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• Commented on Commissioned paintings using ashes of dead person
  "My brother and I did a bit of research on the internet and discovered nobody else is providing this sort of service..." Gee, I wonder why not... Tacky 2 the extreme!...
• Commented on TSA officer caught stealing laptops at JFK
  Don't put laptops, mp3 players, cameras, etc. in your checked luggage! Carry it on the flight, if possible....
• Commented on Space history auction
  Hmm, the Ghostbusters ECTO-1 auction article currently has 14 comments while this article has none... This seems to say something about the interests of boingboing readers, I'm just not sure what......
• Commented on Witch booted from farmers market
  Would love to know the whole story behind this. She's not selling anything and she's not taking up space that they'd otherwise give to a merchant, apparently, so it seems like the market association's using the "rules is rules" argument...
• Commented on United Breaks Guitars, the complaint anthem
  Not to excuse the baggage handlers, but he didn't have instrument insurance? Bad move for a professional traveling musician, it's not that expensive. Also, from another article I read it sounds like United has reconsidered reimbursing him because of all...
• Commented on Sandia Labs' new SunCatcher power system resembles Magritte painting
  @forgeweld: kudos!...
• Commented on Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society's magnificent spread
  I love the Walnut Creek Model Railroad, I used to take my son there whenever they had an open house. Still manage to get there about once a year. The attention to detail is incredible. @Halloween Jack, thanks for reminding...
• Commented on 13 year old kid reviews a 30 year old Sony Walkman
  That's great! It's fun to read his take on some of the features; I liked the "short playlist" comment; it's a different way of looking at it. (I always thought of the playlist length of a Walkman as being infinite,...
• Commented on HP releases classic scientific calculator emulators for iPhone
  Agree with #16; I got a 15C in '85 and it's still my main calculator; I love RPN!...
• Commented on The King is Dead: Lefsetz on the passing of Michael Jackson
  I only recently found the Lefsetz Letter and now it's on my "must read" blog list. Although I quite often disagree with his ideas, his letters are always educational; he knows an incredible amount about the music industry. Worth a...
• Commented on Hummingbirds' superspeed dive bombs
  @Brainspore, there was a report from this group last year explaining how the Anna males make that high-pitched peep, for which nobody had previously found a definitive explanation. Turns out it's not a vocalization, it's made by wind through their...
• Commented on The Kindle Boondoggle
  "A digital copy is more valuable to me than a paper one." Quiet you fool, they'll hear you!...
• Commented on David Carradine, RIP
  Very, very sorry to hear this. I loved his acting style....
• Commented on Video of Champ the lake monster
  Moose. Which was then grabbed and pulled under by the real "Champ" and never made it to the far shore......
• Commented on Electro-Harmonix Overdrive pedal for <em>Rock Band 2</em>
  "Big Muff?" Get it right, it's a Big Muff Pi! Greatest cheap distortion effect ever......
• Commented on Lawsuit loser Airborne changes its packaging art
  Yeah, I've had this argument with my partner for a while now. She swears by Airborne and wasn't fazed when the lawsuits and all happened; wouldn't even put in a claim for reimbursement because she felt she'd got her money's...
• Commented on The most expensive coffee in the world is made from animal poop
  I wonder what the first person to drink this was thinking... Geez, humans will try anything!...
• Commented on Do not board the elevator with robot
  "Please do not board the elevator with the robot?" Based on the accompanying article shouldn't it at least be "WARNING, do not board the elevator with the robot" if not "EXTREME DANGER do not board the elevator with the robot?"...
• Commented on Steampunk guitar amp
  I like this a lot! I assume the top part lifts off the legs (as in most Victorian-era furniture) for transportation? Agree that it would be nice to make the sphere functional. This looks like something the guys from The...
• Commented on Goggles schmoggles
  I think we had that Skil Craft set! Notice no gloves or aprons, either! Some of those chemistry sets had some nasty stuff in them, too. Oh, for simpler times......
• Commented on I don't know why Vtech is making the IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio
  Well I DO have a Touch in a dock but was unaware I could use it to stream internet radio. Hence my interest... Joel, which app, or will it be obvious when I go searching?...
• Commented on I don't know why Vtech is making the IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio
  "There's not a single thing the $200 IS9181 can do that an iPod Touch in a dock can't do better" Explain how! Inquiring minds want to know! Thx...
• Commented on Atwood Knives "Fixer" out this week
  Oh, good; a nice sharp blade to hang onto while using the wrench function......
• Commented on Suggested improvements for TiVo Series 4
  I definitely agree with all his wants. Another stupid little thing: don't record programs matching my wish-list criteria if I've previously given them a thumbs-down!...
• Commented on Keni Lee Burgess plays "Baby Please Don't Go" on his cigar box guitar
  That was awesome! I will never make fun of cigar-box guitars again......
• Commented on Building facade made of kitchen sinks
  Anybody else remember a Bill Forsyth movie from the early '80s called 'That Sinking Feeling"...?...
• Commented on Captain and Mrs. Hook's LP of music for Christian pirate children
  My new favorite album cover!...
• Commented on Boing Boing Video review: Top Chair? Herman Miller Embody and the Steelcase Leap
  The Leap is an excellent chair. At my workplace we have access to a bunch of good ergo desk chairs including the Aeron and the Leap is the best one I've used by far; it fits me perfectly. I'd love...
• Commented on Vote For BB Video TODAY In The Webby "People's Voice" Awards or the Cat Gets It
  You're bluffing....
• Commented on Earthmate compact fluorescent bulbs come with their own mailer
  Just try to find the mailer 7 years later when the bulb burns out......