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• Commented on TSA bans snowglobes. TSA, meet Archimedes.
  I can't imagine why any self respecting citizen still travels by air....
• Commented on Homemade globe
  Russians have been making fun globes with city maps: http://englishrussia.com/?p=5979...
• Commented on Eye exercise may boost creativity
  Yes, there is a connection, but just waggling your eyes is not where it's at. I got a huge increase in creativity when I took a drafting class. This was back when drafting was done on paper, with pencils, and...
• Commented on Anti-vaccine fear versus science
  It's not an epidemic of fear, it's an epidemic of distrust. Americans have finally begun to realize that NOTHING backed by their government can be trusted. 1. Never in history has a government been so well prepared so far in...
• Commented on Russian boy accordion genius
  http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2874/accordionfarsidecartoon.gif...
• Commented on Torture makes you seem guilty
  It is not a matter of conscience. The worst sin, bar none, is being unable to defend oneself. The torture victim is by definition guilty of being defenseless....
• Commented on Ultraminiature model train
  Home page with more examples: http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/...
• Commented on Awful 1962 marriage textbook speaks out against feminism, communism and interracial dating
  1. Every home had a mommy and a daddy who lived at the same address. 2. Wives stayed home all day. 3. Daddies, all by themselves, with just one job each, earned enough to pay all the family bills. 4....
• Commented on Parish leader denies marriage license to interracial couple
  The marriage license was invented shortly after the civil war specifically so it could be refused to mixed couples. No law requires anybody to ask for one....
• Commented on The woman who can't stop orgasming
  I was going to post a comment, but it's serious so I'll just keep it to myself. I can see that serious is not appreciated here....
• Commented on Conservapedia proposes de-liberalized Bible
  Typical. No matter what God says or does there is always somebody who thinks he has a better idea....
• Commented on Is the Wheego Whip the "Cadillac of neighborhood electric vehicles?"
  If the government is willing to subsidize it, that tells me it's a mistake right from the start. And $7500 overpriced besides. I'll hold out for an honest deal and pay 100% of what it's actually worth....
• Commented on Ralph Lauren opens new outlet store in the Uncanny Valley
  Uncanny Valley? A whole valley with no toilets? Is that it? I need instructions for this thread!...
• Commented on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind -- fantastic new book about a how a Malawian teenager harnessed the power of the wind
  It is a crime to be smart. Such people are sent to schools where teachers harass them and insult them and teach them to be stupid....
• Commented on The American Burqini, and modesty throughout the ages.
  Just for comparison, I used to drive a limo and passengers would scold me because I held the steering wheel with two hands instead of one. High school students are ejected from the grounds for wearing their shirt tails outside...
• Commented on National Organization for Women backs Net Neutrality
  An open internet will never be the result of legislation. Legislation regulates things to death, not to life. It can only be achieved when all users have wireless interconnection to each other so they can work around balky ISPs....
• Commented on HOWTO reproduce a key from a distant, angled photo
  It isn't even that much work. When I was in college fifty years ago everybody in the dorm knew that if you locked yourself out of your room you borrowed a key to some other room to get in. It...
• Commented on JUSTICE Act: a bill to restore the Bill of Rights to America
  You forget that a majority of citizens actually favor this bull-oney that's going on. Before you can correct anything you have to do something about John Q. Public or he will undo all your efforts....
• Commented on Blind juggling robot
  So what's the "robot" part? And what's interesting about it? Pistons have been around for a long time....
• Commented on Britain's postal-code database online at Wikileaks: produced at public expense, not owned by the public
  That's not very different from US governments selling public roads for companies to charge tolls. Of course there is a positive side to that: companies can afford to maintain the roads, while governments can't....
• 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"
  It's called tv. It is normal for the audience to be unseen and anonymous. What exactly is the problem?...
• Commented on Surveillance video of insurgents in Afghanistan accidentally blowing themselves up while planting a bomb
  Well, the link is farked now. What I'm wondering is how do you know those are real live dead people?...
• Commented on Short video about Big Bang
  I took a class about science once. The first step of the scientific method is "Observe something."...
• Commented on The Masonic Myth, by Jay Kinney -- a no B.S. history of Freemasonry
  I always thought it odd that a secret society could be so lousy at keeping secrets!...
• Commented on Celebrated Darwin biopic can't find a distributor in the US, producer blames creationists
  It seems that ever since WW2 ended it has been a crime to be an American....
• Commented on New book on conspiracies and Shermer's skeptical take on the topic
  The most astounding conspiracy of all is the development of public education. It began about 2,500 years ago. It has never been a secret and has never wavered from its purpose; everyone involved has freely admitted that their aim was...
• Commented on Steampunk rugged corset
  WTF? Ths brd wnts t wrk, bt sh wrs grmnt spcfclly dsgnd t mk wrk mpssbl. Sh ds vrythng pssbl t mk hrslf lk hds (grn hr, shvd spts, mchnry stck thrgh hr bdy prts) nd thn wnts t wr...
• Commented on Tramaine de Senna: Double Dub
  I missed the NSFW part. I want my 2:25 back!...
• Commented on Baby chicks ground up alive: animal rights video goes viral
  I read the bible once. It says "Kill and eat." Get over it....
• Commented on Robocalls become crime punishable by $16K per call fine
  And who gets the $16K? I don't care to bother if it only enriches the government....