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Re: This Designer's Minimalist Year of the Monkey Poster Looks a Lot Like ... Something Else

pafford — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:13:26 -0000

There's no way a designer of Zhang's caliber accidentally does this. It gets a lot more play on social media if it's a #designfail rather than a bad monkey and a great penis.

Re: How to Change App Store Country Region in iOS 9 on iPhone or iPad

pafford — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:12:20 -0000

While you can select None from the initial payment options screen, this method still requires a valid payment method for the country you have selected. For some reason, it will not accept US credit cards for other countries, which makes no sense considering you can use the card in other countries and the options it pops up are for Visa/Mastercard/Amex. Any other suggestions? This used to be easier.

Re: Steven Moffat on Doctor Who regenerations: Go back and count again – there’s something you’ve missed

pafford — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:13:55 -0000

My theory is that none of this has actually happened and that The Doctor is simply a fictional character in a TV show created by monsters who are driven by a voracious desire to consume all of our money.

Re: Starbucks Creates Delicious Doughnut-Muffin Hybrid, and Somehow Pisses Everyone Off

pafford — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:03:50 -0000

", today." was omitted from the quote.

Re: State TV: Bus collision in Iran kills 44 people

pafford — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 08:44:18 -0000

They are injured in the capital city and have to be driven 80 miles to reach a hospital. Clearly, the best use of Iran's money is nuclear weapons.

Re: The 10 Dumbest Products Marketed to Women

pafford — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:40:48 -0000

Don't say Fit She too fast or you'll have a unique view of this vehicle.

Re: Ratchet and Clank – Trailer for new movie featuring the video game characters

pafford — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:41:18 -0000

This looks like animation from the 90's.

Re: Video: Discovery of the Spider That Builds Spider Decoys

pafford — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:46:26 -0000

The Trojan Spider!

Re: The Problem With Men Explaining Things

pafford — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:20:42 -0000

Isn't it something of a survival characteristic to simply undermine the authority of anyone weaker than us, as determined by who can be undermined?

As you say, arrogant men arrogantly dismiss men as well as women. Some women, like yourself, will not be dismissed. So too, some men.

It's these men and women that do not give in to the bullshit that become the ones to which we look up; that we strive to be like.

But, I suppose, this is a very insidious argument you make because I can't help but be self conscious when disagreeing publically to an opinion piece with the premise that only sexist men attempt to explain things to women.

Re: Star Wars: Detours or WTF Lucas?

pafford — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:16:50 -0000

This will be funny like the Robot Chicken specials. This franchise is so watered down it's no longer a legitimate debate whether X hurts the franchise. Retconning Luke Skywalker as a needle sharing, heroin addict wouldn't do any new damage after all the bad decisions. Making fun of it all is the only way to go.

Re: Samsung's spoiler-police reveal how it kept the Galaxy S III a surprise

pafford — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:59:03 -0000

First Samsung steals from Apple, now they lie to their own children. Next: Samsung death ray.

Re: University of Glasgow scientists print drugs in 3D, pave the way for in-home pharmacies

pafford — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:30:11 -0000

MIT projects have been underway for years to "stitch" elemental molecules together to effectively form anything out of nothing (or perhaps more precisely, form anything out of everything?). The next step is of course fashioning the elements themselves from smaller particles. This technology will all exist, eventually. The political/ethical/financial implications must be considered. It's fair game to discuss, whether this specific project is limited to reactive polymer gel caps or LSD skittles.

Re: University of Glasgow scientists print drugs in 3D, pave the way for in-home pharmacies

pafford — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:43:21 -0000

This will challenge the authority of governments to legislate morality and force us to ask how much control we are willing to give up in regards to what drugs we'd like to take and for what reasons.

I think I'm pretty capable of determining if I need a Xanax or a pain killer. I've also been prescribed drugs that caused dangerous side-effects. If I decide to intentionally abuse drugs why does the FDA get to attempt to prevent that, especially in a world were I can create the drug at home without endangering my neighbors (see meth-lab stereotypes)?

I picture the production files for generic drugs being cheaply/freely downloadable while dangerous approximations and stolen source code can be downloaded from pirates.

thepiratebay.rx?

Re: Captain Marvel gets a new name and a cloak

pafford — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 06:35:53 -0000

Glad they rebooted, ahem, Shazam. Always loved the concept, but hated that he was a dopey Superman knock-off. I'm iffy on the silver cloak with epaulets and glowing lightning bolt… but it's a strong creative group. I always felt Captain M stories should include Billy's fear of losing himself to Shazam; of resenting being out of commission while Shazam does everything cool and inevitably getting into trouble trying to do it himself.

Re: Men In Black 3 Poster

pafford — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:39:18 -0000

Agent K looks more like Glen Campbell than Josh Brolin.

Re: John Carter IMAX Poster shows Tars Tarkas

pafford — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:35:15 -0000

Maybe I am simply terribly biased by all the crap they put out, but it seems that just adding the Disney logo to this makes it look ridiculous. It's Disney's Avatar.

Re: John Carter Poster by Mondo is Epic

pafford — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:33:31 -0000

Definitely an improvement. The more non-Disney folks that get involved with JC, the more excited I am.

Re: Engadget's Holiday Blues-buster 2011: win an iPad 2 16GB WiFi, courtesy of Broadcom!

pafford — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:17:02 -0000

Cool giveaway, guys. Good job.

Re: What RIM Could Learn From Hamlet’s BlackBerry

pafford — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:00:49 -0000

I think Blackberry is very much the wrong analogy. Where in the world is a Blackberry a status symbol? Maybe you mean iPad.

Re: At 9/11 Memorial, Name Placements Reflect Bonds Between Victims, Thanks To Algorithm

pafford — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:54:04 -0000

Touching. Where there's a will there's a way.

Re: Google Doodle Video Celebrates Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday

pafford — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:50:40 -0000

You deleted my comment because I pointed out that this is not "a live-action doodle"?

Re: Google Doodle Video Celebrates Freddie Mercury's 65th Birthday

pafford — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:42:42 -0000

Wow! That was a "live-action doodle"?! So Google hired actors to dress as animated drawings? AMAZING! Always educational PC Mag!

Re: Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true

pafford — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:13:59 -0000

Nothing says fashion like Texas Instruments!

Re: Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true

pafford — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:32:17 -0000

I also have to add, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS? Can this thing do algebra homework? Talk about sounding old fashioned. Did they get their wrist bands from TANDY? Fossil, why?

Re: Fossil's Meta Watch passes the FCC, your magic wristwatch fantasies are about to come true

pafford — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:26:53 -0000

A big black rectangle stuck on your arm made even prettier by crappy pixelated icons of stupid crap I don't want on my wrist and a logo bigger than any of the type on the screen.
Oh I've got 1285 emails! Guess... I'll read them 5 characters at a time
on my wrist.

Why must every company stamp a product name on the face of
their product? Has Apple taught you nothing? If you don't have the name on it, people will ask! This looks like every other TIMEX SPORTSATHONMASTERGUY watch.

The one on the left looks like a heart rate monitor.

Pathetic.