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• Commented on Anti-energy drinks
  But beer works so well!...
• Commented on Biofeedback bracelet for stressed daytraders
  The bracelet and glowing fruit bowl sure look pretty alright, but the body already gives plenty of signals to indicate stress. If a person ignores sweating, fidgeting, a pounding heart, headache and/or irritability, why would they pay more attention to...
• Commented on Owner of trendy Manhattan restaurant Paradou plumbs new depths of evil bad-bossitude
  It makes me ill that there isn't more accountability for employer behaviour and ressources for employees who aren't paid enough to sue or have enough of a cushion to live without a job for a while. Abusive bosses use their...
• Commented on Taste Test: natto, gooey fermented soy beans
  Yeah, the contradictory soy studies sure are perplexing. The processing explanation makes sense though. I'm heavily soy intolerant- I have bad reactions to roasted soy beans, soy milk and tofu 'fake meat'- but I can drink miso soup (I love...
• Commented on Library workers fired for colluding to keep graphic novel from being checked out by 11-year old girl
  Funny thing is, the girl probably already knew of some of the book's premise/contents (why would she randomly reserve a totally unknown book?). Double fail on the part of Ms. Morals. It reminds me of a book about the inquisition...
• Commented on How-to make yourself look like Sailor Moon
  Wow. I used to watch/read Sailor Moon... 15 years ago!! Time sure flies right by. That said, of all the comics convention cosplayers I've seen, this is probably the best 'Usagi' costume. Nice!...
• Commented on <s>Live-action</s> CGI version of Smurfs in the works?
  Okay, I gotta admit: This is some heavy-duty, durable body paint o_O...
• Commented on <s>Live-action</s> CGI version of Smurfs in the works?
  What's with the obsession with making every single book/comics idea into a live-action movie?? Some stories simply aren't well-suited for movies. All characters and settings don't necessarily translate to real-action or CGI. They just end up losing their charm and...
• Commented on Was Demi Moore Ralph-Laurenized on "W" mag cover, with missing hip-flesh?
  Anyone else notices how *noses* are even more loathed than hips? Funny that the only people I have met IRL who needed surgery for deviated septums were hockey players and boxers while in Hollywood, it's an epidemic among young, dainty...
• Commented on Clémentine Henrion's Eternal Balloons made from fabric
  That's really cute. It would look great in a kid's room (or any quirky decor, really)....
• Commented on One morning in a fitness boot camp
  True. We never had a car. My husband bikes to work and we walk to do groceries. Walking while carrying several bags of groceries two or three times a week is a great workout and it naturally falls within our...
• Commented on Woman accidentally buys wrapping paper covered with swastikas
  You know, for an aspiring artist, Hitler sure wasn't very creative. All he could do was recycle and ruin perfectly cool ancient symbols. The 'sowelu' rune is another (good thing Harry Potter's scar is solving this). As a child, I...
• Commented on What MP3 player should I buy?
  I second that. I've had my Zen Stone for 2 years now and it's great: Fast to charge, easy to upload music on, no limitations built-in... For someone who doesn't want games/phone/apps/hype mixed with their music, it's perfect. My only...
• Commented on Succeedblog: awesome stuff captioned with SUCCEED
  Wow, some people have been around 'internet speak' a bit too long... It doesn't matter what it's called. The human jumbotron, the Bon Jovi game dance and the kid with the accordeon are made of awesome....
• Commented on Venezuela bans violent video games: a first-person guest essay
  What an an impressive missive. It's really not just about gaming but about individual freedom (especially populist freedom) being criminalized and used as scapegoat for issues the government should be responsible for. We have enough broken promises and lame excuses...
• Commented on The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook: inspirational kids' science comic
  Wow, I love the insane amount of detail and the 'ligne claire' style. Gorgeous! Anyone else annoyed that the Amazon site seems to offer a feature that allows people to see inside the book but most of the time, it...
• Commented on How to open a bottle of wine with your shoe
  I wish I had seen this sooner. I own at least 5-6 corkscrews from all the picnics where we'd forgotten one and had to run buy a new one at the convenient store....
• Commented on Video: Robert Crumb talks about his illustrated Genesis
  Great talk! Robert Crumb's art(and himself) really has been growing on me for the past 2-3 years. The 'interviewer'- a comic artist herself and Art Spiegelman's wife- wasn't annoying to me....
• Commented on Portraits of child beauty pageant participants
  In seeing how our society’s values of beauty, glamour, and celebrity are reflected in the hopes and dreams of thousands of young girls, we come to see that these pageants are a reflection of American culture itself. In seeing how...
• Commented on Hiding Your Sexual Orientation From Your Parents 101 (teen-made video)
  Why is it so icky or weird to you? I think it's very helpful. Many high-school kids don't necessarily get the right kind of information and support at home, especially regarding their sexuality. If they need an unbiased, emotionally detached...
• Commented on Couple survives car crash in their house
  Wow. I can't imagine how surreal and life-changing that must have been for the two survivors. The bad part is that the driver, despite being a hateful, dangerous moron, will probably get away with a few months in jail and...
• Commented on Advisor: My husband has a virtual girlfriend
  Glad to hear it worked for you :) That was my point, though: Even though her behaviour admittedly seem socially immature and stunted to me, I'm not the social police (and I'm plenty of people's weirdo myself). I'm happy that...
• Commented on Do chimps grieve?
  Animal emotions have been proven to the extent that humans' emotions have been 'proven' (i.e. some of the biochemestry). By acknowledging that animals have emotions, nobody is saying that they feel or experience them as we do. Even among humans,...
• Commented on Chris Ware's New Yorker cover
  I see your point, but he's not controlling his play as much as just spending time with him (the kid is not home schooled as my friend is a single dad and has to work). If the boy wants to...
• Commented on Chris Ware's New Yorker cover
  I love the total simplicity of the illustration; it's both beautiful and effective. @somer andom- A friend of mine often complains about this. He has a 5 year-old son and when they're at the park, no only he's usually the...
• Commented on Halloween: good excuse for gratuitous "doggies in costumes" blog posts
  My cat has the cutest abyssinian-tabby costume......
• Commented on My Parents Were Awesome
  Really cute site! But like shrocket, my parents are still totally cool and never allowed the world- or time- to cramp their style (luckily, my in-laws are also awesome, fun, free-spirits)....
• Commented on Advisor: My husband has a virtual girlfriend
  Okay, most of my point was already made eloquently by Gloria, but I'm a slow typist :P...
• Commented on Advisor: My husband has a virtual girlfriend
  So what do you suggest? Mandatory relationship courses in school? I'm not being sarcastic, I just wonder what you feel would solve this 'cultural' problem. I see what you mean, but I don't agree that it is a cultural or...
• Commented on Saturday Morning Science Experiment: Pachyderm Dental Care
  "You can't do this one at home" Aaaaaawwww!? Wait, I'm an adult; that means I can (as long as I pick up the mess) :D...