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• Commented on TSA bans snowglobes. TSA, meet Archimedes.
  Yes - they all have to fit inside the baggy. I know, don't get me started......
• Commented on TSA doesn't understand what "random" means
  I was told to go into the full body screening machine recently. I told the agent politely, "actually no thanks, I'm not prepared to do that." The look on his face was priceless, then he let me go!...
• Commented on Hypothetical peek into the feverish mind of Rupert Murdoch
  Isn't "blocking" Google & other search engines a simple piece of HTML? He makes it sound so sinister, all Matrix like....
• Commented on Fort Hood Shooter bought "cop killer" at "Guns Galore"
  I'm with the other posters. Much as I detest the gun culture in my home state there is no indication that the gun in question was loaded with "cop killer" ammunition Presumably there are also other makes/models that are capable...
• Commented on Russian boy accordion genius
  #23 - perhaps you can point us to your accordion, sorry bayan YouTube video?...
• Commented on The $147.72 "audio grade" power socket
  I was very disturbed that I could not afford these outlets and would therefore never achieve a danceable sound out of my system. But then I discovered that just by printing high quality JPGs of these outlets (I only use...
• Commented on They Shoot Porn Stars, Don't They? Susannah Breslin on recession and adult biz
  The piece of legalize I don't understand is this: If I hire a women (or man) to have sex with me, we are both breaking the law (except in certain Nevada counties). If I set up a video camera and...
• Commented on Airlines that charge fees lost more money than airlines that didn't
  Case in point; last week a client's travel staff offered me cheaper flights on US Air. However, after I had calculated the baggage fees, American was actually the cheapest since my status allows for free bags. US Air certainly lost...
• Commented on Urban surveillance as a game?
  Same problem as all CCTV surveillance systems, "wow I flagged some one breaking your shop window" means you will have a broken shop window and most likely, no suspect....
• Commented on Google removes Pirate Bay from index
  real site came up 3rd on my search for "pirate bay"...
• Commented on American woman marries auto-rickshaw driver
  You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo...
• Commented on Trailer for movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road
  Those hoping the movie might actually be true to McCarthy's vision might want to avoid reading the website's synopsis which is as typical Hollywood hyperbole as you could find. I stopped at "Star Studded Cast!"...
• Commented on Trailer for movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road
  Although a McCarthy fan I admit to getting about 150 pages into this book then checking the last paragraph to make sure that there was a least a pin prick of light at the end of the tunnel. Without that...
• Commented on Purported PS3 ad sports Nazi imagery
  What else would you expect from the company that used an actual church as the setting for a shoot-em-up game? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2036423.ece Ironic that one of Manchester Cathedral's missions is to aid the victims of gun crime....
• Commented on Britain seeks ban on glass pint-glasses to prevent bar-brawl injuries
  Having just spent a week in the UK it seemed as if crime was the hot topic in the country. However, apart from a couple of high speed passes, sirens blaring, I did not see one police officer on the...
• Commented on GRISTLEISM: Throbbing Gristle's unusual new "box set"
  FM3 are an experimental/ambient band from China (http://www.fm3.com.cn/). Other innovations from them include the album Mort Aux Vaches which came in a hand made fabric case. The chants can also be downloaded from their website for a chanting mashup of...
• Commented on Inside Antiques Roadshow
  One of their "experts" (Wayne Pratt) is currently languishing in jail for selling a stolen copy of the Bill of Rights I believe....
• Commented on Inside Antiques Roadshow
  AR is one of the few shows where the US copy is better than the UK original. Most of the recent seasons I've seen from the UK focus much too heavily on the sensational value of items, I prefer the...
• Commented on Put a satellite into orbit for $8,000
  Thank you for message. I am currently in Low Earth Orbit with limited access to e-mail. I will be returning in approximately 8 weeks....
• Commented on Beatles remasters: the Metzger review
  I agree entirely with the bass and drum assessments. The kick drum (bass drum I guess in the UK) sounds particularly full and resonant. Certain tracks really shine on the mono masters (Hey Jude) others are better in stereo. The...
• Commented on What's the best multiple-button mouse for Macs?
  I'm so neanderthal I can't even get around a 2 button mouse. Old dogs with keyboard short cuts permanently ingrained I guess....
• Commented on Police Women of Broward County takes reality cop TV to new depths
  In defense of the Great Granddaddy of all reality shows (Cops) I always thought the show showed officers to be a very patient & restrained bunch. Frankly, if I was faced with some of the moronic behavior depicted I don't...
• Commented on Museum's "moon rock" is just a rock
  Wouldn't be the first fake in a Dutch museum. http://www.meegeren.net/...
• Commented on Review: My two favorite sport headphones for running
  My Sennheiser running headphones were damaged when I shut the cable in a door! I sent them back to Sennheiser for repair & they mailed me back a new set with no charge for the headphones or shipping. In other...
• Commented on First-gen iPod now available at Apple Store
  My 2nd Gen model (birthday pressie from my mom, how cool of an early-adopter is she?) still does great service hooked up to the iPod adapter in the glove box of the BMW....
• Commented on Radiohead Song in memory of Harry Patch, WWI survivor and pacifist.
  In the "Great War" men from an an area were sent to their local regiments rather than distributed throughout the military. The tragic consequence being that villages often lost all their young men in a single offensive. The churchyards of...
• Commented on Contemporary photographers of Detroit
  Detroit photography seems to have been incorporated into the current trend for apocalypse porn. Cormac McCarthy making Oprah's book list would appear to be the high water mark for the genre....
• Commented on People Like Angry Car Faces. I Don't.
  I have a similar BMW & have always thought it had an expression like an eager dog ready with it's leash. "Come on, come on, lets go" kinda thing. Not good for speeding tickets....
• Commented on Review: 3 Reasons Why Nokia's N97 Is a Bummer
  I had "upgraded" from the original iPhone to an N95, finding the Nokia faster and with the power to perform sans laptop on short trips. 3 weeks ago I bought an iPhone 3Gs, a product, which I now believe has...
• Commented on Advisor: Why my GPS is bad for my brain
  They're a blessing & a curse. For a frequent traveler like myself they are invaluable for a dark airport to hotel drive in an unfamiliar city. But I now come away with no basic geographical knowledge of the places I've...