Nelson.C@13: "Ouch! I was joking; did the snark tags not make it through?"

No. Tags don't show up, even fake ones. If they had shown up, you wouldn't have been disemvoweled!

Is Phillip Morrison the same guy who narrated the Eames' Powers of Ten film?

paulatz@21: "I can't believe you're so shy you prefer to mediate human interactions with a wireless machine!"

Er... I talk to the waiter when s/he comes to the table.

Thanks for all the good ideas here, everyone. I want to try all of them. The fun thing about making your own food is that it never gets boring. There's always something new to try.

dredgemortle@3: "It's like the antithesis of H.R. Giger's work."

That's a really good way to describe it!

Falcon_Seven@7: Yes, and if you had read the post, you'd have seen where I wrote "I put the tomatoes and peppers into my eggs every morning and I cut the figs up and sprinkle them on my nightly bowl of blueberries and cream."

It's scary for some people to eat food they've grown and processed themselves, but once you get past the fact that it doesn't come in a box from Kraft, you'll find it's delicious.

Do you dry them on the tree, Antinous?

Bruno the Pig: Is pointing out Palin's lies considered "bashing" in your parts?

se7a7n7@2: "Politco.com Swing State Map shows that if the election were held today, Obama would win in a landslide..."

This will make it a lot harder for the Republicans to cheat like they did the last two times. They might have to resort to nastier things to get their way.

powerpants@31: "at what point did we decide that all christians are intolerant?"

At no point.

Lilorfnannie@10: "It's also really hypocritical when liberal, supposedly open-minded people are anything but when it comes to Christianity."

The old "you're a hypocrite for not being tolerant of intolerance" saw.

All I can think of right now is Raquel Welch in a fur bikini.

I heard a fly flew into one ear and out da udder.

Enochrewt@10: "I was expecting it to be Eliza-level coherent."

I expected that from the real Palin, too.

Dinosaurs and Robots is back up. We forgot to renew the domain! We renewed for another 3 years. We'll probably forget again.

getback@8: "Maybe this rocked 25-30 years ago..."

I know it's all about "rocking" for you, Getback, but I doubt this music "rocked" even 25-30 years ago, as some of this stuff is over 40 years old.

derelictmindset@57: "Keep it up, and I will be forced to start a petition against you being a regular contributor on this site."

Please note that we only accept petitions submitted on parchment made of caecilian skin. Please mail it to:

Boing Boing
/dev/null Department
13547 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91412

Thanks!

I'm about halfway through his post-apocalyptic novel, World Made By Hand. It takes place in the near future, after the world has run out of energy, has had major cities nuked, and has been hit with population-decimating disease epidemics. It's a gripping read so far!

scottso@4: "It had really bad spelling and grammar errors..."

I spoke to Erik about this. He said the 2nd printing will take care of the typos and grammatical errors. Nevertheless, these didn't bother me when I read it.

It was great to meet you Wingo! Looking forward to seeing you at the Picklefest 2008, Part 2 meeting where we get to eat the stuff!

artfreakydude@16: "...i feel that making a big fuss about it is more disrespectful to the deceased than photoshopping his head onto a body with a flag behind it."

Who is making a bug fuss about it? And even if someone were making a big fuss out of it, why would you hallucinate that it equated disrespect towards these soldiers?

His eyebrows are arched on the box photo, but they're horizontal on the doll.

Agger@63: "These photos may be fun to look at."

Maybe they're "fun" for you to look at, but not for me.

"posting them online is also a gross violation of that person's privacy"

No, it's not, because we don't know who the person who made the mess is.

I'm writing a book about the DIY movement and have been interviewing unschooler parents and kids. It seems like unschooling is a good way to raise kids to become DIYers.

You'll get the whole book. A new chapter is being posted each week. This isn't an ad.

Lizzle@: "S'funny, but I'd always considered the inside of a fig to be *fig*-flavoured, and nothing at all like a raspberry."

There are thousands of variety of figs. In fact, it might be the first plant cultivated by people. The different types of figs have different flavors.

The camera I used is just a little Canon PowerShot SD1000. It has a pretty good macro lens, at least for me.

Very intersting, Itsumishi!

I also think we are going to start seeing fake emails gifs being touted as "the other emails" swiped from Palin's account.

wolfiesma @13: I just ate dinner, but you made me hungry all over again with that description\.

I respect Radiotube's wish not to have his image used for a joke, though. His actual science project from 1974 is very cool.

Thank you. Check out this rhizome:

http://flickr.com/photos/frauenfelder/2865853893/

Cpt. Tim@8: "also basically and precisely are not mutually exclusive. just sayin."

You are correct! Now can you please tell me how much vinegar I need to kill the bermudagrass on my lawn?

Cpt. Tim@6: "not giving credit is teh suck."

Yuo aer rihgt! ¡ credtied teh cretaor. Nwo ti si nto teh scuk!¿"

Cpt. Tim@4: Not basically, my friend -- precisely!

And here's a video of the Klones playing in July 2008!

http://www.vimeo.com/1460559

Here are a bunch of Colorado postpunk bands that I remember:

http://newwave.50megs.com/discography.html

Remember the fake punk band - The Kamikaze Klones? I wonder what happened to them? They often opened for real punk bands when they played at the Rainbow.

