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• Commented on Conservapedia proposes de-liberalized Bible
  'updating words which have a change in meaning, such as "word", "peace", and "miracle"' The server seems to be down atm, but if they're going to redefine words*, they might as well translate it into Newspeak right away. *I know...
• Commented on New ebook publisher from publishing veterans with novel ideas
  @7 That would make both the e-book and the POD side more economical. The money saved could be split between the authors, publishers and readers and everyone will be happy, except for the bookstore owners. @8 It will be a...
• Favorited New ebook publisher from publishing veterans with novel ideas on Boing Boing
• Commented on New ebook publisher from publishing veterans with novel ideas
  @bookguy It's true that the physical aspect is only part of the cost, but the price difference between hardcovers and paperbacks ($11 in this case) suggests that it's slightly more then negligible. Swapping out the physical aspect for an e-equivalent...
• Commented on New ebook publisher from publishing veterans with novel ideas
  It is a correct title, but also quite hard to parse... Anyway, sounds like a great concept, especially coming from people with a background like theirs. They say nothing about DRM, but I'm sure people like Cory and Rudy will...
• Favorited Stross's hilarious ROGUE FARM performed live with a full cast on Boing Boing
• Commented on Stross's hilarious ROGUE FARM performed live with a full cast
  "Rated PG for strong language, chemical violence, and drug-abusing dogs." Hurray for detailed rating-descriptions!...
• Commented on The New Web Project: Google, Microsoft, AOL, W3C in a nefarious plot to take over the internet
  @#9: Microsoft collaborating well? That would be a first, unless you count SCO ;)...
• Commented on The New Web Project: Google, Microsoft, AOL, W3C in a nefarious plot to take over the internet
  I did some googling, and it seems this is an attempt at 'transmedia story-telling', ran by the medialab from HvA, an institute for higher education here in the Netherlands. They have passworded their pages now, but google managed to cache...
• Commented on City in Montana requires job applicants to hand over all social network logins and passwords for background checks
  Maybe they're using it the other way round... If you give up your personal information that easily, you can not be trusted with other people's personal information and therefore will not be considered for the job?...
• Commented on Delving into the psyche of men who buy exfoliant advertised for use after mother-daughter threeways
  @anonymous, 109... Let me get this right... An anonymous comment complaining that I have made an account? You did check if I have made any earlier posts (guess what, everyone has to make his first post sometime), but you make...
• Commented on Delving into the psyche of men who buy exfoliant advertised for use after mother-daughter threeways
  Axe has a history of making over the top ads playing on male sexual/sexist cliches and stereotypes... This ad is about as sexist as this one is racist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgfzdgWgEZ4 Check out some of their other commercials to see this one...