Felix Mitchell

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• Commented on Missing: Phil Agre, internet scholar
  @ NANUQ: "Six feet tall and 120 pounds? Am I safe to assume he was somewhat malnourished before his disappearance?" Are you the inspiration for CSI?...
• Commented on Labels may be losing money, but artists are making more than ever
  "It's often claimed that live revenues are only/mostly benefitting so-called 'heritage acts'" Really? Many big bands sell their tickets below what the market would bear to keep fans happy. Tickets to see Tool, The Rolling Stones or Fleetwood Mac are...
• Commented on A fast food morning with the Tesla Roadster Sport
  @ BBREADER: "The typical car needs to be driven 100+ miles before it uses as much energy as it took to make it in the first place." Did you mean 100,000 miles?...
• Commented on BB Video: "Man in the Sand," by Gordon "Violent Femmes" Gano
  Not enough man in sand in this man in sand video....
• Commented on Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years -- Sue Townsend's comic novels of recent history turn dark and sweet
  Pantograph: humour fail. For me, Adrian hasn't been funny since he became an adult. He's just a loser rather than cutely naive....
• Commented on EU replaces definition of "open standards" with meaningless drivel
  Simple, lovely ideas like open standards, free software and net neutrality always seem so complicated in the eyes of politicians. Chill out guys, find some 21st Century love....
• Commented on Mechanical computer uses matchboxes and beans to learn Tic-Tac-Toe
  Tynam: I'm guessing you'd need a shit ton of beans too - since each matchbox must contain enough beans for each subsequent path to be tried once. The first matchbox would need as many beans as there are games of...
• Commented on Mechanical computer uses matchboxes and beans to learn Tic-Tac-Toe
  Eventually each box will only contain one type of bean, which will represent perfect play. So this approach only works for games where a perfect strategy exists... and surely Go is not one of those? My mind boggles at how...
• Commented on Documentary about crazy cat ladies
  @ andyhavens People say 'Crazies Cat Lady' in Maryland? Crazy is not the noun, it makes no sense! Is it too far to neuter every cat in the country (easier in mine, the UK) except for those owned by licensed...
• Commented on Chess variant from 1934 that pitted agitators against engineers
  Well I didn't see alligators. Where are the gd rules of this game? I want to play it....
• Commented on Dear Britain, please stop helping the fascists
  “Do it somewhere where there are still significant numbers of English and British people living, and they haven’t been ethnically cleansed from their own country.” Thanks for reminding us you're a big racist, Nick. I need to watch this show...
• Commented on Social marketing vs publishing -- funny!
  Well I like the parts that aren't just a list of made up names....
• Commented on Finland makes broadband a right
  Yay! The future is here :)...
• Commented on Gag order blocks Guardian from reporting on Parliament
  Wikileaks page on the subject: "Africa, Waterson & Hicks, a UK law firm acting for Trafigura, a large London based oil and commodity trader, ordered and received this confidential report (the so-called "Minton report") into toxic dumping practices by its...
• Commented on What's wrong with Search Engine Optimization
  Search Engine Optimization is not synonymous with Web Design; It's perfectly possible to build a site that's great for people but not great for Google's robots, even though the robots are designed to mimick people. This is not just a...
• Commented on Gag order blocks Guardian from reporting on Parliament
  Or "Carter-Fuck" as they are often known. This kind of blanket silencing is particulally creepy. Not reporting on something from parliament is one thing, but not even being allowed to tell us why is much worse. How can the public...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  @ Anatsuno: That is very succinct. @ Sara: Here here. Nail on the head....
• Commented on How badly designed reputation systems create in-game mafias
  This doesn't seem so different from a positive-only reputation system that would still allow groups to manipulate it. If the mafia is downvoting all other people or upvoting themselves what's the difference? I think I'd prefer a system similar to...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  "Yes, there are probably a healthy (small)% of boys who like to play with dolls, but it doesn't make sense to market to that group when you can you can market to the (large)% of girls who like them." It...
• Commented on Rich guy dislikes poor people, wants local kids to "lose sleep" over plan to shut library
  Why would you live in a place clearly designed for rich people if you weren't rich? Or, why would you allow rich people to re-design the laws of your town? Dickheads like this guy are all about 'hard work' for...
• Commented on Germany's top fashion magazine bans models over "anorexia"
  Alright, Rose, forgive me for not using the strict definition of a 'shout out' that you do. We know gloosy magazines don't help women's self esteem. But is Brigette helping either? Personally I'd be pretty upset if I was a...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  There aren't any parents in this situation - it's the kids (and teacher) doing their own criticism. The kids here have, I think, understood that gender stereotypes can be demeaning even if you don't feel demeaned by them. (is demeaned...
• Commented on Germany's top fashion magazine bans models over "anorexia"
  Is Brigitte indulging in hypocrisy by criticising models for presenting an unattainable ideal for women, and then comparing them to another ideal for women? Which may also be unattainable for many women. It seems dumb to me to simultaneously say...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  Sometimes all that needs to happen is for consumers to say "We don't like this, we'd rather you voluntarily stopped doing it." and retailers go "Ok, customers." and that's it. Actions like these can be the first step to that...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  This is not about forcing girls and boys to be the same. It's about allowing them to be what they want....
• Commented on Germany's top fashion magazine bans models over "anorexia"
  This just sounds like bullshit PR move, done to bring the adoration of those like Rose Bush above. Why can't they just use heftier professional models? They must exist. How can working with amatures to avoid time spent 'adding weight...
• Commented on Germany's top fashion magazine bans models over "anorexia"
  "Today's models weigh around 23% less than normal women" Only 23%? I'm constantly confused by people talking on this issue comparing models to average people. Obviously models are different from average people - they're what the average person* aspires to...
• Commented on De-touching the lollipop-headed Ralph Lauren image that prompted a legal threat
  @ ZoopyFunk "Boing Boing and Ralph Lauren are profiting from this on some level. I thinks that a tad sad." Journalists shouldn't report on bad things? :S...
• Commented on Rich Fulcher gives Hollywood the finger.
  other than actors, he only flipped off two people, one was asleep and the other couldn't see his finger behind the menu. That is pretty damned lame. When he comes to London he'd better flip some people off properly. Also,...
• Commented on De-touching the lollipop-headed Ralph Lauren image that prompted a legal threat
  This is pretty poor. Tempted to do my own when I get home. Needs less smooth skin, more upper thigh, more waist and bingo wings. @ mgfarrelly So... skinny = moody and fat = jolly? Idiot....