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• Commented on Win a $450 retro Ray watch
  Do I really need a watch that requires me to re-learn how to tell time?...
• Commented on Vote for the best Sesame Street segments
  Can't vote for the Pointer Sisters' number song. mgfarrely - don't forget 11 and 12! ;-) Peace out, cub scout....
• Commented on Huge fanged mouth hoodies
  I'm confused by the Journey. (If you go to mouthman.com you'll see...)...
• Commented on Rocky Mountain Bank sent your banking details to random Gmail account, got judge to shut it down
  Anyone have the judge's address? I could accidentally mail him my bank account info and then make him have to move....
• Commented on Navigation system uses crowdsourcing for route guidance
  @13, that would make sense if there was anyone else on the road at the time I am. I have a reverse commute, so that shortcut would add about 10 minutes over about 2 miles. It does get snarled up...
• Commented on Navigation system uses crowdsourcing for route guidance
  Tried this on my G1. It seems pretty good so far, though the route it chose for me is clearly wrong (driving past on-ramps to drive the frontage road for 2 exits before getting on) but my main problem is...
• Commented on What's the best multiple-button mouse for Macs?
  I've always been a fan of Microsoft's mice and trackballs. (mouse at work, trackball at home) though lately I've been wishing that the concept that came out a while back (with the laser approximately where a pencil tip would be)...
• Commented on Microsoft bilking customers on hard drives
  MS is so fun to pick on, right? As alluded to above, Apple's been doing this for decades now. Go spec out a mac pro and add some RAM or a HD. I guess everyone expects that from them though....
• Commented on Reptilian Alien Tearing Through Fake Human Face Thermos
  Oh man. The part that I remember was when the half-alien, half-human baby was born, and it looked human and everyone was all "phew it's a human after all..." and then it's tongue came out and it was all alien-snake...
• Commented on Map shows Golden Gate Bridge marked by suicides
  BBONYX, you sit in the center of the theater for the best sound. I imagine you jump from the center of the bridge since it's the highest point?...
• Commented on Humans will hand render any image like a digital printer
  My wrist hurts just thinking about it. Really neat results....
• Commented on Infernocrusher fiction: dinos, guns and motocross
  Okay, that was awesome....
• Commented on Hummingbirds' superspeed dive bombs
  I see your hummingbirds and raise you a handful of bats!...
• Commented on Android app uses G1 compass as a metal-detector
  It actually works really well as long as you move slowly. And what's up with the level apps on the iPhone? Why do they all need to be calibrated? The ones on the Gphone doesn't - "it just works" hah!...
• Commented on Godaddy: Don't Buy dot-TV Domains, The Island is Sinking.
  @antinous, #20 brought them up. ;-)...
• Commented on Godaddy: Don't Buy dot-TV Domains, The Island is Sinking.
  And then there's this: http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2005/06/godaddy-president-favours-torture.html And the boyscouts being more afraid of pedophiles than spammers it totally in line with their policy regarding who can be a scout leader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_membership_controversies...
• Commented on Gator Guard is a scareduck
  I wanna know how they knew the geese in the video were Canadian... Did they check their passports?...
• Commented on Hose Bibb Lock prevents water theft, unauthorized Slip 'n' Slide activation
  From the looks of this thing, IT won't even stop pliers......
• Commented on iPhone virtual carpentry tools are pretty much useless
  Score one for the G1. Our level app doesn't need to be calibrated. (why does the iphone's?)...
• Commented on Joe Hutsko, Energy Detective
  We have one of those fancy thermostats (that everyone probably has) that lets you specify waking temp, day temp, evening temp. We lowered the high temp from 68/69 to 67. We knocked 1/4 off our bill compared to last year....
• Commented on Software reveals drummers who used click tracks
  Neal Peart is a computer. He writes out every note of every solo he does live and does them exactly the same all tour long....
• Commented on Power On Self Test: Walk without rhythm
  Send two to Seattle please. Thanks....
• Commented on Toy Fair Frighteners: don't bring your kids
  Better yet, the keyboard makes cat sounds too, so you can really do the Meow Mix song some justice. (or terrorize your dog)...
• Commented on Trader Joe's fan commercial not to be missed
  They are in a brand new space in Ballard. (seattle) It's opening this coming weekend I think......
• Commented on TED2009: Electric Fault Circuit Interrupter
  What if the fork has an RFID tag too? They sell them at walmart, don't they? ;-)...
• Commented on Hodgman and Coulton tonight in Los Angeles (Nov 13, 2008)
  I would recommend going just for John Roderick. Good stuff. Those other guys might be okay - whoever they are. ;-)...
• Commented on Don't say "Reboot": Android OS executes every word you type
  It only worked with [return]reboot[return] No other commands worked. I don't think it really had root, so the rm -rf /* wouldn't have worked. (not that I had the guts to try) It was fixed before it was discovered though....
• Commented on Flying saucer to use air as fuel
  Isn't that kind of like saying that cars use tires as fuel? Sound more like the plan is to use electricity as fuel......
• Commented on Funny signs in Fremont, WA: "Dump No Material Whatever"
  (I should add - Fremont is a section of Seattle)...
• Commented on Funny signs in Fremont, WA: "Dump No Material Whatever"
  California or Washington? These signs are all over Seattle. I've always wondered what they meant......