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• Commented on Clay Shirky Debunks the WSJ's "Bloggers For Hire" Feature
  Doh! I guess this page is permalink. *grin* OK, that works....
• Commented on Clay Shirky Debunks the WSJ's "Bloggers For Hire" Feature
  Great response...but I can't find a permanlink at shirky.com...srsly! Am I just missing it? Perhaps a "latest" section (and a RSS feed for something other than "Here Comes Everybody") would be a good idea......
• Commented on If you lose your Amazon account, your Kindle loses functionality
  @16...You can also, with a bit of wrangling, put secure mobipocket books from fictionwise on your kindle....
• Commented on Octopus removes valve, floods floor of Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
  This guy needs more stimulation...I definitely hope they work something out for him, or move him to a bettter environment....
• Commented on Ian McDonald's "Cyberabad Days" -- short stories in 2047 India that blend technology with spirituality, love, sex, war and humanity
  Great book...I finished this a couple weeks back (just in time to make ready for "Caryatids"), and really enjoyed it. The shared world with "River of Gods" is thought-provoking and engrossing. Can't recommend it enough (though I'd suggest reading "River...
• Commented on Bruce Sterling's The Caryatids, my pick for best book of 2009, a novel of clear-eyed hope for the future
  Gah...cannot WAIT. I cancelled my pre-order last week when I decided to pull the trigger on a Kindle...I'll have this novel in my hot little hands 60 seconds after I get that puppy up and running, and a day earlier...
• Commented on When is a free credit report not a free credit report? When it's from freecreditreport.com
  If you're worried about mistyping or using the "wrong" service, you can actually go to annualcreditreport.com via a link from this FTC page: http://www.ftc.gov/freereports It's only a couple of clicks from the ftc.gov homepage (credit & loans, then 'free annual...
• Commented on McCain staffer slams Dungeons and Dragons players
  What...the...hell? Even though I'm starting a "old-is-new" 1st edition AD&D campaign this weekend (maybe we'll go down to the basement, even!), I'm not offended so much as bemused. What an odd attempt at an insult. *shrug* What's this guy got...
• Commented on Steampunk city in Second Life: New Babbage
  That is an impressive build. I haven't been in-world in probably 6 months, but I'm going to have to check that out....
• Commented on Save CBC Radio's "Search Engine" -- join the Facebook group
  Arrgh...this TOTALLY sucks. Search Engine is one of my favorite podcasts; a well-produced, intelligent, topical and insightful technology show....
• Commented on House passes wiretap telcom immunity bill
  #12 (kurtmac), the reason we're doing this again is because the bills passed by the House and Senate back earlier in the year didn't match (on immunity, among other things). This is the "compromise" legislation to sync things up. Now...
• Commented on House passes wiretap telcom immunity bill
  If you want to check your Rep., here's the link to the vote results: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll437.xml...
• Commented on Paul Bunyan vs. the Singularity
  I can't wait for "Paul Bunyan vs. Chuck Norris"....
• Commented on T-shirt with picture of armed robot endangers British aviation system
  Zoinks...I'd consider wearing my old "RSA encryption in Perl" barcoded T-shirt through security; it even has the jazzy "THIS T-SHIRT IS A MUNITION" on the back. (it arguably was, at the time [mid-90s], before the encryption laws were changed.) But...
• Commented on Current TV on photo bans in UK
  Well-produced, relevant, and thought-provoking. I particularly like the point about the gov't wanting, in the event of a problem, the very photos that they sometimes are trying to prevent from being taken in the first place....
• Commented on RFID tags in your luggage
  And I can't wait until I forget about this, rip off an old luggage tag, and (finding no nearby trash receptacle) just stick it in the side pocket of my bag. As I have done on numerous occasions...I still find...
• Commented on RFID tags in your luggage
  I can certainly confirm that my largest concern about the RFID (I'm the guy who took the photo and made the post) was that there was no indication that it was in the luggage tag. Are they useful? Absolutely. Can...
• Commented on RFID tags in your luggage
  Noted...it's in your luggage TAG, not your luggage...I made an unclear typo, but I think the photo makes it clear what we're talking about, @WeightedCompanionCube. And as I said in the post...I don't even think it's a bad idea for...
• Commented on Security and the statistics of rare events
  The best line in the piece: If there's one thing the government and our educational institutions could do to keep us safer, it's this: teach us how statistics works. I agree wholeheartedly. As you noted, human beings aren't wired for...
• Commented on Microsoft and NBC enforce the nonexistent Broadcast Flag, WTF?!
  Those Linux hounds who foam at the mouth over stories like this as potential to convert the unwashed Windows masses seem to be missing the point. ... Hm. Maybe. And maybe they've decided that the point isn't how to fix...
• Commented on Photographers stand up for your rights in LA, June 1
  We totally need to go national on this, agreed. I'm in if it comes to Atlanta (or anywhere fairly nearby). We need a good flickrtag, too! Both for individual protests, and the general act of taking back our public places....
• Commented on Secret history of Infocom's abortive sequel to The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy text adventure, Milliways
  Oh....wow. My highschool roomie and I played H2G2 'til our eyes bled (friggin' babelfish). I'm drooling reading this background stuff. I almost don't want to play the prototype; it seems unreal! +1 for this post, Cory. Thanks....
• Commented on Brainscans of future thought
  The Illusion of Conscious Will, by Daniel Wegner, also delves into this subject in some detail, and is well worth reading if you're into the subject. Point: as noted in both the title of Wegner's book, and in the article...
• Commented on Camera glasses on sale -- goodbye, photography bans
  Oops...I think I forgot to sign in. That previous (Jamais Cascio related) comment was me!...