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• Commented on Life-sized walking Tauntaun costume
  Nash Rambler, It was finished in time for Halloween, he won $2500 in a costume contest this year. The head is balanced via weights in the tail....
• Commented on The Perfect Turkey Doesn't Really Exist
  I also recommend deep frying, but I'm a fan of actual propane tanks and all the guys in the house standing outside next to it avoiding having to set the table or discuss someone's new cat in the family. But...
• Commented on The Secret of Liquid Smoke
  seattlepete, some of us don't have yards, or even fire escapes to use a smoker on. Liquid smoke can be a real option for those of us who have limited space to do such things. I can use the crockpot...
• Commented on LEDs: Throwing Some Light on the Hype
  @Gilgongo, I don't name drop here because no manufacturer puts out a completely solid line yet. There are incredible Cree LEDs, but there are awful Cree LEDs. There are very useful Color Kinetics fixtures and not as useful Color Kinetics...
• Commented on LEDs: Throwing Some Light on the Hype
  @ Donal: Have your friend consider ceramic metal halide. There are new MR-16 sized CMH lamps that are perfect for retail environments. Long life, great color and high efficacy (lumens per watt). The only issue is the 5-7 minute warmup...
• Commented on Video of laser weapon fired from airplane
  I'm with Osprey. If the funding on this thing got cut I'm not going to weep over the bridge that gets fixed in its stead. "Every gun that's made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies a theft from those...
• Commented on Mont Blanc's $23,000 pen to commemorate Gandhi's birth
  This is perfect for all my friends who struggle daily with the age old question of "which should I buy, a car or a pen?"...
• Commented on Thoughts for Polanski apologists, by another woman raped at 13.
  I think I'm just going to stop going to the movies. I'm really uncomfortable with such a large part of an industry that thinks he needs defending. Pleaded guilty, case closed. The judge went back on his deal? Welcome to...
• Commented on Kill Al-Qaeda in Three Easy Steps
  @Slieze: Okay: 1 - Read this book 2 - ??? 3 - Peace in the Middle East!! (also: Profit!)...
• Commented on The speech Safire wrote for Nixon if Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon.
  @Tekna2007: Yes, absolutely. While it was reportedly nice to have help, return to earth is (was) as simple as making the correct burn for the correct amount of time on the far side. If all systems were working, this was...
• Commented on Windows 7 party time!
  I'd like to just say that the lighting is atrocious. It's just awful. Shadows are abounding and the person with the darkest skin has the least amount of light. It's like they have no money for production out there. Seriously,...
• Commented on Snapshot: A series of tubes.
  Not Flavin, but definitely inspired by him. He would have used simpler fixtures, lined things up a little better and made it more about the lamps creating shapes instead of just vertical lines. This is still way fun though, not...
• Commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
  Teresa Nielsen Hayden "I think it's remarkable how many commenters here are saying that a simple "no" would have sufficed. If saying "no" were enough, Scalzi wouldn't have had to write this piece in the first place." Which is why...
• Commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
  I thought it was funny the first time I read something like this. By now, I just agree with Kleer001. "Nope." That's the answer. No profanity, no ranting, no place for them to go. Some people are just never going...
• Commented on Boing Boing's September 11, 2001 archives.
  @emilydickinsonridesabmx: "I also realized that humans just naturally bond and help each other in a disaster." This was truly the great thing that happened in Manhattan as a result. I see so many more people offering seats on the subway...
• Favorited Boing Boing's September 11, 2001 archives. on Boing Boing
• Commented on Boing Boing's September 11, 2001 archives.
  @cicada I don't understand your not understanding, so I'll let you know why it was such a big deal to me. I moved to Manhattan in the fall of 2000. If you never were there in person, they were truly...
• Commented on Conservative California legislator gives pornographic account of his multiple affairs (including a lobbyist) into open mic
  @29, JB NicholsonOwens, I'm an independent as well for pretty much the same reasons, the system seems to be broken and neither party is fighting for the citizens, they're just fighting for control. I'm quite sure there are individuals at...
• Commented on Five reasons why I like the Mountain Hardwear Napali
  Jesse, to be on the safe side, bring along a spare heavy duty garbage bag to throw it in should you need to check it. Then make the attendant give you some tape to wrap it all up to prevent...
• Commented on Tron-Watch '09: LED Handrails
  These look like a lot of fun, but are unfortunately going to be impractical for most uses. The problem is the amount of contrast your eyes will have with directly viewing the source, the stairs will not appear bright enough....
• Commented on Anti-health-care loon says Stephen Hawking wouldn't stand a chance under British health care system
  Error404, I thought you were actually right on target with your earlier comments, as angry as you think they might have been. I have awesome health insurance through my job, I love it. However, if the we can get coverage...
• Commented on Anti-health-care loon says Stephen Hawking wouldn't stand a chance under British health care system
  Error404 seems to sum up our current view very well in his third sentence. I can see it on a bumper sticker already. It's like we forgot about the 1980's and that Gordon Gecko wasn't the hero of the movie...
• Commented on Anti-health-care loon says Stephen Hawking wouldn't stand a chance under British health care system
  @46, barjoe: I'm sure most of the people here would love to revise health care. However, we all know the only reason we got to the moon within a decade is because we were fighting them Ruskies. Once we got...
• Commented on Van Halen had good reason to ban brown M&Ms in their concert rider.
  No, you always check the other stuff. Brown M&M's are just an indicator of how closely you need to oversee absolutely everything. Think of it as the check engine light of the rider....
• Commented on Van Halen had good reason to ban brown M&Ms in their concert rider.
  It doesn't sound like the stage collapsed, it sounds like they loaded out their stage and the spongy floor of the space was damaged by the weight of the stage, which the venue had assumed would be fine because they...
• Commented on Van Halen had good reason to ban brown M&Ms in their concert rider.
  Dred Zep always seemed like the type of band to be more discerning and just bring their own....
• Commented on Van Halen had good reason to ban brown M&Ms in their concert rider.
  Mestopholes gets it. @adrian: Back to the riders: Where does Jerry Springer suggest one might obtain Piña colada scented theatrical smoke? http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/springer/springer1.html Well, these days it's more of a question of what flavor fog would you like? I can hook...
• Commented on Van Halen had good reason to ban brown M&Ms in their concert rider.
  Robulous, Yes, I would be totally pissed at the contractors. And yet, in my town, right now, they're not even doing as much as that to check on all of the poured concrete for the past five years. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/nyregion/30concrete.html Look,...
• Commented on Van Halen had good reason to ban brown M&Ms in their concert rider.
  Jaytkay, it's not VH cheating the compliance, it's their way of testing the venue itself. Venues are notorious for doing what it takes to get a band there and telling them exactly what they want to hear on the phone...
• Commented on Prominent Black professor arrested for entering own home while Black
  Teller, I was thinking the same thing, but he may simply be away so often, in class all day, they may be new or he may be antisocial. You can't blame either side of the fence for not chatting up...