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Commented on All of Mojo Nixon in free, legal MP3 -- US ONLY
I saw Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper 20 years ago opening for the Pogues at an outdoor concert in Washington DC. They put on a great show, and when the Pogues came on, Shane McGowan was much too drunk to...
Commented on Why ad-blockers, ad-skippers and other user-control technologies are legal
If I am hoping to find some specific content, and I get an ad instead, I am 0% likely to change my mind and decide I want the ad's content. I can't imagine anyone who would not make the same...
Commented on Boing Boing: The World's Greatest Neurozine!
Funny, I hit "reply" to Ark's comment above, so I was expecting to see some quoted text in the comment box. Is this still in the works? Anyway, I'll have to quote it myself: Anyone unfortunately seeing Comic Sans, should...
Commented on The criticism that Ralph Lauren doesn't want you to see!
This is a great, and well-deserved endorsement for your ISP too! Good job all around!...
Commented on The ecologist who found his wedding ring
"dropped his wedding ring in the murky waters of a New Zealand just months after he and his wife Rachel got hitched" Which New Zealand? If it was a really small one, I don't see the problem. ;)...
Commented on Boing Boing: The World's Greatest Neurozine!
It's working better now than it was last night! =D Happy birthday Boing Boing! The redesign is a step forward. I'll second the call for a "recent comments" ticker on the right somewhere. I'll also second the notion that while...
Commented on Boing Boing's Moderation Policy (Archived)
If you are experimenting with a new design format, it's not going well. When I click on any "permalink" or on a post's title in the comments, I get a screen that looks like this: http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l367/nosehat/bbscreencap1.jpg FYI...
Commented on Conservapedia proposes de-liberalized Bible
I'm actually dying to see what they'd do with Matthew 19:21 Or the sermon on the mount. Or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" for that matter. Unintentional comedy indeed!...
Commented on SWAT team raids orchid grower for fudging import paperwork
Perhaps it was this guy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268126/...
Commented on OUTRAGE: documentary outs anti-gay politicians who are secretly gay
@#6 Foetusnail: Try this, we don't care if they are gay; nor do we care who or what they do, as long as it is consensual. We support equal rights. Yes, perhaps that's the most compassionate, consistent approach to such...
Commented on G20 police uses arrested student as trophy in group photo
The original video seems to have been removed. Here's another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yv904vnDh8...
Commented on In memoriam: Amy Farris - fiddler, singer, roots music performer.
Oh no! Sad news indeed....
Commented on IT Crowd comes back for a fourth season!
Woo hoo, more Peep Show. That's what I'm carrying away from this one. =D...
Commented on Improbable movie trading cards
These are really funny. Thanks!...
Commented on Business Reply Mail pamphlet encourages office workers to revolt
This is one of the best solutions I've seen for this kind of thing. I used to send them back with random bits of newspaper or other detritus stuffed inside, until I realized I wasn't so much sticking it to...
Commented on Vampire-hunting technologies of yore
This may shock you, but at least some of these are hoaxes. I'm not aware of a single one of these that's an actual historical artifact. Makes me wonder if there's a thriving market for saints' finger bones and whatnot...
Commented on Kill Al-Qaeda in Three Easy Steps
@#1 Xeni: Unfortunately, it looks like plenty of other self-published books' websites. I agree, the jacket quotes are a stitch. As though someone would say "Why, I am also 32 years old. This must be the book for me!"...
Commented on Banned Books Week and "most challenged titles" of 2008!
Books can be banned for having a religious viewpoint? Seems like the fundies are opening a real can of worms with that one. The only reason for banning a book that's at all rational on this list is "unsuited for...
Commented on Nalo Hopkinson, writing mentor for hire
I sincerely hope she has drawn up a contract that clearly stipulates exactly what her responsibilities are (and aren't) in this arrangement. I wish her the best of luck with this! But I can also imagine this turning into a...
Commented on Magic dots
@#2 Anonymous: You might be telling the truth, or this might be a fantastic troll....
Commented on Creative Commons Salon, San Francisco Oct 15
Wow, this looks great! However, Gogol Bordello is playing the same night at the Fox in Oakland. Decisions, decisions!...
Commented on Tilt-shift video: a day at the Magic Kingdom
I like how they avoided filming any of the long lines....
Commented on Magic dots
It's a horrifying 1970's wall mural generator! Run for your life!...
Commented on Untitled 1
Yes, Buddy66, the rebuke seemed way out of line, and really out of nowhere. Perhaps a private conversation was taking place that spilled over in this way? Takaun is thick skinned. Also note, the arbitrary rebuke came from someone who...
Commented on Untitled 1
Hokano, That's sad. Booooo indeed! Come back, Tak! Unless you're off globe trotting. If that's the case, trot your heart out! --Nosehat...
Commented on Ralph Lauren opens new outlet store in the Uncanny Valley
Wouldn't the joke be on us if that was a real person A real person? My guess would be, not for long!...
Commented on Ralph Lauren opens new outlet store in the Uncanny Valley
@ #8: http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=uncanny+valley...
Commented on Rogue helicopter pilots and "chameleon lemon-headed coward terrorist pussies."
@# 5 EMG72: Hell, I make my living laughing at and getting others to laugh at some of the darkest things around us. Wow! Sounds like a great example of "do what you love and the money will follow", eh?...
Commented on Untitled 1
Takuan, where did you go?...
Commented on My recent money-related posts at Credit.com
Also RE the self-watering garden containers: I bet it's even cheaper to MAKE one. (Wouldn't it be fun to see an issue of MAKE focused on gardening?) ;)...

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joshhaglund commented on Boing Boing: The World's Greatest Neurozine!
It's been a month and I hugely miss the old design. I follow most blogs within google reader but there are a few sites whose simple design and consistently good content made me want to type: ctrl+l, b, ↓, <enter>. For the first time in 7 years I have added BB to my newsreader -- my secondary, general info stream that I check after I check my favorite sites. When worldchanging.org changed from a blogger style to a more "newsey" design a few years ago they were moved to my reader and got lost in the mix. I hardly read...
hjayala commented on Banned Books Week and "most challenged titles" of 2008!
As a teacher, the issue to me is not banning books, it is appropriateness of books. I had an 11-year-old student bring in a very "explicit" book for "DEAR" (Drop Everthing And Read)time. That book passed under each of the students' desks like a brush fire. By the time I found out about the book, kids had been copying things out of, drawing pictures of some of its content and so forth. I kept the book and asked the parent to come in and pick it up. She said she was upset that I was censoring what her child was...
kirkjerk commented on Boing Boing: The World's Greatest Neurozine!
I find this site is a lot less accommodating for people who like to keep up with the site but don't always have time daily - those mini-summaries are kind of worthless. I figured out I can start hacking URLs, boingboing.net/2009/11/05 etc but it's not so elegant. Other than that I guess its ok, if maybe geared too much to casual readers....
nina commented on Shop Class as Soulcraft
I just today picked this book up- and found your wonderful article when I was googling the author to learn more about him. First and foremost- a-men for neighborhood bookstores still existing- and I so love mine, especially now, for having put this in the window today! Crawford so brilliantly chronicles a journey that so many other folks I met in the AFM when racing, also experienced- tho all of us, much later in life than when he did. I started racing motorcycles when I was 20, and just felt drained and barren after years upon years of overachiever art...
orosconpollo commented on Steampunk guitar amp
I have a subtle steampunk amp I've done hmm, how to post I do not know? ......

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