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• Commented on Gentleman arrested by fashion police at LA airport for wearing his living lizard suit
  This is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, right? Because either this is a sarcastic reimagining of the events (taken from the point of view of the dumb criminal who attempted to explain the lizards hidden under his shirt), or somebody didn't...
• Commented on A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store
  Self-righteous programmers are a small part of the customer base, but a large part of the developer base. The rest of the customer base uses the apps made by those developers. Without the developers, the iPhone is a lot less...
• Commented on A programmer's lament on the Apple App Store
  Part of the pull for developers is the huge market they have to sell to. There are over 10 million iPhones sold per year -- that's a huge market for your software. But how many of those people jailbreak? I'm...
• Commented on Demi claims missing hipflesh is for real. But $5,000 says it's Moore photoshopping.
  The comments on that picture are hilarious. So many people are saying how beautiful she is and how hard she works to be like that. Do they mean how skinny she is? My god, the woman in anorexic! You can...
• Commented on EZ Cracker egg cracker
  To each of the people in this video: you're doing it wrong! Seriously, cracking an egg isn't that hard, but these people make it look like such a chore, and only because they do it entirely wrong. The one lady...
• Commented on Getting meaningful things done using "fixed-schedule productivity"
  Did anybody else read this as "I did my PhD, wrote three books, and mantained a blog all in one summer"? That's sure what it seemed like. The intro makes it sound like he manages to get so much stuff...
• Commented on Man to marry his video game girlfriend this Sunday
  I worry about this young man. Does he not understand that his girlfriend isn't real? What's the point of having a marriage, a ceremony, even a honeymoon if your friend isn't real? Either he's doing this for show, or he's...
• Commented on Humans are domesticating themselves with smaller brains as a result
  Re: Smaller features conserves energy, which makes you healthier and more likely to mate: Doesn't this assume a limited food supply? Most Westerner's don't need to conserve energy -- in fact, we take in more than we need and end...
• Commented on Google puts a stop to tooth-whitening, belly-flattening scumbags
  Most ads I can deal with (and by that I mean ignore), but those tooth whitening, ab flattening, weight loss ads are EVERYWHERE. They aren't relevant, they're misleading, and because they are so common, they are down-right annoying. I agree,...
• Commented on Chip Sounds
  I don't think they plan on marketing this to geeks who want a cool, new toy. I think it's meant for musicians who want authentic-sounding 8-bit synthesizers, in which case this is extremely cheap. Popular sequencers, drum and guitar synths,...
• Commented on Demonstrating TSA futility by stabbing dead pigs with pens
  Just remember: pens don't kill people, people kill people. Once the TSA figures that out, they'll realize confiscating water bottles and pocket knives is pointless and they'll start monitoring and investigating people. That is assuming the TSA is actually interested...
• Commented on BREAKING: Leaked UK government plan to create "Pirate Finder General" with power to appoint militias, create laws
  I, too, would like some confirmation on this. It sounds entirely plausible, and Cory's interpretation seems like what would inevitably occur as a result of the broad scope the description gives (which, the politicians may not have been trying for,...
• Commented on To the anonymous gay teen who asked for help in a Boing Boing comment thread
  Actually, I think this is entirely abusive. Denying children TV or Internet as punishment or out of concern is one thing -- these aren't necessary forms of communication. But denying him the ability to interact with anyone outside of his...
• Commented on To the anonymous gay teen who asked for help in a Boing Boing comment thread
  I think it's important to say that running away, though it may seem the easiest option, is rarely the best. Just because you are gay and your parents don't like it isn't a good reason to end up homeless, uneducated,...
• Commented on Do you understand my first-grade child's homework?
  I don't think it's the idea that leaves them in despair; I'm left in despair and this is exactly the same way I think about math (and I'm an engineer). What they find terrible is the lack of explanation. The...
• Commented on "Sixth Sense Technology" Will Be Open Source
  This is great news! If companies aren't willing to jump on a new technology, you can bet industrious nerds will. Open sourcing the technology means that somebody, somewhere will do the hard work to get the ball rolling. With the...
• Commented on Virus loads child porn on unwitting users' computers
  Do we really need to blame Windows for this one? All OSes can get viruses, Mac and Linux included. And no, I'm not an apologist, I just hate the misguided criticism. On topic, there are a lot of great viewpoints...
• Commented on An evening of confusion with Dell customer service
  That honestly sounds like a bad system to me. Companies usually get bulk discounts on the hardware they source, so sticking with one manufacturer (or a small group) means cheaper components. Also, specifications and testing are much easier to nail...
• Commented on The Edge Case: Indies Rally To Raise Copyfight Awareness
  Let's also not forget the purpose of trademark law. Unlike copyright, it's not a matter of "I thought of it, so I get to use it however I want," but rather, it's a consumer protection: "We don't want poor people...
• Commented on Y2K ten years later
  Great to see this topic brought up. I thought it was quite interesting at the time, because it showed how important computers had become in our daily lives and how such little problems could have such major consequences. There was...
• Commented on DMCA takedown shirt
  @The Chemist: The DMCA implodes and ceases to exist. I love the idea of this shirt, but I wonder, does wearing this make the point of how stupid the DMCA is, or does it make the DMCA so commonplace that...
• Commented on A fast food morning with the Tesla Roadster Sport
  So many bad comments and so many good replies putting them in place. This is what open debate is about! Eco-friendliness: First, you need a definition of eco-friendly. If you are talking about the amount of non-renewable resources required to...
• Commented on What MP3 player should I buy?
  iPod was always proprietary -- database formats, communication protocols, etc. -- but that didn't bother me terribly. The fact that it insisted on using iTunes for everything was troublesome, since I didn't like iTunes, but I quickly found Anapod and...
• Commented on Tech support!
  With forums, I'm not sure if it's a gender thing or if it's just general human laziness, but yes, you definitely see a lot of people who haven't even tried to look for the answer. My favorite is when they...
• Commented on Electric chair haunted house prop
  That is frightfully amazing. It doesn't look like a real person under there, but the lights, sounds, and jumping around are sure flashy. Well done!...
• Commented on UK ISP TalkTalk threatens lawsuit over 3-strikes disconnection proposal
  Dear TalkTalk, YAY! Finally an ISP with some backbone. The ISPs don't want this law anymore than their user's do -- it will be a legal nightmare for them and will do nothing but anger their customers. I think big...
• Commented on UK ISP TalkTalk threatens lawsuit over 3-strikes disconnection proposal
  @Kearn: They could, and I don't believe any of the proposed "three strikes" rules include penalties against wrongful accusations, but knowingly submitting a false accusation could easily be considered harassment and fraud. I wouldn't want to take the chance, especially...
• Commented on BMW drives on top of other cars in parking lot (video)
  Depending on the size and shape of the pedals, I often find myself slipping off of the brake and hitting the gas. It hasn't caused any accidents yet, but it's certainly startling. By the time I can get my foot...
• Commented on Please release me: <em>Rock Band</em> iPhone, <em>Small Worlds, Eufloria, LostWinds, Space Invaders Extreme</em>
  At the risk of sounding daft, I don't get it. Small Worlds is definitely an exploration game, but what's the point? Maybe I'm missing something, but though I did want to explore them at first, and some were neat to...
• Commented on Futuristic workspace looks like a dinosaur egg
  I remember having rows of reading desks back in elementary school. They were like cubicles, but barely small enough to open a notebook. Yeah, those were great, in an "OH GOD, THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN ON ME!" sort of...