Tommy

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• Commented on Weta's new cheaper, delightful, detailed plastic rayguns
  Beautiful indeed. But I'd still rather have a Pyrotomic Disintegrator....
• Commented on Cars! Battle of the little green electric urban go-carts
  "but not so much for anything that involves tasks other than shopping and commuting" Shopping and commuting covers about 90% of the driving my wife and I do. Personally, I like the look of Norway's Th!nk: http://www.think.no/...
• Commented on What's the best multiple-button mouse for Macs?
  I concur with HECTORINWA. It's MS mice *and* keyboards for my Macs. (Specific, the old Natural ergo keyboards. I hoard them.)...
• Commented on Tell, don't show: QLOCKTWO gives time in plain English
  That's more clever than I expected. I want one that tells the time in Norwegian....
• Commented on World's Largest Cup of Coffee
  Frankly, this pales in comparison to the recent record set at the College of William & Mary. (Largest group to dance the Thriller dance.)...
• Commented on Win a copy of demented RIAA comic <em>"The Case of Internet Piracy"</em>
  The thing is, they aren't trying to make a point about the actual issues. Their concern is solely to try and teach people about the court system. They tried to do this by taking subjects ripped from the headlines. But...
• Commented on Was 1971 the best year to be born a geek?
  1965. Old enough that my Fortran textbook covered punch cards. Young enough that I didn't have to use them....
• Commented on Win a copy of demented RIAA comic <em>"The Case of Internet Piracy"</em>
  Issue 2 revolves around identity theft, I think. Haven't got up the nerve to actually read it. (I do have copies sitting around somewhere.)...
• Commented on Photo: Amazon Kindling
  Cut out the screen and replace it with a long roll of paper. Then rig a scroll wheel where the Next Page button resides. That would be sweet. (If I weren't utterly useless at hands-on stuff, I'd be tempted.)...
• Commented on Kneeling Bench to Prevent Splashing While Peeing
  @3: And deep. (How could it take this long for someone to make the correct response?)...
• Commented on Atwood Knives "Fixer" out this week
  So cool. So out of my price range for something with which I'm more likely to maim myself than do anything constructive....
• Commented on Shocking reports: Netbook hackintoshes suck
  There are only 3 reasons I use my netbook: 1) I'm on a plane, in coach. 2) I'm traveling for fun and want to keep a diary and dump photos to a USB drive and I don't want to lug...
• Commented on Modern life is broken -- why?
  This seems to break down roughly into thirds: 1/3 things that are broken 1/3 things that are funny 1/3 things that Seth doesn't understand the wider context that makes the situation not broken It's fun and all. But not that...
• Commented on DIY sex machine injury
  Ugh. Off to the Daily Kitten to recover: http://thedailykitten.com/...
• Commented on Ballmer: 'Tide has really turned' against Apple
  All I know is that I spend alot less time maintaining my Macs than I ever did my PCs. I don't have a high billable rate, but it still didn't take long for that time saved to overcome the Apple...
• Commented on Canada's science minister is a creationist
  @6: "Are you proposing a litmus test?" It's not a litmus test. It's a question of qualification, knowledge, and whether the guy is a freakin' idiot....
• Commented on Palm OS is tabled
  It had a nice run. I'm still fond of the chunky 1st gen ones. They just plain felt good in the hand. Plus, I had a stylus made out of an antenna. Extendable!...
• Commented on Lenovo Pocket Yoga not a real device. Boo!
  Reminds me of my Poqet PC....
• Commented on DIY funerals
  Just dump my untreated body in a hole at the base of a tree. I won't care. I'll be dead....
• Commented on Ten-Minute Raccoon Butt Shelf
  @10: Y'know, sometimes it's okay to unclench your butt and laugh for a change....
• Commented on Curse of Colonel Sanders on baseball team may be over
  Is it strange that I knew exactly which team from the headline? My question is, what happened with Lew Ford? I don't see him on their roster anymore....
• Commented on Unboxing Next Gen: Advair Asthma Inhaler
  The costs sucks, but it beats not breathing....
• Commented on Magenta isn't a real color?
  If, as the article says, "colours only really exist within the brain" then magenta is indeed a color....
• Commented on Medical laser welds sliced skin shut without sutures
  They've had this since Logan's Run....
• Commented on Palm CEO: PalmOS is dead, Pre App Store, International Carriers
  Makes me feel good to see Palm on the verge of a rebound. Now if Be would come back. I mean, I can't even get it to run in a virtual machine. I wonder how long it'll take to get...
• Commented on NYT: Sirius XM about to go bankrupt
  When I called to renew my sub earlier this week, they were really pushing hard for me to get a lifetime sub and to buy new radios. It was kind of pathetic. Now I know why....
• Commented on Process for tabletizing a MacBook animated in stop-motion
  "seems pretty steep at $1150" It looks to be a fairly delicate hands-on process. That takes time. Time takes money....
• Commented on Ghastly working conditions in a Chinese keyboard factory
  I'm looking forward to former white male Wired writers working there for a couple days, thus debunking these claims....
• Commented on Last Gasp on My Doorstep
  I didn't think the first Mats reference I'd see on BB would be regarding Mars. But I'm delighted it is....
• Commented on White Mac
  My Apple II gs has a keyboard like that....