Alan

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• Commented on Are Fake Academic Conferences the New Nigerian Prince Scam?
  That explains a lot. I have an academic email address, and I've been getting invitations for conferences to things I have nothing to do with. Coupled with the fact that I don't go to conferences to begin with (I'm a...
• Commented on Sarah Palin Parking Lot
  I wish the media would just ignore Palin. Despite the fact she rails against them, she needs them. If they ignored her, she'd fade away faster than daylight in December in Alaska....
• Commented on Good News from the Large Hadron Collider
  I think it takes 3 years and a month for this event to cause the earth to implode, right?...
• Commented on A blog about horrible fake tan jobs
  Best t-shirt quote I've ever seen: Chicks dig pale skinny guys. Unfortunately, the person wearing the shirt was a pale skinny guy....
• Commented on Demonstrating TSA futility by stabbing dead pigs with pens
  Didn't someone get stabbed in the throat with his own pair of eyeglasses in Godfather III?...
• Commented on Hippos don't like croocdiles climbing over their backs
  hungry hungry hippo...
• Commented on Klingon as a First Language
  @jaytkay - "UG" is Universal Grammar, theoretically sort of the innate underlying language grammar all humans have programmed in their brains. @insert - I believe the Klingon language structure is indeed modeled on certain Native American languages, so probably fits...
• Commented on Klingon as a First Language
  If he had been teaching his son only Klingon, then yeah, that's a problem. However, he was learning English and Klingon, which is just plain silly. Lots of kids learn two languages at once from the very beginning; this isn't...
• Commented on Cellphone contracts getting even better!
  One of the issues is that whether you are on a contract or going month to month, you still pay the same for service; there is no discount if you aren't paying for a subsidized device. Walk into an AT&T...
• Commented on School sells test scores to students
  Being a parent of school age kids, and being a former PTA president, I am appalled. I would've fought this. You don't teach kids that they can buy grades, merit or respect. These are things that are earned. It also...
• Commented on An Insider's View of the Fort Hood Tragedy
  Since when did "gunman" become "shooter" in these kinds of stories? Everyone is saying "shooter" - never heard that before except in reference to video games....
• Commented on A fast food morning with the Tesla Roadster Sport
  Lisa Katayama, a Tesla Roadster and a sunny morning in the Bay Area - damn, what's not to like?...
• Commented on Silent film re-edit of so-called "drunkest guy ever" surveillance video
  folkclarinet is spot on - usually people suffering from low blood sugar go for the candy - I've seen it first hand. And I don't know why the store workers didn't call 911 first thing, instead of letting this guy...
• Commented on Hallowe'en is safe
  Reminds me a little of Halloween 2001. There were some parents who wouldn't let their kids go trick-or-treating because they were afraid of terrorists. Hey, more candy for the rest of the kids! I even let my kids eat candy...
• Commented on Epic Christian painting of historical figures and "lefty" archetypes
  Since McNaughton and the American right seem to think deifying mid-18th century rich guys is the only proper thing to do, I thought I'd point out the first commandment: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of...
• Commented on Vintage playground climbers
  Oh, man, metal slides! I remember it'd be sunny and 98 degrees outside, literally burning the hell out of my legs going down those things. Good times....
• Commented on Cars! Mercedes' future wireless entertainment tech
  But, why?...
• Commented on Honda's U3-X is the new segway
  Ahhh, they even gave Asimo a cameo!...
• Commented on Eid Mubarak!
  "I thought of talking to them about the importance of keeping a good GPA and taking the SATs. But I hadn't touched my X-Box in over a year and wanted to kick some ass in Marvel v Capcom 2, their...
• Commented on Death row Inmates' last words
  TDCJ used to publish last meals as well. I forget why they stopped. I do remember the guy who cooked them was very serious about the job, and wanted to make sure the meal was done right. It'd be interesting...
• Commented on Jerry Andrus' optical illusion video
  Sayeth Homer: "Stupid brain!"...
• Commented on Teacher asks YA author if virtual visit can take place "with us being able to see you, but you not being able to see us"
  #'s 5, 7 & 9 all have this right. This is over the internet, and parents probably had to give their permission. And it goes beyond pedophiles looking at pics of kids - bad divorces, restraining orders, and dangerous parents...
• Commented on Bulletproof glass demonstration
  That's just crazy on all sorts of levels....
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  Upgrading from Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger) to 10.6 (Snow Leopard) took 45 minutes. Just saying....
• Commented on Damien Hirst installation owner charges teen art-rival with theft of £500,000 for removing box of pencils from installation
  You know what Marcel Duchamp would've done? Go buy another box of pencils and put them in the piece. After all, it's not THE box of pencils that's important, it's A box of pencils....
• Commented on Smash-and-grab robbers clean out Apple store in 31 seconds
  Um, I don't think they cleaned out the store. They only took the display items. There's tons more inventory in the back that they didn't even try to get. Now excuse me while I peruse the suburban Philly craigslist....
• Commented on Snow Leopard Review Round-Up
  @Bas - I saw that later, but it's okay. My wife wants the new iLife for projects she works on, plus I have three machines to update. Still a more expensive, but I actually like getting the dvd's instead of...
• Commented on Snow Leopard Review Round-Up
  I'm getting it, mostly 'cuz I'm running Tiger and am skipping Leopard all together. Unfortunately, that costs more than $30....
• Commented on Man spent $7 million in bogus currency made with cheap inkjet printer
  Did anyone notice the only reason this guy got caught was because he surrounded himself with idiots?...
• Commented on iPhone users loathe AT&T
  Ditto the MMS thing. My three kids all have it on their various phones, including the bottom of the line Samsung. So what's AT&T's foot dragging excuse other than they don't want to mess with iPhone users getting to use...