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• Commented on Hacking the Predator drone: Cheaper than dinner and a movie
  The sad part is that modifying firewalls can be hard, not from a technical standpoint, but from a procedural standpoint. Finding somebody to sponsor the change, somebody that can understand and approve it, etc- that can be maddening. To a...
• Commented on Fantastically strange cake sculptures
  Don't dilute the brand- this off-topic use of "Just look at it" is practically shark-jumping!...
• Commented on Joke Band Respect: Surf Punks, Upper Crust
  I became familiar with The Upper Crust through one of the Guitar Hero franchises- I thought I recognized them for what they were (AC/DC tunes with a schtick) by listening to the one track, but upon acquiring the album, I...
• Commented on Livescribe Pulse Smartpen: It's a Keeper
  This is essentially the same tech as used in the Leapfrog book reading systems. I remember seeing articles about this paper about 15 years ago, and thinking how cool it was- it's interesting that it's just now cominf to fruition...
• Commented on Dumpster, wrong color
  If the joke is painfully nerdy enough that most of Boing Bong's readers don't recognize it as a joke at first, then it's perfect fodder for Boing Boing....
• Commented on Game-controller ornaments
  I'm guessing that this is a slightly younger gamer - but SNES and 2600 would be pretty much shoo-ins. My wife even thought they were cute, which speaks to how well done these are....
• Commented on Sneaky pinball makers' tricks
  I've gotten matches after Special, and I've also received the BONUS JACKPOT MATCH of a match of all 4 players. (THWACK THWACK THWACK TWHACK) That's ridiculously awesome, and it's only happened to me once or twice in all my years...
• Commented on Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience
  My cranky old white guy is coming out, and I'm crankier because I feel like a nutter neo-con now. But this: "If a company spends $5 billion in R&D and discovers a cure for cancer, they should be given the...
• Commented on Limbaugh and Beck pimp gold merchants with 35% spread
  I hae to think that the bond or stock you buy/sell for 2% markup is in the exact same physical (or electronic) shape it was in after the sale as it was prior. I don't imagine people are trading in...
• Commented on Sikh Holy Men Wearing Spectacularly Large Turbans
  I would love to se the martial arts this guy can perform under a 77lb Turban. (400m of fabric?! I can't imagine balancing 4 bolts on my head.)...
• Commented on LEGO recreation of Buddhist temple in Kyoto
  The only problem I have with this, is that my first instinct is to show it to my kids. My kids aren't going to be as awed as they should be, because as far as they know, this is just...
• Commented on No cross-dressing at Morehouse College
  If the dress code were at a co-ed school, they'd probably be bound by that- but with an all male college, they can say "dress code consists of pressed slacks, an ascot, and a tricorner hat." If you're a transgender...
• Commented on No cross-dressing at Morehouse College
  It sounds like there was more to the "Appropriate attire" resolution than just cross dressing- the article also mentions "pajamas" and "saggy pants". It's the cross-dressing part of it that's stirring up the coals. It sounds like the intent of...
• Commented on God's hand on the BBC's Big Screens
  I was expecting footage of Diego Maradona, followed by rioting in the streets. This is almost as amusing....
• Commented on Snow business
  That's funny, the thing I liked the most about the picture was just how jacked those irises are....
• Commented on ZuneHD launched, apparently
  "3) Giz didn't seem to have a lot of trouble downloading at 0330, and there's no great outcry of frustrated Zune Guys on The Interwebs. Or at least on Fark and Ciz." Both of them, you mean? I'm really enthralled...
• Commented on ZuneHD launched, apparently
  I think the inability to use the Zune prior to today was billed as a 'feature'. It sounds like so much has changed on the back end that there must not have been a graceful way to do it, and...
• Commented on ZuneHD launched, apparently
  I can't knock MS for having connectivity issues when rlling out a new platform and way to connect multiple users (I'm guessing that it's not as slammed as the iPhone registration servers, but there's a big chunk of code being...
• Commented on UK: Treatment of (gay) genius mathematician Alan Turing "appalling"
  Hey, what happened to the next article? Did Xeni realize it was sarcasm? http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/10/gaycomputer.jpg Hilarious, regardless....
• Commented on Tweet (#3745361641)
  (I see what you did there. Very nice!) Anything that lets me do that amazingly complicated process of "getting my music onto my player, regardless of which computer I happen to be using" gets points in my book. If there's...
• Commented on Video: Unboxing The Fleshlight
  I meant that there'd be a way to adapt your current Elph or Flip to a set of headstraps that attaches to your head, rather than a "marketed-to-EXTREME-SPORTS-ENTHUSIASTS" type helmet-mounted cam similar to the tony hawk or unnamed motorcycle-suggested gear....
• Commented on Tweet (#3745361641)
  I'm half torn between this and the Clip+. Clip downside seems to be navigability- I _assume_ the walkman is a bit more navigable. The Clip+ supports extra SD cards, which is a potential win. The Clip+ supports OGG and FLAC...
• Commented on Video: Unboxing The Fleshlight
  You're reviewing a fleshlight, but haven't reviewed a tripod yet? (Or did the manufacturer want that particular sample back, which I imagine (HOPE. HOPE. HOPE.) isn't the case with this one? The "holding the product with my feet during the...
• Commented on Mini Cooper Thumb Drive
  It should really have only 256MB, but come in a S version with ridiculously quick access times....
• Commented on Review: Laptop Lunch, a bento box for geeks
  Holy crow, I need somebody to pack lunches like that for me. Other than myself. My wife DID buy me the Zojirushi Mr. Bento set. I have to fill it myself. I really like the Mr. Bento, which solves some...
• Commented on Hidden Booze Treasure Ad Campaign
  Some pitchman: I really want to go to the North pole. And Scuba Diving in the bahamas. Making these trips deductible isn't enough. I need a sucker to PAY for them. Who's on my client list? Hmm. GM- Drive a...
• Commented on Jeff Bezos's Kindle apology: please tell us what the Kindle can do
  If you don't use the kindle's wireless, the issues dealing with the privacy and content on yor kindle are all moot. Now you're picking an e-reader based on price, feaures, aesthetics, and availability of content. The Sony seems to win...
• Commented on Jeff Bezos's Kindle apology: please tell us what the Kindle can do
  Just something else to back up my astroturfing. I'm starting to feel like Bezos' toadie. I just really love my kindle, and hate seeing it tarred unjustly. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200169400&#kindle Content from the Kindle Store: Most books and other non-subscription items you...
• Commented on Jeff Bezos's Kindle apology: please tell us what the Kindle can do
  "Upon your payment of the applicable fees set by Amazon, Amazon grants you the non-exclusive right to keep a permanent copy of the applicable Digital Content and to view, use, and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times"...
• Commented on Bezos apologizes for Kindle 1984 memory hole blunder
  Right- all the earlier stories made a big fuss over how the publisher changed it's mind. that's all I ever heard about, and I thought it was totally jacked up. The initial facts were initially wrong, but nobody's going out...