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• Commented on Five-inch elephant beetle in search of mating partner
  ""He is showing all the signs and keeps displaying. He bobs up and down on his branch and taps on the ground."" That's exactly how I show my readiness to mate! Fascinating......
• Commented on Sunset on Mars
  What a moving image. Thanks for sharing that. That humans are still capable of reaching to the stars makes me hopeful, even during this miserable time of war, greed and despoilment....
• Commented on Dough-Nu-Matic Automatic Doughnut Machine
  Bravo! Bravissimo!...
• Commented on Breakneck pace of construction in Beijing
  Sorry, no Olympics for me this year. Not as long as China is stomping so hard on Tibet. Oh yeah: And I'm not buying anything that gets advertised on the Olympics, either....
• Commented on Errol Morris interviews Abu Ghraib guards
  I think the youngest one was in because his father was passing notes or doing something illegal, but they held him also. Jeebus. This is our country doing this - holding children as terror suspects because their father was "passing...
• Commented on Color tile optical illusion
  Naw, it can't be. You're messing with my head, Mark....
• Commented on Sex gadget expose on Mississippi tv news (where they're illegal)
  It's a sad comment on US culture for so many reasons. Why is the media so interested in this when tens of thousands of Mississipians are losing their homes to foreclosure, or can't afford health care, or are losing their...
• Commented on FBI whistleblower tells librarians about discriminatory practices and bad procedure at the Bureau
  This is a really important story. This whistleblower, acting in a most patriotic manner by bringing horrible illegal acts to light, continues to be punished severely for his good acts by an FBI that tells him he cannot give his...
• Commented on Pacifist Warcraft player trying to hit the top without killing anything
  Not only can you live very profitably as a non-combat character in Eve, but there is also quite a bit of work for diplomats and others that are lovers, not fighters....
• Commented on Happy Public Domain Day!
  Because I'm so fed up with the useless and destructive copyright laws in the US and most other Western countries, I've decided to completely disregard copyright. As someone who makes my living with the product of my imagination, this will...
• Commented on Negativland's OUR FAVORITE THINGS DVD -- copyright infringement is still your best entertainment value
  I love Negativeland, but.. I'll wait until it shows up on The Pirate Bay. How's that for "Maverick Spirit"?...
• Commented on Neil Gaiman helps fan propose to girlfriend through book inscription
  You've just exceeded my safe blood-sugar levels with this story. If I go into a diabetic coma, I'm suing....
• Commented on Canadian Industry Minister refuses to defend Canadian DMCA in public
  This is why I refuse to put one cent into the coffers of any major record label or movie studio. I can well afford to purchase records and DVDs, but I have finally decided that I'd rather see the entertainment...
• Commented on Heat-Sensitive ON/OFF Coffee Mug
  Kristofer, you could rig up a belt of several of those large insulated metal travel jugs and some rubber tubing and perhaps lab-style glass valves, and you wouldn't even have to get up from your chair for days at a...
• Commented on Indian science fiction -- past and present
  I've started reading Indian scifi and re-reading much of the great Indian literature after reading "River of Gods" by Ian McDonald. If memory serves, I picked up that book because I saw a back-cover blurb from Cory. It's funny how...
• Commented on FBI eyes anti-Jena 6, pro-white supremacy website
  You ask at what point a website of this nature breaks the law. I'm afraid that in parts of the US, that point only comes when white people are the target. IMHO, the law was broken when some "clever" white...
• Commented on Peter Bagge on the right to own a bazooka
  Reason magazine has deteriorated into a pro-corporate mess. Once, it actually held some libertarian positions, but has become little more than a pro-Republican, pro-big business rag, I'm afraid. As a subscriber to Reason, I've watched it's decline with some sadness....