Their big song was "Dork at the Party"

http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/rockies/kamikaz7.jpg

Kip w@262: "Tell 'em ol' Dick Lewis sent ya!"

I used to watch him when I was 4 or 5. He would say "Go tell your mom right now to buy a case of **** soda pop. Go tell her now!" and I would run to my mom and tell her to buy some, pleading with her because Dick Lewis really wanted me to.

Do you remember the brand of soda pop? I think it had a smiling elf as a logo.

I make sauerkraut. I use nothing but cabbage and salt. Nature does the rest. Using vinegar to pickle foods doesn't produce bacteria that are good for you. Lacto fermentation is where it's at!

See: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4347443.stm

Anonymous@22: "Could we please, pretty please, stick to shorter versions for the RSS feeds?"

I don't know how to set that up without making it really complicated.

smellybug@27: "My god that's an old story. Like 5 years old..."

Er, did you read the first sentence of the post, Smellybug? It's 22 years old, not 5.

Because I'm a low-carber, I usually do the block quote sandwich with one slice of bread. And it's usually a very thin slice. Now excuse me while I go spin a plate that's getting dangerously wobbly....

I don't even remember posting this the first time. Help me.

Ordodk@43: Thanks for the info, and congrats on winnning the Denmark Championhip! I agree with you, I left the word "ground" out by mistake. The coffee should be ground just seconds before you use it, right?

This is not about McCain. It's about the photographer and what she did with the photos she took.

"I'm a Canadian living in Germany so I have no personal stake in whatever happens in November."

You really think so?

I asked Kyle Glanville, US Barista Champion about what makes good espresso. He said tamping is not important. Anything between 20 and 80 pounds is fine.

Using great coffee, properly roasted and freshly (like just a few seconds ago) is essential, of course.

What surprised me is that he said precise water temperature is *extremely* important. I have a Rancilio Sylvia espresso machine. It has a lot of good things going for it, but the stock bimetallic thermostat provides lousy temperature control. It can swing as much as 40 degrees. You can narrow that range a lot by temperature surfing (google it). Better yet, get a PID temperature control kit and install it on your machine. I did and it changed everything.

schwal@1: In addition to being allergic to coffee, you are also allergic to your own behavior. That's a real drag.

"Preferable != practical."

But practical = preferable, right?

Brandon Abell@34:

Ain't it the truth -- It's always preferable to cover your ass by adhering to a black-and-white worldview than it is to use your brain and judge things on a case-by-case basis. Keep at it and you might just get to be the president of the United States one day.

HuronBob@8: "It looks like it was handled as best as it could be given the situation."

You have a bright future as people with your perspicacity are in high demand.

Brandon Abell@4: "A suspension was appropriate (even if it's just for being dumb), but I think involving the police was a little excessive."

You are soft on terror, my friend. Why do you hate America so much?

Thank you for sharing this story, Geek Dad Canada. I wish you and your family the best.

smellybug@8: "How is this a 'wonderful thing'?"

Because it evokes my sense of wonder. I wonder about it. I shake my head in wonder.

#8: (snort!) You are channeling, Lileks, Stefan!

thevinery@29: "I had a cat JUST LIKE THAT as a little girl and have been trying to figure out what kind of cat it is for years and years -- clue me in!"

I wish I knew what kind of cat it was. My wife found him near death under a bush in the hills of Pasadena a couple of months ago. He is awfully cute.

A quick look at Loci's previous comments makes it abundantly clear that he/she/it is more interested in saying nasty things than creating anything interesting, surprising, or funny.

I have three dear adult relatives who wear adult diapers. They don't like it that they have to wear them, but they would sure get a kick out of this article. They may have lost bladder control but they haven't lost their sense of humor, unlike the sourpusses above who say this article is insensitive.

I just found out a few years ago that Arvada has a main street! A cute old-timey main street, with a good sandwich deli if I recall correctly.

Some nice photos of Lakeside here:

http://xrl.us/oqr5x

What beautiful signs!

Thanks for the memories, Octopede!

Was Channel 4 the station that had a mid-afternoon movie that they introduced with a psychedelic abstract animation and the orchestral theme song from The Who's "Tommy?"

Somebody mentioned the Celebrity Sports Center. I used to race slot cars there. Gee, maybe I should start an open thread on Boing Boing for all of us Denverites and ex-Denverites to reminisce.

Falcon_Seven@5: "That house looks like any other Craftsman style home of the early twentieth century. Mark, why does that creep you out?"

Beats me. It only really affects me when I view the full res version on Jim's blog.

For Blinky fans: http://twurl.nl/5g3cc5

Remember how he would play a day-glo xylophone with white gloves and illuminate it with a black light so it looked like disembodied hands playing?

Enochrewt@13:

You are right -- the soapapillas are great, and we enjoyed the cave, going through it several times.

The site is gone. Archive.org's copy doesn't have any images:
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://donnablueaircraft.com/

Will Kreth is in the photo! He's to the right of the woman in the red jacket.

yeah sorry about that

Stefan, you really nailed it. I did the same thing, with a big bowl of Cap'n Crunch in front of me.

My TiVo-adept 5-year-old doesn't know how much better we had it as kids.

