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Verizon teaming up with P2P companies, Yale, to make file-sharing faster

March 14, 2008 5:57pm

Tkn,

m mng t str p dst t ths pnt. Nt n dscssn md yt. Ths hppns whn hr frm smbdy frm Bng Bng.

Znzn jynktt, bts n zn n m ds g...

Verizon teaming up with P2P companies, Yale, to make file-sharing faster

March 14, 2008 5:35pm

ntns,

Why m hr...hhh...bcs njy rdng Bng Bng. ls hv "lng hstry" f pntng tht t.

lk t rg. T hv th chnc t rg wth grt mnds lk th BBrs...wll thr s yr rsn why lk t tk shts. nvr m rlly tht mn bt t, bt y mst knw ths snc y r wll vrsd n th hstry f my cmmnts. Mst f th tm m gnrd, whch s fn wth m. My dvs t y s tht y shld gnr wht hv t sy r ntr nt th dscssn. Tryng t ttck my sr nm r my frmr psts s knd slly.

S lt m jst ndrstnd yr lgc, f y hv ny dsgrmnt wth Bng Bng t ll y shld jst g wy nd nvr vr cmmnt? thght th prps f th cmmnts ws t fstr dscssn, nt t prs hw grt Bng Bng s.

n ths cs, my snrky cmmnt ms t str p ngh dst t ctlly hr frm Bng Bng n hw thy fl bt tkng Vrzn's mny.

nc gn, fr th rcrd, thnk Bng Bng s wsm.

Znhmmnd

ps: Zn hs mr mnngs thn "Zzn".


Verizon teaming up with P2P companies, Yale, to make file-sharing faster

March 14, 2008 4:32pm

Wy t plg yr ml tckt!

Bng Bng - Drctry f Wndrfl Crprt Spnsrshp!

S mch fr th fr c crm thry.

Sex-trade clients speak

March 12, 2008 4:17pm

How shocking! A man with money and power pays for sex! Let us all put our collective minds together and figure out the deep roots and causes of this thing called prostitution! We can all scamper though that window on the mind set of such a man as Spitzer and fully understand how our society is so troubled!

Plus there is nothing really to do while we wait for the next Britney Spears breakdown.

Ayu fishing method, told with old-timey HyperCard style graphics

March 11, 2008 9:27pm

They sell live Ayu at the bait shops, but I have seen old guys borrow from their fishing buddies.

An Ayu in hand is worth two in the river.

London cops declare war on photography

March 5, 2008 5:08am

Jeff,
I would think that the official police website would be proof enough. Click on the link given in the article.

HOWTO Earn an artist's living in the 21st century: 1000 True Fans

March 5, 2008 5:00am

Srsly. Hltt. Rlly.

Th vcs nd nn...sn't tht bt rdndnt?

Th snrk hr s gd s t gts. Lrn t lv th bngbng clvr! Dn't gt yr pnts ll bnchd p.

thnks n dvnc,
Znhmmnd

HOWTO Earn an artist's living in the 21st century: 1000 True Fans

March 4, 2008 9:52pm

Ths ln rkd m bt t.

"Plsng Tr Fn s plsrbl, nd nvgrtng. "

S fcs n bng nc nd plsng nd crnk t cps nd t-shrts tht yr tr fns wll scrf p.
f thy stp byng yr jnk, nvgrt yrslf nd try nd fnd t wht thy rlly wnt nd tss yr rt ds t th wndw nd bttr p yr 1000 sckrs.

HOWTO Earn an artist's living in the 21st century: 1000 True Fans

March 4, 2008 9:39pm

"mns sm mdst xpnss" ?

Myb f y r wrtr, cld s hw mdst my b n djctv t dscrb yr xpnss, bt mst rt tks mny t mk r t th vry mnmm lrg ddctn f tm whn y r crtng nd NT gttng pd.

S...dn't qt yr dy jb!

Does famous designer read CRAFT?

March 3, 2008 1:53pm

Funny that the designer's website has just vanished.

High-end skateboard furniture

February 27, 2008 6:23pm

Low brow has become high brow.

Using sex to advocate for student housing

February 26, 2008 2:24am

What are the two dots on the girl's butt?

Remixable German documentary about me and Internet freedom

February 24, 2008 7:08pm

Cry,
Mrbs wsn't ddn't sy t ws mr ccptbl, jst tht t wld b lss bvs. thnk h/sh ws nt rlly srsly sggstng ths, s vr-rctd lttl.

