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• Commented on Wikileaks publishes massive archive of private 9/11 pager messages
  The Cantor Fitzgerald systems are in these message too, and they make me sad because of what they represent....
• Commented on Fangst
  I have one of these. It's okay unless you put too much crap in it, upon which it warps....
• Commented on Homophobic murder in Puerto Rico. Cop: "he deserved it" for his lifestyle
  As part of the United States, Puerto Rico should be covered by the same hate crimes legislation as the rest of the United States....
• Commented on Homophobic murder in Puerto Rico. Cop: "he deserved it" for his lifestyle
  Like Brainspore said, this is a cultural issue. It has very little to do with Catholicism and everything to do with the concept of Machismo, which can be pretty prominent in Puerto Rican culture. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machismo Homosexuals may be seen as...
• Commented on Americans watch about 5 hours of TV every day.
  Funny, I actually did spend 5 hours today watching TV... well, and browsing the Internet or reading a book while I did it. It's not typical of me, but it happens....
• Commented on MJ's funeral cost a mil
  Except he's dead and isn't capable of directing his funeral arrangements from beyond the grave... (They weren't in his will.)...
• Commented on Inebriated woman falls in front of oncoming train
  Those people ain't got shit on Wesley Autrey....
• Commented on China: real-life fashion police crack down on public pajama-wearers
  They obviously have never walked around Greenwich Village in the springtime... (Fucking NYU students. Get off my lawn!)...
• Commented on Fun With the Minneapolis Mayoral Race
  And here I thought the "Rent Is Too Damn High" party was awesome....
• Commented on Chris Ware animation of This American Life story
  Yeah, I also agree that the kids wouldn't have done anything without the cameras either. However: I feel like this a failed opportunity on the part of the administration, who could have used this incident to teach the kids a...
• Commented on Halloween: good excuse for gratuitous "doggies in costumes" blog posts
  There's nothing wrong with putting a costume on a dog *if* the dog has the right temperament. Some will put up with the costume because of the attention it gets them....
• Commented on Book: Rules for my Unborn Son
  I'm pretty sure some of them were in the "Life's Little Instruction Book" series as well. I do remember "thank the bus driver" for one thing....
• Commented on Awesome gamer-geek lesbian wedding
  Valid point. It's also important to note that the two women are getting married to *each other*, since there are people who will do dual weddings with their best friend (I just saw a picture of two brides while flipping...
• Commented on Awful 1962 marriage textbook speaks out against feminism, communism and interracial dating
  Surprised no one's pointed out that this is a repost. http://boingboing.net/2009/10/14/pop-quiz-true-love-o.html...
• Commented on 555 California security guards in San Fran threaten to punch sidewalk photographer, break his f*cking camera
  Vornado, not Voranado. They own a hella lot of property in New York City: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vornado_Realty_Trust...
• Commented on Jack of Fables versus Sun Tzu
  Pedant: Gary doesn't change the world to suit his moods (none of the Literals do, really--they are shaped by the world since they are anthropomorphic personifications of various literary tropes). The pathetic fallacy is when we assign human traits to...
• Commented on Gallery of creepily retouched baby photos
  For some reason, it's the incessant need to draw new EYEBROWS on these children that bothers me the most....
• Commented on Comic strip explains World Wars in five minutes
  America doesn't do much in these comics either. I think that was the point....
• Commented on Yahoo hires lap-dancers to entertain at its open, inclusive Hack Day event
  I'd like to point out that E3 was supposed to be a "professional" conference and yet we never saw this level of outrage about their booth babes. Of course, the booth babes weren't giving people lap dances, so maybe E3...
• Commented on Forensic Art: Finding missing kids with Photoshop
  Fine, fine, but that doesn't address the part of when one parent's traits dominate over the other, which is what I meant....
• Commented on Forensic Art: Finding missing kids with Photoshop
  Wait, so they use a picture of the same-gendered parent? But what about when the kid has mostly the DNA of the opposite-gendered parent? I'm thinking of my own family--I look more like my father, and my brother looks more...
• Commented on Six-year-old sent to reform school for bringing a "weapon" (Cub Scout camping cutlery) to school
  jfrancis: I remember the administration being obsessed with zero tolerance policies when I was in elementary school (16+ years ago). Even an obvious water gun was considered an expulsion-worthy offense. Of course, this was also when pagers were banned for...
• Commented on Babytattooville 2009 - a terrific, intimate art experience
  It sounds interesting, but I don't think it's fair to compare it to Comic-Con--they're two different types of events for two different types of people....
• Commented on Armed to the Teeth: The Fight Over Rural Dental Care
  I always thought it was messed up how oral health is considered separate from general health--medical insurance does not cover dental care, though it should. I once had an infection in my gums that passed to my throat, and only...
• Commented on (Re)cycler: YA science fiction that tackles sex, gender with a lot of smarts
  I disagree; I thought the first book was rather dumb at times. Silly mad-cap antics, a lot of the characters weren't fleshed out enough, and too much was left unexplained presumably because McLaughlin knew she was going to be able...
• Commented on Conservapedia proposes de-liberalized Bible
  The NIV is written at "only" a 7th grade level? I thought that was pretty good, considering most things are written at a 3rd grade level....
• Commented on Britain seeks ban on glass pint-glasses to prevent bar-brawl injuries
  #14 Oh hilarious, it's a person from Boston telling me I fail at being from New York. And that I'm probably fat. Seriously? Some of the commenters who actually frequent bars have noted that yes, pint glasses have been used...
• Commented on Britain seeks ban on glass pint-glasses to prevent bar-brawl injuries
  I can't totally disagree with the proposal, mostly because I'm from New York. At Shea Stadium they used to have a problem with people throwing glass bottles at the outfielders. They stopped selling beer in bottles, the bottle-throwing stopped. Maybe...
• Commented on Magritte painting swiped in daylight heist
  @EBARRETT3 In what particular case? The article I posted was about the National Museum. I assume you mean those particular pieces of art? A lot of the stuff stolen was actually recovered later on, mostly because it was stolen by...
• Commented on Magritte painting swiped in daylight heist
  Most stolen art ends up with private collectors. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/04/20/MN59520.DTL...