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• Commented on Freelancer vs cheap client: please design me a logo, with pie charts, for free
  Reminds me of this, which is equally hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfprIxNfCjk More language warning!!!...
• Commented on Void Watch
  Do a bit of research... Certain dezeeners are giving away 5 for free as we speak....
• Commented on Diamond optical illusion
  In colour theory classes I learned this effect to be called "fluting" however I couldn't find any supporting info on the web. Anyone else hear of or use this term? It's where there appears to be a gradient in a...
• Commented on Stacking 117 objects on a Lego block, then knocking it over.
  Chairman of The Society of People Who Stack Things on Other Things?...
• Commented on Woman accidentally buys wrapping paper covered with swastikas
  It's also the symbol for thunder in Latvian folklore....
• Commented on Pop Up Lunch NYC: temporary nosh-surfaces for New York's streets
  He should've resolved his materials to something more practical than a slab of MDF before this really quite decent idea hit the blogosphere....
• Commented on Dodge Viper logo is an upside-down Daffy Duck.
  A bit of a stretch, unlike the man in the vertical Coca Cola script, which I still see every time I look at the logo....
• Commented on Disposable laptop design
  @ 24, 28 These things haven't been invented or brought to market because it is the opposite of what is being taught at any design school in the world. The notion of disposability, tear-off or single use are thought of...
• Commented on Big Head papercraft Hallowe'en costume
  Some really recent EA sports games had this feature, maybe as recent as NHL'07 I think....
• Commented on My Parents Were Awesome
  @12 "Also, the people who run that site should take note: Auto Color in Photoshop goes a long way toward fixing old pictures with bad color." Nooooooonoonoo please. You're looking back at photos from decades ago. Shouldn't the photographic integrity,...
• Commented on 27" iMac rules Apple's new gear
  Book Pro's all have FireWire....
• Commented on Legal battle over Shepard Fairey Obama poster takes an unexpected turn
  Classic case of "Modernity = I could've done that + but you didn't" And didn't the original photog already admit that he didn't care about the use of that particular photo (albeit after the lawsuit began)?...
• Commented on Huge fanged mouth hoodies
  Funny that they look meanest when they're in such a prone position. Hands on your shoulders? Give them a smack in the face and they'd never do it again. * disclaimer: I'm talking about playing with the kid, not actually...
• Commented on Musical Stairs
  Thanks man. Tribal's got quite the resume going on... Cheers...
• Commented on Musical Stairs
  Tobergil & Anonymous, let's apply a little reason here and actually do some research on the topic instead of shunning it right away. This is viral advertisement for Volkswagen. Primarily, it is promoting "The Fun Theory" and furthermore the fun...
• Commented on Table and chair set spells out TABLE
  What a gimmicky, uncomfortable inconvenient and ugly set of furniture design. They seem like a relatively established design firm too. Certainly better than this, which is a cut above ID student work. That or it's intentionally daft. Sorry about the...
• Commented on Swedish children demand end to gender stereotypes in Toys R Us catalog
  Does anyone else feel that the kids are just puppets of the notions and opinions of their teacher? I can't not support their initiative, and I think that regardless of intention, having their students pursue a cause is great, but...
• Commented on The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
  Did Photoshop Disasters, the blog who originally ran this, get the same notice? Did they take action?...
• Commented on Wingnut extreme: Glenn Beck says "Story of Stuff" is Commie propaganda
  I was shown the video in school, in fact. I'm as earth-loving as your average Canadian and even I found it to be so incredibly biased. I actually had to force myself to think about other things, the weather, the...
• Commented on More on the LRAD sound cannon at Pittsburgh G20 protests
  @9 No, white noise wouldn't cancel the LRAD's frequency. A good pair of noise-cancelling headphones could do the trick. I'm not 100% sure on the technical specifics of LRAD, but noise-cancelling phones take out ambient sound waves by projecting their...
• Commented on Soda pop bottle caps
  Dr Haggis - Having grown up in Quebec* and now Ontario, all anyone ever used was "soft drink." *the English speaking part of it. I don't think I could walk in to any store in Toronto, order a "liqueur" and...
• Commented on Neat special effects added to street video
  399$ too expensive? Don't even think of looking up how much AutoDesk's Flame or Inferno cost. You'll have a heart attack....
• Commented on Smokescreen privacy game uses fun missions to show kids how data on social services can be used against them
  What I find a little interesting is that someone decided that the target audience will actually want to play this game. Educational video games haven't always been the preferred passtime of that generation. I'm presuming it is targeting 14-17 yearolds,...
• Commented on LIFE photo gallery of old cars
  #4 - they used a '59 as it was the 50th anniversary of them Highway Safety people....
• Commented on Many shower heads filled with nasty bacteria
  Just C-L-R it!...
• Commented on Core77's survival guide for designers
  @1: They're in cahoots. He does cartoons for c77 (albeit called Coretoons) related to the design world....
• Commented on Unbelievably detailed scratch-built model ATV
  There is a high-end market for super-high detail scale models like this. This one is targeting the wrong buyer though. I'm not sure there are as many mid-century Soviet utility vehicle aficionados as there are classic Italian sportscar enthusiasts. Some...
• Commented on They Might Be Giants' awesome new kids' CD: HERE COMES SCIENCE!
  My friends recorded a track called "Heavy Metal" about a decade ago in their basement. It was just them reading out metal characteristic over overly-distorted guitars tuned down a few steps. Quite hilarious, although not as catchy as this stuff!!...
• Commented on Crazy organic bread-slicer sign for crazy organic bread eaters
  Every grinder in every Starbucks in North America has had the same disclaimer on it for years. Every barista is forced to say it aloud to anyone who buys and grinds organic beans on-site too. FWIW......
• Commented on Latvia says no more British bachelor parties
  @ 33 Peeing on Brivibas Piemineklis is an absurdly offensive and gruesome act. The man is VERY lucky he was caught by the police and not any of the rampant Latvian gangs, or else 5 days in jail would have...