TJIC@18 --

I don't disagree. I'm saying that religious fundamentalists are going to be pleased to learn that she wanted to ban books from libraries.

If she's a banner of books, that can only help her get more votes from conservatives. She should brag about it in her speech tonight.

rancor01@3: "Is Boingboing changing formats?"

Yes. You should have already received the neural implants that convert the Tokyo-related posts into posts about Duluth and Wichita. If you don't have your neural implant or don't know how to connect it to your hindbrain, please contact our reader services agent, Kata Sutra, by semaphore immediately.

oo0oo@15: We asked Lisa to include the line "Lisa Katayama is a guestblogger" in every post. Also, not everyone reads TokyoMango, and so we asked her to include a daily round up of her posts on that site. If you don't like her wrap-up posts, just skip them. Complaining that they're intrusive or burdensome for you to deal with is ridiculous.

Peterman@6: You are wrong on three counts.

1. I am not quoting from a magazine, I am quoting from Harper's Weekly.

2. Harper's Weekly is not a magazine. It is an email newsletter is published by the same people who publish Harper's Magazine.

3. I did not quote from Harper's Magazine. I quoted from Harper's Weekly.

Subscribe to Harper's Magazine
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SUBSCRIBE to Harper's Weekly
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Wonderful!

Ub Iwerks would be proud:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhxjzc9uuE

Halloween Jack@6: Me, too. I always picture Seth in a suit and hat, blowing cigarette smoke from the side of his mouth.

Same for me. I listen to music or podcasts when I paint or make something. But if I'm writing, reading, or editing I can't listen to music. I mean, I don't even hear it. My brain shuts it out.

It's an art project, and a damn funny one. kokopelliwoman@19 is right on target.

Who said anything about it being an appeal to "people you want to draw into your camp." That's nuts.

They really shouldn't be called mugshots. They are the "mugs" of the volunteers.

Freefall127: do you have any theories?

David Guerrero@71

I do like "foodstuffs." It's a fun word!

The masses didn't like Television back then, and they won't ever like them. That doesn't mean Televsion isn't and won't always be loved and admired by some people. (like me.)

JDavid@45: bingo!

isaacb2@4: They did a watered-down version for radio.

I'm just glad I'm didn't take them to the church that got infamous for practicing pedophilia!

bob10000@12: I'm more disappointed in the police for tazering the bride and groom.

Xopher@8: Thanks. I added the missing "d."

I expect things will get worse if McCain is elected. Unfotuntately, I expect things will get worse if Obama is elected, too. Neither of them give a damn about civil liberties. And most Americans don't give a damn about anything the government does as long as gas prices don't go up and their God-given right to buy Chinese made crap at Wal Mart isn't threatened.

I cry foul. Everyone knows Vikings drank soup by dipping their beards in it and wringing it out into their mouths.

I hear you, Buddy. But don't you think Ape Lad could do one hell of a drawing of the Rabbit Guy's predicament?

I find it refreshing that both coaches care this much about what they are doing. A lot of my professors seemed not to care about anything, except getting home at the end of the day.

Swanky@3: I know a couple of other people who do that. I wish I had the stomach to deal with those pushy salespeople.

Vellon@12: "I don't feel these drugs have any place in a healthy society."

I agree with you. The unfortunate fact is that, like disease, these drugs will always be in our society. We can only do things to reduce their harm to society. The current method, criminalization, has a lot of horrible side effects that have been covered nicely in the comments above. It's time to try something else, like treating drug addiction as a social/medical problem instead of a crime.

Eclectro@65: "...this is nothing more than junky bathroom humor. Isn't boing boing any better than this dross??"

I couldn't find any high-quality bathroom humor yesterday, but I needed my fix so I took what I could get.

Man, the photos of that Wyatt Detention Center sure are grim. Look at the "recreation program":

http://xrl.us/onk2x (Link to www.wyattdetention.com)

Huronbob@30: How are the negative vibes of your schoolmarmish shaming any better than what Rob did?

Rob isn't trying to scam anyone. Also, I'm the one calling him a sociologist, he probably has a different name to describe what he does.

I think the sad thing is that these people didn't care that they were trying to take money that somebody else lost. Rob's experiment harmed no one.

Setharian@4: She *was* allowed to fly, and she wrote an interesting story about the process of what happens when a person tried to get on a commercial flight without an ID.

If your story about *not* being able to buy booze because you did not have an ID is interesting then by all means share it with us.

Aloisius@21

I was joking about him being a hipster. C'mon!

Cops shooting dogs immediately upon breaking into a place is becoming standard procedure.

No. I don't have any details. I will post an update when I find out.

I'd give Gary 1st place. MinTphresh a close second.

They'll take away my encrypted software-defined mesh-network wireless fidonet when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

Maturin@10: "Please provide the sister post..... 'Top Billion Things Never Accomplished While High Because Leaving The Bedroom At Your Parent's House Seemed Too Hard'"

Please provide the other sister post....."Top Trillion Things Never Accomplished Without Having Any Excuse Whatsoever"

The creator of Mallard Fillmore sounds like quite a character:

http://dkosopedia.com/wiki/Edward_Bruce_Tinsley

bless you, drivenbyboredom.

