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• Commented on Child-safety software sells your kids' IM conversations to market-research companies
  No matter how douchbaggy or trustworthy such a company is. I couldn't even begin to consider using one, until such time as there is a “customizable” version, one that will actually ask you what is and isn't acceptable, respecting each...
• Commented on Pigeons trained to recognize bad art
  1. Train pigeons to tell good art from bad. 2. Train pigeons to shit on the bad art. 3. Release them out to the world. 4. ? 5. Fnord....
• Commented on TV preacher proves that only the Christian god is real
  Well then. Assuming Christianity is at least partially right after all, and there is such a thing as a place of afterlife torment, then watching this guy is also extremely lucky, for the exact same reasons....
• Commented on Print your photos on a shower curtain
  They won't accept obscene or vulgar images, making the service virtually useless. (What?)...
• Commented on Apple says no Project Gutenberg for iPhone because some old books are dirty
  I'm sorry, but people who buy iPhones get what they deserve. Any company that thinks it's right to “sell” a device and not give me full control over it (that's “have your cake and eat it too”) will not be...
• Commented on Emailing while asleep
  I (and other people in my family) often have episodes of almost-perfectly normal and complex behaviour while half-conscious. I wouldn't call it sleepwalking (or talking or zzz-mailing) though, but rather a state of half-consciousness; if I'm allowed to go back...
• Commented on Austin teacher threatens to sic cops on Linux group because "No software is free"
  Ok... having never lived in the US I may be misinterpreting your systems and laws... but... Why does everybody repeat her claim that she “confiscated” the CDs? This is clearly stealing, not confiscating. I doubt a teacher has authority to...
• Commented on Women may lose house for sex while she was a high school student 12 years ago
  WTF? How is that even possible? Did she blow the classmate while class was on or something?...
• Commented on What do you call the shop on the corner?
  In my current incarnation as a citizen of the world, I just use corner shop, because everybody knows what I mean, even when it's not in the corner ;-) convenience store is reserved for those that are 24h or at...
• Commented on Kids who photograph themselves naked are child pornographers and sex offenders in Ohio
  "anyone possessing material that shows a minor in a state of nudity is guilty of a fifth-degree felony" Does your own body qualify? I think Ohio is in trouble. OMG, mirrors everywhere!...
• Commented on Paper and pencil better for the brain than software?
  At first I was doubtful and even a little angry. I know for a fact my computer makes me smarter, not dumber. But then I understood what this study is really saying (it's a mental exercise you pretty much always...