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• Commented on Yeast? Where We're Going, We Don't Need Yeast
  Re: Japan and sourdough. In addition to the baker or person making the bread having to get the right kind of local yeasts for a properly flavored bread, natural yeast populations vary by locale. San Francisco sourdough is well known...
• Commented on Boing Boing Video: Revisiting TechShop, as Portland Site Launches
  One year membership for $1200? I could buy a lot of tools that will last me 15-20 years for $1200... Not that I don't appreciate the fact that they did this, having a membership to a space like this would...
• Commented on Frozen movie of cops vs. clowns in hospital shootout
  Having spent 4 years earning a degree in computer art, 3-D animation (which I am in no way using)....holy shit. That's impressive. Very impressive....
• Commented on Homemade bacon
  @Cruftbox Do you read Ruhlman's blog? Find it here: http://blog.ruhlman.com/ He often links to other great and informative sites/people. Another book you might enjoy is Cooking by Hand by Paul Bertolli. He's all about doing things from scratch...making his own...
• Commented on freaky food fun: Insert dried spaghetti into hot dogs, then boil
  Disgusting..... The hot dogs I mean. Hell, I care enough about my NEPHEW not to let him eat that crap....
• Commented on The New Yorker on the underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs.
  When I was in high school and college I took Dexedrine. As all classes at my high school were taught at the college level (and academically, college was a summer camp compared to high school) I'd save up my prescription...
• Commented on Pucker Up
  Two more weeks of you? Hell yes. You're pretty awesome....
• Commented on Chadwick Tyler's decadence on film
  Wow. Wish I was on that coast, I'd be there....
• Commented on Deadly spider at grocery store
  Local, Fucking, Food, People...
• Commented on Viagra orgy leads to man's death
  Didn't happen without pics to prove it! That is all....
• Commented on Iconic Tag Heuer Monaco Watch re-released with Steve McQueen's zombie approval
  Tag Heuer, for those with more money than sense and taste... While this watch is beautiful, and their limited edition, low production, watches are nice, the brand overall is for people that want a Rolex, but can't afford one. This...
• Commented on Motorola, could you please tell your viral marketer to get out of our comments?
  It's one thing if the viral marketing is...u know, good.. Involving some sort of media, well done video, good song, something like that. Not that it's respectable in that case, but at least it's not quite so effing stupid. I'm...
• Commented on Wide open skeletal PC case
  I sure hop it includes a feather duster to keep my mobo and cards cleans, as well as an eye mask so that the status LED's on my mobo don't blind me through my eyelids as I sleep. I'd have...
• Commented on Annalee Newitz sues the worst scifi movie ever made
  The mutant chronicles was at least visually interesting, and hinted at a world with more depth than the movie shows. What about Starship troopers 2, or 3? You choose to whine about this one?...
• Commented on Scientists invent "meat spaghetti" to trick kids
  Yay! Yet another extra extra processed meat product for parents that can't stand up to their kids. I don't have one yet, but when I take care of my nephew, he eats what I tell him to. He pitches a...
• Commented on Signing Little Brother this afternoon at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle
  It's understandable, I just felt like being juvenile and pitching a fit about you not coming to Portland. With gas prices being what they are the drive to Seattle would be hard on the wallet. Maybe next tour....
• Commented on Signing Little Brother this afternoon at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle
  What is it that you against Portland, Or? We have Powell's City of Book's yet you are skipping us!...
• Commented on Warren Ellis: Freak Angels
  It may not be the most original thing, sure it sure is gorgeous. I look forward to seeing Technical Writing Geek's brilliant graphic novel that will change the face of...well, everything. Since he's so fantastic and original himself you know....
• Commented on Spore release date announced: Sep 7, 2008.
  10:1 says it will be delayed again!...
• Commented on Oreo/pepperoni/cheese snax
  You deserve whatever you get if you eat shit like that. Processed meat, mixed with transfats and sugar....yum. I'll take an organic pork shank and then a chocolate po de creme thanks....
• Commented on Vet's animal euthanasia blog
  I can't read that. I'll cry. I've had to have pets put down before because of illnesses. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done....
• Commented on Nevar Fergit! 1-31-07.
  Why in the hell did you pick that song. Ruined the vid. Really, made it unbearable and less funny....
• Commented on ATHF LEDs all over Boston today
  OH NOES! THERE'S BOMBS ALL OVER BOSTON!...
• Commented on Southern racists adopt "Canadian" as a euphemism for "black"
  Actually, the term "Canadian" in reference to black people has been around and in prevalent use for years, like seven or eight of them. It can't have taken that long for the mainstream to have figured that out. The new...
• Commented on Retro-gamer cupcakes OM NOM NOM NOM
  You do know the fad on that whole No Carb things has passed right? Because the weight loss plateaus out pretty quickly and it's a short term solution to a long term problem? You might avoid eating them because of...
• Commented on Former Dateliner turned Media Lab geek explains why news sucks
  That was brilliant. Not that I needed another reason not to watch TV, but now I have many more should I feel the impulse....
• Commented on Web Zen: bacon zen
  In the fine dining southern(using traditional french and spanish techniques) food restaurant where I worked we had a rule in the kitchen for new recipes: If it doesn't taste good add more butter, if it still doesn't taste good add...