JEFF@&: Thanks. Fixed.

Remember the guys who made a video of a Pleo being "tortured to death?"

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/12/05/killing-a-pleo-robot.html

CELYNNEN@1: Fixed. I had it right on the headline, but put 1993 in the body of the post.Thanks.

CHELVIS@70: I'll bet you're a dapper gent, tapping away at your keyboard. Please send a picture of yourself so we can discuss your fashion sense and grooming.

Takuan @5: That's a really good question.

Fruit that's on tree branches hanging over sidewalks is public fruit. Anyone can harvest it.

Username: what is a "fatty police?"

Who cares what Draplin *looks* like? Jesus Christ. He's a great designer and entertaining as hell.

This made my day!

That's what I was thinking. I love the cops' wry sense of humor here.

Haaz @34: I'm really excited about the prospect of using mulch, too. (I can't believe I said that.) It seems like a wonder substance. I went around today taking pictures of how people have replaced the grass in their front yards with mulched gardens. It looks so much better than a lawn!

Falcon Seven @12: "I would rank them number two after pigs as to the odor."

That's odd. My grandmother kept chickens and they never smelled. Recently, I've been visiting people who have henhouses and the smell has never been bad. In fact, I kind of like the smell.

Well, it appears to be a zombie film, so we'll let it slide this time.

Silkox @6: "And where are the questions for McCain?"

I'm not even interested in how McCain would answer these questions. I lost all respect for him when he started courting the fundamentalist right wing.

TJIC @2: that's valid.

BC2 @3: while no fan of Fox News, please not that Balko did indeed address the current president's illegal drug use.

I've talked my way out of several traffic violations and jaywalking. The police officers in these situations were very kind.

To balance that, I was once issued a ticket for something I didn't do. The cop knew it, and lied in court. The judge found me guilty. I was young and naive, and quite surprised. Thank goodness it wasn't for something that I could have been jailed for.

Ms. Goodling has this to be proud of:

"On March 23, 2007, she took an indefinite leave of absence. On March 26, 2007, Goodling canceled her upcoming appearance at a Congressional hearing, citing her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. In its history, no Department of Justice employee has ever exercised his/her Fifth Amendment rights with respect to official conduct, and remained an employee.On April 6, 2007, Goodling announced her resignation from the Department of Justice, writing to Gonzales, 'May God bless you richly as you continue your service to America.'"

Here's Ms. Goodling in happier times: http://xrl.us/ok3mp

TJIC @1: "Can we get a picture of Hillary Clinton's compunctious smirk when she was accused of the exact same federal crime in the TravelGate scandal ?"

Go find one!

Everyone is especially witty today. I love it!

Jack @3: "Do you mean because of the specific nature of the stuff being sold? Or the old-timey layout of the store?"

Both. The whole shebang.

Of course it's not real. There was never a crash at Roswell. I love it just the same.

Sourbob @30:

“Ill-disposed critics in 1925–1930 gave further examples of their ignorance when they reproached us for delighting in such childish distractions.” -- André Breton

Billy Blight @2: "It's almost as if some people aren't old enough to be let down by a politician they support."

He's not letting me down. I never expected much from him in the first place.

DavidPFarrell @4: Great idea. I think some places are trying that.

Church @16: "Though they'd like you to think so."

Citation, please?

Rusty McLoon @%:

"There are many knock-offs of Western IP and characters in China, but I wouldn't consider this one of them."

If Mickey Mouse had never existed, would Coin-Eared Rodent look exactly like it does?

Waraw, don't be such a sourpuss.

Buddy66 @20:

Here's a video I shot that's not about anthills, but ants play a starring role:

http://www.vimeo.com/1189730

Antinous @12: What a terrific hack!

Random Chick @ 4:

I'm blessed/cursed with a strong sense of curiosity for anything that's out of the ordinary. It's not often I come across a bunch of paparazzi standing on the street waiting for a star to appear.

So, what kinds of things pique your more discriminating sense of interest?

"Mall ninjas" is an awesome term!

HarveyBoing @ 17 posted:

"Not to co-opt a legitimate advertisement for the services of a friend of the Boing Boing editors"

I don't know the artist. I've never heard of him or seen his work until this morning when I read the post at Drawn.ca.

pugdaddy @5: What's wrong with offering your services in exchange for money to pay medical bills?

happyisland @12 - Just to be clear, I don't take money to post on Boing Boing. Never have.

"How about the real pure-electric cars they recalled and crushed?"

When crushed properly, they're fantastic tossed in an arugula and endive salad.

Actually, they made an error. It's "Echhnology Evangelist." That's what's printed on the badge I picked up at the salt-and-slugs-equal-free-energy.com conference.

Stephen @12: Thanks for weighing in. As usual, your comments are astute and mirthful.

@16 zikzak:

How do you get food and clothes and other things you need?

Short version of 329: "I knew that you knew, all along! I even knew that you knew that I knew that you knew!"

@ 309 DW:

"[I]t seems this easy dismissal, combined with the caustic moderation, has only fed this kerfluffle. It makes me think you're not willing to admit that maybe there is some truth to what's been said."

We created these threads precisley *because* we admitted and apologized for fucking up.

