult-big-wheel/...
• Commented on For Love of Water: infuriating and incredible documentary about world's water-crisis
  #3: Umm, he already did that. It was on Colbert a week or so ago. Seriously....
• Commented on Flintstones-style pedal car gets its day in court
  "the safety factor is .... unsafe" Wow, sums up the police perspective well. I wonder if they'd get hassled if it has been just a polished aluminium car-shaped frame around essentially a four-person tandem bike. Which might have merit either...
• Commented on Bad Questions to Ask a Transsexual + "Stunning": Calpernia Addams.
  I think I will now always refer to Xeni as the sexy space-elf... Thank you for that, Chocolatey Shatner =D...
• Commented on Bad Questions to Ask a Transsexual + "Stunning": Calpernia Addams.
  @115: "I was shocked at someone wanting to touch a black person's hair because they wanted to know if it felt like wool. I thought we were beyond that." Not even close, though many "typical white people" would be appalled...
• Commented on Japanese ads downplay URLs, encourage searches
  This has been my line of thinking for some time now... I don't know when it morphed. But instead of trying to remember if it was "papajohns.com" or "papa-johns.com" or "papajohnspizza.com" when I try to order a pizza, the ease...
• Commented on Bad Questions to Ask a Transsexual + "Stunning": Calpernia Addams.
  re: #1 0 WTf! On the one hand, Xeni is so gorgeous I can't imagine anyone mistaking her for trans. On the other hand, Calpernia is also a stunning lady. So I'm with Xeni in her response, what's wrong with...
• Commented on New Yorker on the 1950s comic book panic
  Thank you for this... I'm currently listening to the kickass podcast novel Brave Men Run, which is in a world that essentially only has two differences from our own that I've seen: 1) comic books were banned in the 50s...
• Commented on Pig bladder powder regrows human finger
  Just check out the link that #4 posted... it's in common use among veterinarians (but maybe should be among other vets, too.) I wonder if it would work on bone okay......
• Commented on Tibet: nearly 1,000 jailed in Lhasa, Dalai Lama offers to resign
  @23, I would also suggest that buying anything stamped "Made in the USA" at WalMart is an almost guarantee that you're buying something made in China......
• Commented on Tibet: nearly 1,000 jailed in Lhasa, Dalai Lama offers to resign
  I feel the world leaders (those who give a damn) must boycott the Olympics in China. If China wants to appear civilized, they have GOT to STOP this, and if they won't, we're not allowed to come play at their...
• Commented on How alternate reality games work
  They just did one for the Sarah Connor Chronicles as well, quite entertaining. http://enitechlabs.com/index.html Watch the videos, and delve into some of the pics in the blog section. I don't watch T:SCC but I think everyone understands the background for...
• Commented on Toxic waste gets birds laid
  Dangit, Underrat, you beat me to the same comment. ;) Certainly explains how much punani he gets......
• Commented on Analyzing Bush based on his favorite painting
  I just find it interesting that he says "This is us" when originally, it was a PAINTING OF A HORSE THIEF Pretty much sums it up......
• Commented on Digital Buddhist Jukebox Plays Tibetan Chants
  The old ones weren't as pretty, either. =1 I predict these will become the newest fashion trend on Rodeo Drive now, and all the classiest celebrities will carry them at Sundance this week,...
• Commented on Music producers mixing for MP3
  I consider myself an aficianado, though I'd never call myself an audiophile because most of the time, those people are idiots. ;) But who the hell uses 128 bit encoding anymore, other than 8 year olds? When I rip a...