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• Commented on EFF sets sights on abusive EULAs
  ....from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, gangstawrap.... When I started reading your EULA I really was thinking that would be there. Oh well, feel free to use it with my compliments....
• Commented on Searching for the skinny on Ralph Lauren ad (UPDATE: "We are responsible," says Ralph Lauren)
  Come on all you creative types....hows about a 'Misguided Ralph Lauren Ads' Photoshop contest at Worth1000?...
• Commented on How to saber a bottle of champagne
  I learned to do this at my son's wedding in France this summer (I'm American). I was also told to run the knife up the seam side so maybe there is something to that theory. My daughter-in-law's father, a Frenchman,...
• Commented on A visit to a store called Mr. Stuff in Los Angeles
  Sorry. I forgot to include a link for American Science and Surplus in my post above. http://www.sciplus.com/...
• Commented on A visit to a store called Mr. Stuff in Los Angeles
  In Chicago we have a store called American Science and Surplus that sells just about anything - machine parts, circuit boards, bizarre toys, components for build-your-own telescopes. I got my first microscope there when I was maybe 10 years old...
• Commented on How foreclosures breed mosquitoes
  @13 Are you sayin' you've have zombie pools in Florida??...
• Commented on Opponent of Republican who shouted "You lie!" at Obama is given <s>$25,000</s> $69,000 by outraged voters
  Typical republikkkan. Now the teabagger slimeball's web site has been taken off line. Perhaps they've taken a bit of a hit to the bandwidth limit at their 'contact us' link?...
• Commented on Furniture slider prosthetic legs for turtle
  The furniture slides will wear down over time so they shouldn't be permanently attached. I think a better solution would be to affix 2 little wheels or even steel ball bearings. Who knows, he may even set a land speed...
• Commented on Dutch government tries to stop 13-year-old girl from sailing around world solo
  Nutbastard @43 "you say it like she's doomed from the start to fail and/or die. sailing around the globe......yeah, it is, but that's risky at any age, just like dirt biking or using firearms - both things that 13 year...
• Commented on Dutch government tries to stop 13-year-old girl from sailing around world solo
  Gloria @22 I thought of the driving as danger to others argument when I was writing my comment and I agree with your point about her sailing not being an immediate danger to others but there are plenty of instances...
• Commented on Dutch government tries to stop 13-year-old girl from sailing around world solo
  The government has every right to step in and prevent her from driving the family car around the block - even if she had her parent's consent. So why not in this case? I don't care how mature she is...
• Commented on Computers' limitations, as seen in 1967
  Now, will someone please convince my boss that my computer doesn't have a magic Ex Lax input slot for shitting out accurate sales forecasts....
• Commented on Imaginary Foundation's All-Star Pattern Seekers Trading Cards
  U.S. right wing demands a 24th card be added featuring St. Ronald of Reagan begin in 5....4....3....2......
• Commented on Kidtropolis fantasy kids rooms
  When my son was 6 he wanted to decorate his room with hanging vines a la "Where The Wild Things Are". My wife spent many hours cutting stencils and supervising while he painted. It actually came out kind of cool...
• Commented on Dinosaur creationist theme park seized by government
  Oh Noes! No more Moron Museum? Now where will I go to laugh at ignorant Xians?...
• Commented on Giant jellyfish invade Japan
  JIMXUGLE @1 Only with peanutbutterfish....
• Commented on BBC exposes three psychic mediums
  Brett @9 Great (or is it grate?) job of grammar policing. You are two, to good at that!...
• Commented on The incredible "ear stones" of fish
  Takuan Thanks for the pic. It should be interesting to try it out though the fish that I find on my beach aren't nearly as fresh looking as the specimen shown here and I'd wager they're more aromatic as well....
• Commented on The incredible "ear stones" of fish
  Do fresh water fish have otoliths as well? I sometimes find rather large remains of Muskellunge and Northern Pike washed up on the shore by my home and it would make for a fun teaching opportunity with my grandson....
• Commented on Poop on the moon, and how to protect it
  Interesting snip from the complete list: .... 33. Defecation Collection Device (4) 34. Girls (2) 35. Cup (1) 36. Overshoes, Lunar (2) .......
• Commented on Goats enjoy living in their own tower
  Fairview wines also bottles under the label name Goats Do Roam. I recently received a bottle of their '07 Red as a gift from a friend who went to school with Charles Back. It was quite good. They didn't identify...
• Commented on Florida Fisherman Accidentally Nets Sidewinder Missile, Regrets Catch and Release
  Yeah, it was a Sidewinder. But 3 years from now when he's recounting the story with his fishing buddies it'll be a Titan....
• Commented on Old Jews Telling Jokes is Back
  In 1968 and '69 I worked for a man named Leo Weiner - an absolute mensch if I ever knew one. Leo had a habit of telling the same jokes over and over. Here's an example: Some guys are sitting...
• Commented on Heartbroken cereal litigant loses suit over non-existence of "Crunchberries"
  Fee @58 You may be correct in stating that concept of "the Man on the Clapham Omnibus" works well in the UK but in the US I'm afraid that it would be adapted as "the man who watches fox news"...
• Commented on Limo with a sink on the fender, 1940
  Being old enough to be a survivor of the 1950's style family car trip I can see the practical side of this. My dad was so obsessed with "making good time" that he wouldn't stop for anything but a dire...
• Commented on Goofy British "future of phones" video from way back
  MITCH @8 "I wonder if the people of the past who imagined the future ever envisioned web cam enhanced phone sex." I'm sure some did but they were too polite to talk about it....
• Commented on ACLU offers to represent politician who wants an ACLUSUX vanity license plate
  @#8 It seems that Mr. Brophy is another run of the mill evangelical who uses Jesus to excuse his tendencies toward racism and homophobia. So you're correct. He is indeed a republican....
• Commented on ACLU offers to represent politician who wants an ACLUSUX vanity license plate
  What are the chances that State Sen. Brophy is intelligent enough to recognize the irony? http://www.gregbrophy.net/images/Greg%2005%20House%20lowres.JPG...
• Commented on Kneeling Bench to Prevent Splashing While Peeing
  #29 "I actually find it more difficult to get a good steady stream when I'm sitting down." It's also very hard to write your name in the snow....
• Commented on Bigfoot statue
  @#1 He's not angry, he just makes a lousy first impression....