"I mean, in a sense, you're responding to these comments with non sequiturs and name-calling. Isn't that what trolls do?"

Yes, trolls call people names. Non-trolls do, too. Trolls eat breakfast. Non trolls do, too. So what?

"And it saddens me to see how poorly you've handled all of this. I mean, who's the "winner" in this mess? Yeah, exactly. She could just sit there and grin while you all stumbled through this mess. Meanwhile, you've been pilloried in the papers and on blogs around the world for all the mistakes listed in this post."

Boing Boing has not been "pilloried" by any paper. Some blogs have had harsh words for Boing Boing, and I'm hopping mad about it. I tried to unpublish the posts on those blogs, but our Movable Type install just wouldn't let me do it! You've been on the internet since the Bush, Sr. era. Do you think you can help me out?

"It's sad. I really liked reading you guys, but lately I feel like I'm listening to some band's rehashed new album wondering what the hell happened."

It's all Yoko's fault, man.

All this kerfluffle was just the concert tour you phoned in on top of the bad album. Get back to being creative. Stop being so stretched between your thousand projects. Get interesting again.

Wait till you hear my solo album! I've converted to Mithraism and you're really gonna dig my message for all humankind.

"And stop being so dismissive of anyone who opposes you as 'trolls' or 'cranks.' Many of us read the blog from the beginning, some (not me) read the zine. I think we have the right to say that you've lost the plot and not get called a bunch of cranks or lumped in with a bunch of trolls."

You are not a troll, DW. You are not a crank. Now will you please tell me where that darned plot went?

@ 298 Burnchao:

Phew -- glad we cleared up that little misunderstanding!

@287 Brian Carnell:

I feel a great deal of empathy for Xeni, and don't fault her for what she did.

Boiling it down to "Q: ZOMG we hate Violet Blue now what are going to do?" "A: Off with the posts." is an insensitive, unfair, and inaccurate characterization. I wish you wouldn't do that because I know you are smarter and kinder than that.

I'd do the same as Xeni I were in her shoes and I might do the same at some time in the future, but not without consulting with the rest of the gang for their opinion first, and working in good faith to reach consensus. That's what we learned. I hope that's good enough for you.

@ 17 kenmce

Because I liked it.

@270 Brian Carnell: "It gives me and others important information on just how seriously BB posters take the site and how seriously the rest of us should take it."

I hope you never took it seriously in the first place, Brian. I don't.

@257 Mike Harris: No, the *exact* same meaning is at play. You said Teresa needed to have her butt right out to the curb for being rude, and David said you should have you ass kicked out the curb for being rude (not for having a opinion he disagreed with).

You have wasted my time long enough. Everything you've said here has been wrong.

@252 Mike Harris:

I've told you twice that I gave you my reasons why I think Teresa did and does a bang-up job over on the moderation thread. Please look there. I sure hope you do, because I'm not going to tell you a fourth time.

@ 246 Mike Harris

I'm talking about how hilariously ironic and incredibly amusing it is that you can dish it out but can't take it.

@237 Mike Harris "I'm aware it's not official BB mods doing it (well, aside from David's threat to kick me to the curb -- so perhaps it is)"

Just have to comment about how it's incredibly amusing to see that you were the first to suggest that Teresa be kicked to the curb, but when David says it to you, suddenly it's a threat.

@232 Sumer88: "In the spirit of what a lot the site (to me, anyway) stands for it all seems quite hypocritical."

You're shooting blanks. One of the things I stand for is personal freedom. That includes the freedom to delete my own posts. I also stand for personal responsibility and that includes not screwing over my readers. I don't think we screwed over our readers here, and I haven't read any comments that convince me otherwise.

@ 187 Mike Harris:

"Teresa did a crappy moderation job. That might be "rude" (oh dearie me, where's my fan, I've got the vapors?!), but it's factual."

No. It's your opinion. It's not factual. My opinion is that she did a terrific job. If you would read the moderation post instead of trying to be cute, you'd learn why I think that.

@ 222 Mike Harris:

Funny, but wrong!

@ 163 negentropic: "Generally, Boing Boing leeches content..."

But we are pretty good at selecting interesting hosts, and the way our bodies undulate as we suck blood makes for a good show.

@#206 posted by blingcheese: "....did I miss something here Mark?"

Yes. I'll repeat myself: Please discuss moderation in the moderation thread.

"Its wise to hoard. A dark age looms."

And you need to know what to hoard. My grandmother was a hoarder. Orphaned in Russia during the revolution, she learned the value of saving stuff that could be put to good use. Her bottles, bolts of fabric, jars of seeds, nails, rubber bands, and other salvaged and scavenged supplies were stored neatly in the basement next to her bags of dried mushrooms, canned garden preserves, and shelves of dandelion wine.

And I should add that *all* the moderators on Boing Boing do a terrific job. I'm amazed they don't lose their cool every 10 minutes.

Let's try to keep the comments on moderation in the moderation thread. I just posted a comment there: http://xrl.us/k7yp8

I think of Teresa's moderation style as strong, very effective medicine that keeps these discussions from becoming as crazy as YouTube's. Yes, there are side-effects but the overall result is overwhelmingly positive. I'm not about to switch medications or experiment with the dosage. Teresa works wonders.

