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  1. Re:Excellent Movie on Wall-E Supervising Animator Tells His Story · · Score: 1

    Consider another film: In a surreal tripping episode, a teen commits her first killing. Fleeing, she gathers three strangers, responds to a foreign government's assassination directive, she kills again. Lesson? No place like home. (1939)

  2. Re:Don't go there. on Google Sued Over Privacy Invasion On Street View · · Score: 1

    "....We come from Pittsburgh, PA. You aught to know not to Stand by the window. Somebody sue you up there."--Talking Heads

  3. Transparent Aluminum on Transparent Aluminum a Reality · · Score: 1

    Hmm, transparent ALONtm is highly scratchproof. iPod nano in both black and white is easily scratched. Transparent nano, Apple?

  4. Re:Give Bill a Break on Bill Gates Gives $20M to CMU for New Building · · Score: 1

    Actually, the Internal Revenue Service require charitable foundations to disburse a certain percentage of their assets every year, in order to retain their charitable, tax-exempt status..

  5. Re:Church, the most boring game ever. on Game with God · · Score: 1

    Your church service, like you milage, may vary. People, religions, denominations, congregations, services -- each and all may fall in different places along their respective spectrums (or better, spectra). Not accurate to paint them all with the same wide brush. Too, a worship service's value may not necessarily rest in the excitement it delivers, although adrenaline-rush expereinces are out there, especially among the pentecostal and other evangelical congregations. Like in many a video game...seek, and you will find.

  6. Re:Cool technology, but ugh. on New Euro Coin Released With MultiView Effect · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Actually, the coin's design is valuable. From a socio-political view, currency has a long history as a vehicle to assert national identity. Words and symbols on coins and paper remind citizens of their heritage and who they are as a people. Patriotism is a strong force, and at a time when European Union countries have been giving over buckets of autonomy to the EU (quite tangibly shown in the switch to the Euro) there is <b>comfort</b> in showing national symbols on coins like these. It's a way for the Netherlands to say, 'Hey we are Europeans, but we are Dutch, too.' And that's valid.

    Second, the techno 'shiny thing' value of this coin is useful as a publicity vehicle, raising international awareness about the Netherlands. It can't hurt tourism, and will attract numistmatists --taking currency out of circulation is always a goal of national mints. I agree, it would be fine to honor important national contributors. Perhaps they will. But using royalty appeals to the most common denominator, so it's understandable as a start.

    Besides, let's face it, babies are cute. Don't know that I've ever seen a baby on currency before. Next, bring on the puppies!

  7. Multipurpose Garage Workshop on Ideas for a Multipurpose Garage Workshop? · · Score: 1

    In addition to the rubber mat on the workspace, get rubber matting to stand on, for comfort and insulating safety. Consider a workbench height of 34 to 37 inches. I google'd to a thorough site about work ergonomics: http://www.dehs.umn.edu/ergo/lab. Great that you're thinking and planning all of this from the start. Good luck.

  8. Re:What happened to old lego ingenuity? on Inside the Lego Master Builder Search · · Score: 1

    I have had a great experience buying standard Lego pieces at http://www.bricklink.com . Especially when looking for specific types of pieces and specific colors, including rare colors, this selling venue is terrific. It once was known as brickbay, until the ebay lawyers asked them kindly to change its name. These days, it is my store of choice for Lego.

  9. Re:We got out of debt on Weird Presents Anyone? · · Score: 1

    Hey! That's Great! Congratulations. And it does put you in a minority of sorts, in keeping with this /. thread. More power to you.

  10. Re:He forgot... on Nine Crazy Ideas in Science · · Score: 1

    Knowing my iPod's battery is doomed, this makes my 'short list' for Christmas!

  11. Re:26 years? on Celebrating 26 Years of the Apple ][ · · Score: 1

    It's just you.

  12. Re:Family Test - LEGOS! on Floor Vacuum Robot for $200 · · Score: 1

    I guess the inventors had to start someplace. I wanted one until I saw that its dust-collection bin is smaller than two cans of Spam. It quickly would choke on the hair my 2 dogs donate to the floors each day. Let's hope Moore's Law will extend to this bot: more capacity, better smarts, lower price.