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• Commented on Moussavi the architect
  That's nothing, pragmatic hard-liner Ali Larijani is a philosopher (wrote books on Kant) with a degree in computer science....
• Commented on Secret US Nuke Site List Accidentally Published Online by US Gov.
  So, has anyone made a .kml file from it?...
• Commented on Druid named "King Arthur" to be arrested over Stonehenge protest
  I believe he's quite well-respected in the British druid scene. Here's a 1997 statement from history professor Ronald Hutton in defence of Arthur Pendragon (over his right to carry a sword), that has a lot of background....
• Commented on Vernor Vinge predicts singularity by 2030
  I'm trying to figure out in which order the Singluarity, the Rapture, the Moshiach, and Higher-Phase Communism come. Anyone know? And are they before or after 2012-12-22?...
• Commented on Demolition of a handsome 100-year-old Seattle house video
  Sad, but damn do we ever need better public transit here....
• Commented on Speaker system built into mannequin
  "in a sexist culture, identical actions taken on the dominant sex (male) and on the subordinate one (female) can have vastly different geneses and communicate vastly different messages." This is essentially circular: 1. we have a dominant sex (male) and...
• Commented on Tony Benn's War on Terror diaries -- an inspirational look at the life of a princpled fighter
  "He was raised to pour disdain on his fellow man because of who's genitals he came from." Well, not quite. Tony Benn was 2nd Viscount Stansgate; his father having been given the original title. The 1st Viscount was also a...
• Commented on Banshee free/open music player for GNU/Linux turns 1.0
  It does not do everything iTunes does: it doesn't have playlist folders (essential if you have hundreds of playlists). It also doesn't allow you to edit all the metadata of a track, such as composer, though at least you can...
• Commented on Fishstick, a brand new dance craze sweeping the nation.
  But does it make you Goodbye Depression?...
• Commented on Einstein: Religion is "childish," "primitive"
  God does not play dice with the Universe. Because there is no God....
• Commented on Boss of F1 Grand Prix racing in Nazi-themed sex orgy scandal
  #13: Yes, it is entirely the private business of those involved. #26: No, it doesn't have "historical resonance" or "ironic overtones", or any other aspects of public performance. It was not a public performance. It was an entirely private matter,...