"#38 posted by skarbreeze: ...There's nothing about that vid that connects with your headline or caption - it's just an analogy of an aspect of Christianity that was made for a very young audience."

Of course it connects with the headline and posts. He said: "I want to show you a really neat experiment which demonstrates how Christianity can make a difference in people."

That he's foisting this malarky on a "very young audience" is a bonus.

One of the commentors above asked me what I think. I agree with what Xeni said here. I don't anything to add to it. She covered all the points I would have raised.

I'm not a fan of Capp's politics, but he was a brilliant satirist and everything I've seen by him is excellent. (And, even though Frazetta drew a lot of the strips, at least Capp had the good taste to hire the best in the business.)

I took it to mean he is so optimistic that he nauseates people.

Fixed. Thanks.

"I think the police department/city should pay to replace it even though I don't think they did anything wrong."

I don't think the police dept. should pay for the broken window. It was very irresponsible for the women to leave this realistic doll in her car like this. She should have known better.

Thanks, Ape Lad. All the artists I know really like (and many buy) Amy's work.

Thanks, all. I really appreciate it.

I post about an awful lot of painters, illustrators, cartoonists, sculptors, and other artists. I post about Amy Crehore's work a lot because I like it a lot. I think she's technically gifted, and her work is surprising, strange, funny, and often sweetly sad.

I don't mind that others don't like her art, but people complain about the fact that I like it can take a flying fuck at a rolling donut.

project921: Obviously, this had no appeal or interest for you. That's fine. I felt differently about it.

Yep, you're right. I updated the post.

Thank you, Antinous.

I am seeing a PSA starring Iron Eyes Cody tearfully riding a horse past people taking photos in parks, on the beach, at zoos. "People start photography... people can stop it."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m4ozVMxzNAA

@ #7 project921

Anything can be thought of as "dumb" if you don't care to put any effort into thinking of the possibilities. I think this package label could be the inspiration for a good science fiction story for example, or a commentary on how marketers like to promise ecstasy for people who use their products. "Discover Freedom. Discover Honda."

@ #7 project921

Anything can be thought of as "dumb" if you don't care to put any effort into thinking of the possibilities. I think this package label could be the inspiration for a good science fiction story for example, or a commentary on how marketers like to promise ecstasy for people who use their products. "Discover Freedom. Discover Honda."

The wall was very near a golf course, so I am guessing kids found stray golf balls and stuck them in the holes.

@43: It seems like a decent apology from Spillman, if you ask me!

"why is it necessary to label this stuff as 'Moleskine art?'"

It's not really necessary, but a lot of artists use Moleskines to sketch, and Susan does, too. It's just a way to say "notebook sketches," I guess.

("It's also quite possible to have a lush tropical garden without huge water usage. If you dig in lots of compost, lay down inline drip and top with bark, you can have guilt-free tropical, even in Southern California. You just have to choose the right plants.")

I would like to try this. Have you done it?

("Starbucks incinerates their beans")

I've heard people call it "Charbucks."

This is a good, dense book: http://xrl.us/kkvof

The Survival Book, by Paul H Nesbitt, Alonzo W. Pond, and William H. Allen.

Does the Leidenfrost effect work with oil, too?

Attention Boing Boing readers! Attention Boing Boing readers!

Let it be known that Internet Tough Guy Joe (post #14) has decreed that, unless your interests meet with his approval, you have no life.

One activity Joe would approve of is using a message board in the middle of the day to accuse others of having no life. This activity can safely be performed without risk of Joe's scorn.

My lawn currently looks awful. The weather has been in the 90s and 100s all summer here in Tarzana. I'm going to plant a lot of drought-tolerant native grass in the yard, along with raised bed planters.

I kind of like the snobbery at this place. It's amusing, but maybe I'd be less amused I was the one who wasn't getting his fix made up the way I like it.

@2: "I'd like to know what was seized, what was the reason given, and were the items returned."

We'd all like to know, but the DHS isn't saying.

From http://xrl.us/kkkwy

"To those who object to the policies, matters have been made worse by an apparent refusal by DHS to clarify any of its processes, activities, administrative safeguards or the number of travelers impacted by laptop seizures. According to Feingold, despite repeated requests by nonprofit organizations and the Senate Judiciary Committee, DHS (and Secretary Michael Chertoff) had neither satisfactorily answered questions nor provided a witness to testify at the hearing. 'DHS did provide written testimony,' Feingold said. 'That testimony, which incidentally was submitted over 30 hours later than the committee's rules require, provides little meaningful detail on the agency's policies and raises more questions than it answers--questions that no one from DHS is here to address.')

@21: I forgot to include the part that makes it clear that a BB reader named Brian wrote this, not me. He's the one with the BofA account. I don't have a BofA account. Thanks for pointing it out, Secret Life of Plants. I'm sorry for the confusion and I amended the post.

Thanks, Davy. I fixed it.

You know -- I remember watching it, but I wasn't sure if I blogged it before. I searched the blog and couldn't find it, so I posted it. My apologies! (Darn that brain slug.)

@12: Instead of the hundreds of trillions we'd spend on the 1000 year war that followed from dropping a nuclear bomb, how about spending money on become energy independent using renewable energy resources? I know it's much harder than killing thousands of people at a go, but it might be worth a try.

