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• Commented on Rethinking NIMBY: Why Wind Power Could Lead To New Ways of Defining (and Dealing With) Public Naysaying
  So basically, make sure that everybody gets a slice of the profit pie (either through subsidized power or cash money); I'm not sure I understand the point, is this considered a break-through, 'cause that's pretty much deal-making 101....
• Commented on Quebec solves H1N1 vaccination queues with Disneyland Fastpasses
  I'm not sure this exclusive to Quebec, they've been doing the same thing in Ontario since the vaccinations started. They hand out wristbands in numbered sets, and ask you to return when they approximate that the number they gave you...
• Commented on The Gigantic Robot
  This robot bears a striking resemblance to fruit fucker prime. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/4/2/ Also the original fruit fucker 2000: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/2/11/...
• Commented on 9/11 Truth and the Paranoid Style
  diamondbach, I think if you start calling them "9/11 Deniers" - you might make more headway. I find that if the parties arguing affix negative labels to the other side seems to be the only way to "win" an argument...
• Commented on Bicycle defense kit fits in Altoids tin
  I'd just like to quote the Penny-Arcade guys on this one: Jesus says, "Don't be a dick!" I think both the kit and the proposed responses to the kit fall into dick-dom....
• Commented on Comic strip explains World Wars in five minutes
  I gotta say, England hulking out and growing the 'stache is the best part....
• Commented on The Red Monkey Double Happiness Book, by Joe Daly
  Looks interesting, just wanted to say that my moniker is in no way affiliated with this publication; that being said I may purchase a copy just for the title alone....
• Commented on Thoughts for Polanski apologists, by another woman raped at 13.
  +1 Rindan You said exactly what I was thinking, except far more eloquently, and with less swears. Ugly Canuck - you make me sad; it's not about vengeance, it's about the social contract - justice cannot be denied by the...
• Commented on Teen cries true blood
  I had no idea this happened in real life to non-vamps. So Xeni knows real vamps this happens to?...
• Commented on Amsterdam: O'Reilly Factor vs. reality
  I'm always suspicious of the use of statistics, when one number is placed against another number, but it's not clear if both numbers are measuring the same thing, or are from the same source. In my experience, the author could...
• Commented on Active kids sleep better
  ... and in other news scientists recently revealed a study which shows that water is wet, and fire is hot. Hmm, who'd of thunk it? Off to you Sandy, I hear there's a story about a box of kittens?...
• Commented on UK cops spot Facebook notice of "all night" party, scramble armed goons in a chopper to break up small, local BBQ
  #18 Organgebag - while I'm certain that not "everyone" reads boing boing; its' certainly not limited to the tofu-eating hippie variety of person; I'm the steak-eating corporate suite type and I quite enjoy boing boing - I don't always agree...
• Commented on Witch booted from farmers market
  How do we know she's a witch?...
• Commented on Kids lose their summer break due to impenetrable bureaucratic mess
  “You will never understand bureaucracies until you understand that for bureaucrats procedure is everything and outcomes are nothing.” -Thomas Sowell What I don't get is how much does an extra 34 days of school cost? i.e. labour, maintenance, insurance. Can't...
• Commented on Why No Famous Scientists or Engineers?
  At the risk of repeating folks already mentioned: Dr. David Suzuki (he's pretty famous in Canada, although I respect that lots of folks outside of Canada haven't heard of him.) But as already mentioned, Woz, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and...
• Commented on Praying man gets tazed by police and escapes
  God, I hope one of the cops was named Wiggum....
• Commented on Why it's hard not to stare at facial deformities
  Mooolllleee!...
• Commented on Flies make ants into zombies?
  It has to be said; I, for one, welcome our new zombie ant overlords....
• Commented on Brit MP saw undercover cops egging crowd to riot at G20
  RE#1: Generally - protesters are young, skinny, bearded and have long hair. Cops tend to be large, clean shaven, and old. If old, large, guys start throwing stuff at COPS - my general reaction is they are provocateurs. Watch the...
• Commented on I Love Charts
  My daughter loves that show; it does a very good job of balancing education and entertainment. She's 3 and actually hates most TV; kind of drives me nuts since she won't watch a movie with me. :(...
• Commented on John "Game of Life" Conway: particles have the same kind of free will that people have
  wait... wait... so i'm made of particle that also have free will, and they can just decide they've had enough of my shenanigans and leave? I'm basically a collective? I think I need to be high to think about this......
• Favorited Knuckleduster umbrella -- Boing Boing Gadgets on Boing Boing
• Favorited BBtv: Orwell's 1984 deconstructed by puppets (monochrom) on Boing Boing
• Favorited Animation: Syd Garon and DJ Qbert, and Jon Burgerman's "Magic Ink" on Boing Boing
• Favorited BBtv -- Jack Chick, animated: "Somebody Goofed," by Syd and Rodney on Boing Boing
• Commented on Physical Cosmologies: The Shining
  I like how he uses phrases like "meso-american visual cognition", but won't capitalize his "I's". That just reeks of "I'm a pretentious pseudo-intellectual." That being said, I did try to read the essay... I had to high-light the text to...
• Commented on Kevin Kelly: "The Unabomber Was Right"
  The argument falls down on points 2 and 3; re: 2 - it is not inherent the technology means less freedom, a) how does one define freedom? b) how does one define technology? - e.g. I like the freedom I...
• Commented on BBC tapes people slipping on icy steps in London
  Further evidence that Bravehearts depiction of the British is accurate....
• Commented on Stupid light switch can't be opened
  Put in an oven at about 150 F for about 3 minutes on tinfoil (in case the plastic melts easily). The glue should release and you can pull it appart; you might not be able to put together again easily...
• Commented on RIAA takes Over the DoJ under Obama: Bad News for Copyfighters
  I don't wanna say I told you so, well no, I do. Obama is Clinton redux, his backers are in Hollywood and New York, its entertainment and trial lawyers - you going to see increasing strength of the RIAA under...