Justin Ried

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• Commented on Audio history of the psycograph, automated phrenology machine
  #6 I was wondering when the Doc Brown reference was coming. Nicely done....
• Favorited Chimp enjoys magic show on Boing Boing
• Commented on Blue Food Coloring Un-Paralyzes Rats
  Smurfy!...
• Favorited Man of the Year Million on Boing Boing
• Commented on Carl Sagan on Flatland
  #5 That clip is from the 2004 film "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" While the film is controversial in many respects, physics nerds will certainly find it worthwhile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_the_Bleep_Do_We_Know!%3F...
• Commented on Video: Rushkoff on Colbert
  @CITRYPHUS #13 I don't think he meant "In God We Trust" was literally placed on US currency when we went off the gold standard. It seemed obvious (to me, at least) that it was a joke, a play on words....
• Commented on Video: Rushkoff on Colbert
  Yes we are proud! Doug did an amazing job. He's a true thought leader and it's inspirational to see his work get the recognition it deserves....
• Commented on Luggable 75 lb "laptop" from 1968
  Bullitt was also made in 1968. In one scene, Bullitt, Chalmers and Captain Bennett are in a teletype room while a (fax?) machine - complete with telephone modem and acoustic coupling - receives and prints out the suspect's identification sheet....
• Commented on Photo and original diagram of the world's first ethernet cable
  And 36 years later, it still has one of the coolest names ever given to an IEEE standard. (FireWire comes a close second, in my book)...
• Commented on RIP Michael Jackson
  There will never be another like him, and the world is a little less interesting without him in it... Thanks for the music and the memories, MJ. Rest in peace....
• Commented on Life with a 100 lb rodent that sounds like a Geiger counter when it's happy
  Add a big, bushy tail and Caplin could go trick-or-treating as the world's largest squirrel....
• Commented on As If
  Good news, everyone! The AT&T early termination fee is actually less than $175 for most people, because they prorate it: http://is.gd/TSI7 I bought the iPhone 3G when it was released last summer, and it looks like my ETF is only...
• Commented on Socotra Island: the “Galápagos of the Indian Ocean.”
  What a wonderful world......
• Commented on Kim Jong LOL
  I think my mom wore those shades in 1979, unfortunately....
• Commented on UMID M1 at Dynamism, makes Vaio P look like a briefcase
  The OQO was hard to use with a 5" screen at 800x480 (186 DPI). This thing has an even smaller screen, and a significantly higher resolution: 1024x600 on a 4.8" screen is 247 DPI. How on Earth is that supposed...
• Favorited Julia Dales: beat boxing champion on Boing Boing
• Commented on Mark on The Martha Stewart Show, May 18, 2009
  Wonderful! Congrats, Mark - I can't wait to see it....
• Commented on We may or may not have refreshed <em>BBG</em>
  I love it. The science textbook graphic is delicious!...
• Commented on Rushkoff is Back
  Welcome back!...
• Commented on MBAs: Most Bloody Awful, Aussie radio documentary on the problem with biz-school
  I'm surprised that so many of my fellow Happy Mutants would make sweeping generalizations about something as complex and varied as post-grad education....
• Favorited Untitled 2 on Boing Boing
• Commented on Untitled 2
  D'oh!...
• Commented on Untitled 2
  Untitled 42...
• Favorited Page about the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab (1950-1951) on Boing Boing
• Favorited Teens send balloon into space, get aerial photos of Earth on Boing Boing
• Favorited Mark Ryden in Tokyo on Boing Boing
• Favorited The Ripper skateboard art show on Boing Boing
• Favorited Worst Food in America 2009 edition on Boing Boing
• Favorited Surfer speak video on Boing Boing
• Favorited Scans of vidgames from 1983 Sears catalog on Boing Boing