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• Commented on Tiny "Flores Man" of Indonesia declared a new human species
  Hahaha danlalan, a bush? That is something I have to remember!...
• Commented on Sculptures inspired by quantum physics
  metatim, contact me at johnphantom at hotmail.com if you wish to communicate further. Please do....
• Commented on Sculptures inspired by quantum physics
  Answer to what? How our brains work? The best answer I have is our brains are wired through infinite possible connections. How to harness infinity is not what I understand, but I can harness pure connections that possibly could utilize...
• Commented on Sculptures inspired by quantum physics
  Oooh metatim. Want to see something that uses only pure connections to work? Here is a math problem that illustrates what I can do with one command, and utilizes absolutely no math: (and yes, I came up with the math...
• Commented on Cannibals reportedly sold body parts to kebab vendor
  freshacconci I often wonder if times are getting worse. My opinion is that, no, it has not become worse, just more intense because there is more population and better weapons to commit crimes against humanity, such as genocide, etc. Also,...
• Commented on Happy birthday, LSD
  If you want something to watch on LSD that will make you laugh your ass off, watch the part of Dumbo where Dumbo gets drunk. Pink elephants!...
• Commented on XKCD v airport security
  Things I have taken on a plane: Stainless steel Ruger Mini-14 1000 rounds of re-loaded 5.56mm 200 rounds of premium 5.56mm 200 rounds of .38 special I think I can safely say I have taken enough explosives aboard a plane...
• Commented on Exorcisms vs. schizophrenia drugs
  I am diagnosed as bi-polar with schizoaffective disorder. The doctors at the county medical center told my mother, "He is the worst case we have seen. We don't know if he is going to make it back." I have done...
• Commented on Touchable holography
  I wonder if the ultrasonic waves bother animals? Like a dog whistle would......
• Commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
  I know I am basically repeating what has already been said here, but being a person that was in the computer industry, I constantly had people asking me for advice/help or to outright go fix their problems. The advice I...
• Commented on Lawless Surveillance, Warrantless Rationales (a critique of Obama continuation of Bush policies)
  Noen, I do not see the point in voting when it means nothing....
• Commented on Lawless Surveillance, Warrantless Rationales (a critique of Obama continuation of Bush policies)
  Obama may lose my vote over things like this, which means I will go back to not voting. I voted for the first time in my 40 years of life in 2008, because of the raping that the Bush/neocons have...
• Commented on Things that have always been true for the class of 2013
  Deid, your comment is helpfful. I am not saying Zoloft is always wrong, I am just saying that there can be very serious side effects that the drug industry does not care about. That's right, I said that the drug...
• Commented on Things that have always been true for the class of 2013
  I found this to be the most disturbing: 33: Their folks could always reach for a Zoloft. As I have said before, here, I am diagnosed as bi-polar with schizo-affective disorder, which means I have deep mood swings and hallucinate...
• Commented on Amsterdam: O'Reilly Factor vs. reality
  I spent three weeks in Amsterdam, in July of 2005. I don't know if it is like this all of the time, but it was cold and rainy, damn near all of the time. I spent quite a bit of...
• Commented on What real piracy looks like: biopirate loses patent over century-old latinamerican staple crop
  What I don't understand is how someone/company can patent something they had nothing to do with creating. Monsanto is a horrible company, foisting genetically modified soy beans that are modified to resist the pesticides Monsanto makes. I won't eat or...
• Commented on Walter Cronkite, RIP.
  [i]And then, before he died, took a chain saw to Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs, and all of the other purveyors of the cranky political swill that passes for journalism these days.[/i] THIS! I know this is a bit off topic,...
• Commented on Bosch Cordless Hammer Drill: light, snappy and blows through brick like butter
  #8 and #9 are right. Speaking as someone who was part of building an elementry school in Florida, who stayed ahead of three teams of three people putting up J channel for overhangs by drilling into brick with a high...
• Commented on Saudi family files lawsuit against cellphone-stealing genie
  And these are our second best friends (after Israel) in the Middle East... Not to mention the regular beheadings and 15 of the 19 9/11 attackers were Saudi... Mark my words: when we stop buying oil from Saudi Arabia, they...
• Commented on China: Scrapping "Green Dam" Doesn't Mean The End of Censorware
  That was really well said, Rindan. If the CCP does go ahead with censorware like this, would you all like to start a pool guessing dates as to when a "fake" Green Dam (almost spelled that as Damn) will be...
• Commented on Astronaut tubes for beer
  #6 johnnyaction "@1 This can be shipped across the country much easier/safer/cheaper. I live in florida and can't just pop up to bellingham in washington state for a growler of my favorite Boundary Bay Scotch Ale." Umm: FTA: "Storage and...
• Commented on Evolution, religion, schizophrenia and the schizotypal personality
  @failix johnphantom: "I do believe in God, since my first break in 2001. I was an atheist, and very unhappy with life. Now, with one medication (Zyprexa) I am at the happiest, yet most lonely, time of my life." failix:...
• Commented on Evolution, religion, schizophrenia and the schizotypal personality
  As someone who is diagnosed as bi-polar with schizo-affective disorder, Joel is absolutely correct that it is genetic. A couple of my cousins on my mother's side (out of 26) have schizophrenia, along with at least one of my uncles....
• Commented on New fashion copyright bill will let big companies own public domain designs and bury young, indie designers in legal costs
  So are they going to go after knock-offs from China, etc?...
• Commented on Altruistic vaccines: take them after you get sick and your blood becomes mosquito-poison
  I had dengue, caught it around 1982 in the Virgin Islands. I managed to stumble into the hospital with a 104.7 temperature. They isolated me for more than a week, and had a nurse sit with me for the first...
• Commented on RIAA/MPAA hit men private enforcement site indexed by Google
  Seems that baytsp.com has fixed the issue. Anybody have a mirror?...
• Commented on MPAA to teachers: don't rip DVDs, just record your television with a camcorder
  #41 ShadDack Do you remember ICE? The Iceman was the cracker. I only tested stuff. Heh, I still have my Borland C++ 2.0 manuals....
• Commented on MPAA to teachers: don't rip DVDs, just record your television with a camcorder
  #21 Irregular: "so every simple 2 cent chip would need to become massively complex to defeat pirates..." Impossible - if it can be done with computers, it can be undone with computers. They have 0% chance of defeating pirates. Just...
• Commented on Zogby poll: 52% of Americans support legalization of pot
  A close childhood friend of mine is now finishing a minimum-mandatory five year sentence for having too much weed. Even the judge that sentenced him said, "I wish I did not have to impose this sentence on you" and my...
• Commented on Your Blog is a Weapon?
  Wow. Both the Dems and the Repubs are shooting for destroying our Constitution. Same coin, different sides. I am really fealing some serious hate for our politicians. Why are they so bent on destroying our great country?...