Zergonapal

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• Commented on Great Firewall of Australia will nationally block sites appearing on a secret, unaccountable list
  So where would I need to go to find a way around net censorship?...
• Commented on Questions from economics honors exam at Oberlin College
  It seems logical to me that regicide is a bad idea because by setting such a precedent you are placing your own head on the chopping block should you wish to be king. Better to take the long view and...
• Commented on From the Toilet to the Tap
  The key is to recycle water and not tell anyone about it, people are finicky, but don't think about these things....
• Commented on Gay-bashing woman humiliated for wearing hideous skirt
  Mockery is a good way to respond to hate-mongering....
• Commented on Camels terrorize Australian outback town
  ...news update, my cat has just caught a rabbit, feral rabbit problem solved, let the feral cats eat them....
• Commented on Camels terrorize Australian outback town
  Yes, well unfortunately feral cats don't taste like beef or chicken for that matter so there's no convenient solution. As for feral pigs, thats bacon with a mean temper and tusks to match, we should probably introduce Tigers to control...
• Commented on Old advertisement for Evel Knievel's popsicles
  Probably would have sold more popsicle molds with that add too....
• Commented on Owner of trendy Manhattan restaurant Paradou plumbs new depths of evil bad-bossitude
  I would suggest using those email addresses that turn up in the spam folder. Seems perfectly rightous to me, spam the spammers....
• Commented on Viacom's top lawyer thinks lawsuits were "terrorism" - but he's learned nothing from the experience
  Forgive me if I state the blindingly obvious, but the best response to piracy is to make the content cheaper and more accessible. Cinemas need to be cheaper, at the moment they are too expensive and so people are more...
• Commented on MPAA shuts down entire town's muni WiFi over a single download
  The Geneva convention would be an interesting angle to attack this though as well as the proposed 3 stikes rule some countries are trying to shoe horn into law....
• Commented on Fist sledgehammer
  Double the fist....
• Commented on Careless forklift driver brings down the warehouse - video
  The bracing for the shelves was almost non existant, its a wonder that it hadn't happened before. Thats the reason why we have solid steel struts in Australia....
• Commented on Arnold Schwarzenegger's coded F-bomb in veto
  I suspect it was partially intentional, he wrote the reply, spotted the key letters and then revised the missive to spell out what he really wanted to say :)...
• Commented on Thrashing, mad, metal: the art of Double Fine's <em>Brütal Legend</em>
  I don't listen to metal, I have no idea of the culture. But I WANT this game....
• Commented on What actual Mayans are saying about 2012
  Actually there is a translation for that garbled bit at the end. It goes something like this- ...."He will descend from the sky. And he will say unto the Mayans, its time to update your calendar, act now and get...
• Commented on San Francisco police officer arresting skateboarder: "I'll break your arm like a fckng twig."
  First comes the disrespect, then the vandalism and finally the violence. I think it needs to be law that you can't disrespect officers of the law. Just like you can be charged with contempt of court. If people knew that...
• Commented on XKCD on Linux users' faith
  Build it and they will patch it....
• Commented on Gamer/anime mural
  Its very insidious IMO. Those fake grins are freaking me out and just what is Bison about to do to that little girl?...
• Commented on San Francisco police officer arresting skateboarder: "I'll break your arm like a fckng twig."
  Look, police officers aren't your enemy, unless you happen to be a criminal I guess... But nevertheless you should be respectful, hell you should be polite to everyone you meet. Even if the officer might be wrong, insulting him is...
• Commented on Nerdbots: found-object junkbots
  I've seen some great found art, this is just a gauge on top of a thingy. The guy should try not to fail....
• Commented on Trailer for movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road
  Or zombie analogs at least. Now I want to see a movie adaption of Fallout 3, just following the main quest from start to finish....
• Commented on Movie posters for minimalists
  The Stars Wars one is pretty clever, but only if you know the movie already. The rest on them, even if you are familiar with the film, fail absolutely....
• Commented on Ralph Lauren opens new outlet store in the Uncanny Valley
  Its a Bratz doll....
• Commented on Boneshaker: Cherie Priest's swashbuckling steampunk Seattle story
  Steampunk and zombies? I'm sold, I'll place an order tomorrow....
• Commented on Lamp that runs on human blood
  You would also get a better light from a candle made from fat too....
• Commented on The US Government's bizarre obsession with Janet Jackson's nipple
  I think the main problem with the wardrobe malfunction is that most red blooded Americans didn't want to see Janet Jackson's tits, and having it forced upon them was the crime in question....
• Commented on Treehugger profiles off-gridders Abe and Josie about their desert homestead
  I think I looted some Stimpacks and a Hunting rifle there on my way to Megaton....
• Commented on Child-safety software sells your kids' IM conversations to market-research companies
  I hate programs like this it amounts to parental neglect in my opinion, if you won't teach your children to surf the internet responsibly then you shouldn't allow them access to a computer at all....
• Commented on Nuclear transport trucks in US look surprisingly like regular old trucks
  Most people don't need to know the MSDS symbols anyway, the best thing your average joe can do in an accident is stay the hell away while the professionals who know what the MSDS are can do their job....
• Commented on British musicians -- Paul McCartney, Elton John et al -- speak out against disconnecting accused infringers
  I think the best thing that could happen to the media industry would be to see these "associations" disbanded. I have never, ever heard anything good about them and the sooner they die off like the dinosaurs they are the...