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• Commented on TV vs Web: consumption characteristics
  Exactly what I thought too when reading the 'passive' user experience thing. As soon as you start imagining extended scenes and your own desired character interactions it's not passive anymore. In front of the tube is practically my drawing studio....
• Commented on Advisor: What will happen if I clone my dog?
  #33 - "I prefer to get my dogs from a breeder so I know their health background and the temperament of the parents... We've had some bad luck with previously abused shelter dogs." A breeder history is no guarantee. The...
• Commented on Advisor: What will happen if I clone my dog?
  It's also disturbing how many people think that by getting the same breed of dog as their previous pet, they are getting a dog with the same personality and habits. This is one of the main reasons animal shelters are...
• Commented on Library workers fired for colluding to keep graphic novel from being checked out by 11-year old girl
  I wonder, if it had been an adult that requested the hold, would they have allowed it out of their supervision? I don't condone the actions of these librarians as the accessing of a patrons personal info for the purposes...
• Commented on Comic on the joy of online reading
  I'm torn in two on this one, and I have a feeling I always will be. I read a lot online. The constant access to fanfiction is basically what justifies me paying so much for a cell phone I barely...
• Commented on China: real-life fashion police crack down on public pajama-wearers
  By tolerating pajamas in daily public activities, we destroy the need for 'pajama day' as a fun team building exercise for use in schools and workplaces. In fact, if pajamas are worn like everyday clothes, they will eventually become everyday...
• Commented on Creative Commons Hallowe'en mix
  Oooh, I really like this first track. Creepy! I only wish I had checked the blog an hour ago. The trick or treaters are winding down at my place now....
• Commented on Hallowe'en is safe, your kids are safe, the only scary thing is the warnings
  I don't think my parents ever checked my candy. There was no need considering I grew up on the same street my dad grew up on. He knew everyone and, therefore, everyone knew me. There were several houses that set...
• Commented on Identical tract houses after 50 years of personalization
  As awesome as this is, it's this kind of creativity that has likely inspired the art of the restrictive covenant on residences in new suburbs. My cousin paid an absolutely gargantuan amount for a cookie cutter house complete with massive...
• Commented on Awful 1962 marriage textbook speaks out against feminism, communism and interracial dating
  I plan on using all my empowerment and independence into developing my career so that I will be able to support myself and any children I may have independently. Because despite the ideal situation described in outdated texts such as...
• Commented on Type design experts, browser makers, take another crack at webfonts
  @blurgh Thank You for pointing out that if a website uses a CSS Style sheet to make it "pretty", then it can be overridden easily enough. This is of course dependent on whether or not the web designer is actually...
• Commented on How to make chai tea syrup
  This is awesome, but I needed it yesterday when I decided that it was more economical to pay $11 for Chai Latte Tassimo t-disks than to go to a coffee shop and spend $4 per cup. This is even better...
• Commented on Crossed Genres cover art featuring MLK as Terminator, KKK as girl-ninjas, with lashings of go-go boots and jetpacks
  I agree with the poster above who said that without the explanation of what was going on, it is incredibly unclear, and a bit difficult to tell that this piece is a comment on race relations. Then again, I've never...
• Commented on Michael Jackson to be plastinated?
  I agree with the comments stating that there's no way the body would be ready for July and that the autopsy has probably destroyed the possibility of a full body plastinate. And even if this had a shred of truth...
• Commented on Illustrators upset over Google's invitation to contribute free art
  I initially didn't understand what the problem was. As fledgling freelance designer, I would consider working for exposure for a multimillion dollar company. Even if they could well afford to pay me as the exposure of my work would be...
• Commented on The "super-villain transparencies" brain-teaser
  The villain could make the diagram on a standard letter sized transparency, then cut it up into tiny pieces and neglect to number them. If the hero gets even a few, he'll have no idea. Seriously though, if the hero...
• Commented on The Green Fairy
  It seems to me like drinking Absinthe in the 19th century was a bit like smoking now, ingesting a concoction of chemicals. Although, tobacco will likely never be banned. I guess when it comes to side effects crazy is worse...
• Commented on Nose balloons for snot-headed kids
  I had tubes put in as a child and I was hardly traumatized. Thinking back to all those chronic ear infections I'd had, I think this nose balloon thing with all the blowing would have been painful and I can...
• Commented on 19th century pregnancy anatomical models from Japan,
  This makes me wonder what happened when 19th century Japanese women came to the realization that the serene expression on the face of these dolls did not reflect the actual nature of childbirth. I'm thankful for that we 21st century...
• Commented on Toronto Comic Arts Festival today!
  I'm sitting here wishing that I still lived in Toronto. I would've loved this. The Reference Library is hands down my favorite Toronto haunt and the comics festival factor just adds to it's overall awesomeness....
• Commented on Woman kills elephant with bow & arrow
  @#51 I'll second what #45 & #46 has said which is that she didn't do it to help people. In her own words: "A man by the name of Larry... bet me I couldn't shoot a buffalo or elephant with...
• Commented on End of Overeating: the science of junk-food cravings
  I'd still like to read this, despite the fact that I find it disappointing that a book with a title like “The end to Overeating” would offer such old school eating advice for those who wish to shed pounds. The...
• Commented on Neuroscience of junk-food cravings, researched in a Chili's dumpster
  This concept was old news to me, but it's still a concept that I feel needs to be propagated. I like to check out the nutritional info for major restaurant chains online before ever stepping into the establishments. That way...
• Commented on Personally, My Money's On the Narwhal
  @ #1 Oh, come on now, Narwhals are awesome creatures and Unicorns are a popular topic on this blog. It made me smile. Especially the video....
• Favorited Gaiman's "Blueberry Girl": a benediction for a girl's happy life on Boing Boing
• Commented on Gaiman's "Blueberry Girl": a benediction for a girl's happy life
  @POPE RATZO: I'm currently about 1/4 of the way through "American Gods" and I'm a woman. It doesn't feel like I am reading a book written specifically for adult men. It feels like a book written for anyone who likes...
• Commented on Skull Dog
  This image would probably be more affective if it were a large print in a large space, such as an art gallery with plenty of room to stand back from it. The screaming skull would be huge and a lot...