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• Commented on Avalanche caught on helmet cam
  Scarier than Paranormal Activity!...
• Commented on France's three-strikes copyright rule is unconstitutional and hence dead
  Woohoo! Go Frenchies! I was a one-issue voter in last weeks EU parliament-election (in Holland), so I voted for the only (Dutch) person I could find that explicitly rejected the EU-variant of this ridiculous idea: Sophie in't Veld (D66). I'm...
• Commented on Damien Walter's 2009 <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">parkour</span> free running showreel
  I'm in awe. Also, a little dizzy....
• Commented on Netherlands runs out of criminals, has to shut prisons
  #23 Remmelt: Good points, but I'm not convinced that our relaxed (attitude towards) laws are the reason that youngsters experiment and then quit after puberty. I'd love to see some real research/numbers on this (how many Dutchies experiment and then...
• Commented on Netherlands runs out of criminals, has to shut prisons
  Here's the list of everything that's illegal: http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0001941/geldigheidsdatum_15-05-2009#LijstI The thing is the classification: there are two lists, substances on list 2 (such as marihuana) are treated lightly). Everything else is as illegal as anywhere else, although the Dutch justice does...
• Commented on Netherlands runs out of criminals, has to shut prisons
  While the story about prison cells is true, unfortunately most drugs are as illegal here as elsewhere. Unless you take a very broad definition of drugs, in which case most drugs are legal everywhere... It's only marihuana that has an...
• Commented on SF movies from bygone days were inflation-adjusted blockbusters
  ... Also, Star Wars wasn't when Hollywood realized scifi could make money (which wasn't new, as the article points out itself), but that an 'event film' (heavily marketed, designed and produced specifically to instantly appeal to a large audience) that's...
• Commented on SF movies from bygone days were inflation-adjusted blockbusters
  Isn't this conclusion a little obvious? Hollywood wouldn't have been making SF-films non-stop since the invention of narrative cinema (with Melies and the likes) if they weren't commercially viable. I would be really interested to see actual ticket-sale numbers for...
• Commented on Chief Army Chaplain in Afghanistan distributes local-language Bibles, orders congregation to convert locals
  Team Christians, fuck yeah!...
• Commented on Photos of food and their sugar-cube equivalent
  #5 - Sugarcontent doesn't necessariously make something taste sweeter. There's more salt in a slice of bread than on a salted peanut, but you wouldn't say so from the taste alone......
• Commented on Iridescent satin retro tennis-shoes
  Now how about glow-in-the-dark-shoes?...
• Commented on Visualizing $1 Trillion as an endless field of bales of C-notes
  #myself - where 'real world' stands for 'google earth'......
• Commented on Visualizing $1 Trillion as an endless field of bales of C-notes
  #1 - Yes, I was thinking that too. Since it was made in SketchUp, it should be easy to make a KMZ file placing the pile somewhere in the real world... Make it a scavenger hunt!...
• Commented on Experiment provides "body swapping" experience
  I was just watching Brainstorm (1983 movie with Christopher Walken) a few days ago, which explores the darker territories one could explore with this (and goes a lot further technology wise as well). Intriguing stuff....
• Commented on Magnetic beauty on the sun
  Lovely! You can watch these pictures move as well: http://www.lmsal.com/Press/spicules2004/...
• Commented on Youth Radio: Condomless sex is new "engagement ring"?
  Weird logic. Would a shared evening of Russian Roulette also count as an engagement?...
• Commented on Wooden geared contraption and its proud maker -- best gadget video you will watch this month, in all likelihood
  @31 - KAIZA: You're welcome! Mr. Reichwein did indeed build this machine all by himself in his spare time, you can see him briefly in the video. He was a science/tech teacher in a highschool, and it took him about...
• Commented on Wooden geared contraption and its proud maker -- best gadget video you will watch this month, in all likelihood
  That's just wonderful craftsmanship and geeky love for contraptions combined. I love it. Maybe you guys will get a kick out of this one: http://tinyurl.com/69ef3r (link to google video). This machine (basically a rollercoaster for snooker balls) is currently on...