MeFi comment:
"Why oh why can't we just have these guys sit down across a table from each other and actually debate, rather than spout platitudes at an audience that's prohibited from reacting?..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rokusan
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I believe that by 'freeze' he means that everything gets its budget locked in at its current level. No increases for anyone. It's still pretty extreme, but unless I'm mistaken it's less drastic than it first sounds like...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Rhaomi
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Girl is missing! White? Check. Pretty? Check. YOU MAY PROCEED." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by grubi
7 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I should certainly hope the lenses are good. Take a look at this here 50mm f/0.95. For $11,000, that bastard had better be out taking award-winning photos while I sleep.
I joined photography after digital had become the standard, so Leica is..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cowbellemoo
2 weeks ago
MeFi post:
Wisconsin Attorney General sues Elections Agency
favorited 15 times, recently by small_ruminant, tehloki, liza, madamjujujive, box, PROD_TPSL, Missiles K. Monster, ekstasis23, jeffburdges, billyliberty, cashman, grouse, wendell, Artw, Wood
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"You know, being faster than your opponent may not matter much if he holds a stronger position. This is perhaps something that sets air combat apart from ground combat: there are no fortified positions, so movement is the greatest strength...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by anthill
Last month
MeFi comment:
"The wise men at Penny Arcade, certainly no promoters of software piracy, have pointed out that DRM only affects you if you legitimately paid for the the product. Making your DRM scheme especially strict and/or complicated just increases the relative..." [
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favorited 14 times, recently by axon, dejah420, ukdanae, markr, Songdog, Hicksu, zippy, Pope Guilty, aeschenkarnos, fillsthepews, Kadin2048, longdaysjourney, blueberry, rainygrl716
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I like where he talks about 'one of the most vilely cold days I can remember' and the river isn't at all frozen. That ain't even chilly.
Seriously, though, great photos. Did he take them knowing (or hoping) they'd have historic value, or was..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by scody
Last month
Ask comment:
"A man's dwelling should smell as a man does - of diesel fuel, fresh steak, sweat, leather, dust, and smoke. Anything less is just being a metrosexual...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BryanPayne
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Kunstler had some decent points about Stata there, so I thought I'd see what he's saying about eyesores now. Oy.
If I may quote: "Tattooing has traditionally been a marginal activity among civilized people, the calling card of cannibals,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Dragonness
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Nice to see Gary Larson represented, whose many contributions to these fields often go sadly unnoticed and unmentioned." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by jonmc, etaoin
Last month
MeFi comment:
"MADD was on the radio the other day calling for checkpoints on all the roads to look for tipsy drivers. Your papers, comrade." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by tehloki
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I don't know whether or not there's been a proof that -1*-1=1, but it's my understanding that there doesn't necessarily have to be. Math is a formal system, and so you can say that -1*-1=1 is an axiom, and move from there. Sure, you can argue that..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by DevilsAdvocate
Last month
Ask comment:
"If you want more recipes & techniques along the Indian line (which has a long vegetarian tradition), 50 Great Curries is a fine book. It has the 50 curries, yes, but it also has a long section on what kind of ingredients are generally used in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by blaneyphoto
Last month
Ask comment:
"I can turn off the engine of my car and take the keys out, and still be able to operate the power windows." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by you're a kitty!
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Critical Mass is a terrible idea. Can anyone point to a single person, formerly an automotive commuter, whose mind was changed by one of these events? No, they just make everyone hate everyone else all the more. It's one of those 'protests' that's..." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by sebastienbailard, spoobnooble, fixedgear, scrump, Drexen, ekstasis23, babybuns, jimjam, Dreama, gt2, bunnytricks, oaf, stenseng, Wolfster, arto
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Looking through his site, I see this is the same guy who removed all the birds from The Birds. That one showed a bit more effort, I thought." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by flibbertigibbet, cirocco
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"That trunk full of hydrogen tanks, held in place with just a strap, made me nervous even from 30 years out." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Wash Jones
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The red light thing really bothers me. If a cyclist wants to be accepted as a fully privileged user of the road - and this should certainly be the case - the cyclist must follow the rules of the road, even when these are inconvenient. If someone..." [
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favorited 11 times, recently by ekstasis23, rottytooth, hecho de la basura, minervous, litlnemo, babybuns, Dreama, etaoin, tehloki, clarahamster, jonmc
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Man, Doctorow's gonna be pissed when he finds out they won't let his team of elite open-source bloggers riding mashup steampunk 2.0 recumbents into the Olympics...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Blazecock Pileon
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I think you've got two separate issues there. Should I be angry at China or at BoingBoing? I've got a tight schedule." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rocket88
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I can't think of any books, but I am somewhat ashamed to not have more James Brown in my record collection." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by liza
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"See, this is why I drink tea." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by thebrokenmuse, blueberry, DevilsAdvocate, vbfg, humanfont, Jimbob, maudlin, h00py, jrockway, sabira, xchmp, ornate insect
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"The Car Talk guys have it right, as they always do. Your fuel efficiency is highest when you're running the engine at the lowest speed you can maintain in your highest gear. Accelerating from there will lower your milage, no matter what type of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by SuperSquirrel
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"who looks at a laser cutter and thinks, "we use this thing to cut through solid matter with a highly energetic and focused beam of light, I should totally put my hand in there"?
I don't know about that, but when I look at them, I..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by sebastienbailard, dejah420
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I don't think I've ever seen an art project that wouldn't be cooler if it wasn't framed as 'art'. This is a kind of cool tool for hiding messages and/or messing with people. But what's up with this "targets the very fabric of media..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by tehloki, Sys Rq, nushustu
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"The recipes from Cook's Illustrated are often very complex and finicky, but they work every time. The best part is that they explain what effect each step has on the final product and what their tests show will happen if you don't, so you can decide..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicken nuglet
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"This could be kind of cool if you could hook it up to the Back and Forward buttons on your browser. So whatever page you're on now, you could peel from the left side and see the page you were just at. Looks like this guy's already done the hard..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by electric_counterpoint, desjardins
4 months ago
MeFi comment:
"You're right - it is much better with Yakety Sax. (You'll have to manually kill the volume on the cheesy original and skip ahead a bit).
Or, try the Koyaanisqatsi one...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by flibbertigibbet
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Vat grown meat could eventually be very good, but I'm willing to bet that when it first comes to market, it'll be kind of nasty. Maybe the flavor will seem flat, or the texture all wrong.
The processes that go on in living creatures that make..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I miss the days when Scientific American was actually about, you know, science.
May I humbly suggest the similarly-named but unrelated American Scientist? It's my favorite subscription...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
5 months ago
MeFi comment:
"He's so matter-of-fact in the video. 'Yeah, I pretty much built a tank. It was alright. Well, time for lunch.'" [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dhartung
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Everyone here is missing the most important point: why the hell does hyphens like that?! "Detect-ed"? "Every-thing"? He sounds like T. Herman Zweibel...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Telf, amyms
6 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Obama is like Phish or the Grateful Dead. I like the substance alright, but ye gods, the fanbois. Can't stand 'em." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hydropsyche
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Oh come on, I liked the Huckabee one. Huckabee's actual tax plan makes just about as much sense." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Happy Dooies
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I like this summary better. Although the illustration might not be much more illustrative." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by benk, davemee
7 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Dear lord could that man drum. I could listen to this all night. And I think I may." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by panamax
7 months ago
