SleighBoy

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• Commented on Bush feared successor would revoke telecom spying immunity
  *whew* Thankfully all involved can still rest easy at night knowing the torch of wonderful corporatism has passed to the next administration, and our constitution is still White House toilet paper....
• Commented on Documentary about crazy cat ladies
  Watching that woman open all those cans of food, all I can think is what a huge expense that is. When you hit the 12+ threshold preparing a raw diet for your pets becomes more than good health, it is...
• Commented on The White House switch to open source: Tim O'Reilly's thoughts
  It's a fail in my book, solely because they chose Drupal. Ugh. You can do a lot better than Drupal and PHP....
• Commented on Offworld's Retro Remakes week: what needs to be remade?
  The Dark Eye - the Myst-style surreal walk through the stories of E.A. Poe...
• Commented on Propaganda posters from WWII
  Sharing is fun. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sleighboy/2830495931/...
• Commented on US Health Care debate: scary Republican infographic countered by dreamy sherbet-hued Democrat infographic
  Why bother with massive charts, this one lays out a nice simple approach. http://www.thehamiltonpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Free-Market-Chart.gif...
• Commented on Edison's prefab, permutable fireproof concrete houses
  #22,The workingman can't kill elephants indoors, this house is run on DC. He can electrocute all the elephants he wants outdoors, using that dangerous new AC power system. Good thing it's made of stone to bear the weight of all...
• Commented on How to make a minpin poop compost bin: an illustrated guide
  Last I heard Daffodils and their Lilly relatives were poisonous to dogs....
• Favorited Lost in America as Metaphor for Mortgage Meltdown on Boing Boing
• Favorited Print Your Own Money on Boing Boing
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• Favorited Untitled 1 on Boing Boing
• Commented on Life-size papercraft Link hat (and hair)
  My boy, this piece is what all true warriors strive for....
• Commented on Retro Pontiac 6000 commercial might be the worst car commercial ever made
  #27 - I think you may be mistaken, with the 2.5L the Alternator could not be easier to access right up front top. And with with the V6's it is tucked neatly top rear. Perhaps you are thinking of a...
• Commented on Retro Pontiac 6000 commercial might be the worst car commercial ever made
  Mr. Brownlee, I don't expect agreement on the style of these cars, but the fact you think in the 1980's getting 30+ MPG from a mid-sized car is gas guzzling seems odd. The engines these cars came with can easily...
• Commented on Fake cigar has fake embers, fake smoke, and looks like a cheap firework
  For the pipe, check out this site: http://litecig.com/...
• Commented on Fake cigar has fake embers, fake smoke, and looks like a cheap firework
  For the more pretentious crowd, be sure to check out the variety of Pipes available. While the cigar says arrogant blow-hard, the pipe marks you more as the thoughtful intellectual. Pick up the nicotine-free liquid for that extra edge on...
• Commented on Principles for sound Internet policy: Internet for Everyone
  @#13: Get this man a prize. If "we" want these goals to be realized, let's help make it happen without congress. Maybe the next Internet bubble bursting can be all the failing telecos, from service and price requirements placed on...
• Commented on Riding Out the Credit Crisis
  Finally, BB has an author to post articles that regularly polarize the readers politically and send commenting readers into a bloodbath of words. Meanwhile, all senior BB authors sit back and put on face shields and vinyl smocks to keep...
• Commented on Kraftwek goes iPhone with a little help from the Korg DS-10 and a stylophone
  A different user does a DS-10 + Stylophone version of The Girl From Ipanema, also hot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plt0IoqXrMc It'll probably show up in the suggested box, but I'll just suggest it here....
• Commented on Aside: Clearing the Gadget Dungeon
  "I hastened to make an end of my labor. I forced the last stone into its position; I plastered it up. Against the new masonry I re erected the old rampart of bones. For the half of a century no...
• Commented on Mundane Gadget Spam of the Day: PenSol Precision Synthetic Oiler Kit
  "Extremely handy in the IT field where controlled micro-lubrication is needed" That sounds like some kind of joke to me.....
• Commented on International day of protest against surveillance Oct 11
  @Jamesgyre: Biden came right out and said he wants more police on the streets. Or does he mean good, rational police and not the ones with itchy tazer fingers and short tempers..he must mean the rational ones because he is...
• Commented on Christian Ska band performs "Jesus is My Friend"
  pick it up, pick it up!...
• Commented on Help the tech industry pick an interesting new letter for marketing gadgets and stuff
  a Paamayim Nekudotayim would be nice...
• Commented on My iPhone and AT&T Sin Tax
  #5: Heelarious, point taken. And thanks for making me learn what "Robinson's Barley Water" is....
• Commented on My iPhone and AT&T Sin Tax
  It would appear Joel's price for his individual freedom has been determined, use of a wireless phone. At least you admit it Joel, that you'll sell your privacy and freedom for a phone. The fiber sniffers being placed in major...
• Commented on Color coded cutting boards separate salmonella from sausage
  Fug plastic, wood is good....
• Commented on Evapo-Rust removes rust from almost anything after a good soak
  I was curious about the chelating process this uses, and a few searches later it appears you can do the same thing with molasses and water. The molasses just takes longer. http://www.wr6wr.com/newSite/articles/columns/wp0906/wp0906.html...
• Commented on Top X: 10 Perfectly Pure Gadgets
  Ah yes, currency backed by nothing, a must-have gadget for those who wish to exercise control over people of every nation....