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• Commented on Everything but the Game: The Art Behind the Stitches of <em>LittleBigPlanet</em>
  I'm a bit peeved that I've gone through the agony of wanting a PS3 just for this (and so far resisted), and now I have to go through the same agony with the PSP. Although that one will be easier...
• Commented on Conservative children's book vilifies Nancy Pelosi
  If the book actually was balanced and didn't spoon-feed the audience pre-determined rubbish then I'd support it, all the way. Buty let's face it, pro-GOPs would be producing "This is why we hate immigrants" (for instance) not: "Should we hate...
• Commented on Conservative children's book vilifies Nancy Pelosi
  Oh dear. I can't help but feel the few... nutjobs that would genuinely buy this for their children would in fact object to similar publications given to some Palestinean children demonising Israelis (probably not the vice-versa, though. Some of the...
• Commented on Hurting Google
  The really troubling part of all this, personally, is that the state / capital city I live in only has ONE daily paper - a News Limited publication. By putting this information behind a pay wall, what little is left...
• Commented on Koalas may go extinct in 30 years
  Considering only a year or two ago they were contemplating a Koala cull on Kangaroo Island (off the coast of South Australia), due to over-population and lack of natural predators, I think there is more than a healthy chance of...
• Commented on Cellphone contracts getting even better!
  I'll never understand how US carriers can continue to fleece phone users for recieving texts (and voice calls?) European and other regions often pay for Voicemail retrieval, but even then there are "free" options (ie, voicemail calling you when a...
• Commented on Cellphone contracts getting even better!
  Right on the money. I want an iPhone sans phone. Stilkl want 3G radio for data, but not the phone. I'm making do with an iPod touch at the moment, only because of the absurd cost and contracts associated with...
• Commented on Secret Diary of a Specialist in Developmental Neurotoxicology and Cancer Epidemiology
  Much like many things in this puritically-inclined society, the "danger" in sex work stems (in no small part) from the irrational legal standpoint many socities feel compelled to take. If anything comes from this story, hopefully it will be this:...
• Commented on UN goons destroy academic poster describing China's censorwall
  Because China's 'Great Firewall' is the sort of secret that would rock the world if it was widely discovered. Governments would topple as they tried to loosen the newly discovered vice that is China's censoring of it's 'net feed. Also:...
• Commented on Alternate Star Trek pilot to be released
  I must've seen the bootleg, and yes - much higher quality than this video. I was sure that it had an official release somewhere, with the extended scenes and alternate music. But I've been lost in plus 100 degree heat...
• Commented on La-Z-Boy in drunk driving debacle headed for eBay, "Hell Yeah It's Fast" sticker included
  He's disabled? And they still took the chair? Where is the thread for outrage re: forfeiture laws? I'm still slack jawed that this has been allowed to happen. That it's for "drug related crimes" is even more mind boggling....
• Commented on Australian public broadcaster releases Zombie Walk footage under Creative Commons
  The Australian Broadcasting Corp is akin to the BBC, and just as awesome. Murdoch's pawns were having a go at it recently, as they were the BBC, for stealing eyes with online content and news - "stick to TV" was...
• Commented on Japanese hidden camera show: Panic Face King
  Release come after, which is why there is a risk of the person turning around and being really peeved, and not signing. Although the risk of that doesn't seem to mitigate the more hardcore scenarios from shows like scare tactics...
• Commented on Hit-and-run driver who hit cyclist
  I don't get it when people don't stop after they hit animals - but people? I mean - what the hell? Good on them for getting a photo of the license plate, chances are if this is the carelessness and...
• Commented on For Your Friday - The Spoon Box by The Books
  Amazing video!! The sound was very much like a Matthew Herbert composition or perhaps even Múm. I love found object percussion & obviously need to pay more attention to newer releases. Cheers for the heads up, you guys are giving...
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  One thing that this debate eems to lack: the shared starting point that everyone deserves adequate healthcare. Everyone, anyone. Human beings. The fact that it's denied in very poor countries is heart breaking, and I'll always encourage my government to...
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  CSSPublic & anon 102: I will admit, under the system I live in I can't go shopping for x-ray providers, MRI providers - name a test, and I'll tell you I can't choose the provider if I'm referred by a...
• Commented on Will a clean fridge get you laid?
  The idea was cute, until the sexist generalisation was aired. Then all I got was "anally retentive douche bag". Ick....
• Commented on Welcome to the guestblog, Bassam Tariq and Aman Ali!
  I really enjoyed the 30 mosques project, and can't wait to whittle away my work days reading your posts. Way to go BB for keeping the guestblog spot not only filled, but filled with such awesome talent....
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  CSSPublic: There are lots of moral arguments to be made when looking at healthcare decisions but I think colouring it too much as a moral obligation feeds into fears of "too much government regulation" all the way to socialism. It...
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  CSS Public: So i can get a boob job, but if I wanna check out that dark spot on my lungs I'm totally fucked? Awesome....
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  Anon @ 25 and Antinous: Thanks for pointing out that US cancer survival rates are by no means the highest in the world. Maybe those that are actually diagnosed in time for treatment, but last time I checked cancer detection...
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  Rindan: That was heartwarmingly naive. Thanks for reminding me that things - people - should (and can) be alright....
• Commented on Raising money to air an anti-special-interest ad with Lessig and Olbermann
  @7 Foetusnail: I've never got why those that seem most vocal against public healthcare are the ones who are going to benefit most (well, except moronic middle-class "not with my money" types.) It's a real shame that the public are...
• Commented on Guitar-shaped spatula
  @the r kelly: Usage trumps definition, at the end of the day. Quibble all you want, but pretty soon - surprised it's not already - it'll probably have another dictionary definition. And then what's the correct definition? You can quibble...
• Commented on Walkman NW-A84
  There is different for we-don't-need-to-emulate-your-fucking-ipod's sake, and then there is this. Different and also THE SEX. I want one. Which for Sony usually means it won't be available in my region. And since the only electronic device i carry is...
• Commented on Unusual police sketch
  I was all chuckles until I read the femoral artery bit - deliberate or not, there are some things that would strike nothing but fear and absolute panic... not to mention pain. The femoral artery runs right next to a...
• Commented on Beatles remasters: the Metzger review
  See also: Star Wars IV - VI re-releases. Sure, it's cool to get a nerdgasm from seeing all those extra creatures and aliens, but at the end you're just sorta left with some raped memories and a feeling of uncertainty....
• Commented on Working handcuff keys printed on a 3D printer
  Apoxia: Concern, meet troll! The actual potential for security comprises arising from this is neglibible. But, you ask, how is this any good? Well, it's a reminder to officers that cuffs should never be relied upon solely as a means...
• Favorited Google's Data Liberation Front commits to making it easy to get your data off of Google's servers on Boing Boing