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• Commented on Taste Test: natto, gooey fermented soy beans
  Ok, natto? I am Mr. Japan to everyone I know, including other Japanophiles. Fine enough. But I *WILL NOT* eat natto. Sticky wood? Apt, but not quite. Sticky, buttery vomit is how I taste it. The majority of Japanese, I...
• Commented on HOWTO flout the flavored tobacco ban and make DIY homemade clove cigarettes
  Ok, this is fucking ridiculous. It was SPONSORED by RJ REYNOLDS! How is this NOT an example of lobbyist power? Thoughts on legality of tobacco aside- how the FCUK does America not call Obama on this? He basically sucked corporate...
• Commented on Motor attached to series of reduction gears - final gear fixed in concrete
  It's great to see Ganson's work on BoingBoing. Been a fan of him for years. This is the first time I've ever seen "Yellow Chair", though- wow. People can laugh at modern art and kinetic sculpture all they want (and...
• Commented on Philadelphia Free Library System is shutting down
  Thank you for giving me another reason to hate Ed Rendell. Amazing- they STILL haven't passed a budget for the fiscal year, and they've been IN the fiscal year for nearly two MONTHS. Excuse my language BB, but if these...
• Commented on Behold! Slim PS3
  What I want to know is, will this be in one version only, and will it FINALLY be backwards compatible with PS2 & PS1 games? I would buy one in a heartbeat, Sony, if you would just get off your...
• Commented on Review: Climbing shoes
  I got a question for everyone who climbs: Are there ANY shoes for people with super wide width feet? The only normal shoes I can fit in are New Balance 6E width (10.5in US). Finding shoes of any kind my...
• Commented on Kindle deletions pave way for digital book banning
  Isn't it about time the mainstream media start flaming in outrage? I mean, this is akin to someone breaking into a private library and stealing your books, and leaving a couple bucks on the table. Can't BoingBoing "encourage" some of...
• Commented on Japanese cops hassling foreigners on the street for urine drug tests
  Ok, I'll chime in- this is personal. #6 (Drunken Economist)- Do you even KNOW how much Debito has actually done for the foreign community's rights in Japan? I'm guessing not. Debito is one of only a few people in Japan...
• Commented on Convert documents to toilet paper in the comfort of your office
  This would explain the extremely low quality of most Japanese toilet paper- it's made from recycled TPS reports. Seriously, Japanese toilet paper is terrible. It's like wiping your ass with fine sandpaper. You know that really shitty (as in quality)...
• Commented on Father, High on PCP, Eats Son's Eyeballs Out
  I have seen and read about many gruesome acts of violence in my life. I watch Hellraiser in marathons for laughs. Yes, I laugh at gore, I'm a sick person, I know. I think I'm desensitized to it, having trolled...
• Commented on Atwood Knives "Fixer" out this week
  An alloy IS only a mix of metals. The word doesn't apply to plastics. Whoever wrote their wiki doesn't know jack about chemistry. Alloy is a term for any combination of metals with other substances in them, or any substance...
• Commented on Atwood Knives "Fixer" out this week
  I'm a knife nut that reads BLADE Magazine whenever I can get my hands on one. I knew of Atwood, his Prybaby has been in Blade before. Honestly, I never got into the idea of these minitools. Until I followed...
• Commented on Video of UAE torture prince assaulting 25 others -- who's censoring this news in the UAE?
  The truth will set you free. Torture is not a mideval practice, it's alive and well, everywhere. UAE, America, Brittain, Russia, everywhere. Just think, we would never have any evidence if we had the technology of 50 years ago- the...
• Commented on Mushroom Magick art book
  This looks to be a very cool book. Poison mushrooms have always facinated me. Has anyone here bought this? Because I'm wondering if it has Kaentake, one of the most evil looking poison mushrooms in the world. As far as...
• Commented on Elizabeth Warren is frank and funny about the TARP trainwreck
  7, seconded. I hope she shows up again, her personality matched well with that show....
