Comments on: Saying g’bye to the Boobs

By: Steamboat McGoo

Steamboat McGoo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:07:34 +0000

Say! That’s a pretty good cuss-level, Weaz. Bravo.

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:37:55 +0000

I'm not sure how to ban someone, either. I'm not sure you can at an unregistered site. You could block an IP, I think, but that's easy to circumvent. In general, I think banning people is asking for a world of heartache. On the other hand, saying you would never, ever, ever ban anyone is asking for trouble, too. I know. I once broke the nerve of someone who said that. It took several months, but I managed to make myself sufficiently annoying. I did it without profanity or anything. Not like my usual blogging. So far, I'm the moronosphere champeen of the Cuss-O-Meter:
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By: Muslihoon

Muslihoon — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:20:36 +0000

The Ban-Hammer is out all over the place recently.

Funny thing is…I don’t even know how to ban someone. Not that I need to, seeing as my blog has no visability. I don’t even get all that much spam anymore.

By: Steamboat McGoo

Steamboat McGoo — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:16:01 +0000

I keep wanting to say, “They took your boobs – but you got a new box!”, but good taste and the fear of being Weasel-banned inhibits me. The Ban-Hammer is out all over the place recently.

I expect that my “good taste” assertion should cause much guffawing.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:03:20 +0000

“My preciousssssss. My precious Booobiessssss. gollum”

If I only had a nickel for every time I…no, I can’t do it.

“NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO! They just came and took my boobs away!!!!”

If I only had a nickel for every time I…no, I can’t do it. Even I can’t countenance making a joke that awful. I’m sure my forebearance is much appreciated here. No, no need to thank me. Really.

By: Lemur King

Lemur King — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:08:02 +0000

Why thanks Uncle Badger! It sounds like a bit of serious thinking went into it w/o going down the road of self-absorbed mental masturbation. Oops, can we say that word in a blog? Well, the author didn’t go *too* far down the road, anyway. Depends on the beholder. I’ll re-read it when I’ve had time to ponder on it.

Yes, McGoo and Weaz, you have hit on exactly what I hate about modern design function trumps form every time. And yes, I just looked up Bauhaus and shuddered. Brrrr.

Just once I’d like to design a photodetector housing shaped like a rose, or a flexure mirror mount supported/adjusted by Atlas, or even something so simple as victorian arches in the corner of lightweighted framework.

McGoo pointed out another thing. Take the time to make a pilgrimage to Detroit, to the Henry Ford Museum/Village. Go to the village side and see Edison’s actual lab. I would have spent hours in there but I had a two year old that was bouncing off the walls. The price of admission is worth every penny, esp. since you can see the Wright Brothers’ shop. Oh yeah… ohhhh yeah… crap, I’m geeking out… so sorry.

By: Steamboat McGoo

Steamboat McGoo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:45:13 +0000

Sorry – I went away. I didn’t try editing my name, etc. I’ll try it next time – and there will be a next time. I foresee many screwups in my immediate future. Be afraid. kbai

By: Uncle Badger

Uncle Badger — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:23:35 +0000

Hi Lemur King – you might find the following interesting.

http://www.objectivistcenter.org/showcontent.aspx?ct=958&h=53

I wouldn’t say I agree with the author entirely, but I think he’s on the right lines. Gramsci’s filthy little fingers are in there, too.

By: S. Weasel

S. Weasel — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:06:03 +0000

You should be able to edit your name and all doing a post edit. The docs said you could. Can you not?

By: Steamboat McGoo

Steamboat McGoo — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:54:16 +0000

Filled in the form – again.