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I...but...what? Does it actually work? - Squall

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. - I like big Botts

saygilar - ufo

I am just going to venture to guess that this setup would not work at all. - Wizetux

I bet there are Linux drivers for such a set up :) - Victor Ganata

@Glen Corollary: Just because you shouldn't, means someone will. - Micah

i am this thing - world-of-disabled.de

Your mom is a child at heart. That is FANTASTIC! - Adriana

Adriana, it's a blog. This isn't Glen's parents' house. - Rochelle

one man's crap ... - Martha from BuddyFeed

at least its there. - just ZONED

Good morning Gray clan! (-1 1/2) :) - aden {Chickadee}

what a cute crew! - Bren

Good morning! - John (bird whisperer)

It's how we do Sunday mornings. Pancakes and twins. - Louis Gray

I don't see pancakes - just a Louis sandwich with twin bread. Oops, gotta go, it's time for Dinosaur Train! - Laura Norvig from iPod

LOL! Love the kiddos' faces! - rowlikeagirl

Good morning young ones. - Eric

:)) - Funda(She-Ra)

Cute! - Adriana

http://ff.im/nwuLz Cem Karaca - Kalktı Göç Eyledi Avşar İlleri (Dadaloğlu) ile Günaydın. - Ali Oz

I like the last one, they are so cute - Circle

I bet they're a BIG help packing for the move! - JCunwired from Android

That look on Sarah's face in the third picture kills me every time. - Akiva

c.f. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... / Image credits: Painting by Ilya Repin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) and photo by Heinrich Damm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...). - Stephen Mack

For many, duels were a figurative pissing contest. But Matthew's would be literal. Interesting. - Stephen Mack

Throwing of the original Philips branded Tivo Series 1 from 20 feet apart. - Louis Gray

20 pounds! - Stephen Mack

Since reading this post, I'm going with war elephants. During the golden hour! - Lo the Baker from Android

Is this a bad time for "pics of it didn't happen"? - <3Heather<3

balloons and blunderbusses - Alex Scrivener from iPhone

Orbital strikes at 12 parsecs - Mo Kargas

#itstheonlywaytobesure - Stephen Mack from iPhone

I've seen demos of the Siamese elephant fighting in Thailand. The reason they don't use it any more is because of pistols, so I would definitely choose a pistol. Although it certainly looks cool! - Jesse Stay

As a hippie, I don't approve of guns. And if you ask me to name a time for almost anything, I'll pick during the golden hour. My gory elephant-induced death can at least be gorgeously photographed! But ya'll can pee if you want. - Lo the Baker from Android

-_^ - Mo Kargas

Rapiers. Rapier wits. No, wait. Salmon. No, swordfish. Hang on. I've got it. Insults, a la Monkey Island. - Jandy

For me it would be see who can take the most episodes of Handy Manny before cracking. - Stephen Mack

Light saber - Todd Hoff

Does death by chocolate count? - Shannon - GlassMistress

Spoons. - ronin

It doesn't matter - I'd poison their food the night before. - Ciaoenrico

Now, Magic the gathering Duel. In the past, eating contest. - Dario Gomez

I agree with Davis... swords would be the most fun! - Georgia

How about a friendfeed bookmarklet postathon duel? - April

April, to the death? Might take a while... - Stephen Mack from iPhone

I would lay the smack down with Pokemon cards. - SteVe C

Set it up, MDV. - Josh Haley

Warcraft 2 - Dario Gomez

Dario, that's passé. You need to duel to the death via Starcraft 2 now. - Stephen Mack

I just got the game. I need to get good first. :) - Dario Gomez

Left4Dead survival... whoever survives the zombies wins!! ;) - Rachel Lea Fox

elephants/ - Anna Lynn M.

Crossword puzzle one-on-one. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

Iaijutsu showdown: http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Chieze Okoye

Oh wow, Chieze, so you'd just draw your sword at me until I die? - Stephen Mack

Iaijutsu is drawing the sword with a killing strike in one motion. Imagine in that video if someone was kneeling right in front of him. So the showdown would be two dudes kneeling (or standing) in front of each other and the faster of the two wins the duel. 8^D - Chieze Okoye

clearly a socialist. - amygeek

Clearly. :D - Steven Perez

The existence of a right does not mandate the form of delivery ;) - Pete

Commie bastard! - Rene, Pro Button Pusher

Pete thats seems umm self contradictory "a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral" I have a claim to a decent job at a fair wage that seems to mandate delivery of that fact by either making unions easier to organize -by regulation or by governement intervention - WarLord

What I meant was it does not suggest any form of social organisation; cynicism aside, you could get a fair wage in a system where employers pay a fair wage as of course :) - Pete

