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• Commented on Abstinence-only rappers sing about the "Christian Side Hug"
  I'm simultaneously horrified and disgusted. I keep wanting to cry that people exist who are so jaded about their own bodily functions (sex), and then I'll get terrified that they will come after me with their sickness and try to...
• Commented on How EFF saved Indymedia from an unconstitutional subpoena for all its visitors' IP addresses
  No, no, no. If you get a crazy unconstitutional request from a G-man, comply, and they'll give you retroactive immunity when it later comes out....
• Commented on Lighting up wood fires, stoves: not so green.
  We just moved into a home that has a wood stove. I had no idea how far the technology had come. It has a freakin' catalytic converter to help the smoke burn more efficiently! Basically, you burn it with the...
• Commented on The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
  My girlfriend was the first person I'd ever heard express the idea that free speech (or radical self-expression, as Burners like to call it) was not only about the right to offend, but the right to be offended, and that...
• Commented on Cupcake Cars now available at... Neiman Marcus.
  Jesus fucking christ. When a Burning Man art-car is being sold at Neiman Marcus for $25k, I don't know what to make of the world anymore....
• Commented on Burning Man's burned man denied appeal
  I'm just as happy as everyone else that the court ruled against him, but I'm troubled that there's no practical way to un-invite him from future Events In The Desert. One of the ten principles of burning man is radical...
• Commented on Star Wars considered as an environmental feel-good movie
  If you're laughing, you may be missing the point....
• Commented on Not-Rubik's Dodecahedron
  Here is a solve video of a similar, although smaller puzzle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_GjdBoirHU Here is a guide to solving this type of puzzle (again, for the smaller one, but Rubik's algorithms for a 3x3x3 can be scaled up to larger cubes,...
• Commented on How to make chai tea syrup
  With all due respect, the term "chai" was introduced to most Americans a specific form of spiced tea, so saying "chai tea" is meaningful and descriptive to the vast majority of readers. When I visited Singapore, I was surprised to...
• Commented on Copyright enforcement versus privacy
  Such efforts aim to turn what citizens do in the privacy of their homes into criminal offences But of course, this is nothing new, as anybody who commits a consensual crime such as prostitution, fornication, illegal gambling, and using illegal...
• Commented on Witch booted from farmers market
  To anyone who buys a "glamour" for her to put on their job application so "it will be received positively": Ask her how that same tactic is working on her vendor's app for the farmer's market. But wait. I'm sure...
• Commented on Abusive "coal-thugs" try to break up anti-mountaintop-removal festival
  @#27 (Anonymous): As always, it's the woman who bring forth arguments. Men only pound their chest and grunt. Way to interject sexism into an otherwise intelligent conversation. Do you have anything material to contribute?...
• Commented on Itzbeen baby-timer remembers four important childcare facts
  Can I get one with a breast instead of a bottle for "feeding"? I understand that there are some parents who have good reasons for choosing to bottle-feed, but it irritates me that the bottle has become the norm and...
• Commented on WiFi gets clobbered by baby-monitors, not other WiFi
  @David Carroll: Any non-802.11 2.4 GHz device can cause interference. Examples include baby monitors, cordless phones, cordless video cameras, and such. It's not about dirty signal or harmonics. It's just about two devices using completely different modulation and encoding methods...
• Commented on Silicone rescue tape -- "a reel of fanbelt"
  I build wireless networks, and we use this to weatherproof the antenna connectors. We call it mastic tape, and 3M sells it as Scotch 2228. http://www.shop3m.com/80610322945.html?WT.mc_ev=clickthrough&WT.mc_id=shop3m-AtoZ-Scotch-Rubber-Mastic-Tape To weatherproof the connector, first you put a layer of regular old UV-resistant electrical...
• Commented on Iridescent satin retro tennis-shoes
  +1, Slida. I was about to post the same thing. Step out of your gender role, Cory! Step up to awesome shoes!...
• Commented on BB Video: Doctor Popular's Awesome Yo-Yo Stylings
  Unfortunately, the framerate on the video is low enough that I can't see the yo-yo when he really starts going....
• Commented on High school teacher recounts being dosed
  I'm skeptical. LSD is a very fragile molecule, and is destroyed instantly by the chlorine in tap water (which, incidentally, is why fears about someone dosing the tap water of a city are unfounded). If you're going to dissolve LSD...
• Commented on Broadcom billionaire loses fight to keep e-mail on drug use secret
  @#6: "Addicted to peoyte"? Are you kidding me? I can't imagine a person being addicted to a hallucinogen like peyote....
• Commented on Photos of Australian Tesla coil enthusiasts
  For more tesla coil goodness: http://www.drmegavolt.com/ Not affiliated with the site at all, just a fan....