Mark Crummett

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• Commented on BREAKING: Leaked UK government plan to create "Pirate Finder General" with power to appoint militias, create laws
  Oh, Cory, you and your wacky book plots! Uh, wait. This is real?...
• Commented on Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Visualizing Sound Waves (Now With Fire!)
  This is how Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse invented the digital computer in Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon."...
• Commented on What Else Would It Be?
  When I was a kid, we called them "mirrors."...
• Commented on Real calculators modeled after desktop calculators
  What's that sound? The buzz of MR and Apple lawyers sharpening their pencils?...
• Commented on Celebrating obsolete library card-catalogs
  One of Portland, OR's wonderful resources, City Liquidators, has a couple of these available, if you're in the neighborhood. At least they had them a couple of days ago. http://www.cityliquidators.com/...
• Commented on British couple who blogged sailing trip around the world feared captured by Somali pirates
  Pleasure sailing off the east coast of Africa- what could possibly go wrong? I'm sure these are nice people and all, but sailing through that part of the world these days seems like a bad idea. Good luck to them....
• Commented on Skiing robot
  Wait, is it April already?...
• Commented on Moon bombing is bad, for it will make the aliens very angry indeed.
  I just left "Rants and Raves" on Craigslist...or did I?...
• Commented on Daily photos of a healthy cervix for one month
  This is WAY more information about this woman than I need....
• Commented on There is now a hairdryer with Swarovski crystals
  Finally! My platinum mustache trimmer was looking a little long in the tooth....
• Commented on Star Wars considered as an environmental feel-good movie
  Funny? Uh, no, not really....
• Commented on A visit to a store called Mr. Stuff in Los Angeles
  There used to be a similar place in Portland, OR called Wacky Willy's. Alas, gone now. What's the name of the place in Beaverton, #7? Now, SciPlus rules! Thank G for the interwebs!...
• Commented on What's the best multiple-button mouse for Macs?
  I've always liked Kensington mice, mostly because of the software. It lets you customise the buttons ad infinitum. The hardware seems pretty solid, too....
• Commented on Dick Cheney, proud torturer.
  The man's despicable, but that this point it would be almost impossible for him to say anything else....
• Commented on Tiny pinfire guns
  Not much stopping power....
• Commented on Power On Self Test: Spooky Lamps
  Where do overpasses come from? Well, when a road and pedestrian tunnel love each other very much......
• Commented on Sony's Waterproof Universal Remotes
  Finally, now I can run my grody remotes through the dishwasher!...
• Commented on BirkenCrocs!!!
  My only consolation when confronted with fugly clothes like this is knowing that when we look at pictures of ourselves in 20 years, we'll slap ourselves on the forehead and say, "WHAT were we thinking!?"...
• Commented on Policeman busted for feeding Pop-Tarts to gorillas
  Finally, surveillance video solves a crime, protecting a, uh, gorilla from the, uh, police. Well done!...
• Commented on bOING bOING advertisement in Factsheet Five #33 (1989)
  I thought "1989? Why, that was only...20 YEARS AGO!" God, I'm old....
• Commented on Walter Cronkite, Funky Drummer
  I bet no other media outlet will have a headline like that. Thanks, BB!...
• Commented on Russian Roulette, balloon style
  That's in such astonishingly bad taste, it's hard to get really offended....
• Commented on Make Your Home Glow Like a Virgin-Atlantic Flight
  We've had an $8 blue rope light under our bed for years. No zippy effects, but hey, eight bucks!...
• Commented on Replica Monty Python hand grenade causes bomb scare in London
  Run away! Run away!...
• Commented on 419 scammer impersonates the nation of Ethiopia, takes $27 million from Citibank
  This sounds like a plot point from a caper movie- "The Nigerian Gambit", opening this summer!...
• Commented on Driving from Brooklyn to Oregon next week; What weird should I espy?
  We are about to move from North Carolina to Portland. This post has been timely and informative! Thanks, boingboingers!...
• Commented on Disagree with a flight attendant? You're a terrorist
  Everything I've read about airport security and terrorism charges shows me that The Powers That Be are missing some perspective. I strongly disagree with any kind of "zero tolerance" policy. It disregards real life and human nature. Rayceeya's post about...
• Commented on The Diana Cult Camera, a vintage crapgadget reborn
  I work as a photo lab tech near a major university. All The Cool Kids seem to have discovered Holgas and Dianas at Urban Outfitters, and the Lomographics web site. Dear God, I hate these things! I'm the guy who...
• Commented on Bush years in Onion headlines
  I remember reading the 9/26/01 issue, wondering how they could possibly be funny about what had just happened. They pulled it off beautifully. It was heartfelt, respectful, pissed off and very, very funny. I laughed! I cried! My favorite from...
• Commented on HP's new netbook has a high-def display, still just $500
  I _really_ don't like the buttons off to the sides of the trackpad. Very awkward....