S y dn't wrk fr s? Wh d y wrk fr? Why s Bng Bng hr, f nt t ntrtn th bllns f ppl wh vst hr vrydy? Th nswr s bvs, t s hr fr yr slf-prmtn (whch hv n prblm wth, vn f thr r fw hrs nd drt n th fr c crm smtms).

My frst ttrctn t Bng Bng ws tht t ws jst cl ppl shrng cl lnks. Nw y r cllng ppl hllcngnc whn thy cmpln (ddn't y jst wrt n ssy bt hw flks shld cmpln?).

Tllng ppl t g wy f thy dn't lk t hr? Jst nt th nc gy mg hv lwys hd f y. Dltng psts tht wr mbrrssng? Why nt jst mk n thr pst pntng t wht slly mstk y md?

Snc thr r ngtv cmmnts, shr smrt fllws wrds (slghtly dtd)...Y rn’t fv-yr-lds brngng hs fngrpntngs hm frm kndrgrtn. W dn’t hv t pt n brv sml nd cmmnt, “tht’s jst lvly dr".

Crry n my wywrd sn,
Zn Hmmnd

Honor system wine-bars in Berlin: drink all night, pay what you think you owe

February 20, 2008 2:18pm

"German wines have been impressive of late".

Ha ha! German wines have been impressive since ancient Roman times. Man, the New York Times really has nobody editing these days. Do they think the German wine industry is on the same trendy list as New Zealand?

The joy of looking at the Ballantine's Ale logo

February 18, 2008 2:18pm

Those rings always remind me of the movie "The Lost Weekend". There is a scene when Ray Milland is explaining the rings left on the bar from a shot glass. When Nat the bartender comes he says:

"Don't wipe it away, Nat. Let me have my little vicious circle. You know, the circle is the perfect geometric figure. No end, no beginning. "

Amazing antique automaton on eBay

February 14, 2008 10:14pm

I thought it was Dash Snow!

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 8:24pm

Dr Prdgs,
Nt bg dl nlss smbdy tld y y mgnd wht ws thr bfr th dt.

gss my "trg" cms frm mkng cmmnt bsd n th rgnl pst nd thn n th crs f tn mnts th pst ws dtd (by Xn ssm) nd smbdy ls cmmntd t sy ws jst mgnng thngs nd bttr g chck th rgnl pst.

m nt tht trgd, by th wy, jst srprsd t th wy th whl thng wnt dwn. f dt hr nd thr whn t sts yr rgmnts nd mks y lk lttl bttr, t s knd f hrd t hv dscssn whch s wht ths cmmnts r fr...rght?

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 4:55pm

Dr Xn (gn),

n my hmbl pnn:

Th bst wy t hndl pdts s t pdt nly nd lv th rgnl pst ln. f y r gng t dt, s th crssd t txt fnctn s w cn s wht y chngd. ntcd tht y dtd ths pst s wll (rgnlly y clld Yk's spksprsn nvzbl).

Prssr t crnk t pst s n thng, bt gng bck nd ntpckng yr psts wrd by wrd, nd chngng thm ftr flks hv cmmntd n thm s rlly drg (nd nfr) fr s gks wh tk th tm t rd wht y wrt.

nywys, stll thnk Bng Bng s th grtst. Hp ddn't rffl ny bdy's fthrs.

Znhmmnd

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 2:19pm

Hr s th RGNL pst bfr t ws dtd:

"Yk n, wdw f frmr Btls mmbr Jhn Lnnn, s sng sngr-sngwrtr (nd Scd Grl) Lnnn Mrphy fr llgd "trnshmnt" f Jhn Lnnn's nm."

Snc ws ccsd f nt rdng th rgnl pst, fnd t cchd n Yh. s sd, t sms t b mr thn jst pntng t pst.

Fnny hw cmmnt...nd thn th pdtd pst gts qck dt...nd thn smbdy (bt nt Xn)cmmnts fr m t g bck nd rd th rgnl pst.

Wldn't t b sr jst t sy y wr wrng?

ps: nly ht th pst bttn nc, m nt mltpstr (whch s dffrnt frm spmmng).

