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• Commented on Peter Bagge comic about Ayn Rand
  From Johann Hari writing for Slate: "[In Altas Shrugged,] the abandoned masses are described variously as 'savages,' 'refuse,' 'inanimate objects,' and 'imitations of living beings,' picking through rubbish. One of the strikers deliberately causes a train crash, and Rand makes...
• Commented on Photos of unusual animals
  It seems to me this photo list was most likely stolen from this one http://www.jamesgunn.com/2009/07/02/evolution-fucked-your-shit-up-the-worlds-50-freakiest-animals/ Although I will admit that many of these have probably made their rounds on Digg and top ten lists, at least the above one (which...
• Commented on Get-together July 9 in Chicago
  The meetup was wonderful! It was great talking with you, Cory!...
• Commented on What Poison Ivy Has Been Up To While You Weren't Paying Attention
  Will Tingle, have you even taken a 100-level geology, astronomy, or earth sciences course? In the 100,000-year Milankovitch cycle, various factor align to either significantly raise or decrease the world's average temperature. They then set off multiple positive feedback loops...
• Favorited Partial list of corporate lickspittles who are allowed to know what's in the secret copyright treaty the Obama administration claims is a matter of "national security" on Boing Boing
• Favorited Partial list of corporate lickspittles who are allowed to know what's in the secret copyright treaty the Obama administration claims is a matter of "national security" on Boing Boing
• Favorited Partial list of corporate lickspittles who are allowed to know what's in the secret copyright treaty the Obama administration claims is a matter of "national security" on Boing Boing
• Favorited Partial list of corporate lickspittles who are allowed to know what's in the secret copyright treaty the Obama administration claims is a matter of "national security" on Boing Boing
• Favorited Censorship in China targeted by RSF's new ad campaign on Boing Boing
• Favorited Censorship in China targeted by RSF's new ad campaign on Boing Boing
• Favorited Censorship in China targeted by RSF's new ad campaign on Boing Boing
• Favorited Reminder: Electro-Selectro wants your love on Boing Boing Gadgets
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• Commented on London cops reach new heights of anti-terror poster stupidity
  Get 20 friends you know to rotate each day in making one ridiculous paranoid call a day. Clog the system that invites inanity with the inanity they deserve....
• Commented on Harry Potter: Zionist Conspiracy to Promote Witchcraft and Satanism???
  1:49- LOL evil demonic pixies!...
• Commented on Chili pepper science
  Um... Chewing coca leaves as a mild stimulant would probably have nowhere near the same degree of psychoactiveness as refined cocaine......
• Commented on Chili pepper science
  What the fuck does anyone mean by "the exception that proves the rule"? By its very nature, an exception should completely derail a rule and send it hurdling into a flaming demise. Especially for describing natural phenomena. Sure, non-hot chilies...
• Commented on Fix CNBC -- sign the open letter
  All you naysayers who say that we should just ignore CNBC if we don't like them are acting like the U.S. isolationists of the early 20th century-- our so-called blogosphere-enlightened community should just pretend that nothing is happening as wave...
• Commented on Sushi Conveyor video as a single long still image
  Weeks before Boing Boing posted that now private video, Neatorama had this hypnotic and absolutely beautiful video with the same premise done by two guys on the spur of the moment. The music really makes it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySrsZuD4w0c http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/08/lost-in-a-sushi-moment/...
• Commented on New iPods have DRM on the headphone interface -- UPDATED
  WOW... This is even more horrible than RCA's engineers making the 45 as incompatible with anyone else's players as possible (although not as easily fixable... yet?)...
• Commented on Shirky: "What will replace newspapers?" is a plea to not be living through a revolution
  When the newspapers collapse, I wonder where bloggers will get their source material to analyze/respond to/synthesize. Will unaffiliated journalists really be able to step up to the plate and fill the gap left behind by the heavily-resourced and well-organized paper...
• Commented on Theremin controls electronic gear
  If you make a theremin yourself, be prepared to accept non-linearity and other hindrances to playing actual music, instead of just being a spooky noisemaker....
• Commented on Welcome to nationalized Citibank
  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/business/economy/13yen.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1236737843-ZdVvQyt2JgU6b3P8Zg+X6Q "TOKYO — The Obama administration is committing huge sums of money to rescuing banks, but the veterans of Japan’s banking crisis have three words for the Americans: more money, faster. [...] Only in 2003 did the government finally take...
• Commented on Tough geometric brain teaser
  Although "whence" technically means "from which" or "from where," the usage of "from whence" is pretty well established; plenty of sources from the 14th century use it....
• Commented on Japan 2008 Smoking Statistics
  I fucking hate hate HATE people who smoke as they walk. I really want to punch them in the face. In between classes I have to use the same paths everyone else does to make it to my next one...
• Commented on Kevin Kelly reviews The Deniers
  Yeah. Something called a positive feedback loop....
• Commented on Sushi Cake
  I wouldn't call something blogged about by CScout Japan in November "breaking news"......