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• Commented on Matt Logue's "Empty Los Angeles" photography book
  There are two options for doing this. The first option would be to use filters and do long exposure during the day. It would take hours of exposure with a film camera but it could work. The second option is...
• Commented on 20-year old Iraqi woman dies; father ran her over for being too Westernized
  What a stupid stupid act. If he has no value for life alone then he and his values have no worth in this universe....
• Commented on Kodachrome finally taken away
  No one is asking the right question, "why is it being discontinued when Kodak just came out with new 35mm slide film?" I worked in a photo lab for years and people don't realize that its basically a chemical factory....
• Commented on Kids lose their summer break due to impenetrable bureaucratic mess
  I was going to complain and say that this sucks for the kids, but then I remembered that I had year round school when I was in elementary. I just hope they don't make it too hard on the kids,...
• Commented on Touch-Sensitive Hoodie Lights Up, Plays Tunes
  I remember that girl that made the hoodie with the lights and stuff and was at an airport and a cop almost shot her in the face. It was at the peak of the Bush era everyone is a terrorist...
• Commented on Fake DHS "photography license" for fake no-photos laws
  Some one has to clarify the legal status of this. I mean its not stating that you are a federal employee in any way is it??? Its simply a license that appears as if it is issued by DHS. It...
• Commented on Video of UAE torture prince assaulting 25 others -- who's censoring this news in the UAE?
  Prince Harry wore a Nazi outfit for Halloween and hes from a democracy... Did we really really think that stuff like this wasn't happening? I even considered Iraq a modern country (when Sadam was in Power) and his kid was...
• Commented on Harry Potter: Zionist Conspiracy to Promote Witchcraft and Satanism???
  And this just goes to show you the reason why I am an atheist. Its no different then what the Christians were saying when the first movie came out and having there book burning events. Will every one that is...
• Commented on People who use barrels to catch rain from their roofs breaking law, says State of Colorado
  The biggest money making lawyers are ones that deal with water rights. There was a time when the County of Los Angeles tried to claim water rights to all of the Colorado river. San Diego actually leases its fresh water....
• Commented on Kid walks to soccer, neighbors call the cops
  I walked between our house or school to my grandparents on a regular basis when I was in elementary school. Hell, I used walk to the corner liquor store to buy my dad smokes when I was that kids age....
• Commented on The Pen Which Shall Never Be Lost
  A couple of jobs back my desk was in the lobby of my work place. I had people constantly passing by. I also always needed a permanent marker to write on CDs I had just burnt. I tethered the cap...
• Commented on Rep. Kanjorski: $550 Billion Disappeared in "Electronic Run On the Banks"
  It looks like its about time to stock up on ammo, board up the doors and windows, and convert the SUV into an armor plated tank!...
• Commented on The breakup of the United States
  I believe that California should be a Republic. We produce an insane amount of the nations GDP. The state is very forward thinking. I don't think we face any problems that we wont be able to overcome. I can honestly...
• Commented on The breakup of the United States
  A book I recently read titled Thirteen by Richard Morgan predicts the country spliting into three parts. The Rim States which are the states boardering the Pacific, The 13 colonies joining again and the rest of it is called the...
• Commented on Arab shoe-tossing isn't a gesture of friendly affection
  What is all the metaphorical talk about? I'm Armenian and for us growing up meant ducking a shoe/slipper thrown at you in a vain attempt to inflict pain at a distance by a parental unite....
• Commented on Rock'em Sock'em monks
  I'm Armenian and I still crack up when the monks throw it down every couple of years. Thank god I'm an atheist. Greeks and Armenians are all good peeps don't let our clergy leave a bad impression....
• Commented on Zombie apocalypse wall-decal
  Share whats free. http://benblogged.com/?p=81...
• Commented on U.S. Army releases doctored photographs
  This was actually an idea that was thrown around by a marine client of mine. We had to add medals to a soldiers picture posthumously because he had recieved them after the photo was taken. It was suggested that we...
• Commented on Leviton gives the gift of extra outlets - a third at every wallplate
  Functionally its not a bad idea except for the part of maybe overloading the circuit. Aesthetically it looks interesting, but they didn't put a cover around it because it would look too strange. It would need a specialized cover for...
• Commented on Security guards beat man in soccer arena, then get beat up by players, fans
  Ahhh. Sorry, that just felt good....
• Commented on Writer who photographed HP Lovecraft's headstone ordered to delete her photo, heaped with abuse
  Why must alcohol be the reason that a person is an asshole... When some one is a dick then thats because there drunk? I beg to differ, some one is an asshole because they are an asshole. If they drink...
• Commented on NYT on trolls
  Its interesting that a person may be perceived in completely different lights in different mediums. @22's comment is understandable that in the real world a persons actions can be perceived as comedic and entertaining and in another form as something...
• Commented on Tokyo through the eyes of Shibuya shantytown residents (short film)
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• Commented on Tokyo through the eyes of Shibuya shantytown residents (short film)
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• Commented on Tokyo through the eyes of Shibuya shantytown residents (short film)
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• Commented on Food that turns from liquid to solid?
  Eyes? they solidify when heated....
• Commented on Spammers discuss breaking Craigslist verification system
  There freaking out... completely... Finally a drop of payback in an ocean of spam good job CL!...
• Commented on Con-artist convinces town he's a super Fed who doesn't need search warrants
  This guy probably did more damage then good. He took a dump on every case by becoming involved in them and now the public is going to have to pay for it by low lives getting off....
• Commented on Karl Schroeder: Climate change will outrun the Singularity
  People always look at the negative. Global warming will reduce the population throw the ecosystem off balance and force humans and other species to adapt more. I think humanity has reached a point where we have advanced far enough to...
• Commented on Mennonites in downtown LA
  I'm sick of this. California is Atheist country we dont go around pushing Pastafarianism on the rest of the world do we......