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• Commented on Notes from Marine embed in Afghanistan: Noah Shachtman of Wired "Danger Room" blog.
  Y'knw, ths dsn't qlfy s "wndrfl thng" nlss yr d f "wndrfl" nvlvs dssmntng mltry prpgnd. t sn't s f hv t try hrd t fnd thngs n th 'nt tht lv sck nd dshrtnd flng n my gt. Y...
• Commented on Lightning fast robot hand
  Digging the cell phone flip. Not really sweating the whole "Evil super-genius electric scorpions on robo-crack are only minutes away from enslaving us all" thing. Being able to twirl a pencil and flip a cell phone are impressive feats for...
• Commented on Father blames others for his own misinterpretation of candy wrappers as "pornographic"
  I'm pretty sure the lemon is a dude. And Mr. Lemon totally needs a shave. Serious 5 0'clck shadow....
• Commented on Curt Smith (Tears for Fears) on "the value of musical sharing"
  The primary reason to make art is to share it with people? Hm, depends what kind of an artist you are. Ex: Warhol might never have arrived at the place he did as a fine artist if not for many...
• Commented on How to speed read
  @ 45 Hmm. I was just sitting here wondering why it is that so many folks seem to read at approx. the speed of speech, while I've always read at the speed of a glance without having to mumble 1,2,3......
• Commented on Downloading student must pay $675K for 30 songs to 4 record labels.
  Nosehat, let me get this straight: You would sign a contract with a company that has an outdated business model and that bankrupts anyone who makes their product freely available to the public? What incentive would they have to sign...
• Commented on Downloading student must pay $675K for 30 songs to 4 record labels.
  Lol, Nosehat, let's get all cute and snarky without actually bothering to comprehend what we've read. Like, yeah, being a record exec is totally the same thing as being a record company, with all of the attendant perks....
• Commented on Black-market stem-cell clinic raided
  This looks more or less like an instance of science fiction writing itself....
• Commented on Downloading student must pay $675K for 30 songs to 4 record labels.
  Let's turn this thing on its head: what would your gut reaction be if a Sony Music exec uploaded 30 songs of a promising-but-as-yet-unsigned recording artist without her permission, then lied in court and said it might have been his...
• Commented on What's wrong with Jamba Juice's Get Your War On plagiarism
  Frankly, this sort of thing only strengthens my impression that copyfighters are unwittingly making it easier for large companies to screw artists. Nice going, fellahs....
• Commented on Prominent Black professor arrested for entering own home while Black
  @ Antinous #51: C'mon, not every wrongful arrest of a black man is racially driven. There are many other reasons why it might happen. Plenty of cops seem to hold nearly every member of the human race in extremely low...
• Commented on Prominent Black professor arrested for entering own home while Black
  My (blond haired, blue eyed) sister was arrested for breaking into her own car after forgetfully locking her keys in the car. She made the mistake of mouthing off to a cop who came over to find out what was...
• Commented on Publishers' shibboleths vs the future of publishing
  I consider myself a pretty serious reader. Average about 3 books per week ranging over just about every genre and subject. I wouldn't pay a thin goddamn dime for some sort of "re-mixed" fan fiction. You're a publisher and want...
• Commented on The Whistling Island of La Gomera
  Waking up to birdsong this morning, I wondered for probably the kerjillionth time what those critters were saying to each other -- whether their discussions are as ethereal as they sound, or if they are more along the lines of...
• Commented on Lessig reviews Helprin's embarrassing infinite copyright, bloggers-are-stupid, Creative Commons is evil book
  I've just finished reading Helprin's book on copyright (in fact, it is about far more than that). If someone had told me a month ago that I would immensely enjoy reading a book about such an obviously dry topic, I...
• Commented on Michael Moore: Nine Suggestions For Transforming GM
  The government might not be the best answer when it comes to which clean tech to adopt, but could jump-start investment in new technologies by legislating serious caps on pollutants. Moore's general thrust is perfectly sensible. If Uncle Sam's gonna...
• Commented on Silicon Valley As I Found It
  Thanks, Rudy....
• Commented on Richard Feynman plays the bongos
  How fun is that?! Synchronicity, man: I just finished re-reading "Surely You're Joking..." this morning. Brought back fond memories of Feynman-inspired youthful idiocy -- figuring out ways to pick old locks/crack cheap safes; getting in trouble at my first after...
• Commented on Manga collector faces 15 years in jail because some of his comics included sexual images of children
  God, I would never want *his* lawyer to defend me....
• Commented on Netherlands runs out of criminals, has to shut prisons
  Well, it seems reasonable to suggest that if you don't devote too many resources to dealing with those who commit "victimless crimes" (like hookers and weed) you can devote more time to addressing more serious issues. Still, the drop in...
• Commented on Wolfram|Alpha is Live
  Ok, I am totally looking forward to further refinements of this gizmo. No, it's not perfect; I asked it what I should eat for breakfast and it failed me utterly. That aside, everything good has to start somewhere relatively simple....
• Commented on Into The Subdimensions
  Michio Kaku's books are great fun. Even when there doesn't seem to be any practical application whatsoever for some of the things he writes about, I still take pleasure in reading the stuff. Heh, subdimensions really *are* useful! I cite...
• Commented on School newspaper archives go online, embarrassing student writing and shenanigans become permanent record
  On the other hand,in a generation or so, once *everybody's* shameful past can be googled, we may all find ourselves much more tolerant of other peoples' gaffes....
• Commented on Gnarly Videos
  Ah, that William Rood thingy is exquisitely weird. Got to go and spend some more time there....
• Commented on Panpsychism and Hylozoism
  Ok, I'll admit it, Rudy, you've gone and hooked my attention with this one. I just wandered over to Amazon and picked up a copy of "The Lifebox, the Seashell & the Soul"......
• Commented on Toilet seats with hand-carved leather lids
  In related news, Saatchi Galleries has decried as false rumors that Damien Hirst's upcoming October exhibition will include a 700-meter high replica of a hand-carved, hemp-brocaded toilet seat....
• Commented on Obama promises to suspend Habeas Corpus
  @30: It's quite simple, actually. America has a 2 party system: Commies and Nazis. You are either one or the other. There is no middle ground...
• Commented on Everything Is Alive
  @75: Democritus came up with that whole Atomism philosophy thing-a-ma-bob about 2500 years before we were able to definitively prove there was something to it. "Masturbation", or "The only way forward"? @79: Y'know, like the old joke goes, Just because...
• Commented on Shark-attack hat
  Love it! Gonna make a bear one for my daughter....
• Commented on Everything Is Alive
  I subscribe to the idea that consciousness permeates everything. I'm completely comfortable with that. With my eyes, I become aware of light. With my tongue, tastes. With my skin, heat and cold and so forth; consciousness is just there --...