"Roosevelt stated that having these rights would guarantee American security, and that America's place in the world depended upon how far these and similar rights had been carried into practice." What these"rights" have done unfortunately is to make Americans lazy and complacent. Americans no longer know what hard work and sacrifice is. There is a huge sense of entitlement that did not used to exist two generations ago. - Jeff P. Henderson

and everyone's chicken high on pot! - Morgan

Jeff: did we get these rights recently? Because I don't remember this being ratified. - Steven Perez

No, but many Americans seem to think they have these rights. We and our politicians have entacted hundreds of social programs that grant just about all of these 'rights'. For instance, Public K-12 Schools, the Jr. college system, the state college system, Medicade, unemployment insurance, Social Security. Federal government and most states have a minimum wage. Many cities like SF have a... more... - Jeff P. Henderson

The unions seem to have their members convinced that they do..... - Jeff P. Henderson

Wouldn't two generations ago have been... the New Deal? Or the Great Society? - Andrew C (✓)

Shouldn't this be a global right? - Halil

These sound very familiar..... - Roberto Bonini from iPhone

if someone put that octopus cake on my table I'd kill it with fire - Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce

/agree Joe - Hookuh Tinypants

WOW. Looooove! - Lo the Baker

I'm freaking out over that octopus. Want!! - <3Heather<3

meeh :S - Parfe

(Although, to be fair, the science fiction story I'm thinking of that has elves, trolls, and talismans also has spaceships and FTL.) - Victor Ganata

Foundation [extended] series [and by extension, the entire connected Asimov universe]: SF or fantasy? - Andrew C (✓)

I don't know if I like this demarcation. I like to think of mythological characters = fantasy. It's one reason it bugs me to see vampire novels or even Terry Pratchett in the Science Fiction section of a bookstore. - Anika

Which is why I prefer to just see SF and Fantasy kept together on the bookshelves. - Andrew C (✓)

And the reason I say this, is that at this means the Discworld novels would be considered Science Fiction, whereas the Culture novels would be considered (mostly) Fantasy. In my head, it's the other way around. - Anika

Except that in a sci-fi world through genetic engineering it's possible to get mythological creatures. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

*demarcated* - Rodfather

I do science/technology = sci-fi, magic = fantasy. That's, I guess, not always cut-and-dried, though. - Jandy

I never read the entire the Foundation series, and it's been a while since I read what I did read, but it seems pretty consistent with hard SF. - Victor Ganata

Alex, in a sci-fi world when people are genetically engineered, the author usually calls them 'post-humans'. Since this is a standard and fits into Victor's point that the author explains it, it doesn't make it fantasy. - Anika

did Anika just refudiate Victor's demarcation?!? - TINY REPTILIAN PYROMANIAC from iPod

The problem of demarcation between these genres is actually one of the frequently cited reasons why some people prefer using the all-encompassing term of speculative fiction. - Victor Ganata

I'm now thinking of a series where the existence of actual fire-breathing, winged dragons is explained entirely by genetic engineering. - Victor Ganata

I still say vampires, wizardry and witches all belong in a totally different area of the book store. Like in a dark corner. Behind boxes. Except the Discworld novels. Those belong in a completely different section. - Anika

Victor, didn't that series need fairly foofy psychic powers stuff as well, not to mention (I vaguely recall) some psychic powers to get around the cube-square problem for flying animals? - Andrew C (✓)

Heh, Andrew, then we can talk about the difference between soft SF and hard SF. - Victor Ganata

Well, as I understand it by this scheme, soft SF == fantasy. - Andrew C (✓)

Add in the "mundane" school - WarLord

I like going by myself...less likely to have to sit next to a talker. - Beau Liening

You enjoy the social experience of going to a movie but you, being you, like to get so engrossed in film and the film making on display that you don't want to be distracted from your concentration. - Johnny

Johnny, let's go see Inception. Don't worry about the popcorn. - Derrick

I've only been to the theater by myself once, but I loved it. - <3Heather<3

Am I flying up or are you going down? - Johnny

I SAW WHAT YOU DID THERE. - Derrick

I think Johnny hit the nail on the head there with the social aspect of it. Everything before and after the movie would be great with others...but I'd rather just see the movie by myself and absorb the story without distraction. - Jonathan Hardesty

Derrick, what say you to a Johnny Theater Sammich? - Jonathan Hardesty

*faints* - Derrick

*smothers himself in mayo*... Let's do this - Johnny

Pass some of that mayo my way, brotha from a down unda-motha! - Jonathan Hardesty

*melts J-Hard's popsicle* - Johnny

*recovers, sees what happened and fake faints with one eye open, pants unbuckled* - Derrick

I just did it today again. A matinee with hardly any people in the theater though. It was cool. - Rodfather

