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• Commented on Do you make chiptunes? Help us score these retro-videos.
  So glad I saw this link, I *knew* it had to be the computer camp Arne had been at, so I sent it to him. The Intarwebs so ROCK. ::highfives the Scandihoovian::...
• Commented on I Got Your Unicorn Right Here, Maggie Koerth-Baker.
  The Great Unicorn-Hairless Chimp War is on like Donkey Kong, apparently....
• Commented on Driving from Brooklyn to Oregon next week; What weird should I espy?
  Congratulations on your move to the Willamette Valley (pronounced wil-LAM-it). Instead of taking I-80 across the arse end of Wyoming (not much to see there except for the double-ended Caddy in Rock Springs and the wind farm), try taking I-70...
• Commented on Books turned into music boxes
  Noooooo! Not the King of the Golden River! I have a very similar edition to the one shown... it had gorgeous illustrations. Probably Rackham as commented above. Now I have to start going through boxes looking for my copy. And...
• Commented on Heathrow Terminal 5 to fingerprint domestic passengers
  Why don't they just rename it "Terminal Maginot," for cripes' sake....
• Commented on Poor standard of retail signage
  On a trip to London a few years ago, we spotted a sign for a wineshop in Notting Hill called Portobello Gold that advertised a variety of different wines, and absolutely NO monkeys....
• Commented on De-evolution imminent, claims scientist
  Hasn't it already happened long ago in various virtual worlds? I'm a n00b on Second Life, and it appears that the only "normals" are the brand new people such as myself. With more experience and virtual accessories, skins, whatnot, people...
• Commented on Video for Frontalot's nerdcore song about Zork
  There was a Zork reference on the pilot episode of "Chuck" (NBC series premiering in the US). The show was pretty funny, actually. The title character, Chuck, gets an email from an old friend, and the password to open it...
• Commented on RFID implants linked to animal tumors
  Aiyeee, etc. The hell with humans, I've just fired off a letter to the manufacturer of our cat's microchip, asking if they can cite any more recent studies that might show whether there's an increased risk of cancer or not...
• Commented on Bottled water forbidden at Seattle festival
  Some years ago when I was still living in Seattle, I was about to leave the site of Bumbershoot towards the end of the day with some friends. All day long, the people on the exit gates been issuing handstamps...
• Commented on Chewbacca hands giant light saber to NASA, to carry into space
  WN!!1!...