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• Commented on Judge sentences man to 6 months for yawning in court
  6 months, as noted, is absurdly punitive for the "offense", exaggerated and meant to mock though it was. The same message could have been sent with a much lighter and more useful sentence--a fine, community service, etc. On the other...
• Commented on New book on viral culture: And Then There's This
  Ok, I think we need to make it a law: no more using the word "viral" on the interwebs, people....
• Commented on Chris Anderson on managing tech for abundance
  Lost in this discussion seems to be any thought about perceptions of "quality". Just using the example above, Anderson acknowledges the fact (even revels in it) that YouTube Lego Star Wars is poorly made as compared to the movie of...
• Commented on Ragdoll Metaphysics: Could The Xbox 360 Be The Last Console You Buy? (or, The Actual Most Important News of E3)
  I agree with Icupnimpn2--the winner of the console wars should win due to good games, not the other stuff that one can already do on a computer or phone. I mean, I can game on my laptop anywhere I want,...
• Commented on Health insurance versus health
  And this is why health insurance/care should not be a business, but a right for all citizens. This is just one of the magical things that happens when you have a country based on democracy but dedicated to advancing capitalism....
• Commented on London cops catch and search a potential terrorist every three minutes
  And there have been no new terrorist attacks in London, which would also be a 100% effective rate. The UK is using Bush logic! @machinelf: Excellent question....
• Commented on PXP looks like a PSP, emulates the classics
  Um, a modded PSP can ROM it up like crazy as it is. Of course, they cost more, though they also have other attributes too. @Pensador: It depends on what flavor of RPG you like. I'm also an rpg junkie...
• Commented on High School Teacher Recounts "Sexting" Ordeal That Ruined His Career
  There's enough blame for all parties to share in it, certainly. But to blame the teacher, administrator, or even the parent more than the student (which everyone seems to be doing) is wrong. This was the student's mess. Everyone who...
• Commented on Obama adds yet another RIAA attorney to Justice Department roster (now there are 5)
  I'm assuming that the RIAA has more money than god with which they hire only the best lawyers to try and make their patently absurd charges stick. As a result, I'm not especially aggrieved that the President is pulling lawyers...
• Commented on Wil Wheaton teaches his son to slay dragons
  Aside from likely making a great guest blogger, Wil sounds like an awesome DM. Great post....
• Commented on A Bit More Music...and So Long for Now
  Dan: I've enjoyed your posts more than any other guest blogger--sad to see you go. Keep up the excellent work....
• Commented on Web Software Seller Won't Take No for an Answer
  @DM10003: Trust amazon--they know what is best for you. And I'll take that extra TV if you just don't have the room for it. Go on and send it over. @Nik: It's great to see this level of engagement and...
• Commented on Web Software Seller Won't Take No for an Answer
  See that's the thing--people like Dan and Liamo (and myself) wish to buy software legitimately. We like supporting the small software companies that make good products and/or we want to register and get updates. And then we get this kind...
• Commented on Paying for News: A Mega-Merger Thought Experiment
  Information is power. Dan's idea essentially centralizes the power and limits access to it to those willing to pay $520 annually. But aside from this being dangerous, it also doesn't solve the problem of newspapers going out of business. Dan's...
• Commented on Modern day Noah's Ark replica
  Even at half-scale, it's not big enough. Not even close. Even discounting arctic animals, birds, and sea creatures, not big enough by a large margin. The insects alone would pawn that thing. Assuming they count as "god's creatures".......
• Commented on NY Times and 'Serious' Journalism
  Dan--Thank you for the examination of newspaper journalism in this country at this time in history. It's about time. Correct me if I'm mis-characterizing your intentions, but you're doing this in an attempt to try and figure some things out--you're...
• Commented on People are pouring out of Dubai
  Couldn't happen to a nicer place. And @Chris Furniss, that's the best comment I've read on any blog for days. So accurate....
• Commented on Blackjack card-counting iPhone app illegal in casinos
  Card counting isn't illegal by any state law, but it is banned in most casinos. People suspected of being card counters are typically escorted from the premises. Unless they're losing, of course. And I agree with Auto Parts for Brains:...
• Commented on South Park iPhone App a No-Show in Apps Store; Cartman Blames Kyle's Mom.
  What syncrotic said +1. I don't own anything Mac and never will as long as they keep acting like this. Who buys a device they can't actually make their own? Lots of people apparently.... Sad....
• Commented on Windows 7 DRM begins to surface
  Whether the /. story and its conclusions about W7 are right or not, the many comments basically saying "No, that's not broken, you just perform this arcane series of clicks through 5 menus, then click the "advanced" button to find...
• Commented on Boing Boing on GOOD: Why I Like the Amazon Kindle 2 (or will once I get one)
  A Kindle is $360? I had no idea.... I assumed these were $100-$150 devices. I mean, a PSP is less than half that, and an iPhone/Pod is less too. And this doesn't let you do anything but read (not that...
• Commented on Scary-ass job-loss chart comparing previous and current recession
  The thing about this recession/depression that is different from all the rest and that will likely make it not last as long or be as painful as everyone thinks is that this is the most globalized society has been in...
• Commented on A Hypothetical Question to the Boing Boing Community: the Filmmaker and the Bittorrented Screener
  Dougall's idea of using a Canary Trap scenario to tag the leaker is a fine idea--but only if that's what the filmmaker cares to do, which I don't think it is by your posting. Others' ideas of releasing a short...
• Commented on Heathrow security defuses deadly rice-milk threat by insisting that it be decanted into baby-bottles
  Once again, thank you boingboing for continuing to post on and draw attention to what is a very serious issue. The TSA's of the world are out of control. But once again, I have to ask, when will we see...
• Commented on France to give free newspaper subs to 18 year olds
  I'm going to go against the flow here and state that I think this is a fine idea, any vaguely applicable European laws be damned. And honestly I don't know why so many people seem so intent on hastening the...
• Commented on Stimulus Details
  This posting and the links posted in a couple of the responses have been very helpful--thanks. There are two problems with all of this allocation that seem impossible to ignore, yet I've seen no media focus on them: 1) No...
• Commented on Aerial shots of London by night -- magic
  Lovely photos. All the better since I'll never see the city in person again, given the other postings from Cory today regarding the UK....
• Commented on Disagree with a flight attendant? You're a terrorist
  Yes, we are all regularly appalled and annoyed at what airlines and the TSA seem able to get away with these days, and it's great that BB continues to post such things. After months and months of such postings, we're...
• Commented on Media helped create the financial meltdown
  There are a few genuine "causes" for this global financial crisis, but the media is not one of them. It didn't "help create" it. It absolutely failed to help prevent it or lessen its impact, which the media could have...
• Commented on Report: Kyrgyzstan under massive DOS attack
  In theory, it's Russian hackers, gov't commissioned. It's about oil and as a side to that the US base plays into it, but not as the primary. Basic strategy: make a mess of the communications there so no one wants...