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Commented on Hacklab.to's laser-cutter really *does* play the Mario Bros theme!
I don't know what that particular laser is used for, but many of them are used not to actually "cut" through anything, but to etch/burn the surface. You can "print" text, designs, and photos into metal, glass, stone, whatever. Years...
Commented on Hacklab.to's laser-cutter really *does* play the Mario Bros theme!
Oh yes, I agree 100%. The one thing that stood out to me is that, somewhere in the real world, someone decided that they wanted to say "holy awesome, that is made of fucking awesome sauce." Musical laser cutters pale...
Commented on Apple patents anti-user attention-complianceware
I remember you mentioned similar ad-supported cell phones in Little Brother, Cory. Don't remember if you portrayed them as negative or not. If it is a way for someone to have a free computer when they otherwise couldn't have a...
Commented on Koalas may go extinct in 30 years
I read a book about koalas just a few days ago. Pretty good. You can steal it here: http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks/koala_origins_of_an_icon.html After that I read the thylacine book http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks/animals/David13Tiger.html and soon will read the tasmanian devil book http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks/animals/Tasmanian_Devil_A_Unique_and_Threatened_Animal.html (of course, all these...
Commented on Auction for a private tour of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles with Leonard Nimoy
"When you throw dirt Darren, you lose ground." Oh, by all means-- you have me convinced! It is a GREAT thing when society places more value on people who pretended to be things on old TV shows that were TERRIBLE...
Commented on Auction for a private tour of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles with Leonard Nimoy
Mark-- it isn't that I can't see "fun it it"-- it is simply that-- yes, I do find it sad that people aren't excited about/willing to bid on a private tour of an observatory led by a real scientist but...
Commented on Sony, B&N promise to rekindle rights for book owners
As for a recommendation, I've had a Sony Reader Pocket (PRS-300) for around 2 1/2 months now and I love it. Bought it for reading novels, non-fiction, and manga on, but found that it is good enough for reading US...
Commented on Auction for a private tour of Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles with Leonard Nimoy
Sad that can't be a tour of an observatory with oh, I donno, an actual astronomer instead of an actor who played an alien on a 60s TV show....
Commented on Holy water dispensers to combat swine flu
Hey! Marketing idea! You could build a large Pez dispenser to pass out consecrated Bits-o-Jesus hands free! It could look like... well, it could look like this! http://askthepope.blogspot.com/2005/04/my-pope-pez.html...
Commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
"the film industry has been mentioned in a couple of subsequent books, and I think even in UU." I do remember something about that that stood out like a sore thumb to me in UA-- someone used the word "popcorn."...
Commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
Read UA a couple of weeks back-- and it made me sad. It was pretty much a disjointed mess, with thin characters a thin plot, nothing really happened, and plot threads were left dangling at the end. Nothing approaching the...
Commented on Bicycle defense kit fits in Altoids tin
Next up-- the "remove the Altoids tin that was shoved up my ass" kit for those bikers who vandalize the wrong car....
Commented on Careless forklift driver brings down the warehouse - video
Poor Klaus. Thought he could make a new start in Russia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqd4aPs5WTA...
Commented on Bees That Drink Human Tears
A photo: http://www.foundshit.com/bee-sting-eye-psd/ Not necessarily a REAL photo, but it's a photo....
Commented on The Demons' Night-Parade: Splendid Japanese yokai (mythic monster) scroll found on eBay
More scrolls: http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/scroll/scrolls.html...
Commented on Murakami's short film, "Akihabara Majokko Princess" with Kirsten Dunst
Damn. When I saw "Murakami" I thought Haruki....
Commented on Man finds "missile launcher" in his back-40
I used to see those disposable rocket thingies (but I think a different type-- I don't remember them having a large base) for sale alongside ammo containers, surplus boots and coats, and defused "pineapple" grenade at a local flea market...
Commented on Brit copyright group says, "No laptops allowed in cinemas"
Wait a minute-- I'm allowed to comment on the concept of someone near me using a laptop in a theater ONLY if I have had people near me using laptops in a theater? That is idiotic. If you are carrying...