Ooh - that Kelly Kettle is cool!

Rod Stewart turned it into an asset.

I've never had a flight attendent tell me or my little kids to tighten our seatbelts, much less tighten one for me. Why was this attendent so keen on tightening this kid's belt?

@14: The truthdig article was written by the former New York Times Mideast Bureau chief. If you are saying he's a liar, why don't you point out where he lies in the article?

I used a cheap PC hooked up to my TV to watch Netflix videos but the delays in streaming were unbearable. The Roku has not stuttered yet.

@2: no, but you need to connect an ethernet cable from your broadband router to the Roku. I have Wi-Fi so it was really easy to set up.

He should use it to project images of ghosts, Jesus, or Mother Mary. Then people can sell their photos on eBay. Win-win.

"maybe you can get O'Reilly to start GROW magazine."

Great idea, Stefan. Actually, I've already asked Kelly and Erik to write some pieces for Make. I could totally see a GROW magazine growing from the pages of MAKE.

@3: Is every non-falsifiable idea worthless to you?

Lady in pink Corevtte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelyne

@10: She "fetishizes" the male body, too.

What the Thinker thinks, the Prover proves.

"Hydrogen cells and electric cars are both incredibly oil dependent. Neither are suitable or realistic solutions. "

Wrong and wrong. Nuclear, wind, hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and any other process that generates electricity would work.

I searched google images for Hiroshima and saw a photo of a man with sores that looked just like the radioactive boy scouts'. I didn't know they had cyrstal meth back in the 1940s, Amuderick.

@enginerd94303: I own stock in two nuclear power companies. I'd put a pebble bed reactor in my spare bedroom but the ominous police state won't let me.

This is a fascinating discussion. Thanks to all of you for keeping it interesting and lively!

(Except that "first" stuff. Don't do that any more.)

Thank you, Soulbarn. You articulated my feelings about Omac much better than I could have.

What does "first" mean? The first to post?

@5: You're lucky I know the guy on the right. The only other pro sports players I know by sight are Joe Namath and Babe Ruth.

And this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlqQ1_vZVE&feature=related

"The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful."

I appreciate that sentiment. An exception to this rule is Dock Boggs, I'd day. But for every Boggs, there's a Harry Reser.

"So either he weighs 600lbs or the ceiling/floor is very thin? Laugh so hard you fall off the couch?"

You're right. It's almost as preposterous as claiming to have fallen off the couch from choking on a pretzel.

I also like:

As you are, so was I
As I am, so shall you be.

@1: "He was an illustrator." When did he die?

Your ignorance of facts matches your ability as an art critic.

@2: Scott Beale is my friend, and a very sharp guy, so I follow his advice and opinions about technology closely.

"are we supposed to pity someone who is being removed from someone else's property?"

You are supposed to think for yourself.

There's an opportunity here to capture that coveted "appalled by baldness" demographic. The restaurant should hang a banner over its door that says "OWEN SOUND'S ONLY GUARANTEED BALD-FREE RESTAURANT!"

"You would know that I acknowledged Al Gore's contribution to the Internet twice already in this thread.."

Then what is your point?

Can you tell the difference between "I took the initiative in creating the internet" and "I created the internet?"

No?

I didn't think so. Your agenda has blinded you.

Oh yes, Al is here: http://xrl.us/bmh7f

The Legislator: Vice President Al Gore
He got a bum rap. Gore never claimed to have “invented the Internet,” though columnists said otherwise and had sport with him anyway. Here’s what Gore really did: throughout the 1980s, as a senator from Tennessee, he stood out as a highly visible, early proponent of networking. In 1991, Congress passed the High-Performance Computing Act, also known as “the Gore Act,” which paved the way for a privatized, commercialized Internet that could thrive and evolve outside the government’s hands—in other words: the Internet as we know it today.

Kamandi is my favorite. DC hinted that Kamandi lived in the same universe as the New Gods.

imagine if people randomly sowed fist fulls of cannabis seeds everywhere

Some people put pot seeds in balloons, fill them with helium, and release them.

My wife, daughter and I were just watching Andy Griffith and whistling the tune 1/2 hour ago, and now I learn that the original whistler has passed away. RIP, Mister Hagen!

Has Boingboing ever considered a sketch blog or a group sketch blog? Maybe on flickr? I'd participate.

That's not a bad idea. It could be a lot of fun. I'll look into it, Noen.

I couldn't have replicated that again if I tried.
That's because straws are sneaky, and will never use the same way to hurt you more than once.

Those butts were painted by Frazetta, which explains it.

The meanest, strongest and most wily soldiers in the war of resistentialism: Cords and hoses.

You said it. Everytime I drop a hose with a squeeze sprayer attached, the sprayer blasts me with cold water. It could shoot in a dozen directions, but it knows to aim right at my head.

This makes me suspicious.

Duly noted. Henceforth, you shall go by "Suspicious Valacosa." It has a nice ring to it.

Cool! What are you doing there?

That's great news, but I have to say I'm not surprised. I thought it was a terrific book on my first reading, and my second reading is just as enjoyable.

OK, Chris -- If you weren't making a racist comment, then I'm sorry. I should not have said that.

