David Carroll

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• Commented on Affectionate kitteh distracts cop
  Wow seven comments and no Taser joke? You guys are slipping!...
• Commented on Visualizing the decline of empires
  Niel: I like to think that Canada has facilitative symbiotic relationship with the US. The last time America tried to actually conquer Canada, we won and burned down the White House! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812#Overview But I digress. Visually this post is beautiful...
• Commented on Canada's "TV tax"/"Save local TV" squabble explained
  I don't think the broadcasters are interested in closing local TV transmitters. But they may be interested in shutting down local production. Generally, media don't mind capital costs like digital transmitters, but they really like to get rid of operational...
• Commented on Samasource: How African refugees are scoring Silicon Valley Internet jobs
  Just a quick "drive by comment" to say that this is so cool on so many levels. Is it too late to nominate Leila Chirayath Janah for a 2010 Nobel?...
• Commented on Canada's "TV tax"/"Save local TV" squabble explained
  The BBC does produce a lot of garbage programming, but only the "good stuff" is seen in North America. Even successful UK shows that are judged too "British" will not be distributed in the States, or shows like "The Office"...
• Commented on Canada's "TV tax"/"Save local TV" squabble explained
  I have worked for Canadian broadcast and cable TV stations for over thirty years. The one constant has been that the telecom and cable companies have been at each others throats all that time to see who gets to screw...
• Commented on Air conditioner disguised as cartoony TV
  Wow! They even included the Pluge, -Inphase and +Quadrature tests. This individual should get a free membership in the SMPTE for this!...
• Commented on Sleeping Beauty cosplayers at the aquarium
  I know you asked PositiveSpace but if I may: Switch to Program mode if it's a Canon or Nikon camera . Other brands might call is something else like semi-auto. This will allow you to control the exposure compensation. Almost...
• Commented on Sleeping Beauty cosplayers at the aquarium
  I agree that photographers should know the rules. But once they master them they should also be encouraged to break them. Photography is both an art and a science. Back in days before personal computers , embedded micro computers and...
• Commented on T-shirt design contest for Fender
  Talking about the the new-old BB logo might be a little off topic here, but I agree with you. I did not care for the logo that was rolled out with the new BB look last week either. I much...
• Commented on Letters of Note -- blog of written correspondence from well-known people
  Thank you Mark! My favourites so far: Philip K. Dick writes a fan letter about Blade Runner: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/blade-runner-will-prove-invincible.html Hunter S. Thompson rips several new ones into a lazy movie producer concerning the film version of Rum Diary. (NSFW) http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/okay-you-lazy-bitch.html...
• Commented on Arizona Republic quotes psychics as experts on the future
  For what it's worth Jay, I agree with you that this article could be seen as an example of media pushing trends that really don't exist or are trivial. But to their defence journalists use the same tricks to push...
• Commented on Arizona Republic quotes psychics as experts on the future
  @GniobBoing: I of course would never sully the name of hard working street vendors who do indeed provide valuable sexual and mood altering services. I noticed that both you and Cory referred to "psychics". To me this use of quotations...
• Commented on Arizona Republic quotes psychics as experts on the future
  The first half of this article is OK IMHO. It focuses on the business of being a psychic. This is similar to interviewing the town whore or or corner crack dealer about who their customers are these days. Where it...
• Commented on Celebrated Darwin biopic can't find a distributor in the US, producer blames creationists
  Hokano #78: Ah! Nice catch! I will clean my glasses next time. P.S. I like the way you linked back to my post by using boingboing.net/2009/09/14/celebrated-darwin-bi.html#comment-587705. Mind if I emulate you? What plug-in/trick did you use to get 587705?...
• Commented on Celebrated Darwin biopic can't find a distributor in the US, producer blames creationists
  Hokano @ #75 Plate of clams? WTF are you talking about?...
• Commented on Beloved artist to nation: "Keep Your Mouths Shut"
  Jesse Brown @ #22 Said: @David Carrol, that's fascinating about the live actors during the blackouts. Where did you learn that? I am not entirely sure. My mother may have told me about it. She was in her late 20's...
• Commented on Celebrated Darwin biopic can't find a distributor in the US, producer blames creationists
  Clam down everybody! As RosDoc @ #13 pointed out, Creation was just shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. A lot of U.S. distributors go to that event, so perhaps they will make a deal in the near future. And...
• Commented on Beloved artist to nation: "Keep Your Mouths Shut"
  Jesse: Welcome aboard! I am so happy that TVO has seen fit to give the resources you need for your Podcast, but even as a "one man band" last year you kicked but. But I digress. I hope that some...
• Commented on Podcast of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
  I started reading this about a year ago on my iPod, and kept saying to myself: "What the hell is going on?" for about three chapters. Then I stopped reading novels completely for a while and kind of forgot about...
• Commented on Boing Boing's September 11, 2001 archives.
  I don't have a great memory. I can only name a few teachers, or classmates from 30+ years ago. But I remember every second of 9/11/2001. I was working for CPAC (Canada's version of C-Span) at the time and we...
• Commented on Dara O’Briain on homeopathy from Derren Brown Blog
  Arkizzle/Moderator @ #18 Linked too an an MS Answers question: I've noticed that as I copy data/install programs on my Laptop, the weight of the Laptop increases....My ask, what is the weight/file ratio? So for example, how many GB's =...
• Commented on Internet addiction camp inmates wave signs pleading for help
  Or perhaps the Chinese people can take care of this themselves: From today's Search Engine podcast: The Human Flesh Search Engine In the absence of a fair and open judicial system, Chinese Netizens have become digital vigilantes. http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/searchengine/audio/SE_Full_20090810_800696_HumanFlesh_0x0_40k.mp3 Here is...
• Commented on Earphones integrated into fuzzy cat ear headband
  Robert Vinson #6 No. I stopped wearing ear-buds about two years ago, and switched to active noise cancelling headphones. Now when people come up to me and ask a question I can actually hear what they say. You asked:This brilliant...
• Commented on Former French President says Bush invaded Iraq to thwart Gog and Magog's apocalyptic mission
  Mark: IMHO This is far and away the most disturbing thing you or any other mutant has ever posted. Isn't Dick Cheney more or less secular? Gee I wonder who fed Jr all these crazy ideas... Hmm who could it...
• Commented on Earphones integrated into fuzzy cat ear headband
  Fantastic, but I think I'll stick with my noise cancelling headphones. Do they come in blue or black? How about Mickey Mouse style?...
• Commented on The Amazing Unseen Hitler Films
  Anonymous @ #66 said: A handheld camera in the early 1930's? that film cannot possibly have been shot on a handheld. film cameras in the 1930 were huge. The Cine-Kodak Eight was introduced in 1932 and sold for around $35...
• Commented on The Amazing Unseen Hitler Films
  FTW IMHO it's a tie: Even Hitler let tourists film in public. by Galoot You've just let a thread about Hitler and the Nazis deteriorate into a thread about civil liberties. by Little John wirtes @ #13 said: "I'd get...
• Commented on Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale
  Anonymouseses @ #36 #37: I am also a poor singer. I know I sing off-key, therefore I don't sing in public. I suspect that if we had a shot of the audience in this clip, you would see that people...
• Commented on Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale
  This reminds me of a little singing lesson that Ms. Leslie Feist gave last summer: http://www.vimeo.com/5880684 As for the whole nature vs nurture debate, has anyone tried to see if a subject born profoundly deaf, and subsequently fitted with a...