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• Commented on Demonstrating TSA futility by stabbing dead pigs with pens
  Well, I think TSA doesn't so much filter for dangerous items, but for threatening items. Though it may be possible to kill a person with a plastic knife, it will be hard to hijack a plane with it. On the...
• Commented on Cydwoq: handmade shoes designed by an LA architect
  I quite like them, and I don't think $300 for a pair of good shoes is insane (I have paid more) but they all have one feature I can't stomach: the noses always point upwards! Why? It looks dumb, it...
• Commented on SGI releases personal supercomputer
  The fact that 'desktop supercomputer' is inaccurate doesn't mean it is bad marketing. It got your attention, didn't it?...
• Commented on Tweet (#4110958399)
  The wording 'pass as art' imply that it is in fact not art. I disagree however. To me, the method of creation of a work is irrelevant, however mundane. If a work is made with inspiration and skill, it is...
• Commented on Report: Mercury found in every single fish tested in study of US rivers, streams
  "No talking to the food"...
• Commented on Michael Jackson's FBI file consists of about 600 pages
  So I guess he would also gain information about the Beer Hunter....
• Commented on Advisor: Why my GPS is bad for my brain
  Ok, here's a fix: Get a solid smartphone that has GPS built in. I have a windows mobile one. The good thing about winmo is that there are tons of free tools out there. Download a GPS tracker, like Noni...
• Commented on Local Man Rambles About Obsolete Tech: One Plane Displays!
  It's not a tree... It's a clover! It really makes sense for a clover to be present on a slot machine, even if it's only a three leaf clover....
• Commented on How-To: Read George Orwell's 1984 on your Kindle
  Also, it's here: http://www.memoware.com/?screen=doc_detail&doc_id=16061&p=title^!1984~!description^!1984~!author^!1984~!date_added^!0~!rating^!0 Not sure what the legal status of that is,but there it is, for free. Of course you can't read open encodings on your Kindle, but hey, get a phone!...
• Commented on Wired presents the 10 Worst Evolutionary Designs
  At all people objecting to the word 'design' here: I'm pretty sure it is intentional. This is clearly a jab at Intelligent Design adherents, rather than at evolution (which doesn't care, being a non-sentient process). The gist is: if the...
• Commented on Google's new data-center cools with weather prediction, not electricity
  cool!...
• Commented on Bosch Cordless Hammer Drill: light, snappy and blows through brick like butter
  For screwing (not that kind of screwing you perverts) I have the Bosch Ixo. Which doesn't drill, but is very small and light. I have used it for thousands of screws already. We are calling it the 'Bob the builder'...
• Commented on Digital TV's history in America: the DTV transition nearly cost the USA its technological freedom
  Imagine if they would have withdrawn from cable television: a whole new and fresh generation of tv makers would be abundant right now!...
• Commented on What Became of Neanderthals? We Ate 'em, Made 'em into Jewelry, Says Scientist
  Basing an extinction theory on a single archeological find may be sloppy science, but it is an easy and cheap way to get your name and your university's name in the world press, and even on boingboing!...
• Commented on Stealthy Ninja Jacket is Magical*
  I already didn't see these at last year's Ninja Parade....
• Commented on Distance to celestial objects chart
  The propulsion system is visible in the picture. Good old fashioned propellors! Proven technology. Why use anything else? Oh, and of course Pluto wasn't listed because they only mention planets....
• Commented on Distance to celestial objects chart
  The propulsion system is visible in the picture: good old fashioned propellors. Proven technology. Why would you use anything else?...
• Commented on Local man finds card skimmer on ATM
  My wife became very angry with me one day, telling me that I shouldn't use the household card on my business trips. But honey, I was in Prague, not Bucharest. Actually, this number matches your bank card, not mine. So...
• Commented on IKEA Sunnan: Cheap, colorful rechargeable solar lamps
  Of course in the Netherlands they are 20 EUROS. http://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/catalog/products/90154371...
• Commented on Princess Bride DVD ambigram
  This is actually a good anti-piracy measure, because this way the purchased version adds value over the illegally downloaded one....
• Commented on Vader joins the Lutheran Church of Iceland
  @Patrick Dodds, #30 Most likely it was his parents that opted him in (also known in church circles as 'baptism') Of course we all know who is really inside that suit: http://www.worth1000.com/entries/162000/162309PVxt_w.jpg...
• Commented on Horrified B-movie victim action figures
  These have been on Archie McPhee for a long time: http://www.mcphee.com/items/11642.html Also: cool related products to run away from....
• Commented on Atlas Of The Real World
  Ah, this places the Netherlands in its rightful place in the center of the world. Also, I believe it is the only country that has its normal shape....
• Commented on You don't need to send money to China to keep your domain
  This isn't really about other people taking away your domain, but about local Asian companies considering to register their local equivalent (like boingboing.cn) They are offering for you to cybersquat these asian domains to prevent confusion. Of course this is...
• Commented on GPS helps convict killer
  "and an arsonist parked 100 yards from the house he torched: his own!" eh? So this guy was convicted for torching his own house because he parked out front? I'll remember to park a couple blocks away just in case...
• Commented on Test Card TV Cosy
  Personally, I like the deer in the picture better. But then I have a thing with deer. (I live next to a deer camp)....
• Commented on TSA inspector breaks airplanes by climbing on them using instruments as handholds
  I think this post is slightly unfair. Idiots work in every organisation, not just the TSA. Posts about moronic regulations make sense because those need to be exposed to the public so that there becomes a political stimulus to change...
• Commented on TSA puts commercial pilots on no-fly and terrorist watch lists
  'Ladies and gentlemen, here is your purser speaking. We are running into a slight delay because your captain is a suspected terrorist'...
• Commented on Surowiecki on the "anticommons problem" -- The Gridlock Economy reviewed
  Here http://www.slate.com/id/2195158/ is a review of this book from a month ago. Apparently Cory missed this in his mailbox as I sent this link to him....
• Commented on Bad-ass tape dispenser
  I think it's an excellent idea. Haven't you guys ever wrapped a present? You're standing there with one hand holding down the paper and with the other hand trying to get a piece of sticky tape. So you have to...