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Commented on Ridiculous $550,000 crystal Earth-pustule watch (want)
AIIYEEEE! Wikked, Antinous!...
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Commented on Ridiculous $550,000 crystal Earth-pustule watch (want)
[Enter insect_hooves in black undertaker woolens and white choker scarf, face painted pasty white with bulging latex forehead prosthesis, muttering, "mumble ... posting under the influence .. grumble .."] [Ahem] "Two verses of 'Raving', a Bad Poem" - Once upon...
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Commented on Man stole buses, drove them on routes, returned them at night
There's a similarity here to the recent fake living statue post. It's becoming very difficult to keep track of the layers of abstraction!...
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Commented on Great opening lines from sf
"A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct." - Frank Herbert's _Dune_ "Manfred's on the road again, making strangers rich." - Charlie Stross's _Accelerando_...
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Commented on British ISPs sign up for surveillance and throttling of accused file-sharers
All we need is a killer app with a traffic pattern identical to BT. P2PTV would do the trick....
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Commented on Even bacon-themed pap cannot besmirch real bacon's reputation
You win 5 BacoNets....
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Commented on CNN reporter says bad things about the TSA, gets hassled every time he flies
They're makin' a list, They're checkin' it twice, They're gonna find out who's naughty or nice, TSA won't let yooouuuu Leave town. (everybody now) They see you when you're sleeping, They know when you're awake, They know if you've been...
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Commented on Shapeways 3D printing by Internet: 500 free beta signups
Dennis Hastert action figure, here I come!...
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Commented on 2nd Century AD bust looks like Elvis
"Tedere me ama" I tenere me, suaviter Ama intime Me beasti dulciter Et nunc amo te Tenere me adama Vero somnio Amo te, o lux mea: Fiat unio. (from this)...
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Commented on The Raven, high pitched tormentor
Sneakier than the air horn bomb (i.e. duct-tape the trigger and throw)....
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Commented on Tortoise hates cats
Damn cats! Get off my lawn! (grumble, cats these days, grumble...)...
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Commented on Lessons Learned.
Oh noes! Teresa -- There is a silent majority of us out here that think you are an absolute goddess among moderators! Your warmth, intelligence and clarity is superhuman at times, like the words aren't big enough to hold them....
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Commented on MPAA wants to randomly break your home theater depending on which channel you're watching
Baahh, I'd like to see them try. Our media boxen'll be patched faster than you can say "fool's errand"....
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Commented on 1960s ad for rice
"Honey? What are these .. tiny ... potatoes? There are thousands of them!" "Not potatoes, silly -- Rice!(TM)"...
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Commented on <i>Monty on the Run</i> Spectrum game recreated with a hamster
Holy Sweet Jesus Mother of Baby Mary! - That soundtrack is uh-fscking-mazing!. It's as good as M.U.L.E. or anything Koji Kondi did!...
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Commented on BBtv - Russell Porter: Hot 8 Brass Band of New Orleans (music)
Wowee! (insect_hooves bounces around the room)....
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Commented on Video uses boy band to sell lab equipment
BWAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Skep @2: The PCR song is awesome. Kary Mullis' "Dancing Naked in the Mind Field" is a good read....
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Commented on Murky Coffee's owner responds to espresso-over-ice kerfuffle
Soon Lee @184: Dust up -- excellent! Some low-hanging fruit: Tomfoolery; Shenanigans; Goings on; Barruccaba; Throw down; Tiff; Skirmish; Fray; Velitation; Tilt....
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Commented on Pocket Enigma Machine in a CD jewel case
An enigma wrapped in a jewel case wrapped in your pocket....
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Commented on Tor.com: a blog, a social network, a zine -- totally clueful big publishing website
I honestly think this is the critical mass point for Big Doins' in SF ebook publishing....
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Commented on Murky Coffee's owner responds to espresso-over-ice kerfuffle
Wait for it ... wait for it ... a clusterfuffle. Kermother Kerfuffle! Bob Sagat!...
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Commented on Laptop lounge chair
Of course, $2000 for a laptop arm is cuh-razy!....
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Commented on Laptop lounge chair
That would be it - thanks, Stratosfyr!...
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Commented on Laptop lounge chair
I'm surprised we haven't seen a commercial version of a poseable articulated arm, like the x-ray at the dentist's office, with a laptop platform on the end. Then all your existing furniture (including bed) is laptop friendly....
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Commented on Cold Boot Encryption Attack - code release
Holtt: I guess it depends on the value of the information. Corporate espionage comes to mind....
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Commented on Cold Boot Encryption Attack - code release
Holt @12: The idea is, they swipe a laptop while it's still on, then take it back to their Sekrit Lair. Takuan: This is mesmerizing....
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Commented on Cold Boot Encryption Attack - code release
I remember Microsoft wringing their hands earlier this year over the unlikelihood that anyone could ever pull this off in the wild. Jokes on them! (as usual)...
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Commented on Murky Coffee's owner responds to espresso-over-ice kerfuffle
imbrewglio?...
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Commented on Murky Coffee's owner responds to espresso-over-ice kerfuffle
kerfuffleupagus...
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Commented on Cold Boot Encryption Attack - code release
Oooh, yeah, you dirty little dolphin....
