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• Commented on Trailer for Scott Westerfeld's YA steampunk novel LEVIATHAN
  i'm not really a fan of the new young adult fiction, or of steampunk, but i have to say that i found the premise of the story very intriguing and the artwork in the trailer gorgeous....
• Commented on Glenn Beck guest passes out -- best Keyboard Cat play-off yet?
  is it possible to combine schadenfreude and honest respect? because i was certainly laughing at the guy while he was toppling over, while at the same time completely admiring his ability to articulate what was happening to him. i don't...
• Commented on American Institute of Physics' history of the science of climate change
  i appreciate the structure of cory's rebuttal posts more than anything else. each idea presented simply and sourced, no histrionics, everything laid out in an organized, easy to follow manner. compare this to Platt's grab bag bullet points, each and...
• Commented on US passports can be read and copied from a moving car using a $250 rig
  will wrapping your passport in tin-foil prevent this? it feels awfully weird to ask such a thing....
• Commented on Life at Wal-Mart
  Mister Platt, I'm not an anti-corporate "hater" by any stretch, but after reading through the comments here it is clear that you're avoiding answering some questions. It's clear you're avoiding the question of how long you actually worked at the...
• Commented on Mr E's beautiful blues
  aw FLOW, now you're making me feel bad for having done so! watching the documentary is great because it's filled with all the beautiful music from all the albums. i can't think of catchier tunes to set a beginner's guide...
• Commented on Mr E's beautiful blues
  i'll second #1 here. there are many, many truly excellent eels albums, but "Electro-Shock Blues" is a true masterpiece. it's one of those few truly beautiful things that's born of tragedy. "Electro-Shock Blues was written largely in response to frontman...
• Commented on HOWTO write in the age of distraction
  could someone sum this up for me? i got bored somewhere in the middle of the second paragraph. ;]...
• Commented on Big Buck Bunny: CC-licensed animated short made with free/open animation tool Blender
  this short is jingoistic allegory about the war on terror. the bunny is the united states, and the rodents are terrorists. the bunny even gets the final terrorist into a "stress position" at the very end. or maybe not. make...