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• Commented on TSA bans snowglobes. TSA, meet Archimedes.
  Not even Bush was able to make American bureaucracy look as stupid as the TSA is able to....
• Commented on Oil running out faster than the International Energy Agency admits, says whistleblower
  I wouldn't be surprised if this was "leaked" just to create an excuse to jack prices at the pump again ......
• Commented on Nuclear transport trucks in US look surprisingly like regular old trucks
  @ #1 And, we were also told that the Titanic was unsinkable. Should these vehicles be clearly marked? Probably not, as they would likely be targeted by many groups, both domestic and foreign, with less than honest intents. Should these...
• Commented on Boulder park warns that all bags "subject to search"
  "Are the police allowed to search your bags in a public park without a warrant?" Only a terrorist would be concerned about having their bags searched. [/police state apologist]...
• Commented on New fashion copyright bill will let big companies own public domain designs and bury young, indie designers in legal costs
  will this affect fashion design only or other areas of design as well? there are a lot of similarities between fashion design and industrial design, for example....
• Commented on Apple says no Project Gutenberg for iPhone because some old books are dirty
  @Keeper of the Lantern Of course they have the right to filter the content they distribute. But if they're going filter out an app that allows you to download content for grown-ups, then they should be consistent and filter out...
• Commented on RNC chairman says that gay marriage is bad for economy
  Now that terrorism is pretty quiet, is the Economy the new boogyman?...
• Commented on Anatomical drawing on a cast
  very cool!...
• Commented on Partial list of corporate lickspittles who are allowed to know what's in the secret copyright treaty the Obama administration claims is a matter of "national security"
  Sadly, it's unlikely that anyone from a major news organization is going to report this story....
• Commented on In Praise of the Sales Force: the stuff a publisher does for an author that the Internet can't replace
  I don't know. Scott Sigler's fans seem to at least as effective as any sales force. Of course, not all good authors are as charismatic as Scott....
• Commented on UAE plans ban on negative economic reporting
  I half wish something like this would happen in other countries. It has nothing to do with burying your head in the sand. People are getting laid off because people aren't spending money because they're afraid of getting laid off...
• Commented on Author's Guild claims text-to-speech software is illegal
  oh man ... I just read a book out loud to my daughter last night. Now I'm waiting on pins-and-needles for the book-police to show up at my door ......
• Commented on Bill O'Reilly on Sarah Palin email hack
  I wonder what O'Reilly's opinion is on the monitoring of Internet traffic, including emails, running through AT&T's servers???...
• Commented on TSA puts commercial pilots on no-fly and terrorist watch lists
  Well, they're *clearly* bad people. Why else would they be on a terrorist watch list? And, if you're trying to find out why they're on the list, you must be a bad person as well for supporting them. Only bad...
• Commented on Canadians flocking to anti-DMCA Facebook group; what you can do
  Definitely send an actual letter through snail mail; these old guys don't trust the Internet, and they think Facebook is "dangerous". http://www.cbc.ca/technology/technology-blog/2008/05/senator_thinks_facebook_is_sca.html (no doubt it's dangerous; no other medium has given voice to so many people and allow them to...
• Commented on Bigoted Ford dealership isn't actually sorry for its non-Christians "should sit down and shut up" ads
  Well, if they believe it so strongly, perhaps they should only sell to those who share their beliefs...
• Commented on Sony kills DRM stores -- your DRM music will only last until your next upgrade
  "What will happen to my library (content I own)?" It's interesting that Sony says "content I own". I always thought the standard RIAA line was that we only purchase licenses to listen to the content and that we don't actually...
• Commented on <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">New</span> Arbitrary TSA requirement: all electronics out of your bag (cables, too)
  I've been trying to figure out what they could possibly be trying to achieve. All I've got is this: Create an environment where rational people avoid flying until the only people left flying are the terrorists....