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• Commented on Homophobic murder in Puerto Rico. Cop: "he deserved it" for his lifestyle
  Insensitive clod in that PR department. Personally I have more of a problem with people whose lifestyle includes beheading, dismembering and burning people than homosexual. Even if I disliked homosexuals they can't be said to be a bigger problem than...
• Commented on All-in-one ectoplasm measurement device
  Based on having seen a ghost hunter tv show I would suggest a diaper dispenser as the third function. Those ppl really seem to need one as soon as the lights get turned out....
• Commented on Mandelbulb: 3D Mandelbrot
  @cymk Yeah, but I would want it BIGGER :) 3D printers have that pesky size limitation, unless you do it part by part (which would be pretty cool)...
• Commented on Mandelbulb: 3D Mandelbrot
  The beauty! Fractals are now being used to generate starting grids for neural networks giving more realistic results. This mandelbulb looks like the starting point for something beautiful....
• Commented on Tales from a kangaroo shooter
  As has been said a few times above, kangaroos really are a pest now due to the way humans have modified the environment. Re: city liberal ideas. If you haven't killed and gutted a mammal, you really don't know what...
• Commented on Coffee flavor Yoplait
  I'm happy to be a bit contrary here, but I know a really nice tasting coffee flavoured yogurt. Ok, only available in iceland, but really delicious and appeals to a surprisingly wide age range. Has been in production for as...
• Commented on To the anonymous gay teen who asked for help in a Boing Boing comment thread
  @ Anonymous I really can't add anything big, except my voice. Just hang in there. Be yourself. And be welcome at boingboing where you ARE allowed to be yourself....
• Commented on Science Question From a Toddler: Omnivore Dinosaur
  Agree about the learning. Toddlers unbridled curiosity throws these interesting curveballs regularly. Brilliant idea for a regular feature, and this answer was interesting, if somewhat unfulfilling ;)...
• Commented on Ebook license "agreements" are a ripoff
  Right you are. US courts actually judged in favour of resale of autodesk software even though autodesk argued that the EULA specifically stated that the original buyer had only licensed the software. This was an ebay vendor who sold craploads...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  I forgot to mention to #9 that cease and seize are not homophones. A homophone is when two words have the same pronounciation but different spelling and meaning. I think that any english speakers would agree that cease and seize...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  reply to #16 I'm over in Sweden an that pirattv link you handed out works over here. As for brushing up on my danish.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-mOy8VUEBk...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  maybe they have ceased seizing in the siege? I dunno, was that helpful?...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  @ Anon #11 Anon #12 is right. It really is the foundation as I said earlier. I live in Sweden. Same goes there. Even outside the EU like in Iceland the same goes. Basically the western countries are all member...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  Anon #9, neither am I a native English speaker, that comment was made rather jokingly and with only a cursory glance back up to the original post. Try reading something like my earlier comment which actually was a comment. Anyway,...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  forgot to mention that, isn't Cory a writer or something ;)...
• Commented on Danish anti-piracy group gives up
  If you read the original Danish article you'll see that they (Antipiratgruppen) seem dismayed that they have to have evidence and actually prove guilt. They actually seem to find that unfair! WTF? No matter what I do against the law,...
• Commented on The OpenOffice Mouse
  Oh, yeah, and if I hate my carpal tunnels I would rather destroy them with something pretty like the Magic Mouse. Seriously. Anyone, ANYONE, can add more buttons onto a device and proclaim that it has added functionality and is...
• Commented on The OpenOffice Mouse
  How about: because the number of buttons and layout will require you to look at it anyway. Then you will have to strain your fingers (and wrist) to get to the buttons. An 8 button Logitech is at least logically...
• Commented on Father kidnaps daughter's killer
  most of the above comments seem right(ish) For myself and my own opinion I think and feel that as the doctor had already been judged guilty in absentia (i.e. he didn't show up, whether he fled the country or what)...
• Commented on The $147.72 "audio grade" power socket
  I have GOT to get in on this action. Making money just CAN'T be that easy. Can it? I did run a computer/electronics store, and some of our (quite reputable) suppliers were trying to push crap like that on to...
• Commented on Spectator throws out public safety, embraces sensationalism and AIDS denialism
  zyodei You say "look at the big picture" I do. I look at people with little access to information and without the training to distinguish between real science and crap science. I look at those people taking in crap information...
• Commented on Woman with dystonia can only walk backwards
  Oh, how nice it is to see a sane discussion of this. I'm studying cognitive science (includes neuroscience) and get quite easily fed up with the sensationalistic discussion about stuff like this in most places. Boinboing commenters seem like an...
• Commented on Evolution of the International Space Station
  ...and trying to sail the western route to India was also a huge waste of time and money. So was the vikings exploration to the north and west. As is sending a submarine into the marianas trench. So was pouring...
• Commented on Moon bombing is bad, for it will make the aliens very angry indeed.
  @Tekna2007 The Nazi moon base, they're making a film about that now. The same ppl who made Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning. Looks good so far, hope they manage to finish it within the next few years. @Paul I agree....
• Commented on Yahoo says Iran claims are false
  large companies have to show responsibility. I for one will follow this with interest and quit using any Yahoo! owned service if this turns out to be true. All is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to...
• Commented on Moon bombing is bad, for it will make the aliens very angry indeed.
  yup, let's give Xeni the benefit of doubt. She has shown herself to be intelligent, witty and sarcastic before. Of course she can also have her opinion, which seems to be the opposite of what we (who have commented) have....
• Commented on Rich guy dislikes poor people, wants local kids to "lose sleep" over plan to shut library
  Only in america would this guy actually get to affect the community in this way. He could shout all he wanted, but no library would be closed for the whims and dislikes of a asshole like that. He may feel...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  Pink was a manly colour not so long ago.. And yeah, the education system here in sweden seems to be quite decent, much better than in my homeland. At 18 the kids here seem to have a much stronger base...
• Commented on Nicolas "Copyright" Sarkozy mass-pirates DVDs
  Sarkozy is on his second strike then.. One more and his presidency gets disconnected from the internet! If only it worked that way.....
• Commented on Boing Boing: The World's Greatest Neurozine!
  Ok, I'm a usability/interface designer and feel a need to comment ;) Good ideas overall, a little cluttered in places. It's a little unclear what each section does. Some indicator of the sections, like a "Featured" marker would be nice,...