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Commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
Space is what my desktop once had a plethora of. Now it’s covered with the following: Cords, cables, paper, papers, computer, coffee, keyboard, mouse, mousepad, Manhattan Special bottles, mason jars, external hard drives, vinyl records, books galore, nerf basketball net,...
Commented on Six String Nation, the chronicle of Voyageur, a remarkable, unifying, synthesizing Canadian guitar
Great post Cory, you nailed it. I'm curious to know if there's anything you've taken with you from the States to the UK that serves as a Canadian touchstone of sorts?...
Commented on In praise of Kitchen Aid's customer service -- UPDATED
Cory, No doubt the Kitchen Aid is a nice machine, but I have every faith that eventually, a maverick such as yourself will recognize the genius of a manual (lever) espresso machine and ditch the Kitchen Aid accordingly. May I...
Commented on Canadian ISPs need you to tell the regulator to force Bell to stop screwing them -- and the Canadian public
Cory, Well summarized in your comment above. Boopy - great template, I wish I'd read it prior to submitted my less than stellar attempt to echo the same sentiment. Thanks for posting this to BB. -brian....
Commented on I Met the Walrus: How One Day with John Lennon Changed My Life Forever
We had Jerry on the show last year (The Hour on CBC), here's a link to the interview for those of you that might be interested - http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=728754579...
Commented on More Elephantblogging: Michael Nichols on photographing complex creatures.
Great video - thanks so much for making/posting it. Kudos on BBTV as a whole, I feel like the calibre of videos has been steadily progressing since launch - it's quickly becoming "must see IP" (sorry, that was the best...
Commented on Hamster's Lunch at Coco's in Los Angeles
1) I'm all for BoingBoing getting loot, it's perfectly clear that you all hustle and supply us with amazing free content on a daily basis. 2) I've got no problems with the Honda sponsorship at all. Anyone that takes issue...
Commented on Last DC power in NYC to shut down
I recently finished reading "Edison and the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death" (http://www.amazon.com/Edison-Electric-Chair-Story-Light/dp/B000BZ6UOE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195232016&sr=8-1) It centered around the battle between AC & DC, with the focal point being Edison's campaign to implement electric chairs as the most "humane"...
Commented on Trailers From Hell/Lobotomy
Xeni, Great episode, just a quick heads up - www.blogto.com is actually pronounced blog tee-oh (tdot, tdot-o and t-o) all being common abbrevs for Toronto. Also, this billboard hack went up just prior to Toronto's annual Nuit Blanche, an "all...
Commented on Spicy food as anesthetic
For those that are interested in learning more about this, Herve This covers the phenomenon in his book "Molecular Gastronomy", a great read for any boingboing foodies out there......
Commented on Scopolamine: "Zombie drug" and astronaut anti-puke helper
All this talk of Scopolamine being used as a remedy for motion sickness has reminded me of an amazing episode of "Mythbusters" in which they test out several anti-nausea solutions. Interestingly, the most effective for both test subjects was a...

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jg.fw commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
Will (Bloop) Found was proud to be born in Riverside and he rarely left. Now, naturally, he and his family travel a lot. When he was thirty one when he had The Idea and it took him three years to secretly build the spaceship Jupiter II out of wood. After he was in orbit, Will freely published everything about The Idea on the internet. It changed the world. He was proud it did, even though the changes were unexpected. But Will was most proud of the Riverside newspaper's headline printed as he orbited the Earth: "Found in Space"....
echogoblin commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
He floated outside the ship, holding the dull silver sphere clumsily in his gloved hands. Turning it, he found a raised square in the center. He thought he might report in, take it inside to examine. But… Impulsively, he pressed down on the square. And was suddenly inside a dull sphere, lit from nowhere, floating free. “Zephraim to Alpha, over.” Nothing. “Zephraim to Alpha.” He wouldn’t panic. Not yet. He looked around: dull, featureless. Except for the little silver sphere in the center of the chamber. He floated to it, picked it up. Examined the raised square in the center…...
H33T3R commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
I have spent 25 years searching the depths of space, galaxy after galaxy, world upon world. In a dark tavern just outside of the city Geisler on planet Morpha, there he was. Smaller than I expected, but still mind boggling that after so long I finally found him. I walked up to him and asked him for his autograph and Captain James T Kirk set his drink down and said, “ I don’t do autographs, you Denebian slime devil.” He handed me a headshot and I went home. What a douche bag!...
wgkelly commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
“He after this,” the bodyguard presented a sleek electronic-looking cube. “Charged right in and started hootin’ when he grab it.” Cortez waved back a patrolman. “Says it his. Saw it on Cribs. Knew right where it at.” The bodyguard made a low huffing sound that Cortez placed finally as a laugh. “Needs it to get back home. Some kind of space man.” Cortez studied the bruised up cracker in the squad car. More cars arrived every few moments, drawn to the address more than the call. “The man’s name really Marion?” Cortez wanted to know. “Naw, man. Name is Mister.”...
Rob Beschizza commented on 100-word fiction competition — win an HP MediaSmart EX495
Thank you all for your entries. Holy crap. Winner to be announced ... soon?...

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