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• Commented on Charts showing how much US residents pay for health care compared to people in other countries
  For those talking about government subsidies its worth pointing out that all of these figures are for *private healthcare plans* not for government-provided services like the NHS; its nothing to do with taxes. Which isn't to say this is an...
• Commented on Voting machine source-code leak shows election-rigging subroutines?
  This really needs to be read in the light of this followup: http://www.codersrevolution.com/index.cfm/2009/10/21/Sequoia-Voting-System-Witch-Hunt-err-Study-Project This guy pointed out to studysequoia that the files weren't vandalized, and open fine. There's evidence of stored procs and other code that has been dropped from...
• Commented on Rich guy dislikes poor people, wants local kids to "lose sleep" over plan to shut library
  Gatsby, he doesn't want the poor coming because they bring vandalism, theft and assault? Yes, that would be why he opposed the construction of assisted housing for senior citizens in 2002 (and ever since - this one's still stuck in...
• Commented on Rich guy dislikes poor people, wants local kids to "lose sleep" over plan to shut library
  It seems Xinos has a history regarding this library: http://www.state.il.us/court/opinions/appellatecourt/1998/2nddistrict/July/HTML/3970833.txt In 1998 he got a restraining order preventing this library being built on town-owned land, despite a vote by the townspeople in favour; his argument was that it breached the...
• Commented on If literary classics had been titled today
  CHARLES J. DICKENS The Twist Progression CHARLES J. DICKENS The Jarndyce Inheritance BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TWIST PROGRESSION CHARLES J. DICKENS THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The Havisham Agenda BOZ SKETCHING The Cities Trilogy FROM MASTER STORYTELLER CHARLES J. DICKENS...
• Commented on Damien Hirst installation owner charges teen art-rival with theft of £500,000 for removing box of pencils from installation
  While I'd agree Hirsts stuff is rubbish, the story seems to be presented in a misleading way. 'Pharmacy' isn't owned by Hirst, it was bought by Tate Britain in 1996 http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=21809&tabview=work ... so he's actually just stolen the gallery's property;...
• Commented on Write an iPhone disappointment Haiku in the comments, win a Mophie Juice Pack Air
  Sideways pic, turned, stays on its side; something is wrong - I can't pin it down (look at http://twitpic.com/fdivl/full in your phone, and try to turn it the right way up. I want to pin the screen to stop rotation...
• Commented on Tell, don't show: QLOCKTWO gives time in plain English
  Of course my clock never shows 'seven', oops. Thats ok, I can hang it in the office. At seven I'm either in bed or in the pub....
• Commented on Tell, don't show: QLOCKTWO gives time in plain English
  Wonder what the most optimal grid would be? A bit of fiddling I got this 8x9 (missing out 'its' and 'oclock')... which I believe means I can undercut them by $552! I'm sure its possible to do better. *QUARTER *TWENTY*...
• Commented on Fanciful trompe l'oeil garage-door murals
  er, wow. That table dance one must go down a bomb with the neighbours. http://www.style-your-garage.com/motive.php?item=10&type=w...
• Commented on Touch me I'm slick: the silky sleuthing of Tiger Style's <em>Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor</em>
  Just bought this on your recommendation. The art is gorgeous; in particular the spider's movement is really nicely done. Unfortunately now I can't play it till lunchtime :(...
• Commented on Artificial Climbing Walls 101: More Mountain Than Mountain?
  Back in 2005, BoingBoing covered the Alaskan Alpine Club's homegrown ice wall: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/02/23/building-an-ice-towe.html This post reminded me of it, so I went to have another look; boingboing should too - its got much, much bigger since then! http://www.alaskaalpineclub.org/IceTower/IceTowers.html...
• Commented on Bees in my light fixture
  I can't better what Nicholas Cage said about this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIvHVIMAEks...
• Commented on A Visual History of Cosmetics Gadgetry
  How about this: http://www.google.com/patents?id=uagoAAAAEBAJ&printsec=drawing&zoom=4 "A pedicure sock for keeping a foot warm during a pedicure. The pedicure sock having individual stalls for the toes which are truncated to leave the toe nails exposed. The stalls serving to separate the tops...
• Commented on Computer learns sign language
  @Brainspore #2: actually they still do that (here in the UK). The BBC even has signed programmes online in iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/categories/signed/...
• Commented on Did you know that Ron Jeremy has a pet tortoise?
  (I can't believe nobody posted this yet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z1MygrkDSI Ron, is this yours?...
• Commented on Goodbye
  I just hope boingboing doesn't say a fond farewell with a blooper reel including your "shaving malfunction". Best of luck Joel....
• Commented on Sarah Palin, via Twitter: God told me to sue the internet
  The most incredible part for me is in the Anchorage Daily News article: Van Flein is threatening legal action agains the NYT and WP for asking questions about this story, not for reporting or even re-reporting it....
• Commented on Explaining physics to a TV camera
  @2 Fair point, its a cultural unit error. I'd assumed when she said a passenger car she meant what it means here in the UK - something like a Ford Focus, which weighs nearly the same as a DeLorean. To...
• Commented on Explaining physics to a TV camera
  Too...many...imperial...measurements...brain...breaking... It doesn't help me that she switches to grams and calories at the end, though I guess BTU would just add to the confusion. It's got to hurt your mental arithmetic converting from mph to ft/s and fl.oz to...
• Commented on Great Firewall of Australia to block video games unsuitable for people under 15
  I think you mean 'planning to block web-based games deemed unsuitable for anyone *under* the age of fifteen'. Though some stuff thats unsuitable for over-15s, like High School Musical, really could do with being blocked....
• Commented on Evolution, religion, schizophrenia and the schizotypal personality
  Um, wasn't the connection between Tay-Sachs and tuberculosis rejected as a hypothesis, 25 years ago? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7246543 (I know, this is incidental to the main thrust of his argument) It was an interesting talk, but I went in expecting evidence to...
• Commented on Video: The Killdozer of Granby, Colorado
  I thought the first video seemed a bit off too - but without it, I wouldn't have understood the context of the second one, which is inspired. Yes, its sad that Heemeyer died, and I'm sure theres a story to...
• Commented on Star Trek characters who Tweet
  You really have to mention the bizarre @brentspiner tweets. He's either doing some kind of weird roleplay-via-twitter or, on the other hand - maybe he really murdered bob....
• Commented on Vaja case for Vaio P
  Crikey their flagship 13" Macbook case has a starting price /higher than that of the laptop/. ($1200 vs $999)...
• Commented on Excursion to the Center of the Earth
  The obvious choice for communication is a tachyon pulse emitter. Not only are tachyons unimpeded by small details like magma and physics, but the signals would arrive before we send the probe, obviating the need to build one. I look...
• Commented on iBone App: Sounds Lewd, But It's Not
  Now if we could just get an iPhonium and a Sousiphone together we could start a marching band....
• Commented on Joystick Test Cartridge
  Is this getting remade for the Wii? Can't wait! Also, Mario + Cartridge = Rule 34....
• Commented on GreenWheel: Swap the rear to make any bike electric
  @6 I won't miss the extra wind in my hair, since I'm bald as a coot. Though it'd obviously be less *fun*. I have to agree with the skepticism on the battery life. Also, taking an MTB/Hybrid and adding electric...
• Commented on GreenWheel: Swap the rear to make any bike electric
  Slightly better information here: http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/cycling/articles/2008/11/16/from_mit_a_quantum_leap_in_bike_mechanics/ I keep seeing the obvious question asked, does it have regenerative braking. All the pics show normal brakes attached to the new wheel, so you might think not, but here Michael Lin is quoted as...