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• Commented on Freelancer vs cheap client: please design me a logo, with pie charts, for free
  grumpy designers will probably enjoy this then http://clientsfromhell.tumblr.com/...
• Commented on Fangst
  Did everyone know that Cybergoths, those goths who wear day-glo and go to raves, are also known as 'Gravers'. I love that. Possibly even more than I love the idea of dayglo goths....
• Commented on Traffic cameras used to harass and limit movement of peaceful protestors
  the strange thing is, I felt Okay-ish about my government before they started treating us like this. not anymore....
• Commented on Beard worn as cage around head
  "I suspect it's not real," said Phil Olsen, founder of the website Beard Team USA. "The first time I saw the video was today... I don't recognize any of the people in the video. Nor had I ever heard of...
• Commented on Beard worn as cage around head
  I'm sorry but I think this is fake 'retro' footage. It just has that feel about it....
• Commented on Mac|Life imagines Apple products of the future
  wait a minute, Apple giving users freedom? what? I can't even browse my own Mp3's, or install my own software on their current flagship product. They are highly protective of their designs so it seems highly unlikely that they would...
• Commented on Color film of 1927 London
  yes the filming process had an alternating red/green filter that synched with the film frames. That's why when you see the boys running at 00:32 there are alternating red/green boys Amazingly enough he did actually create 3d films before he...
• Commented on Courage (and training) defined.
  sometimes I see actions described as "brave" and I wonder whether they were more "foolhardy", but certainly not here. This was a calculated courageous act carried out with a full understanding of what was at stake. Her willingness to accept...
• Commented on Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad.
  Do you think this might be one of those legislative tricks, where they leak a draft that includes incredible and preposterous nonsense - so that they can then "bow to public pressure" and release a watered down version. The version...
• Commented on Yahoo hires lap-dancers to entertain at its open, inclusive Hack Day event
  Those who are outraged should remember this : the recent lapdancers annual general meeting special feature was arguing geeks The hackers got off lightly in this cultural exchange....
• Commented on Science of Scams: Derren Brown and Kat the Scientist debunk the paranormal industry
  on the point of 'proof', there is a difference between negative results and 'proof'. I think the following is a misrepresentation"the huge number of experiments proving the complete absence of psychic and paranormal phenomena rather, more accurately: The results of...
• Commented on Yahoo says Iran claims are false
  I will not be using any Yahoo services again if this is found to be true, I think many others will act the same way....
• Commented on Searching for the skinny on Ralph Lauren ad (UPDATE: "We are responsible," says Ralph Lauren)
  So, a t-shirt is won by Ralf Lauren then eh?...
• Commented on Banksy mural accidentally painted over
  Damon Albarn's Blur commissioned the piece in 2003 I find it weird that people draw a link between a commisioned artwork on private property and a thoughtless tag on an underpass. Just because it's both referred to as "graffiti" doesn't...
• Commented on Stroke cures bad vision?
  The Communist NHS were, of course, attempting to execute Mr Darby at the time. It's just lucky for him that the doctor's surgical axe was blunt due to over-use....
• Commented on Best iPhone Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders
  #angusm I loved those books and magazines that guided us toward the 50 most interesting websites (out of the literally thousands!) I think that you are correct though, that they share the same curve of popularity: Fascinating for the first...
• Commented on Write an iPhone disappointment Haiku in the comments, win a Mophie Juice Pack Air
  "Play David Bowie" Woman in pocket replies: "calling Aunt Laurie"...
• Commented on UK govt proposes idiotic two-strikes-and-you're-out Internet copyright rule
  I look forward to watching the UK government be educated in the ways of the internet. Amusing 4chan types will use the open wireless hub of some outspoken MP or other to download ironic / abusively titled copyright material. Then...
• Commented on How free ebooks are good for well-known and obscure writers
  Hi Hamish, The e-book downloads haven't generated any kind of visible support or community or following. I think books (of any kind) are not the sort of chatty medium that invites immediate discourse. I read a book and enjoy it,...
• Commented on How free ebooks are good for well-known and obscure writers
  I've never used ebooks before this month. I recently hoovered up a load of free ebooks to read on a trip. A reasonable amount of them were Cory's. observations from an E/free/book noob: I have read 2 stories from the...
• Commented on Humanthesizer: humans painted with conductive ink to trigger sounds
  @zizak no, they are not professional dancers. From the official blurb: The instrument employs 15 bikini clad models...
• Commented on Humanthesizer: humans painted with conductive ink to trigger sounds
  my opinion is that the actual 'performance' part of this video is just a playback of the studio track, probably with a little of the singer overlaid in the rehearsal space. Although the trigger technology works it's simply not possible...
• Commented on Advisor: Don't let social networking ruin your social skills
  #5 yes, these are exactly the sort of people who should be in church. Kneeling....
• Commented on Advisor: Don't let social networking ruin your social skills
  I see more of my friends due to socialmedia. When they post about gigs and parties I can go along and see them. In the past that would be a trail of missed notes and forgotten phone messages. It helps...
• Commented on US border station scraps sign that says "United States" because terrorists might attack it
  I would like to complain about your blatant use of the words U****d S****s in this post, as I suddenly had an irresistible compulsion to blow up my laptop screen....
• Commented on Cat burglar falls off three-storey building across from my bedroom window
  @ #51 finiteattentionspan yep, me too. That first thought was intensified by the ellipsis and truncation of my firefox rss. IE "cat burglar falls off three storey building ..." I fully expected "... and lands on his feet"...
• Commented on Video of the first moon landing, 40 years ago today
  Mistico,it is more likely an artifact of the weird process of converting the footage for broadcast. Just imagine what the technology was like back then for converting 320 scan lines at 10 fps into 525 scan lines at 30 fps....
• Commented on Video of the first moon landing, 40 years ago today
  it's such a shame that the general public fell out of love with space exploration. They expected a swift evolution from primitive rockets to inter-planetary craft traveling to the Venus Hilton. I'm of the kind that thinks long-term expansion is...
• Commented on Pea shooter traditionalists decry use of laser sights at annual competition
  we used to steal lengths of glass tubing from the chemistry labs, then construct a dart from a pin and wound thread. Fortunately there was no curare available to us....
• Commented on Things to say during sex (Doogie Horner flowchart lulz).
  "I'm going to pound the farts out of you" I'm horribly tempted to use that one....