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• Commented on America needs a "Manhunting Agency"
  I recommend calling the agency one of two things: - Stingray - Vengeance Unlimited Bonus points if they can find some way to base it in San Francisco and call it "Paladin". But if they're going to base it in...
• Commented on Improvising a car fuse
  Something that I know works (I didn't try it myself, but I did drive the car while it was in this condition) is a pull tab from a soda or beer can (although if you have any beer cans in...
• Commented on Spiral staircase built around a 75' tree
  That is an impressive undertaking ... but I wonder a few things (perhaps watching it on mute took away from the experience? :) ) 1) Is this person named Ranger Gord, by any chance? 2) It's hornby. This usually means...
• Commented on Swine flu fears from Penny Arcade Expo
  I've been referring to it as #ThePax on twitter, for the good ol' Serenity reference, but I was unable to attend PAX, so I am not infected. Would you like to go back to my place, bouncy-bouncy?...
• Commented on How the UK gov't spun 136 survey respondants into 7m infringers
  This story isn't entirely as sensational as people are making it sound. 1176 people is a decent enough sample size to draw conclusions from at a reasonable confidence level. It's been a while since I ran the numbers, but I...
• Commented on What makes us happy?
  What the Dickens?! “My other piece of advice, Copperfield,” said Mr. Micawber, “you know. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen six, result: happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result: misery....
• Commented on Toons in fine art photoshopping contest
  HBL: Just one more! Let's photoshop slankets into fine art. Napoleon is already done, above....
• Commented on Revealed! Where babies come from!
  *I* know the truth. No one believes me, but I've seen it with my own eyes - I even have photographic proof. Babies come from teh babby market. http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090325/i/r2420629709.jpg?x=400&y=266&q=85&sig=4tBegvjcGvyYn6Y7MHxuuw--...
• Commented on Obama's whitehouse.gov nukes 2400-line Bush robots.txt file
  To the person who said "they deleted all the files and uploaded new ones" ... I don't think that's how they did it. (And frankly, even if they DID do it that way, it would have been Cheney et al...
• Commented on Max Keiser's curmudgeonly TV economics show: the Oracle
  Calling Max Keiser a sensationalist is like calling bin Laden a "meanie". (Okay, that's a bit harsh ... to bin Laden. Hah.)...
• Commented on Caption this. No, seriously.
  Dang, that photo is so awesome that it was worth retyping the URL on my iPhone just to share it. (stupid lack of copy and paste .... Grr)...
• Commented on How to find neighbors who think they are registered but probably aren't
  *headdesk* There's gotta be some privacy guru who's going to raise a stink about this....
• Commented on <em>Rule 34 Showdown</em> IRC Event on #boingboing
  Perhaps I can interest you in the transcript I made? :) http://www.slackertalk.com/rule34.php...
• Commented on Denver police union T-shirt: "We get up early to beat the crowds"
  What's funny is that it's a *union* putting it out. Hoffa must be spinning in his grave (wherever it might be)....
• Commented on WaMu BuHoo: website before and after SUPER EPIC FAIL.
  It's almost like they approved the text change and then realized "Hrm ... uh, that image might not be appropriate."...
• Commented on Why can't America call its torture *torture*?
  Because the USA are the good guys. Good guys don't torture. Gotta keep up the self-image, you see. Is that what they mean when they say High Jingo?...
• Commented on Bill O'Reilly on Sarah Palin email hack
  Well, since his website also got hacked, I'm sure we can expect much more belligerence and posturing from him. The only net positive about O'Reilly is that he makes John C. Dvorak look calm, rational, open-minded, and huggable by comparison....
• Commented on Kiddie pool photo on box compared to photo of actual pool
  Xopher: Moderation does funny things, like cause comments to be approved out of chronological sequence. Anyway, the product actually looks closer to the original image than I expected, despite the obvious scale issue. It's sure a heck of a lot...
• Commented on Wank your way to nasal clarity
  I just got over a cold, and now I'm dealing with clogged up nasal stuff. You know the really thick, goopy, lime-green-coloured mucus? No? Be thankful; it is SO gross, loud, and annoying to deal with. I wonder if this...
• Commented on Wide open skeletal PC case
  My cat would LOVE this. ;) (except not; she enjoys sleeping on top of my tower)...
• Commented on Water bears survive open space
  That looks like a *really* comfy couch. Does it have massaging action, as well?...
• Commented on HOWTO dispose of murdered bodies
  Should I point out that the word "murdered" in the headline is superfluous? These instructions should work for pretty much any body....
• Commented on Night Vision: night photos of urban ruins from the creator of Lost America
  [slashdot mode] dupe! lolz! frist psot! [/slashdot mode] Seriously, though, it seems worthy of a repost. :)...
• Commented on TELUS Canada royally hoses its wireless broadband subscribers
  Keep in mind that "wireless broadband" is not the same as regular broadband ... because it's wireless. :) Canadian cellphone company divisions are ten times worse than their landline counterparts, with one exception: TELUS. My experiences with their crap DSL...
• Commented on Photoshop cloned trees in Google Maps
  Has anyone bothered to consider the obvious point that the trees could well be clones themselves? [/horticulture joke]...
• Commented on The Manhattan Project Poll on the Use of Atomic Weapons, July 1945.
  I refuse to answer this poll question. Additionally, I hope, and the world hopes with me, that such a decision will never have to be made in my lifetime. While the choice has already been made once (twice), the question...
• Commented on Guy gets locked out of all Google apps
  Simple. Squeaky BattleHobo4000 gets the grease....
• Commented on Los Angeles medical marijuana dispensary bust
  The blackwater shirt might just be SWAG from a conference of some kind ... :)...
• Commented on Food that turns from liquid to solid?
  Oops, that should be #21, not #22 ... although the poster is the same :)...
• Commented on Food that turns from liquid to solid?
  #22: I'm bored, so I'm going to say the third word is ... "language". :) #29: No, not exactly liquid. I guess you watched Cast Away, right? :)...