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 1:37pm

dclbrsn ,

Th rgnl pst s n mr, t hs bn nt jst bn pdtd, bt dtd. W n lngr knw wht Xn rgnlly wrt. Th crssd t wrds r nc tchnq, bt d nt rmmbr th wrd "rprtd" n th rgnl pst...whch dd rd bfr md my rgnl cmmnt. t ws "sng" nt "rprtd t b tkng lgl ctn". Why s sng n th hdln nd thn "rprtdly tkng lgl ctn" ltr. Hs th pst bn dtd n th pst 15 mnts?

knd f rmmbr Bng Bng jst pdtng wth NW pst, nt gng bck nd mssng wth th rgnl psts. Th nly thr tm rmmbr sng ths ws wth th Prtrt f Phtgrphr s Dshbg.

thr wy, th glrng hdln f YK SS LNNN knd f dsrvs n plgy nywy...dn't t?

mn rlly, thnkng prsn fr hr "ttntn" n dfndng hrslf gnst myspc rnt? sn't Xn rspnsbl t ll?

Fr th rcrd, dg Xn nd Bng Bng...jst thnk n plgy s ndd nstd f thnk y.

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 1:35pm

dclbrsn ,

Th rgnl pst s n mr, t hs bn nt jst bn pdtd, bt dtd. W n lngr knw wht Xn rgnlly wrt. Th crssd t wrds r nc tchnq, bt d nt rmmbr th wrd "rprtd" n th rgnl pst...whch dd rd bfr md my rgnl cmmnt. t ws "sng" nt "rprtd t b tkng lgl ctn". Why s sng n th hdln nd thn "rprtdly tkng lgl ctn" ltr. Hs th pst bn dtd n th pst 15 mnts?

knd f rmmbr Bng Bng jst pdtng wth NW pst, nt gng bck nd mssng wth th rgnl psts. Th nly thr tm rmmbr sng ths ws wth th Prtrt f Phtgrphr s Dshbg.

thr wy, th glrng hdln f YK SS LNNN knd f dsrvs n plgy nywy...dn't t?

mn rlly, thnkng prsn fr hr "ttntn" n dfndng hrslf gnst myspc rnt? sn't Xn rspnsbl t ll?

Fr th rcrd, dg Xn nd Bng Bng...jst thnk n plgy s ndd nstd f thnk y.

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 1:34pm

dclbrsn ,

Th rgnl pst s n mr, t hs bn nt jst bn pdtd, bt dtd. W n lngr knw wht Xn rgnlly wrt. Th crssd t wrds r nc tchnq, bt d nt rmmbr th wrd "rprtd" n th rgnl pst...whch dd rd bfr md my rgnl cmmnt. t ws "sng" nt "rprtd t b tkng lgl ctn". Why s sng n th hdln nd thn "rprtdly tkng lgl ctn" ltr. Hs th pst bn dtd n th pst 15 mnts?

knd f rmmbr Bng Bng jst pdtng wth NW pst, nt gng bck nd mssng wth th rgnl psts. Th nly thr tm rmmbr sng ths ws wth th Prtrt f Phtgrphr s Dshbg.

thr wy, th glrng hdln f YK SS LNNN knd f dsrvs n plgy nywy...dn't t?

mn rlly, thnkng prsn fr hr "ttntn" n dfndng hrslf gnst myspc rnt? sn't Xn rspnsbl t ll?

Fr th rcrd, dg Xn nd Bng Bng...jst thnk n plgy s ndd nstd f thnk y.

Yoko Ono: No, I'm not suing Lennon Murphy over "Lennon."

February 14, 2008 12:52pm

Dr Xn,
Dd y rlly jst "pnt" t th rprt? Sms t m, n th rgnl pst, tht y ctlly sttd tht Yk ws sng.

Thnkng Yk fr dfndng hrslf s vry grcs f y, bt cn't y g th xtr ml nd plgz fr mkng pst tht trnd t t b msldng?

Rmnds m f th pst bt th phtgrphr wh y "pntd" t wh rppd ff smbdy's wrds.

Nthng wrng wth dmttng y md b-b, s thr?

Kids' how-to-cheat videos

February 3, 2008 1:40pm

Way late to these comments, so few will read my confession.

I teach at a university, and I have, on occasion, not even bothered to grade tests! Just chuck most of them in the trash as soon as I got home.

So take that cheaters!

Allow me to explain. If a student is going to fail regardless of their test score...or the test is not going to raise or lower their grade...why on earth should a professor spend the time to grade a test that is not going to be returned anyway?

