gaberussell

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• Commented on Hardcore hip-hop Xmas
  And a hip hop Xmas original, to warm your hearts (lyrics NSFW): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPto1B0l82k...
• Commented on Everything but the Game: the Art and Motion of <em>The Beatles: Rock Band</em>
  Loved the first animation when I first saw it - thanks for posting the others. Anyone know of a high-res version of the second clip?...
• Commented on Chemex coffee brewing guide
  Probably won't buy the Chemex, but I do plan to blast that music next time I fill the french press. I'll bet it enhances caffeination. @MADMOLECULE: It'll cook the coffee. I use a drip brewer when I need to make...
• Commented on Next-gen implanted hearing aids are also headphones
  @Takuan: What kind of malice? Someone tackling you, plugging their iPod into your head, and looping Lady Gaga into your cranium?...
• Commented on And now, a motivational message from our kitteh life coach.
  Furrily glorious....
• Commented on @BBVBOX: recent guest-tweeted web video picks (boingboingvideo.com)
  @Xeni - Thanks. Visiting a website to check for new content seems so... 2004?...
• Commented on @BBVBOX: recent guest-tweeted web video picks (boingboingvideo.com)
  Is there an RSS feed for BBVOX? I enjoy the picks, but by the time this roundup gets posted, a lot of videos have been pulled from Youtube....
• Commented on BBC airs its first Creative Commons licensed TV show
  @BBCRAD: 1) I'm downloading the files from the HTTP server via Safari on the staff leg of a university network. It certainly could be something on my end, but I was able to get the 5 minute version (461MB) without...
• Commented on BBC airs its first Creative Commons licensed TV show
  I can't speak for the iPlayer as I'm in the US. I'm sure that whoever there is enlightened about CC is probably aware of Bittorrent as well, but who knows why they decided to post it on an "FTP" server...
• Commented on BBC airs its first Creative Commons licensed TV show
  Wow - 3GB for the Quicktime file of the 30 minute episode. This is gonna get expensive for them fast. Think they'll figure out Bittorrent any time soon?...
• Commented on Meaning of radio station call letters
  Any idea what the sources are for this list? Some fascinating explanations, but a few of them seem like guesses....
• Commented on Jasper Morello: stunning steampunk short animated film
  I loved this when I saw it on Wholphin, and I didn't know there was a sequel. Anyone know where that's available?...
• Commented on TED2009: Louise Fresco
  I missed the reason why I'm not supposed to despise white bread. Except for its lower cost, what's the point of it? Whole wheat is isn't much more expensive, is made using the same industrial techniques as white bread, and...
• Commented on Meowfaceman is seduced by the guitar pick carrier
  I hope the guy in the Mighty Wallet video cancelled that Mastercard......
• Commented on Pay-what-you-want signed XKCD prints
  If you want to donate money to the site but don't want a bunch of merch, just order a print or two... How are these prints not merch? If people don't want the print, but do want to donate money,...
• Commented on Inside a Boy: music video by Rafa Toro for My Brightest Diamond
  Thanks for this, and for the link to mybrightestdiamond.com, from which I found her newly released cover of "Tainted Love," which is also excellent....
• Commented on Unreleased Jonathan Coulton album on a limited edition USB stick -- Creative Commons fundraiser
  @Mecredis: Thanks for the update. Last question - do you know what format and bitrate the tracks are? Thanks! -Gabe...
• Commented on Unreleased Jonathan Coulton album on a limited edition USB stick -- Creative Commons fundraiser
  Can anyone find a track list? I've enjoyed the John Hodgman / Jonathan Coulton clips, and this would seem to be a nice intro to Coulton's music... if I knew just what the heck was on the drive....
• Commented on A Morning at Intelligentsia Part 1
  Love that rebuilt roaster. But please, kill the sound effects on the lower 3rds - they're way louder than the dialogue....
• Commented on Quicktime DRM + After Effects = misery for filmmakers
  I don't see how DRM plays in this. DRM is only mentioned by one user on the linked forum thread, and nobody else is corroborating his assertion that "The newnew quick time 7.4 for itunes film rent, every 10 min,...