Dude. I am the same. God damned paradoxes. - Mike Nayyar

Heather doesn't like going to the movies much, but I am a huge movie fan. I felt weird seeing Iron Man 2 by myself, but I think i enjoyed it more because I could just sit and enjoy it without having to converse/criticize it afterwards. - Chris Topher

I wish I could go with you. How long before you move, I wonder if I can get up there before you go... - Lo the Baker

For the movies, of course. Not an orgy... no... just good clean fun... yes... - Lo the Baker

We leave for LA on August 6th or 7th. - Jonathan Hardesty

the last grownup movie I saw at the show was "Catch Me If You Can" and I was by myself. I enjoy my own company so I don't mind. I'll also go to a club or bar by myself & have fun :) - Starmama

I tend to like average joes and I'm not scared of a belly (y'all know I like my bears and nerdy Jewish boys), but damn. - Derrick

I don't know who this is, but I'm calling mimbo. - Jason P

Derrick, Imagine if he didn't wax his chest - Joe "Brrzzzzzzt" Pierce

oh. - holly #ravingfangirl

Dude. If he had chestal fur, I'd freaking faint. - Derrick

Jason, he's an actor who plays Alcide on True Blood. I'm already calling a lawyer to oversee our divorce. - Derrick

Ooh I think that's Owen from One Tree Hill, too! - Penguin from iPod

Derrick, I'm so much of a rebel I don't have cable. - Jason P

Um, sure. I'll borrow him when you grow bored, D. - joey

hello there - Tamara

And Derrick, you can't divorce me when I'm friends with the City Librarian of New Orleans. Face it. - Jason P

Jason, there are work arounds re: cable, and I suppose you're right. I've seen you in costume. I coudn't quit you if I tried. - Derrick

Moths creep me out for some reason. I think it's the fur. - rowlikeagirl

Penguin: I hadn't thought of it as a horse, but I can see what you mean. rowlikeagirl: I find the fur cute, but I can understand why it might feel creepy. - John (bird whisperer)

Sorry, I was referencing the YouTube video of the shopping network guy showing a photo of a moth/butterfly but he keeps calling it a horse. - Penguin from iPod

Oh, I see. - John (bird whisperer)

I found one of those for the first time when I was a kid while we were on a long road trip south. It was on the wall of a gas station that we stopped at. It was so awesome to me, I got my little bug container (which I often took along on trips), caught it, and took it with me. It laid a bunch of eggs and then it died. The eggs hatched into a bunch of little caterpillars. I tried to feed them maple leaves and spruce needles. They nibbled them, but in the end they all died :( It still was a cool experience. - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)

Inception (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m...) consensus: "Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually." Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post: "Inception is that rare film that can be enjoyed on superficial and progressively deeper levels, a feat that uncannily mimics the mind-bending journey its protagonist takes." - Stephen Mack

Sorcerer's Apprentice (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m...) consensus: "It has a likable cast and loads of CGI spectacle, but for all but the least demanding viewers, The Sorcerer's Apprentice will be less than spellbinding." Roger Ebert says, "In place of a plot, there's a premise; in place of carefully crafted action, there are stupefying exercises in computer-generated imagery, and in place of an ending, there's a hook for the sequel and, if all goes well, a new franchise." - Stephen Mack

Valhalla Rising (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m...): Andrew O'Hehir of Salon says, "Lots of movies about the Middle Ages can do the mud and blood -- though we sure see a lot of both here -- but in this movie it's like Refn has ripped you out of time and dropped you there." - Stephen Mack

I'm very torn on Inception, I don't like sci-fi and I can't stand Leonardo DiCaprio's over-acting but Christopher Nolan is a pretty solid bet. It's a "add to netflix but may get bumped down by other movies" movie for me. The others don't interest me at all. - Carl Haynes

Carl, I think Inception is one of those films you need to see on a big screen and be fully engaged in a dark room to appreciate it properly. I hear what you're saying about Leo but he can do good work. - Stephen Mack

I just fandango'd some IMAX tickets for Inception. Will report back. - Neal Krummell

We'll be seeing Inception for date night tonight. - Stephen Mack from iPhone

Holy crap that was amazing. - Stephen Mack

Were you as mind warp as Akiva? http://friendfeed.com/akiva... - Rachel Lea Fox

Not that bad. But it's very easy to walk out of this movie with pretty much zero grip on reality. - Stephen Mack

So it's not like a Pi or something? - Rachel Lea Fox

*shameful whisper:* I never saw Pi. - Stephen Mack

*sighs* there are a growing number of people I know who haven't seen it. I have it if you ever want to borrow it. I had an odd phase around college where I watched that movie 5 or 6 times. I'm a bit of a freak. :) - Rachel Lea Fox

