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• Commented on Rewriting "fear" memories
  Yes, the memories of our experiences define us, which Greg Egan addressed in Permutation City. However, if instead of erasing memories we can remember them without directly re-experiencing negative emotions, and only remember that we happened to experiencing negative emotions...
• Commented on Rewriting "fear" memories
  Isn't any and all technology a double-edged sword? So your irrational fear of dogs, or whatever, is rationalized by how it defines you as a person? Not really....
• Commented on FDIC sends a big F-U: completely blacked out documents in response to WaMu takeover freedom of information requests
  Couldn't they, at the very least, given us some "the", "that", "of", "or", "and", and the like amongst the redactions to placate the gentry?...
• Commented on How electricity became a right, and what it means for broadband
  Thanks for answering the deeper question, as I was only asking with a light grasp of the precise subject matter. I would definitely view broadband access as an essential service, or another item that serves to measure quality of life,...
• Commented on How electricity became a right, and what it means for broadband
  Are people who don't live in the boonies affected by broadband not being a right? Not criticizing, I'm just curious about the scope of the problem....
• Commented on Why it's time to lighten up about "weird" Japan
  The thing about Japan that I never quite understand is the awesome weird stuff it produces while coming across as being more (sexually) repressed than North America. Is the weirdness proportional to the repressiveness, or is it a completely different...
• Commented on Farmer toilet-trains pigs
  Yeah, a piggy bidet would be a real innovation....
• Commented on Grinch steals Christmas, rare Asian conifer
  Cutting down a tree in an arboretum is on a whole other level of stupid, have they never heard of these things called forests? Missed it for the trees, which would make an odd kind of sense....
• Commented on FDIC sends a big F-U: completely blacked out documents in response to WaMu takeover freedom of information requests
  Thanks for the details! I didn't know that you could request a judicial review. Were there any special requirements for getting a judicial review?...
• Commented on Lawsuit: Fusion Garage registered JooJoo domain weeks before ditching TechCrunch, misrepresented production costs
  Well I certainly hope he has a paper-trail to back up his claims of partnership....
• Commented on The elephant in the testing room
  Translation for the gentry: Before I fork you, are you over 18, cutie pie?...
• Commented on Fun Biz Markie commercial for TuneUp
  Biz Markie is super-educated, he's smarter than Spock....
• Commented on Lawsuit: Fusion Garage registered JooJoo domain weeks before ditching TechCrunch, misrepresented production costs
  It's a real shame to see things go this way, but it should serve as a lesson to us all that you don't enter into a serious business agreement without a very explicitly and precisely worded contract that has been...
• Commented on Bed looks like a dinosaur's mouth
  If you should die before you wake, HAHAHAHAH!...
• Commented on Schneier vs. Schmidt on "privacy is for those who have something to hide."
  It sounds like he's admitting that Google is subject to the Patriotic Act in regards to personal data retained for any amount of time. It's very indirect, but he's saying that if you want complete secrecy, the only safe place...
• Commented on Ad campaign for pro-assisted suicide group
  Considering that the population of the USA is about 300,000,000, that would mean a suicide rate of 0.01% using your number. That's fairly small....
• Commented on Airmile hackers use mileage credit-cards to buy $1 coins that they use to pay the CC bills
  Well yes, but I meant that the coin-throwing was more dehumanizing than the usual fare....
• Commented on Ad campaign for pro-assisted suicide group
  Correction: Because they're all fighting-robots....
• Commented on Airmile hackers use mileage credit-cards to buy $1 coins that they use to pay the CC bills
  Yeah, it's a dehumanizing activity from the coin throwing to watching a girl on stage collect all of the loonies right before she goes off-stage. Lap dances are illegal in Alberta, so the loonie throwing thing was supposed to be...
• Commented on Bears playing hockey
  Those bears are impressively good on skates, all things considered....
• Commented on We got that b-roll
  Nailed it!...
• Commented on Boy likens murder of younger brother to wanting a hamburger
  Please elaborate on why Ayn Rand would be proud. Even if it's just that you're being Mr. Trolly McTrolltroll....
• Commented on Stop-motion journey up Yonge Street
  That was awesome! Doing that a 40 km walk along Yonge Street is definitely on my "Life's To Do" List. Screw backpacking in Europe, heh....
• Commented on The dumbest thing I heard anyone say in 2009
  The dumbest thing I've said all year: "Why did Motorhead go backstage, change clothes, and put on beards just to change their music style?" The stupid, it burns!...
• Commented on Exclusive SpaceShipTwo unveiling gallery (Updated!)
  I respectfully disagree. I don't think that the actions of others reflect on my entitlements with respect to the universe, if such things exist outside of the abstract. Oh wait, they don't....
• Commented on Boing Boing Charitable Giving Guide, the 2009 edition
  Another noteworthy charity is Engineers Without Borders Canada, which is one of many national EWB organizations. They use the ol' fashioned engineering approach to help solve developing world problems....
• Commented on Oprah falls for a 4chan troll
  Unless you've been in a cave on mars, with your eyes shut, and you fingers in your ears... even then, you should have heard the name once or twice....
• Commented on Workshop: Finding medicinal herbs growing in sidewalk cracks
  Herbs, plants, vegetables, organic items that grow out of the heavy-metal contaminated ground (when eaten) can hurt the body. This is why you have to be careful where you get your compost from when you don't have the option of...
• Commented on Workshop: Finding medicinal herbs growing in sidewalk cracks
  I hope those herbs weren't growing in soils contaminated with heavy metals. Also, composting your own waste outdoors within city limits may be illegal, depending on where you live. Finally, @stevennatural what's this "invigorate one's immune system and maintain a...
• Commented on James Lipton in hilarious LG ad campaign: "Before You Text, Give it a Ponder"
  Well my thanks to Shakesville for sucking all the joy out of life....