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• Commented on Intel slams netbooks
  i'll take these netbooks more seriously as "main computers" when they can run fallout3 and left4dead well. c_c Trapped with the technology equivalent of Internet kiosk access would make me want to put a gun to my head. o_o...
• Commented on Simple DIY VGA to USB power adapter
  I love how they add a huge protruding TSA-panic-enducing power tap to emulate USB when there appear to be two perfectly serviceable USB ports right there....
• Commented on Women may lose house for sex while she was a high school student 12 years ago
  A reason not to live in Georgia. Not that people should really need even more reasons. c_c...
• Commented on NYT writer drinks NASA water distilled from the finest astronaut pee and sweat.
  I don't understand what the big deal is. Distilled water is cleaner than what comes out of your tap, even if the source is urine....
• Commented on Typewriter stays relevant in technology-saturated world
  Writing with a typewriter today makes about as much sense as programming with punch cards today. Sure, if you're stubbornly anti-tech or refuse to learn beyond what you learned a half-century ago, then, well, more power to you. me? I...
• Commented on Why "dial 9 for outside line" may go away
  We had enough people do this in our office that there's now a delay when the system thinks '911' has been dialed. It says, "911. Call will be completed in 5... 4... 3... 2... 1.." and then it places the...
• Commented on Walking House... but barely
  I really believe it should have a bathroom, kitchen, and sleeping area to be considered a house. c_c...
• Commented on Woman who has spent her life smelling like a rotten fish is diagnosed with genetic condition
  Wow. I wonder if it's something folks living with this condition suffer directly, e.g.: they can't stomach their own scent, or indirectly, e.g.: they don't notice it per se, but everyone around them does. I guess it goes to show,...
• Commented on How to avoid getting stuck in a ditch...
  Words to live by....
• Commented on Action Mobil Globecruiser adventure vehicle
  Sheesh. US$670K and they can't even be bothered to include an indoor shower? Even a used $1500 Winnebago has that. What gives?...
• Commented on Snake-proof baby crib from early 1900s
  It looks like that would make a neat habitat for a snake, if you removed the spring frame....
• Commented on Working calculator made in <em>Little Big Planet</em>, a PS3 sandbox game
  Wheels within wheels, or something. Very cool. Virtual tinkertoy calculator!...
• Commented on My face goes white, my eyeballs bulge, my fists always clench when a house guest uses my laptop
  Get over it and then create a limited-access guest account that can't access your personal files, folders, etc. This ain't rocket science, kids....
• Commented on Radio announcer undisturbed by studio fire
  That seems like a severe lack of common sense. What starts as a wastebasket fire nearly takes out the studio... o_O...
• Commented on <em>Bioshock</em>, <em>Resident Evil 5</em> and more go Atari 2600
  I think these are more the purvey of what we could Atari 5200 or 7800 versions of these games might look like. The 2600 just didn't really have the resources....
• Commented on Houston food banks need your help
  Good thing my tax dollars already goto FEMA, who have things well in hand. c_c...
• Commented on Sharp smashes together VHS and Blu-Ray in one $1,100 player
  blueray I can understand, but what is that slot on the left for? VHS? As in the old analog magnetic tape storage of NTSC video? How. Archaic....
• Commented on Marble floor made from salami
  my cat would love this...
• Commented on Millimeter wave scan machine at Denver Airport
  I wonder how long until this technology is relatively inexpensive and in the hands of everyone....
• Commented on Best of BBtv: Leslie Hall is gem-tastic
  Why th hll ws #4 d-vwld? Wht's ffnsv bt "Nt my cp ' t?" f tht's hw cvl lngg s rwrdd, why th fck shld try t b cvl hr?...
• Commented on Best of BBtv: Leslie Hall is gem-tastic
  Nt my cp ' t....
• Commented on Nonexistent public phone photo
  My favorites are the banks of many multiple payphones in the old circular departure gate terminals at SFO where each one's been stripped of the phone, leaving rows of empty booths. The thought of a suited businessman on a payphone...
• Commented on iBasket: laundry basket of the future also washes
  How much water and energy would it use compared to an energystar frontloader washing machine like an LG Tromm? I'll bet this is a step backwards in terms of "greenness," without even getting into the other design issues mentioned. Design...
• Commented on GPS cyborg turtle busts marijuana growers
  Even if you accept the notion that a 19-year-old growing some weed is "dastardly," "even criminal masterminds often overlook the most obvious foil to their dastardly schemes" Would someone please explain what is obvious about the random wanderings of a...
• Commented on Georgia Bigfoot: hoax
  Bigfoot is synonymous with hoax. Always has been, always will be. If there were such creatures roaming North America, they'd've been captured and studied long ago. This is about as interesting as the Loch Ness monster, which is to say,...
• Commented on Man jumps on eggs without breaking them
  Wow. They were willing to put just about anything on the air, weren't they? Of course, it's not so much that he's jumping on the eggs-- that would suggest that his feet come to rest upon the eggs. Rather, he's...
• Commented on Traffic cams bring in $250,000/month in a town with a $4.6 million budget
  @6: That's because all speed limits have an implied "drive this +10 mph," so if you drive the literal limit, you're gonna annoy people. Or, stated differently, IMO, those limits are meant to encompass both day and night, sun and...
• Commented on HOWTO Tap a phone line
  This wouldn't work so well on BRI or PRI service, or VOIP. Do people still use analog POTS lines for voice communication??...
• Commented on Apple will not refund money on killed iTunes apps
  Yeah, this is pretty weak, and definitely an encouragement to cast of the shackles of Apple tyranny. If NetShare continues to work, then, eh. You bought it. It works as advertised. No problem, right? But if it's killed or otherwise...
• Commented on Traffic cams bring in $250,000/month in a town with a $4.6 million budget
  I can only suppose that's the beauty of it. The locals may get wise fast, but the out-of-towners won't, nor is it likely they'll return later to fight it in court....