Commented on Brit copyright group says, "No laptops allowed in cinemas"
"And when was the last time that happened to you, Darren? I've never seen anyone use a laptop in the cinema." As I mentioned originally, it has been a long, long time since I've been in a movie theater. In...
Commented on Brit copyright group says, "No laptops allowed in cinemas"
You are trying to watch a movie-- do you really want to sit beside a guy who has a large, square light turned on and is making a "click click" noise?...
Commented on Brit copyright group says, "No laptops allowed in cinemas"
I haven't gone to a movie theater in a long, long time, but I'd be very happy to see anyone using a laptop during a movie not only kicked out, but beaten about the head with a frozen tuna. (As...
Commented on The worst job of the 19th Century: nipple pinchers vs. anal tobacco blowers vs. tongue pullers in reviving the dead
They needed one of them there silver Pope hammers....
Commented on Japanese hidden camera show: Panic Face King
You would have to carefully screen the contestants for a US version of that. He (or she) just might pull his (or her) own gun and start shooting back......
Commented on Art Predicting Life
Forget the telescope-- that kid has wings!...
Commented on Panorama of yogi feet in the air
They're just pointing to where they heard those 5 notes....
Commented on Internet dumbing-down hysteria compared against previous waves of anti-tech backlash
This makes me think of this recent article claiming that e-books disinsoulify authors: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/6202501/Ebooks-will-make-authors-soulless-just-like-their-product.html...
Commented on Howie Tsui's Asian/Western horror paintings
1.) Great art, horrible Flash web site 2.) Here's an example of a "Buddhist hell scroll": http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Hellscroll.jpg...
Commented on Policeman busted for feeding Pop-Tarts to gorillas
Because even a gorilla wouldn't eat Britney Spears?...
Commented on Meth dealers laundered drug money with comic books
Maybe they were just selling drugs to support their comic habit....
Commented on Dutch government tries to stop 13-year-old girl from sailing around world solo
She'll need to keep a look out for this: http://invader-zero.deviantart.com/art/Pirate-PedoBear-61539494...

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danlalan commented on Koalas may go extinct in 30 years
did it ever occur to you that having some concern for your growth may have something to do with your sustainability? Did it ever occur to you that your fundamental beliefs as a society could have something to do with whether or not you maintain reasonable and sustainable numbers? I'm going to flog this dead horse one last time. Did it occur to you that the populations that human cultures grow to traditionally have little if anything to do with their fundamental beliefs? You assert that our problems stem from modern industrial cultures behaving fundamentally different than past cultures or...
flwombat commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
Loved Monstrous Regiment; it was my introduction to the series and the author. I thought UA was a wonderful gloss on many Pratchettish themes (redemption, tolerance, self-acceptance and confidence, the victory over ignorance by the forces of understanding) but I would only recommend it to people who are already fervent fans. There are plenty of other entry points I recommend to *anyone who will listen*, though, especially the Tiffany Aching subseries....
geekygirluk commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
I didn't read all the comments, and haven't had a chance to read Unseen Academicals yet as I bought it for an anniversary pressie for my bloke and he hasn't finished it yet. >:o( Hurry UP!!! My favourite Pratchett is Thud. The cave scene gives me goosebumps every time. Sam Vimes' darkness is the best. I love that he understands the worst in humanity (and dwarfs/trolls/vampires etc) because it's the worst in himself. I think TP has gone from strength to strength with the Moist books being among his best. I didn't like Monstrous Regiment the first time I read...
Omir the Storyteller commented on Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals" - a gift to Discworld lovers and an argument for the importance of sport
Now I know what to get my wife for Christmas. A present I can enjoy too! (Although I still need to read Thud! and Making Money.) Over at Stately Omir Manor we are big fans of the Tiffany Aching series, although I really enjoy the Witches, Watch and Death series as well. My secret ambition is to have my wife make costumes for us so we can appear at conventions as Lord and Lady Vimes; by the time she gets around to it my grandson should be about big enough to tag along behind us, carrying a copy of "Where's...
Seattlite commented on Apple patents anti-user attention-complianceware
I fully support this idea. It's been at least eight years since a company was dumb enough to think they could sell hardware subsidized by software advertising. Hacking firmware is pretty simple, and I could use some new toys ;)...

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