MeFi comment:
"Here's the best-kept secret the energy lords have been keeping from you about Hydrogen-On-Demand: WHY COMPRESS HYDROGEN IN DANGEROUS HIGH-PRESSURE TANKS WHEN IT IS ALREADY "COMPRESSED" IN PLAIN WATER - AND CAN BE EASILY AND SAFELY RELEASED??..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by trinarian
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"so this is an unattended aircraft - meaning, no crew. What is the 1000 lb payload that it's expected to carry? Purely sensor and communications gear?
First tireless buzzing robot dogs, now this. It's like they never heard of Skynet...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by longdaysjourney, zeoslap
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"But there is really only one answer to the question "Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't beat you?"
"Because I'll beat you back."
Setting aside, for a second, questions as to whether retaliation actually stops..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by 0kjosef
3 months ago
Ask comment:
"I heard of a place which makes bags with the same velcro top as the jakespade ones, but they make them out of recycled truck canvas covers, anyone know of where to get those?
You may be thinking of Freitag...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chrisbucks
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This looks pretty interesting; I'd be curious to try it out. I'm an engineer, and I don't like overuse of autotune or any other "studio magic". However, it's a means to an end, and like many devices, it can be used sparingly with good..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Hutch
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"oncogenesis: There are five times as many comments in this silly thread as there are in the NSA/driftnet wiretapping thread next door.
perhaps because, given Spitzer's presentation of himself as watchdog, this is more surprising?
If Metafilter..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by client9, lukemeister
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Wouldn't it be better to, say, have a subscription service where you can look up any reference material you want and download an electronic copy (possibly with some sort of DRM to enforce limited time of use, if they must) and do it all from your..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Dreama, axon, tippiedog, nasreddin
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"What would be the worst way to begin an answer in Ask Metafilter?
Dear Jodie:
There is definitely a possibility that I will be killed in my attempt to answer your question. It is for this very reason that I am writing you this letter now...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by gemmy, The Light Fantastic, Happydaz, nasreddin, cior
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"21 million pounds of beef were just recalled.
a fully grown minke whale weighs 4 or five tons. Assuming that the entire whale is edible, that's still more than 5 million whales needed to replace the beef that was just recalled.
according to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by finite
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"We use modified electric vehicles and can be anywhere on a given floor within eight and a half minutes.
and now I am picturing GOB Bluth as a security guard...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by kcds, Pantengliopoli
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Er, so how can Vader lift up Obi-Wan's cloak with his lightsaber?
Or is this one of those times that a "wizard did it"?
That wizard's just a crazy old man. I don't think he exists anymore. He died about the same time as your father...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by JHarris, shmegegge
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Hecklers, ftw, are not to be confused with gadflies. Gadflies sting, as do hecklers, but it is a sting intended to move an ass, not attract attention to yourself.
You know, when i thought you were just being rude for the sake of rudeness, it was..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Crabby Appleton, misha
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I will give he was articulated
He was consisting of segments held together by joints? Hey, me too!
jokes aside- I didn't agree with all of Mr. Buckley's viewpoints. I do think that his passing is yet another milestone on the road away from..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by melorama, Turtles all the way down, Afroblanco
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"They all react the strongest against the thing that tempts them the most, like the old adage about hating in others what you hate about yourself.
So Metafilter is full of closeted Christians?..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by brain_drain, enn
4 months ago
MeTa comment:
"You know who does do a lot of political indoctrination of children? Hint: He wears a Speedo.
David Hasselhoff?" [
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favorited 2 times, recently by MegoSteve, Meatbomb
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Soon they would be dead, some with injuries more suited to car crash victims, and apparently dosed with radiation.
Did they check their urethreas for 2 inch nails?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by docpops
5 months ago
Ask comment:
"I have a great pair of earplugs that are molded to the shape of my ear. cost me about $100 and are totally worth it. I don't recall the company that made them... but they look something like this. Different dB levels of reduction are possible. Really..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JimN2TAW
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"navelgazer said: "The word is eschatology, which means, roughly, study of the end times. Interestingly, somebody (I can't remember who... Summon dubold, as I know he remembers) said that environmentalism is the eschatology of the left. There's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Navelgazer
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If nihilistic insanity is a work of art, then the answer is clearly yes.
Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, dude, at least it's an ethos...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by TedW
9 months ago
Ask post:
Dear Internets: I forgot the name of this book
favorited 11 times, recently by ekstasis23, agregoli, hilatron, yohko, SassHat, altcountryman, libraryhead, erpava, jessenoonan, sugarfish, spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints
9 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Revealing your every motive just seems like justification for being a jerk, while gaining the moral high ground. "Well, it's the truth! how dare you get annoyed at my honesty!".
perhaps a worthwhile change would be radical honesty with..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by Many bubbles, aye, serazin, bookish, revgeorge, tarheelcoxn, whoaali, mrgrimm, wendell, sebastienbailard, The Toad, Brainy, agregoli, DU
10 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Oh, and speaking of Full House, did anyone else hear Bob Saget on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me this weekend? Hilarious!
I did. I laughed a lot, actually. Still amazes me he was the dad on Full House...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by loquacious, Tennyson D'San
10 months ago
MeFi comment:
"BitingBeaver said: I know, in my heart of hearts that, knowing what I know now, if I had it to do over again I would have had that abortion.
whoa. that's some tough love right there...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dillonlikescookies, blueberry
10 months ago
