xadrian
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- bio:IT hack and art fake
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- Favorited John Hodgman's Mole Men / Cavalcade of Hobos on Boing Boing TV
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Commented on Signing Off
Hey all, if anyone Google's the name, it's Rollman. And thanks for the plug Gareth, good luck with your future endeavors!...
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Commented on Where the Hell is Matt: a silly dance in 42 countries that will make you grin like a fool
I can't stop watching it. Makes me happy to be a human being....
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Commented on Woman who couldn't stop itching
I heard this on All Things Considered yesterday and could not stop scratching. I scratch my arms in my sleep and have woken with series marks, but nothing this bad...obviously....
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Commented on Cuisipro invents the better ice cream scoop
So, suddenly we all have problems just eating it from the tub?...
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Commented on Ten best lightsaber mashups in all of Youtubedom
Lighthatchets and lightspears. Love it. I remember a fan made teaser for Phantom Menace that used Braveheart footage with lightsabers. I'm surprised that hasn't been done again. And as much as I like Princess Bride, why that scene instead of...
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Commented on Upcoming LEGO <i>Star Wars</i> Death Star is brimming with minifigs
Guess I'm saving up. I'm already several sets behind as it is. A black astro and protocol droid, that's cool right there....
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Commented on How to Nap infographic from Boston.com
I didn't see Robert Goulet in the image....
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Commented on Ape Lad's sketchbook scanned to Flickr
Yeah, that's great and all, but I'm waiting for him to fill up that finance ledger I sent him....
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Commented on Naps vs. caffeine vs. more night sleep
The days I don't eat lunch (because I'm not hungry) I don't get tired. The days I play basketball at lunch I get EXTREMELY tired. I end up driving home and not remembering half the trip because I'm just this...
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Commented on Wine glasses based on the seven deadly sins
$16k? Can we get a plastic version?...
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Commented on Science fiction inspired tees from Atomic Tarantula
Neat interface. Good ideas for shirts that I'll be making for myself on zazzle. :P...
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Commented on Restaurant lays off waitress who shaved head for cancer charity
So would this restaurant hire a naturally bald person? Isn't that discrimination if they didn't? I grow my hair out for Locks of Love so this kind of story saddens me....
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Commented on Warner/DC comics shuts down children's cancer charity auction over trademark
When I was setting up my charity project, this was one of the biggest concerns. Since most of the original people signing up were aspiring or pro comic artists, they thought not being able to do a copyrighted property might...
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Commented on Webby Awards announced
I'm punching myself in the face over Skull A Day. Seriously. (congrats to all)...
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Commented on Charlie Rose interviews himself in edited video
#5 I completely agree. I was really waiting for more nonsense answers that were lengthy, not just a sample. Reminded me of a drawn out Max Headroom with the repeats. Meh....
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Commented on Exclusive interview with George Lucas on "Boba Fett Mystique"
This is what happens when you read all your feeds late. I didn't think for a minute this would be false. *le sigh*...
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Commented on Funny tech support transcripts
I don't wish to be the "I work in IT so I'm getting a kick out of these comments" guy, but... Point The First - I've found more often then not I get phone calls where people try and try...
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Commented on Antiquarian robot sculptures by Christopher Conte
Beveled display stands and all. Makes my stuff look sophomoric. Damn him....
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Commented on Amusing hand-faces
My contribution. Not exactly the same, but close....
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Commented on Funny 8-bit video explains how to behave on an internet forum
Everything's funnier when said with a British accent....
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Commented on Alice In Wonderland syndrome
shockbeton Objects are simultaneously as tiny as a grain of salt and as large as a planet and also simultaneously within arm's reach and miles away. YES!! I'm so glad you people are here. I've tried to explain this and...
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Commented on Steven Brust's unauthorized Firefly fanfic novel
Fan fic. Why not just pitch it to Whedon and canonize the thing? It's not like the property is being heavily serialized at this point, much to my chagrin. Sort of ruins the curve for all the obscure non/authors....
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Commented on Six-word memoirs by writers famous and obscure
Art as life, just not mine....
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Commented on Early 20th century charts of biblical teachings
I'm a big fan of the maps in front of fantasy novels. I quite enjoyed looking at these. Rainbow....
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Commented on Blind man's hallucinations
I heard this driving home last week. It was a wonderful story even if I'm not a fan of how Robert Krulwich puts his stories together. It could have been a rich story and was instead edited to resemble a...
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Commented on Update to the The New Yorker's Eustace Tilley contest
As a contest participant I was happy for two reasons. 1) It was an art contest on hosted through Flickr. Two years ago we were struggling to emerge from the NIPSA cloud. I think it's come a long way in...
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Commented on MythBusters tackles "plane on a conveyor belt problem"
"So you think we could make a lead zeppelin? Jamie FTW. My 6 and 3 year old watch this with me, it's one of their favorite shows. I'm actually a little concerned why Smash Lab is on. It's like the...
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Commented on Defining a perfect blogging tool
I have two years worth of wordpress I'd like to get over to my blogger without having to learn SQL....
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Commented on Poor standard of retail signage
I wonder what the * is for, the rest of the clothes maybe?...
