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• Commented on Infographic: Projected pot tax revenues
  Wow, the density of habitual users in Texas sure is high. I found that surprising....
• Commented on All-in-one ectoplasm measurement device
  Wait wait! A volt-meter, a thermometer AND a flashlight!? This is one of this holiday season's must-haves! I'll finally get to enjoy Christmas with grandpa once again. Thanks Edmund Scientific!...
• Commented on The Green Flash of the Sun
  CELEBRATE DIFFRACTION!...
• Commented on To the anonymous gay teen who asked for help in a Boing Boing comment thread
  You are a good person, Xeni. And to the teen: best of luck to you, kid. Hang in there....
• Commented on 8-way video card
  Can anyone find any actual benchmarking results for the Matrox M9188?...
• Commented on EFF lawyers grin like holy fools, surrounded by a fan of formerly secret government documents
  It's too bad that we now have to say "Uncle Sam" instead of "Bush Administration". Sigh....
• Commented on McDonald's Gitmo is hiring!
  >The base is very small -- maybe 50 miles total, but the >civilians live on maybe a third of that. They're glad of >anything that reminds them of home. That's curious! It's Guantanamo that reminds the rest of the world...
• Commented on Graph compares rock music quality with US oil production 1949-2007
  I perceive that large peaks in "Rock Quality" in fact, PROCEED peaks in US Oil Production by 6 to 7 years, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is rock, not natural resources, that drives oil production at...
• Commented on School sells test scores to students
  You can't imagine my relief when I saw it *wasn't* my hometown....
• Commented on Teen sex belongs in teen lit
  Good article, Cory. But I would take what you say a step further. You argue against "moralizing" teen stories essentially out of principle. I don't have children (if I did would my opinions be different?) But letting teens have exposure...
• Commented on The OpenOffice Mouse
  I'm with zyodei on this one. I have tried very hard to use open office. But frankly, it is unusable. All of the apps run slow as hell and their "Powerpoint" application is so horrible that it took 15 to...
• Commented on Bicycle defense kit fits in Altoids tin
  "Citizen Citation"? As in -- the same thing featured in the South Park episode "Smug Alert"? Well, I might think of something else the rider could do to possibly make the automobile driver hate him more but I'd be hard...
• Commented on Goldwag: Some thoughts about 9/11 Truth
  This thing goes all the way to the TOP, man. THE TOP!...
• Commented on Evolution of heavy metal design
  This is obviously flame bait, but I recognize a 'teachable moment'. You may not enjoy metal, in general, but many people are surprised to find that there is some niche metal genre that they can get into. Contrary to popular...
• Commented on Hallowe'en is safe, your kids are safe, the only scary thing is the warnings
  America. Land of hyperreality....
• Commented on Robbers wearing markered disguises
  Well. Halloween just got a hell of a lot easier....
• Commented on DARPA challenge -- find 10 red balloons, win $40,000
  DARPA Challenge: Find 10 Red Balloons! DARPA Internal Report: How Problematic Will the Internet Be in the Event of a Civil War?...
• Commented on Bike outfited with one-cylinder engine
  Wow. A Dutchman excited over a bicycle mod? It's cool, but I find that surprising! This pretty much sums up my experiences in The Netherlands: http://geriandricky.maxwells.net.nz/2001/04/29/bikes/...
• Commented on Collecting Solar Power, the Black Hole Way
  Well, it's obviously not a black hole. It's a waveguide. And much like other "super absorbing" materials, like carbon nanotubes (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7190107.stm), these materials have only solved half -- in retrospect, make that LESS than half of the solar energy problem....
• Commented on Yahoo hires lap-dancers to entertain at its open, inclusive Hack Day event
  C'mon Cory. What do you think I fought for on Omaha Beach? btw. If this bothers you, then maybe you should look into Atari's "hot tub parties" back in the day. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/08/21/ataris-golden-years.html...
• Commented on Sabotage on the Large Hadron Collider?
  AT LAST! Maybe now my thesis adviser will believe me when I say that the reason I haven't graduated yet is because my experiments are being sabotaged FROM THE FUTURE....
• Commented on Toyota marketing stalks and terrorizes woman, claims she consented by doing an online personality test
  Awesome story! I somehow feel like I want to buy a Toyota Matrix now, though.......
• Commented on Helping Mick Jagger in a toy store
  Yeah. I was asked for directions across campus by Steve Ballmer. That's just about the same level of cool. =/...
• Commented on Beauty and Brazil
  Praise Freedom they don't feel compelled to wear head-scarves!...
• Commented on Big sale on vinyl Obama Hope Rebel flag
  I am southern, and I regret that the Battle Flag of the Confederacy has become a symbol of hate...whether other southerners want it to be or not, that's what it is seen as. If southerners want a racially neutral symbol...
• Commented on Woman gives birth in pool with dolphin, internet gives birth to meme.
  Someone should remix this as a Louis Vuitton commercial....
• Commented on Funktionide hints at the future of body pillows
  I'm not sure if this comforts me in my bachelor-tude, or terrifies the shit out of me. Better meditate on this one over a whisky or two....
• Commented on The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
  There is no way that is 'shopped guys. Ralph Lauren is simply getting their models from planets with very small gravitational fields. On the other hand, RL lawyers seem to come from some place very DENSE....
• Commented on Afghan girl killed by Royal Air Force leaflet drop
  Knowledge is power....
• Commented on Paul Revere & the Raiders - "Him or Me"
  Exploring the roots of your favorite kinds of music is a blast! The garage/hard rock connection is a little more transparent in this vid of the Animals doing "It's My Life" -- complete with cheesy retro intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNzmrEgz_GI...