Mitch

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• Commented on Don't Copy That Floppy sequel promises prison beatings for copying
  Ah, you better not download by bittorrent or they'll chase your ma in the backyard and push her down in the mud. And then ol' DP is going to tell it to you from both ends. At least you'll get...
• Commented on Citizen surveillance videos of litter louts
  I wish someone who would do this for people who don't pick up after their dogs. Both people I've asked to pick up after their dogs have been defiant in refusing. I wanted to clobber one of them but a...
• Commented on God Hates the World, by Westboro Baptist Church
  I can't quote the exact chapter and verse but I know there's scripture where Jesus says that people will do terrible things in his name....
• Commented on Bats the size of your thumb
  I like bats as long as they stay out of my house. That's not a happy situation for the human or the bat. If you're drunk or sleeping in a room with a bat you're supposed to get a rabies...
• Commented on God Hates the World, by Westboro Baptist Church
  If God hates fags so much then why did He create tobacco plants?...
• Commented on Amid censorship outrage, China's state-run TV reports that "Google Porn" causes memory loss.
  Uh, what what this post about again?...
• Commented on RIP Michael Jackson
  If I recall correctly, he had a pretty good grip on the child, who didn't fall....
• Commented on RIP Michael Jackson
  I haven't heard anything about the cause yet. I wonder if being an object of ridicule for so many people had anything to do with his premature demise....
• Commented on The Corpse Flowers of Sumatra
  The respirator is a bit much. They have some at the university here and lots of people come to see it- without respirators....
• Commented on Timbaland finally sued over chiptune plagiarism
  I like sampling and covers. Reinterpreting someone else's work or inserting it in a different context can be very creative and interesting, but please do it right by crediting the person whose work you are using....
• Commented on It's 2009, it's okay for homeless people to have phones
  I saw a homeless guy in the library trying to figure out how to download music to his Ipod. Oh, the scandal! A homeless man with an Ipod! Actually, I was happy to see that he had it. It's a...
• Commented on Chinese censorware will expose every PC in the nation of malware, ID theft, botnetting
  Ah, porn. Something right wing Christians, radical feminists and atheist communists can all agree on. If this is a Windows program does this mean that it is mandatory to use Windows in China?...
• Commented on Absinthe Crazed Man Attacks Clemenceau
  Haroun, since when are the lower classes more "brutal". You're a pompous idiot. There are lots of violent crimes involving more affluent people....
• Commented on Funny tattoo for syndactyly
  I like that a lot- accepting what is different about her and doing something creative and beautiful with it. I imagine there's a variant of foot fetishism where people really like this....
• Commented on Claw shoes
  The leather stuff this guy does always has such a great color and luster....
• Commented on Ryanair serious about charging to use toilets in-flight, may charge extra "breathing fee" for inhaling during flight
  Ok, let me see if I'm understanding you, Mr. Moriarty: Unless I'm promised more service than I'm getting or am legally obligated to patronize a business, it's inappropriate for me to complain about how I am treated as a customer...
• Commented on Delving into the psyche of men who buy exfoliant advertised for use after mother-daughter threeways
  It's funny how they made the frilly exfoliating puff macho by making it black and giving it an automotive sounding name. I don't like how this ad is executed (Couldn't they afford models?), but I'm not offended by the mother-...
• Commented on Electric-Powered VW Bus Photobooth
  Oh, yeah, I forgot about the lack of the catalytic convertor....
• Commented on Canadian cinema fined $10,000 for privacy invasion over bag-search
  Are they allowing laptops in the theatre? I was just thinking about how small the working part of my usb web cam is and how easy it would be to conceal in a hat. Then again you could probably hide...
• Commented on Canadian cinema fined $10,000 for privacy invasion over bag-search
  Why not just have an usher look for the telltale shine of the video camera lens? That would be a lot less invasive and more cost effective....
• Commented on Electric-Powered VW Bus Photobooth
  I like that. It looks pretty cool on fire. I wonder about the quality of the photos, since they're ink jet prints. I watched a couple of friends replace the blown engine on a VW bus in a parking lot...
• Commented on Young Conservative rappers explain Jesus, Ayn Rand, and ANWR drilling
  @27 - Yes, I recall Ayn Rand questioning just what conservatives thought they were conserving. And, if I recall correctly, wasn't Jesus murdered at the request of some religious conservatives?...
• Commented on Young Conservative rappers explain Jesus, Ayn Rand, and ANWR drilling
  What infomercial have I seen these guys on?...
• Commented on Candyfab 6000: latest rev of 3D sugar-printer
  What happens when a colony of ants discovers this device?...
• Commented on Goofy British "future of phones" video from way back
  Ha ha, I do video phone calls with my family and I've faxed and emailed scans of documents. I work from home, too. The hardware is just a bit different. I wonder if the people of the past who imagined...
• Commented on NYC: Hackday around tangible interfaces June 6
  I get neck and wrist pain just looking at the interface in the picture. It's a neat concept and visually interesting, but something that requires you to reach a couple inches above your keyboard and avoid getting poked in the...
• Commented on Netherlands runs out of criminals, has to shut prisons
  Connecting fewer prisoners to the Netherlands' drug laws depends on whether drug offenders received prison sentences in the first place. That would help arguments in favor of legalization but I don't know whether it if factually true. If the prison...
• Commented on Frankenwatch!
  I like my self winding watch. The mismatched halves of this one are visually confusing and it takes a second to be able to tell what time it is....
• Commented on Ants
  Hymenoptera is my favorite insect order. I'm more partial to bees and wasps, especially bumblebees, but ants are ok, too. I always found woodlice kind of frightening when I saw them under rocks as a child, but they're ok now....
• Commented on Hands-On With A Whippit-Powered Travel Espresso Maker
  That's pretty cool. While traveling I found that McRondalds has the best mediocre coffee, way better than gas station coffee. It's good to have simple tastes. It would be inconvenient to want good espresso every day. Nice to see technology...