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• Commented on The Great Game Designer
  ghanburighan - perhaps the constant barrage of religious disrespect is a test of your faith. Is it right to flee such a test, or should you suffer it in hopes that you will emerge stronger? I would think someone strong...
• Commented on Photographer beaten, detained in London for being "cocky" to policeman who implies she is a terrorist
  Someone needs to design a simple paperwork camera that people can print out and put together. Then, when in a public place, take a moment every now and then and hold it up to your eye, or hold it in...
• Commented on Dark-skinned nativity scene angers conservatives in Verona
  I'm thinking that people who argue about the color of Yeshua's skin might be missing the point....
• Commented on NajMeTender plays "Pokerface" on ukulele
  My six-year-old daughter still thinks it is "boca face."...
• Commented on Change blindness experiment
  @ #18 - so how the human mind works doesn't matter? You've made some pretty amazing conclusions there on very little data. It's not about whether they see the changes. It is about why their brain chooses not to mark...
• Commented on Livescribe Pulse Smartpen: It's a Keeper
  But wouldn't you have written "good quote" pretty much after you realized that it was a good quote? So if you tapped on "good quote" at best you would get the tail end of the quote. At worst all you'd...
• Commented on Robot dance competition
  I don't find this all that impressive. Her dancing was a bit stiff and jerky. Almost...ooh, what's the word I'm looking for here? Robotic? No, that's not right. Arthritic! That's it. And I don't know if she was drunk or...
• Commented on Sing-Along <i>Jesus Christ Superstar</i>
  I am agnostic leaning towards atheist, but I was always drawn to the Jesus in JCS because he was flawed and filled with doubt, and because Judas really seemed to be so torn. It took a two-dimensional story and made...
• Commented on Taste Test: Raw eggs
  I'm constantly hearing how Russian Roulette is a dangerous game to play. I've been playing it for years, and haven't blown my brains out yet! Silly alarmists....
• Commented on Ballad of the Monster Manual
  @Victor - I have played through all the versions of D&D since I was 15 back in 1980. It's my opinion that anyone who lets a rules system interfere with his imagination is the one who has the problem. Rules...
• Commented on Train track inspector almost gets hit twice
  I'm always skeptical. This just seems fake to me. For one, how could he possibly not hear the trains coming until the last second? For another, that first jump just seems a little too theatrical. And why would he hop...
• Commented on 100-word fiction competition &mdash; win an HP MediaSmart EX495
  “Have you completed analysis of the device that contained the frozen alien life form?” Havvas felt the Master’s urgent emanations jangling on his cilia. They had found the bipedal mammal encased in machinery, floating out in empty space, light years...
• Commented on Was Demi Moore Ralph-Laurenized on "W" mag cover, with missing hip-flesh?
  The clothing isn't in line? That's not spandex. It's a draped fabric. It has thickness, and it is also hanging loosely on her hips. Look at her waist. Her left hip (on our right) is angled away from the camera....
• Commented on D&D on multi-touch table
  @#24: Uh, that direwolf would have incurred an Opportunity Attack from a character in 4e as you threaten all the squares around you, diagonal or otherwise. If you're going to hate on a system, at least get your facts straight....
• Commented on Arthur Goldwag on the queen of the "birther" movement
  What amazes me about people like bioqubit and the other Birthers is that they think they know something that Obama's political opponents did not. bioqubit, here is an argument that completely invalidates any you could possibly come up with: if...
• Commented on Do chimps grieve?
  Yeah, I have to agree with those who are saying that this is a rather senseless question. I don't think there is much doubt that animals feel some emotions, including depression and grief I think the mistake many people make...
• Commented on Council bans parents from play areas
  I'm not familiar with the area, so I can't be sure, but this sounds like it is a decision by a council in one borough regarding two parks. It's an asinine decision, I'll grant you. But I think it's a...
• Commented on Awful 1962 marriage textbook speaks out against feminism, communism and interracial dating
  Am I the only one who was wondering whatever became of Brenda and Zion (or 2wn)? I feel like Brenda's love was doomed since marrying Zion was not legal, and aborting their baby was also not legal. Kind of a...
• Commented on Dinosaur Arm tees
  Wow, I need to get one of those. My daughter and I were having a giggle pretending to be Tyrannosaurs with itchy noses....
• Commented on The Cove director on watching his film with the dolphin hunters
  No offense, PeaceLove, but the vegetables you eat were once alive as well, and have every right to life that any other living thing has, which is to say "none." Life involves death. Telling yourself that your brand of death...
• Commented on Dear Britain, please stop helping the fascists
  I had no idea Britain loathed Nathan Lane so much!...
• Commented on 10 Million Bats, and David Attenborough
  A metric crap ton is also equal to 1000 kf (kilofeces)....
• Commented on Woman with dystonia can only walk backwards
  Even if there was a cause and effect link, it is extremely rare. The hysteria about vaccines is so ridiculous, and it's amazing how vehement people get in defending their position. Whenever I hear someone spouting this nonsense, I tell...
• Commented on How To Eat a Horse
  Had kumis when I visited Kazakhstan back in the 90s. It was pretty gnarly, and I really had to stifle my gag reflex, but once it was down it was okay. It was after I had climbed a brazillion steps...
• Commented on Anti-stress audio
  Boing Boing is doing infomercials now?...
• Commented on Shel Silverstein's UNDERWATER LAND, CD/book of hilarious kids' nautical music
  Hmm...I'm a big fan of Shel, shells, humor, and music. But listening to the samples they provided, I can't say I'm all that impressed. The songs sound fairly hokey and clunky, and the humor is forced in a tone of...
• Commented on Tiny surveillance vehicle inspired by maple seed
  Of course, the problem with using this as a surveillance vehicle is that those watching the monitors usually wind up barfing after just a few seconds....
• Commented on What to do if you smell a terrorist
  So Michael Busch's name is Chris Matthews? Why would he be using an alias on this public endorsement? Sounds pretty suspicious to me...kinda terroristy. If only there was some place I could report him......
• Commented on They Might Be Giants: "Meet the Elements" music video (BB Video)
  I have been a TMBG fan since forever, so it is only natural that my daughter has been soaked in their music all her life. She really enjoyed "Here Come the ABCs" when she was younger, and now that she...
• Commented on The Nerdy Dozens
  Yo momma so stupid, she's currently on a quest for the Head of Vecna. /D&D nerdy...