Funny thing is that many students just assume that the test is really important to their grade. They don't bother to read the syllabus or even listen on the first day of class when it is explained.

Actually, now I don't grade ANY tests. I make the students grade their own. I trust my students, but if you don't, tell them they must bring a black pen and a red pen to the test. The answers must be written in black. When the test is finished, the corrections must be made in red. This will throw them for a loop that they will not be able to cheat, and you will not have to correct the tests yourself.

Wow! I just had a great idea! Forget the red pen...just buy a large box of crayons! Make the students take the test in crayon! Then collect them and have them grade them in any pen they want! Oh I am a genius!

Rambling on, since nobody is going to read this anyway. I had a high school teacher who had a great way to grade tests. He would collect all the test and clip them together, then take a very large nail and hammer and proceed to make his own "punch card". It took him about 2 minutes to punch out the correct holes. He gave these back to the students and they had to count how many holes they had in the right box. Great idea, and cheat proof.

ok then, thanks for your attention.

New Disneyland monorails

December 21, 2007 4:18am

s t jst m r ds tht dsgn (nd pnt jb) jst ttlly fll nt th lm zn?

t lks lk 1980's vrsn f th yr 2000. T bd t s 7 yrs lt.

Cutaways of Fantastic Four's Baxter Building

December 14, 2007 1:15pm

Why aren't the FF referred to as underwear perverts?

I thought that was standard operating Boing Boing procedure.

Mall cops flag juicy cars for thieves

December 12, 2007 1:44pm

If you were walking through the parking lot to the mall, and saw a few of these stickers, wouldn't it serve as a reminder for you to double check that you didn't leave your own packages?

Plus, if you were a thief, wouldn't you kind of think that there is a police presence in a parking lot that has a bunch of these yellow stickers around?

I think it is a swell idea.

Two Girls 1 Cup: a grandmother reacts.

November 29, 2007 10:38pm

May I be the first to say that I kind thought the video was really not that gross.

Obviously the two girls didn't have a big problem doing this. Some people get off on doo doo. Hey I don't, but I have enough control to just look at the video and understand that is is not for me.

Those who freak out, or who need a unicorn, or who beg others not to watch...sheeesh...you all look rather childish.

Merlin Mann's productivity talk at IDEO

November 25, 2007 2:06am

Merlin was like really interesting? The only problem I had? Was that even though he was making a lot of sense? He kind of ended every sentence? In a question mark?

Maybe I am just old, and from the east coast originally, but the Valspeak was very hard ignore.

I am tempted to order his book though, so thanks for the link.

Teens throw bottles at cops for thrill of chase

November 24, 2007 2:15pm

Mr crzy nws bt Jpn srly t b ccptd s nrml bhvr. bt th bd bys ddn't hv ngh yn t by sm pnts frm vndng mchn...h wt, spkng f vndng mchns...dd y hr tht ll Jpns nw crry vndng mchn lkng dsgs!

knd f fl t s why ths s Bng Bng lvl mtrl. N dbt thgh ll ths ppl wh hv n pnn n Jpn wll nw ln p t mk cmmnt (ncldng m).

Jack Dempsey declares war on robotic boxing machines

October 26, 2007 6:01pm

The best part about this story was that Jack used the word "whoop".

What a great word. I remember saying this in the 60s when I was a kid, wonder why it went out of fashion.

Japanese women could be "safer" at night by wearing vending-machine disguises

October 22, 2007 5:11am

HMSTRS SFR BY DSGSNG THMSLVS S HCKY PCKS!

Th ghst f lvs Prsly hs prpsd tht hmstrs ln cld wlk n grtr sfty (thgh, n rlty, rdnt crm lvls r n dcln, dspt th Lch Ns Mnstr's pnn t th cntrry) by dsgsng thmslvs s hcky pcks.

Ths s tr bcs sd t nd m wrtr, nd my dtr hs n d wht bng n dtr mns.

G Nw Yrk Tms! Sn y wll scp th Ntnl nqrr!

Japanese women could be "safer" at night by wearing vending-machine disguises

October 21, 2007 4:46am

“vn slss thngs cn b sfl”. Lk ths ttlly slss rtcl n th Nw Yrk Tms s sfl n mkng m fl srry fr jrnlsm.

Old power plant looks good, new one looks bad

October 12, 2007 2:24pm

Actually, I think the old building looks rather ugly compared to a mid-evil castle.

How do you define old? At what point did design jump the shark?

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