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• Commented on Peter Tchaikovsky (and Friends) Messing Around With A Wax Cylinder Phonograph
  Where does one find this recording of Holst playing Holst? Can't seem to find any mention of it on the Interwebs, although I did find one of these Japanese pianists on YouTube in recital, which was nice except for one...
• Commented on Magical short story podcast about Google Book Search, data visualization and the Olde Curiousity Shoppe
  Enjoyable, and I liked the description and use of Google :)...
• Commented on Police Women of Broward County takes reality cop TV to new depths
  Am I a bad person for enjoying Parking Wars on A&E? I don't live in a city and try not to drive to any, so I don't generally get to see urban dwellers (and new jerseyites) often, and find it...
• Commented on God Hates the World, by Westboro Baptist Church
  I'm just confused...Why are we supposed to stop sinning if it's too late because we're already all destined for hellfire? Why not enjoy life and not worry about what the FSM is going to be pissed about?...
• Commented on Video: Thank god, it's the Comfort Wipe
  The testimonial after "large guy with blue shirt" reminded me of the mother from The Critic. Wonder if that lady ever has to deal with "El Kabong!"...
• Commented on Preternaturally Verbose Infant Instigates Spontaneous Outbreak of Lulz (video)
  Quick, someone warn Bill O'Reilly....maybe this father will be brought on the show in a few months to be yelled at like the father who taped his kid after the dentist was last friday....
• Commented on Scouts training to fight immigrants and terrorists
  Holy crap, people are overreacting. This isn't HJ stuff, it's one post probably crossing the line. I was in an Explorer program, in fact, it was the one that caused Explorers to no longer be directly part of the BSA....
• Commented on If the banks are so healthy, how come we're all still broke?
  I'm feeling the effects of these banks, personally. The company I work for (not publicly-held) was profitable last year. But, it wasn't profitable enough for these banks to continue their lines of credit. So my company cut 5% of workforce...
• Commented on Zogby poll: 52% of Americans support legalization of pot
  I'm wondering what a poll of these so-called "libertarians" like those at the protests on April 15 would say. That might be an interesting way to figure out which ones are really LINO(?)...
• Commented on Netflix increases price of Blu-Ray rentals
  As one who doesn't have a BluRay player, I'm glad that NetFlix isn't raising the regular DVD rates to subsidize those who paid extra for a fancy player and should be willing to pay more for a higher quality viewing...
• Commented on Netflix adds new features, but users have even more suggestions
  For the warnings at the beginning, how much control does netflix have, other than just as a (loud) voice? "What I'd like to see is an option in my account preferences to not show movies that I've already rated." -...
• Commented on Ganging up Ikea shelves for a striking, cheapass wall-o-books
  @4, I love that table. It may not be the most comfortably-designed table, but in dining rooms that were were apparently designed for lilliputians like my old house, it fit perfectly, and allowed for 4 people to sit and eat....
• Commented on Lissa Soep on Facebook, nostalgia, and intimacy
  Just as a side note, rest in peace Day to Day. Today was the last episode....
• Commented on If Mirrors Could Speak -- creepy self-image film (1976)
  Robbie, the proto-emo?...
• Commented on Donald Duck: "The Plastics Inventor" (1944)
  I wonder if the plastic was "bakelite".... har har har...
• Commented on Want a Moto Aura but don't want to pay thousands for a phone? Behold the Avra.
  What an awesome phone clone! Ever since I started working with Motorola knockoffs, I have become a huge fan of the Avra. Has anyone else seen it?(motorolaknockoff.com/fakeaura) It’s so loaded with features, most important of which is the full touch...
• Commented on Holiday in Venezuela: Chavez locks down Caracas, anti-semitic slurs appearing.
  Rasz, good idea, let's blame the Venezuelan Jews for what happened in Gaza. Maybe the Venezuelan equivalent of the brownshirts can take care of the problem, eh? BTW, I caught your holocaust joke in one of those previous posts, but...
• Commented on Drew Friedman: Obama portrait for The New Yorker
  Am I the only one who would like to see the entire Judiciary wing go back to wearing the wigs and make the lawyers dress in robes and wigs as well?...
• Commented on Realistic robot birds warble incessantly
  Call me when they start singing John Denver. And I personally dig the MIDI....
• Commented on Jerry Beck finds the worst comic strip ever
  #19: Do you have a link for that? I went looking, but could only find this one, which I'm doubting is what you were referencing. Although it has its own.....charm http://museumofmodernfiction.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/adams-apple/...
• Commented on Fuel Additive Pill Scammers Feast on Firepower International's Corpse
  Oooh....if The Admiral likes it, there's no telling how far this could go!...
• Commented on Power On Self Test: PICTURE UNRELATED
  Is that a joke? If you've ever met a real retired hound you'd know they can take about 5 minutes of sustained energy before going back and lying down on the couch....