Here is a way of looking at this, which I haven't seen above.

There seems to be a mostly-consensus that regardless of any other validity, the unpublishing should not have been done silently.

Let's follow this and posit a world wherein this is corrected. Thus, a post would appear one day reading, essentially, "Violet Blue is being unpublished today, all posts concerning her removed. Here is why: ..."

Now, I cannot imagine a positive reaction to this WHATEVER the merits of the unpublishing. This is in fact quite significant, as it cuts away extraneous details and goes to boingboing's behavior and policies. Further, I claim that it is the counterfactual which is most strongly supported by the group consensus, and it is still unpalatable. In fact, for all of the controversy rising now, I can't imagine boingboing would have been in a better position had it done the "right" thing as suggested by consensus.

boingboing may very well be in the "best of all possible worlds" assuming that they were 1) unpublishing VB in the first place; and 2) someone in the public was going to, eventually, find out about it.

Interesting. A few months ago I bought for the first time a pair of shoes solely because they were visually appealing and maybe even "fashionable".

They told me that I should get some insoles for padding, but my EEEE foot fit perfectly without them. Nonetheless, after a few days of sore arch and heel, it was easily the most comfortable shoe I've ever had for city walking. Nice to see some support.

Unfortunately I have to tone down my usage since being fashion shoes the soles are already wearing through. Maybe I'll try this Vibram 5fingers thing.

(I guess I should say that I'm male. I don't know how it matters, but perhaps it's relevant to the discussion? I've never worn women's shoes.)

Whites-only parking lots in Florida? Could you point out or recall an example (for a real business, not some sign a random redneck put up in his driveway)?

Wow, I remember reading Lone Wolf on paper as a misguided youth. At least I was savvy enough to eventually realize that letting my "character" die in combat due to unfortunate dice rolls was a crummy way to read a book. So I derandomized it. I did still like the grittiness as opposed to CYOAs; kind of like PC gaming versus NES gaming. Less polished overall, but that cut both ways.

When I first saw this new mushroom-velcro a few months ago, I immediately thought of the "silent velcro" plot-device in the movie Garden State, which allowed one of the characters to retire at 19 on his patent. I hope that it is not based on this reality. (And yeah, it's a crud movie, I know.)

Gosh. I love the comingled smell of coffee and lemon (zest). Hasn't any starbucks exec had an espresso with the lemon rind on the side, you know, at a restaurant?

NYC: http://www.bamnfood.com/

I walked by it 1ce and although I did get a retro-desire to mash a handful of coin into a slot, I could bring myself neither to eat nor throw away the friedstuffs I'd receive. I came closest to getting the pork bun. Maybe some day - I wonder if it will survive; it didn't seem that popular at the time. Another problem with automats in big cities these days is that labor is appallingly cheap while high-traffic real estate is ludicrously expensive.