"Cckrchs n ktchn n whch th lght hs jst bn trnd n cms t mnd."

Ds t pls r dstrb y t hv mnd tht qts hmn bngs wth cckrchs?

I was just trying to be silly

Jumpin' Jerusalem crickets, has noone ever worked on a *real* farm? Probably only 75% of vegetables look like the ones in Scottfree's farm. A real farm has carrots in the shape of Klein Bottles and radishes like Menger Sponges. Theres nothing wrong with them, its just people freak out if it doesn't look like on Scott Free's produce The rest of vegetables wind up in the mechanical stomachs of hard working, hungry Artzbasheff combines.

Because it holds the secret to life, Asswipe.

It's ridiculous to say these innocuous letters are "mean." If this guy had sent me a similar letter and I later found out it was an art project/prank, I'd be delighted.

Sorry for forgetting to include tags.

I welcome disagreement on the topics I post. The discussions are interesting, and I learn a lot. If I were hosting a dinner party and we had a discussion that included differing opinions, I would enjoy it.

But I have a low tolerance for people who say, in effect "I'm not interested in this topic, and I don't like it when you write about it." If I were hosting a dinner party and someone pointed at my collection of ukuleles and said, "You should stop collecting ukuleles because I don't care for them," I would not invite that person back.

Are you clear on the difference?

OK, I guess I can't delete this now! :)

Cefeida -- I can't speak for the other editors, but I am running this blog for my own enjoyment only. If other poeple enjoy it, that's great. If they don't enjoy, I wish they'd go the hell away.

Awesome, Antinous. It's gonna catch on.

I read it last year and was blown away. It's Cory's finest work to date, and I can't wait to see the response from the public. Congratulations, Cory!

but seriously now, how many times can Clockwork whine about the same thing? 9, 10, 11 times? when will the madness stop?

maybe now that he's whined we can all stop hearing him whine.

I was kidding about the higher grade -- as if!

It reminds me of the Incredible Edibles oven.
http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/IncredibleEdibles.html

#69 -- but will these new Evidences show signs of evolving?

My question is, why didn't the cops arrest the BARGAIN MADNESS couple for wearing offensive T-shirts in public?

I wish the prosecutor who pushed this bogus case for four years was disbarred, fined, and imprisoned for four years.

Of course, "This makes me sick" is not a cliché response to something you don't like, though, is it? Thanks for your refreshing originality, Pocket Hell!

Thank you, Brian. While we often disagree on politics, I aways find your arguments interesting and worthy of serious consideration because you back up what you say with examples.

If someone takes a long photo of a long horse, I'll die a happy man.

Kevitivity: Why make the assertion that Klein is dumb unless you explain why you think so? If you don't explain, nobody is going to give a damn what you think.

The "not even wrong" thing was from Wolfgang Pauli. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong) I don't doubt Lancaster used it himself, since it's a fun thing to say.

Are you an economist, Shecky?

Does the Bill of Rights say the Bible is required reading in public schools?

The Land O' Lakes box is the best one though: http://xrl.us/bjjft

What a coincidence -- textile art hates you!

Pica? (wiki)

The Lords of Acid cover was illustrated by Coop.

Optic: your comment is offensive. We posted this print because we love Coop's work. Also, he has given us hundreds of wonderful site suggestions that we've postd to BB over the years, including the "least wanted music" post yesterday. He is a "fifth Boinger."

Sorry, Sister. I misunderstood. I thought your pals were sneering derisively at a person who said s/he was a performance artist. I apologize.

"somebody described someone as a "performance artist" and I snickered, because in my social group that's the appropriate response when someone mentions being a 'performance artist'"

It sounds like your social group is composed of mean people.

Do you think perhaps this art - whoops, sorry, you already told us it's not art -- "time-wasting" project was designed to encourage discussion about homeless people, urban design, public spaces, etc. , Whiskystar?

Ha ha! It's an art project, Eiconoclast.

Yes, I think he made it pretty clear (in a subtle way) that "Wendy" was just some guy trying to con him.

"How does this fit into the 'Wonderful Things' subhead?"

It excites wonder, or astonishment.

You sick of a shame fucking if you are a poor, innocent thing? Pigs think that slaughter is the "[]" for a wonderful bastard.

More importantly, you are an innocent pig if you thinks poor sick bastards are wonderful fucking things.

"Killing the pigs = monies = farmers keeping the farms."

I like it when people say monies.

Thanks for sharing these wonderful stories. These are really uplifting!

If I were you, El Smiley, I'd find another place to work if your coworkers think you're an idiot for buying the wrong number of pizzas.

Thank you all for sharing these wonderful stories about your families. I've enjoyed them very much!

Thanks very much for the kind words, all! I'm going to ask my mother to print this out and show it to my grandmother.

I heard an NPR story in 1998 that boggled my mind. It was about a woman named Daisy Anderson who had been married to a US Civil War veteran and was still alive!

http://www.radiodiaries.org/transcripts/OtherDocs/civilwar.html

I like to show her photos on my iBook, because the images are big and bright.

She told me stories about growing up with her brothers and sisters in Russia. Her parents were killed in the revolution. They lived on wild mushrooms and potato peels (the rich folks ate the potatoes)