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G. Behrend — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:31:11 GMT

Great Pearl Jam performance! I love ending..

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Howlin' Hobbit, Seattle, WA — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:58:09 GMT

Re: Those Light Drawings (really beautiful, BTW)... check out this Skull-A-Day blog post:

http://skulladay.blogspot.com/2007/08/66-sparkler-skull.html

I can't remember where I ran across this (heck, could've been here) but it's an interesting site and concept.

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Dennis McClain-Furmanski, Dalworthington Gardens, Texas — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:13:35 GMT

Life imitates art, but makes fun of humor. I'd made up some silly food names as an exercise in a humor writing class. The first to fall was jalapeno jelly, shown to me in a local market by my Texan wife. Now one of my favorites, tuna ice cream, shows up on the web. I was shamed that it only came in at #72, but realized the list was only that, because they couldn't possibly get enough people to eat enough of these to get a real vote. My last hold out is rubber snake fajitas. And I'm not as confident as I used to be.

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Brian, Offutt AFB, NE — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:26:08 GMT

It's all in the details, Will! You're only guaranteed $2 per entry to Google; the other $8 depends on whether or not the business verifies their information.

It seems like a subversive way for Google to market their adwords/local advertising prgrams to small businesses that might not be so tech savvy.

It's probably win-win for both the businesses and Google, but being the middle man seems slimey.

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Dan Garfinkel, Pittsburgh, PA — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:30:22 GMT

Life imitates art: See the book "Metzger's Dog," by the great Thomas Perry. I believe this is his first novel, and it includes ways of tying up Los Angeles without using explosives, but using various techniques to block major ateries, disrupt communications, etc. Very, very good read, funny and clever.

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Ryan, San Diego, CA — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:59:40 GMT

The Freakonomics terrorist post was very interesting, but here's another thought. Why can't our government simply protect us from terrorists without having to tell us about it on a daily basis? As the blog pointed out, the actual physical harm from terrorist acts is pretty minimal. It is the fear that is the problem. So, in my opinion, by creating the Dept of Homeland Security and enacting travel restrictions, we gave the terrorists a victory since it is a constant reminder of our peril. If we simply spent our time and money being more vigilant, rather than on people who tell us about their "gut-feeling" that we will be attacked, wouldn't we be better off?

What would you rather hear from your country's leadership? "Everything will be ok" or "We're all gonna die"?

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Chris, Allentown PA — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:37:19 GMT

That story about the crime author being charged for the murder his book describes sounds like the plot from some 1960's Jack Lemmon movie. Oh that's right, it was: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058212

Fun movie. If you haven’t seen it go track down a copy. I was lucky enough to find it at my local library.

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Michael T, Hollywood CA — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:35:21 GMT

Scientist tattoos...that is hysterical. I never in my life ever thought I would see someone with the entire periodic table tattooed on his arm, or the solar system inked on his stomach. "Look, honey! When I do this with my belly, the planets move!"

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Dan, Clinton, WA — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:22:53 GMT

The "Omnidirectional" treadmill looks like it is very limited in two directions. Notice that he spends most of his time walking left & right in the video, and only takes a few steps away from or towards the viewer. I'd say it has a way to go before it's ready for the virtual world.