Derek C. F. Pegritz

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• Commented on Mac|Life imagines Apple products of the future
  I don't care if Apple starts cranking out Home Neuro-Uploading Kits, I'll never give that snake-oil salesman Steve Jobs a *penny.* An Apple nanoforge would cost three times what any other nanoforge costs, would produce pretty but extremely shoddy materials,...
• Commented on Portrait of the blogger as a young D&D addict
  NATURAL 20!...
• Commented on The decline of civilization symbolized in a modern light socket
  JUGAAD! That's the spirit....
• Commented on Lovecraft sculptures
  His Cthulhu idol is probably the closest to HPL's doodled design I've ever seen, and I will most certainly be ordering one soon--but that "Shub-Niggurath" looks like something August Derleth would've invented to masturbate to. The molds for that one...
• Commented on Duke University official concerned that sex toy study will make students want to "just sit around and masturbate"
  THEY ALREADY DO. Well...in my *head* they do. C'mon, Duke University, don't ruin my fantasies--please?...
• Commented on Praying mantis in my backyard
  Caption: "The fuck *you* lookin' at?"...
• Commented on Get High Now author interviewed on Expanding Mind podcast
  It's ridiculously easy to make a sensory deprivation tank out of an old tub and a pair of silicone earplugs to block out sound. It's a very...intriguing experience....
• Commented on Elegy Beach: sequel to Ariel, a sword-and-sorcery post-apocalyptic adventure story about the reinvention of software in the age of magic
  I thought Ariel was just...stupid--yet another cookie-cutter magic-returns urban fantasy novel--but THIS sounds flatout awesome. Magical macros are a wonderful idea! I've got to pick this one up....
• Commented on Creative Commons Hallowe'en mix
  Wow--what an awesome collection! Thanks for the tip, skip. :) I'm always looking for new ways to distribute my own creepy noises as well, so it's looks like the Free Music Archive is perfect!...
• Commented on I Submit This Brief In Support of Why We Should Totally Get It On
  I am purchasing my plane ticket to Los Angeles right now....
• Commented on Canadian folk singer dies after coyote attack
  Coyotes my ass--that was a WEREWOLF attack. So awful to see such a lovely and talented young woman killed in her prime by rampaging lycanthropes.... Seriously, though--what could entice coyotes, whose primary prey is small animals like rodents, to attack...
• Commented on Celebrating obsolete library card-catalogs
  When the campus library at Penn State's Fayette location was getting rid of their physical card catalogues--back in 1991! (they were considerably ahead of the curve)--I took home seven or eight "drawersful": approximately 2,000 or 3,000 cards. They've been chillin'...
• Commented on Kfetch
  Prettymuch every one of my Jewish friends think the same. Their dogs are proud of their Jewish heritage, too!...
• Commented on Spurning the "false god of coffee"
  DEATH TO THE UNBELIEVER. Caffeine is a vital part of my daily regimen. Unfortunately, I take so many damned medications that make me incredibly sleepy, caffeine is Absolutely Necessary for me to remain even vaguely awake....
• Commented on Pop Quiz: True Love, or About To End in Tears (or Worse)?
  This is the greatest thing ever! I HAVE to own this book. But, please...don't ask me about Brazil. I had to change my name and everything. If the Yanomamo ever find out.......
• Commented on Robert E Howard collection, HEROES IN THE WIND: revisit your heroic past
  A lonely GAY Texas lad! I was still a kid who barely knew what homosexuality was when I first picked up on the not-that-deeply-buried homoeroticism of some of the Conan material--but, hey, I think it is 100% Complete Awesome that...
• Commented on In memoriam: Amy Farris - fiddler, singer, roots music performer.
  I'm really surprised I've never really heard of her before now, considering how much I'm into '70s/'80s post-punk and New Wave. DAMMIT! Why do I always discover the good ones too late?! At least Gary Numan's still alive.......
• Commented on Rogue helicopter pilots and "chameleon lemon-headed coward terrorist pussies."
  Boy, I'm gonna sample the living HELL outta this guy....I love wingnut rants. Francis E. Dec would've given this guy two thumbs-up....
• Commented on More on the LRAD sound cannon at Pittsburgh G20 protests
  I was a bit disappointed to discover that these LRAD devices are basically just loud, annoying beepers. What happened to those awesome microwave cannons that trigger pain-response nerves and make it feel like you're skin or being burnt away? Still...I...
• Commented on D&D camp, circa 1982
  In 1982, I was nine years old and *just* discovering the wonder that is D&D. I would've literally given a kidney to have been here. I need to finish my damn time-machine already.......
• Commented on 1882 deep-sea diving suit
  Mr. Bubbles!...
• Commented on Boing Boing Video: SYNESTHESIA, a film by Jonathan Fowler.
  I wish my synaesthesia were more pronounced. But, still, I can't imagine being a musician if I *weren't* synaesthetic. Most of the stuff I write is based on the "color" of the tones involved, so it's more like painting than...
• Commented on The Boing Boing / Insane Clown Posse / Juggalo Singularity
  As a closet Juggalo, I find this expanding interest in the ICP encouraging--but "Boing Boing" isn't that great a song. "In Yo Face" and "Fonz Pond" are much better, more representative tracks....
• Commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
  Why would anyone ask John Scalzi, of all people, for favours? Christ, have a little pride in the merits of your own work before you go asking a hack Heinlein-wannabe for his support....
• Commented on Google's Data Liberation Front commits to making it easy to get your data off of Google's servers
  That is one of the most bad-ass logos ever created. In today's blipvert culture, NOTHING exists unless it has a catchy soundbite and/or visual graphic that can appear on a sticker. This project nails them both!...
• Commented on Treatment of intersexed African athlete appalling
  Ummm...this is happening in a part of the world where people still believe that sorcerors can take the form of farm animals and steal your penis while you are sleeping. I'm surprised someone hasn't tried to kill her and consume...
• Commented on We're all mutants!
  WE MUST REPEAT....
• Commented on ColorSuckr sucks out colors from online images
  Now THAT is an awesomely useful website!...
• Commented on Documentary on the Church of Satan from 1970
  To quote Bud Bundy: "Oh, Satan--Yay, Satan! Satan, I'm your squeeze!"...
• Commented on 1950s Beauty Pageant Judging Guidelines
  Jeez, louise--whatever happened to, "Wow, you're cute"? Now there's a damn CHART I gotta follow?!...