I thought it (Inception) was great. I want to watch it again. I'm trying hard not to say anything about it. - Rodfather

'Inception' turned out to be a terrible movie to watch in the theater. Far too intelligent a film to watch with the general public. Lots of "wait, what does that mean?" and "I don't understand!" being announced to friends and family throughout. That said, I really (really) enjoyed it and will look forward to the DVD for a second viewing so that I can understand it better and hopefully learn how they pulled off the hotel scene! - Ryan Kaisoglus

Ryan, sorry to hear about the rude people. The guy to my right started tapping his foot near the end. Very distracting. I agree, want to see this again and soon. Would love to know how they made that scene. The IMDB Trivia section implies it was practical FX (not CGI). - Stephen Mack from iPhone

I saw it at the IMAX (real, not IMAX Experience) and so all of the people there are all pretty much hardcore movie nuts: paying premium for tickets, standing in line for hours, etc. It was dead silent the entire movie except for the occasional and appropriate laughter plus the reaction at the movie's end followed by applause and cheers. It's stuff like what Ryan and Stephen wrote about... more... - Akiva

Yes, seeing it on IMAX weeded out random moviegoers. The whole place was rapt, and only 5 or 6 folks left at any point (I was far right 3rd row). Damn amazing film. - Neal Krummell

Santa Clara county needs more (real) IMAX. Neal, far right? How's your neck? - Stephen Mack from iPhone

Maybe Rachel and I will watch it on a Monday matinee, so we'll have the theater almost to ourselves and will enter the harsh light of day blinking and wondering what was a dream. - Kevin Fox

I find it interesting when the reality of something and our expectations of something are incongruent. I don't know the author, and given his arsenal of tech tools, he's certainly equipped to do what's required and asked of him. It's been said that the iPad is a device used for consumption and not creation. I would have to say that's likely the case. - Derrick

I don't get it-did people really expect the iPad to be a laptop replacement for power users? I have no intention of getting rid of the MacBook Pro anytime soon. I'm a tech writer for goodness sakes! The iPad for us (my family shares 1), is not a item to work on--it's a distraction, something to use while channel surfing or sipping coffee. We use it for reading news, books, surfing the web and games, and for all of those it's awesome. - Kelly W.

Agreed, Kelly. I work(ed) at a college and am just now ramping up my interest in tech, yet I could see that and I'm not a power user. - Derrick

I put an old refrigerator on Craigslist once. I should have written a huge blog post about it. - Akiva

Even before I got the iPads, I said it was about content consumption, not creation. They do what they said they would do! The iPads helped push away from the iPhone, not the laptop. - Louis Gray

Jason Toney mentioned that too. Oh where's that link to his blog review? - Anna Lynn M.

I haven't bought an iPad yet, but I'm very much interested in how they can be used in ways we haven't really delved into yet. I read this article this morning and this is kind of where my own selfish interest lie: http://www.latimes.com/busines... - Derrick

So dramatic. I grabbed one to play games. - Rodfather

@Akiva - If it didn't have an apple logo on it, it has no value as a blog post. - wythtech

Good article Derrick, reminds me of some of the interactive books available even now--the Alice in Wonderland one is amazing. - Kelly W.

No wonder the Android fanbois are so cranky. - Akiva

Glad to see this post Louis. I had mine on day one, used it a bunch, since then, it's been wedged in between the seats in my truck for the past several weeks. Just don't have a need for it. - Jason Kintzler

This only means that a good creation tool would be a killer-app. - Ethan Gahng

Cristo, which event do you anticipate with more excitement? - Stephen Mack

I'm leaning towards that hammer+screwdriver tool you just invented. - Stephen Mack

Cristo, that hammer+screwdriver tool sounds awesome. +1 - Ethan Gahng

I thought hammer + screwdriver kinda redundent hammer already decent screwdriver at least going in maybe it is a good analogy for Ipad ;) - WarLord

so you upgraded your kids from an iphone to an ipad? are you looking to adopt? i might be interested! - Allen Stern

Vivek is using his iPad wrong. Firstly, the iPad is a netbook or Nokia Internet Tablet replacement, or at least it was for me. Secondly, he should look into QuickOffice and DropBox if he wants to get real work done on it. Thirdly, I didn't like Vivek in Morrowind. I rest my case. - Mark Davidson

Couple things I said to on Johnny's post here: http://ff.im/nRZ4x - what I'll repeat is that I'm really getting anxious for my iPad, which I really, really love as it is, for the use case I outlined for the current Pad, to grow up into the cafeteria tray - the 24-inch version that will, I hope, eventually replace the 17" MacBook Pro. - Auntie Buttinsky Botts