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• Commented on Mandelbulb: 3D Mandelbrot
  I'm with lysdexia@6. The Laundry called. They'd rather we stopped summoning eldritch entities from beyond our universe with those arcane computations......
• Commented on Essential plot twists for writers
  +1 to Daemon. Come to think of it, I'm actually surprised DC hasn't been featured on BB before. I'm always amazed by the culture on display in these comics. The themes overlap some BB favorites. For example this could qualify...
• Commented on What You Still Don't Know About You
  It's an interesting article, unfortunately, Mark beat you to it :\...
• Commented on The woman who can't stop orgasming
  It's like a genie-and-three-wishes story, where the wish turns out to be a curse and no-one around you understands why it's a curse....
• Commented on Mission Control: ambient music and NASA audio
  I have to add another voice saying "SomaFM rocks". I discovered them through their "Secret Agent" radio/stream (good lounge/jazz), and stayed for Space Station. I've been donating them 8$ a month since a few months back, and my only regret...
• Commented on Matrix Online goes out with a party, not a whimper
  Tabula Rasa, a MMORPG initially designed by Richard Garriott of Ultima fame, did the same kind of "Let's go out with a Bang" back in February....
• Commented on Brit photographer who shot demolition of flyover arrested for terrorism
  @1 CJP: With so many of these stories coming out of the UK I've been wondering about this, actually. I believe the UK is over-represented because Cory lives there, he pays attention, and is loud about these issues. I live...
• Commented on Raul Gutierrez: new limited-edition photo print set released
  For a moment I thought this was the same Gutierrez who made the apocalyticious photos of Chile's Chaiten volcano eruption. However, turns out that one's Carlos, not Raul. Anyone know how to get UPI prints? Visions of the end of...
• Commented on See you next week at EuroPython in Birmingham!
  Cory, I don't see you as a stereotypical coder. What will you be talking about related to Python? For those who don't know, Python is a popular programming language....
• Commented on The Story Drawer
  Reminds me of Young Lady's Illustrated Primer; a Propædeutic Enchiridion in which is told the tale of Princess Nell and her various friends, kin, associates, &c :)...
• Commented on Review: 1 Night w/the ThermaPAK Cooling Pad
  I'm gonna give you a piece of my mind for your spelling of peace of mind! (that glitched my understanding of the sentence, so just a heads-up)...
• Commented on HOWTO hack your Android phone and turn it into a WiFi access point fed by the 3G modem
  WA, you have a point. But I think it's based on the idea that it's wrong because the carriers say it's wrong. I believe the Japanese market proves that mobile broadband is technically and economically viable, if only in dense...
• Commented on Search algorithms are editorial decisions
  So basically, people, you'd rather trust a capitalist corporate entity (which some argue exhibit psychopathic behavior), rather than your own democratically controlled government. I'm not saying I disagree, sadly, but wow, what a admittance of the failure of democracy......
• Commented on Color Picker
  For the RGB ink: we already do it on printers. Granted, there's a huge step to make before it can be translated into a pen. Another big problem is that a color isn't just produced by a given surface (such...
• Commented on Kid keeping a lending library of banned books in <s>his</s> her locker
  Remember folks, censorship isn't just in dictatorships, it also happens in your own back yard. And it's always for "good reasons". On a more practical side, this kid has to setup a donation pot. I'd give him 10$ (and I...
• Commented on RNC chairman says that gay marriage is bad for economy
  @Felix Mitchell: Of course politicians are doing whatever will get them a vote! Just like people will do whatever gets them a quick buck. Of course, this also means that there ARE politicians out there who aren't out there just...
• Commented on Sony X reviewed. Verdict: "Thrashes" the iPod
  I hate Sony too, but that last comment was just gratuitous, wasn't it? Hmm, when will Rockbox be ported to it? :)...
• Commented on RNC chairman says that gay marriage is bad for economy
  Bah, don't hate the playa, hate the game. Seriously, however disgusting he seems, this politician is just doing his job: pandering to his demographic. That's what policians do, it's their job, like it or not (and the politicians you like...
• Commented on Crazy-ass freeway exchanges of the world
  What, no XKCD reference yet? People, we're getting soft....
• Commented on Crazy-ass freeway exchanges of the world
  What, no XKCD reference yet? People, we're getting soft....
• Commented on Scouts training to fight immigrants and terrorists
  #3, I second that, especially with the photo (which I'm sure was chosen for that)....
• Commented on Retrotech: I want my vinyl back, too
  Yay for return of more physical interfaces! I agree that the string can be broken, but the fix is easy and cheap: more string! However, I disagree with "you get to express frustration in a fully gestural way, without actually...
• Commented on Retro electro magnetic spectrum chart is rainbow science geek porn
  Ob-link: XKCD's take on the subject: http://xkcd.com/273/...
• Commented on Behold! The Triceratopter!
  I believe "roflcopter" is somewhat appropriate here....
• Commented on Monty Python's free web video increased DVD sales by 23,000 percent
  @ #14 Eustace The problem is that there's an up-front cost in step 2, and it's harder to know if you'll recoup it if you're already giving out the IP for free. Sometimes it works, as in this case, sometimes...
• Commented on The phone-watch of tomorrow, (rendered) today
  Fluorescent display? They're not being ambitious enough for a mock-up. This ain't the 70s! Where is the OLED or e-paper display? georgelazenby, funny, I hadn't noticed until I saw your comment. The arm and back of palm was convincing to...
• Commented on Malia Obama recommends the Kodak EasyShare M893
  The attention the Obama family gets from the media sickens me. I don't know how the Obama kids can grow up to be normal adults when high-profile magazines like the NYT jump on every detail of their lives. You're overthinking...
• Commented on Obama will defend telco spy immunity
  Woohoo! Change you can believe in! First big disappointment! Meh, the cynic in me expected this......
• Commented on The Light Fantastic
  "Powerful ursts of infrared light" ? Pardon me, but how can that light traverse the skin, let alone the skull, to affect the nerve cells inside his brain? We're not talking gamma radiation here. Infrared has poor penetrative power. pterry,...
• Commented on The paranoid luxury lifestyle of a corrupt Fry's executive
  @GUY_JIN: Casinos make their money from saying "YES" to people like this....