RyanMcFitz

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• Commented on 9/11 Truth and the Paranoid Style
  Agreed. A decade ago, the president got blown by an intern inside the oval office with no witnesses and yet *still* the word got out. A few years later, hundreds (or thousands) of civilian and military people representing a massive...
• Commented on Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad.
  Are ISPs so embattled on issues of carriage, terms of trade, traffic management and the like? Why are they so conspicuously silent when governments around the world declare that they are opting to enact legislation unwanted by the public that...
• Commented on Council bans parents from play areas
  Agree with Heartfruit. My wife and I can't remember the last time our infant took the initiative to arrange a play-date with other infants and asked us to stay away so we don't bruise his infant "street cred."...
• Commented on Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
  I find the luxury vs. crap argument is compounded by the fact that a lot of our "luxury" items are actually crap items with high-end brand names attached to the price tag. That $200 DKNY rayon t-shirt is just a...
• Commented on Dozens of US Military personnel spotted on Nazi networking site
  About 15 years ago, I was a shaved-head angry music listening yoot. Within a couple months of joining the military, I was approached by a group of guys who eventually asked me to "join them." Sadly, liking angry music and...
• Commented on First music video shot on iPhone 3GS? Reyna Perez, "Love Love Love."
  Fine song. Sure. Great. But "a decent camera?" The take-away for me with this article is that if I walked around with an iPhone 3GS balanced on my head, the act would suddenly become newsworthy (or at least "noteworthy") simply...
• Commented on Illustrators upset over Google's invitation to contribute free art
  This has happened to me in Canada more times than I can remember. Any saturated industry (mostly the creative ones) get hit with this tactic all the time. I'd take the offer more if only I could go to my...
• Commented on Pirate Bay defendants found guilty, sentenced to jail
  @20, Tekna2007. Nice analogy! I'll see your road construction crews and raise you! Would the world realize that if we're holding TPB accountable for crimes committed under their watch because they made the technology available and endorsed it then will...
• Favorited London cops reach new heights of anti-terror poster stupidity on Boing Boing
• Commented on London cops reach new heights of anti-terror poster stupidity
  I wanted to make a V for Vendetta reference but was beaten to the punch. I'd like to second Bender's question. Can any UK BoingBoingers tell me if this even provokes conversation? Is there any undercurrent of "enough is enough?"...
• Commented on Review: iPod Shuffle (Third Generation)
  At first I thought this was an early April Fools' Day joke as well. Does someone at Apple need to be warned that they're becoming a living, breathing example of The Onion's satire? http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary...
• Commented on The Economist: the "least bad" way to deal with drug problem is to legalize them
  @Takuan & Others My attitudes towards decriminalization are formed but untested. I don't have a great deal of education on the issue and, frankly, it was here on BoingBoing that I learned about the group "Law Enforcement Against Prohibition." This...
• Commented on The Economist: the "least bad" way to deal with drug problem is to legalize them
  Not a friendly arena for anyone who actually, you know, thinks drugs are bad. I'm also surprised this thread doesn't have blinking red "hypocrite alert" icon at the top. I didn't see anyone demanding Teller cite his source like everyone...
• Commented on Replace Hardcovers with a Bunch of Big Signs
  I read through 2/3 of the post thinking it was Swiftian satire. Now I'm flabbergasted that Mr. Sprinrad is serious. He actually *wants* to put all those children in ovens! I'm in the "I heart hardcovers" camp. I buy hardcovers...
• Commented on Cult of Done Manifesto: a name for my disease
  I was surprised by so much of the venom in the comments. I thought the list was instructive and in many ways validated a huge chunk of how I (try to) spend my days. But then again, I'm a writer....
• Commented on Emotionally Unavailable Until Famous
  Sweet, something to share with my wife and better than a mixed tape of 80s power ballads. (Foolishness isn't generational.)...
• Commented on NYT: Sirius XM about to go bankrupt
  My love/hate relationship with Rogers wireless service has resulted in so many apologies from them for screwing me around that I now have unlimited wireless data for the next three years. But because when it comes to Rogers, there's no...
• Commented on Signing off
  Good bye Mr. Platt. As many above have said, I appreciated the challenge to many of my own opinions and I enjoyed the conversation -- at least, until it degenerated. it might not be a fair trade but for some...
• Commented on Climatic Heresy: 1
  I think Charles' choice of the word "Heresy" is incredibly apropos. Has anyone else noticed that the opinions and tactics for mentally coping with the issue of climate change are a Pascal's Wager for the 21st century? 1. Going to...
• Commented on Israel Invades Gaza: Online coverage, "citizen reporter" resources.
  T m, mst f th fcts -- nd pnns -- rgrdng th crrnt stt f vnts s dplrbl, mddy rvr. t s lmst mpssbl t mk p my mnd s t th ccntblty r rspnsblty fr hw w hv ndd...
• Commented on Brilliant self-contradictory quote from President Bush
  @Zuzu -- perfectly appropriate and timely quote. Thank you!...
• Commented on Brilliant self-contradictory quote from President Bush
  It strikes me that he doesn't sound more simpel or ridiculous now than he did four or eight years ago. And this is after years of practice! I'm not in a finger-pointing mood, but as a Canadian, I can't help...
• Commented on Nokia N97, their new flagship phone
  @albee, you're right, of course. I lucked out -- I bought my N95 cheap and unlocked (so I can wage my silent bitter war against Rogers) from a friend who stood in line to get an iPhone 3G. We sometimes...
• Commented on The SimpleTech Signature 500GB HDD is sleek and tiny
  It is for all those reasons (minus the adorable pincerable divots) that I enjoy my LaCie external. If it was larger, it's Kubrickian black glass case would have inspired people to bow before it. http://www.lacie.com/ca/products/product.htm?pid=10982...
• Commented on Praise from <em>Patapon</em> and a passionate plea
  I'm a raving die-hard Cthulhu fan, yet when Bethesda Softworks issued "Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth," I was outraged after only an hour of playing. Loyalty compelled me to keep playing until eventually even that meter went...
• Commented on Nokia N97, their new flagship phone
  This is the first handset to make me suspect that my Nokia N95 is on its way out the door. The N95's 5MP camera only falls short in its interface. Button real estate is at a premium and my stubby...
• Commented on Reporting from Banff for BoingBoing
  I'm currently teaching here at BNMI for a mobile residency. Agreed, it's a lovely change from Winnipeg although I disagree with @1 -- the prairies have their own majesty. You don't hear people complain about living near the coast because...
• Commented on Your Virtual Girlfriend
  I don't think Cortana would let someone treat her like that....
• Commented on Make your own Muppet Whatnot
  Too bad "bald" isn't an option. Some of us don't have any hair on our heads and forcing us to select "bald fringe" is just insulting. Muppet insulting....
• Commented on Radley Balko's morning links
  I wonder if the treadmobile, with the proper gear ratio, could get a jogger up to highway speeds......