• Commented on Elizabeth Warren is frank and funny about the TARP trainwreck
  My god. I think I just witnessed a miracle- or another dimension. That is the first time, ever, that I have heard someone even working with government speak candidly, and like a human being, to other human beings. In concrete...
• Commented on Man bites off tip of own penis
  @ #11- Christ man, that's a terrible joke, I mean, damn. I've gotta use that. You are a sick bastard! Just like me~...
• Commented on Monasteries as hotels
  My favorite use of a church is my local place in the US, the Church Brew Works. The beer is killer- cherry imperial stout is to die for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_Brew_Works Best beer in Pittsburgh! Now, the best combination of things would...
• Commented on BB Video: The Flaming Bacon Lance of Death, from Theo Gray's book "Mad Science"
  This is: (count them) 10 LEVELS OF AWESOME. This man is my hero. Screw the jaws of life- I ever get in an accident, I'm calling Theodore Gray to cut me out of the car with some tasty, tasty prosciutto....
• Commented on <em>Gizmodo</em> mounted on maple blocks, sounds great
  Look, I said it before in the 35$ gold fuse thread- you DON'T need 1,000,000$ for a killer setup. If you RTFA, you realize this guy has a lot of money, and he spent a lot on what he loves....
• Commented on Excursion to the Center of the Earth
  You don't need to blast anything. Why not use this place? http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2005/08/worlds-largest-diamond-mine.html World's biggest open pit mine- fill the whole damn thing with *hot molten iron* (Dr. Evil voice), and let it bore. That said, I've always wondered how deep...
• Commented on Texas lawmaker: Chinese Americans should change names so "Americans" can handle them
  @20, Kyle, Yes- I have a middle name, and it makes my life here hell sometimes, ESPECIALLY on legal forms. I have to explain to Japanese why I go by a different first name than my legal real name, as...
• Commented on Texas lawmaker: Chinese Americans should change names so "Americans" can handle them
  Above: I forgot to mention- my legal name in Japan IS transcribed into Japanese from English- and I still have problems due to it being long- so #12, I feel your pain. And #15- in a perfect world, we could...
• Commented on Texas lawmaker: Chinese Americans should change names so "Americans" can handle them
  This IS a big deal, but not for the reason you think. Before people flame her- WATCH THE VIDEO. I want to jump on the "point out Texan stupidity" bandwagon, but I hate to dissapoint you- her arguement and his...
• Commented on Kevin Kelly's list of found quotes
  The quote about prototyping is dead-on. You have to have a sizable ego to try something everyone else says will not work, make it work, and then solicit advice from others to find flaws when you show them it works....
• Commented on The Revelations of St. John of LEGO
  I am a practicing non-theist. That is, I make a point of purposely avoiding belief in anything religious. It's all a farce. That said, this is fucking hilarious. I'm not an anti-semite, but the one where it had a room...
• Commented on Power On Self Test: God &#9733; Jesus
  @#3- Yeah, it's a fortune-telling robot. 占い is "uranai", means fortune telling/divination. Go easy on them guys, it's an easy mistake to make- I saw the character for old at first too- #3 look a little closer. Even reading the...
• Commented on $39 gold plated fuses for audiophiles
  And P.S.- these gold plated fuses seem like bullshit- because as others have mentioned, the dissimilarity between the gold and socket surfaces actually INCREASES corrosion likelyhood. Plus, the internals are not gold- so any way about it, signal will go...
• Commented on $39 gold plated fuses for audiophiles
  Ok, it's been said many times, but actual intelligent audiophiles DON'T PAY 400$ for things like that harmonic wooden knob. Fools do. The same goes for Monster Cables. Fools. I think it's really sad that it's a popular meme to...
• Commented on Obama adds yet another RIAA attorney to Justice Department roster (now there are 5)
  @14- maybe, but I'm willing to bet there are a lot of scumbags just like these guys that will fill their place for the RIAA. The problem now becomes that they are polluting the Justice system, even more than normal....