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• Commented on Galileo's fingers found
  creepiness. but if i had a piece of his corpse, i would likely build church....
• Commented on Tom Gauld print: "Characters for an Epic Tale"
  i see the nudist's thingy. :)...
• Commented on Homebrew Pikachu ski-mask
  psycho...
• Commented on Much loved photo supply store B&H sued for job discrimination against women
  "Are you honestly suggesting that we should limit law to those whose crimes are not part of their religion, or that any sane being should consider this even marginally desirable?" I don't think a suggestion was being made. Rather, the...
• Commented on Perfect origami mushroom
  very pretty. greetings from oregon. :)...
• Commented on Man's Medical History Reads Like a Horror Novel
  good lord. my sympathies are with you....
• Commented on Beautiful transparent sea-cucumber from the ocean depths
  Word. Sci-fi cool needs to catch up with bio. Crazier dreams down below. :)...
• Commented on It's healthy for kids to get dirty
  yeah, i was a straight huck finn rip-off kid in the woods and rivers of mississippi and louisiana (sp?). don't get sick much....
• Commented on Technology to generate power from slow moving river and ocean currents
  That was my first question too. Awesome answer. Thanks for citations. :)...
• Commented on Infographic: Projected pot tax revenues
  "Legalization would be a bummer if it came with taxes and regulations. What would be the point?" no jailtime. and no loss of financial aid. :)...
• Commented on Infographic: Projected pot tax revenues
  "These same people will have the same lack of judgment when it comes to other laws" well, i can definitely say you're wrong, and i'm not being inflammatory. i did time for growing. i deliberately broke the law because i...
• Commented on Infographic: Projected pot tax revenues
  "maybe they will spend more time on real crimes, ever think of that?" ha! i love that shit. 60% of our prison population is in for non-violent offense. go ask the prison guard's union how many jobs they're willing to...
• Commented on Homophobic murder in Puerto Rico. Cop: "he deserved it" for his lifestyle
  "Two guys kissing or ummm, more, is still enough to turn the majority of the male population of any country's stomach, again, regardless of religion." i disagree. people vociferously trying to prove their own sexuality always seemed kinda childish to...
• Commented on Homophobic murder in Puerto Rico. Cop: "he deserved it" for his lifestyle
  "Christian apologists softly whisper "love the sinner, hate the sin" while Church representatives, including the pope, use disinformation and other rhetorical devices to demonize peaceful people they disapprove of." word....
• Commented on Portrait of the blogger as a young D&D addict
  that's awesome cory. i'm terribly jealous that you got to play in your gifted classes, and that you made it into this weirdness. i grew up in mississippi, and was constantly fending off my fundamentalist sister and my (sister-provoked) mother...
• Commented on A call to leak photos documenting torture in Iraq and Afghanistan
  i guess, yeah they'd hate us for it (i am an american). and they'd be right to. what about apologizing, convicting those responsible, and withdrawing from their countries. maybe they'd learn to forgive us....
• Commented on A call to leak photos documenting torture in Iraq and Afghanistan
  wow, i can't believe all the vowels here. not complaining, just saying. does it not strike anyone else as odd that the party line is that THE TRUTH will inflame hatred against americans? by this logic, the worse the crime,...
• Commented on 9/11 Truth and the Paranoid Style
  yeah, and it's not as simple as being "two sided" either, of course. i still have questions, but am not a true believer. it is possible that the weight of the taboo leveraged against questioning the official story is what...
• Commented on 9/11 Truth and the Paranoid Style
  remember kids: certainty and credulity are inversely related. both sides. and watch out for poisoning the well. true believers on either side are fools....
• Commented on Corporate law firm targets whistle-blowers and anonymous commenters
  http://www.wikileaks.com/...
• Commented on Corporate law firm targets whistle-blowers and anonymous commenters
  heh heh. practice makes perfect....
• Commented on Teen sex belongs in teen lit
  "When prairie voles get some action, do you think they're slut-shamed by all the other voles?" feel free to set up an account, get a login name. seems like this might be your kinda place. :)...
• Commented on What MP3 player should I buy?
  another vote for the sansa clip. works great with ubuntu too....
• Commented on Feeling "grumpy" makes you think more clearly, study says
  this came on exactly the right day for me. "brilliant people are fucked up" just turned into "fucked up people are brilliant." and it is true that happy people often seem like idiots to me....
• Commented on Bad Science Begets Ridiculous Results
  poor kids. be sure to hit up "Liquid Smoke" if you feel like you need a drink afterwards. it's right on the square. tell em i sent you (they'll probably expect you to drink too much and start loud political...
• Commented on Wu-Tang album covers redesigned as Blue Note album covers
  thanks man. always good to hear from an expert....
• Commented on Shoes made out of bread
  warm, just out of the oven...mmm.......
• Commented on Fractal weather
  pretty cool. "brought to light by Mandelbrot when he was researching a way to predict weather patterns" i always heard he was looking at the curve that defined where land meets ocean (or river maybe). dunno for sure though....
• Commented on Bicycle defense kit fits in Altoids tin
  "ARMS RACE" this is part of the arms race. it was begun when motorists started threating cyclists with their vehicles (this has happened to me). yeah, it's retribution not defense. but what the hell? when someone shoves you, don't you...
• Commented on Does the Baby Bust = a Sustainability Boom?
  it is true that stable population is not enough. it is also true that without stablizing population, NO lifestyle is sustainable....