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kyochan commented on I’m a bot   handrooster.com/2007/04/2... · Posted by u/infinity
kyochan · 16 years ago
I'm a bot, because I couldn't tell the difference between dogs and cats while using Rapidshare a few years back.
kyochan commented on The Curse of Xanadu   wired.com/wired/archive//... · Posted by u/b-man
kyochan · 17 years ago
Why do projects name Xanadu always seems to mean some boondoggle?

Xanadu is a name of a mall in Jersey that was supposed to open in 2007 but got pushed back next summer. Even then, it might not even survive the recession.

I guess the lesson is never call your projects Xanadu or Duke Nukem Forever.

kyochan commented on Web Developers Are Stupid   mcarthurgfx.com/blog/arti... · Posted by u/diptanu
kyochan · 17 years ago
I am stupid, but that just means you're too smart to do my job.
kyochan commented on Whole Foods CEO has enraged his target demographic with right-wing rhetoric   allspinzone.com/wp/2009/0... · Posted by u/Flemlord
kyochan · 17 years ago
What is so "right-wing" about Mackey's rhetoric? Is it assumed because he is a CEO? From what I'm reading, there's nothing much "right-wing" about it.

How is allowing consumers to purchase insurance across state lines right-wing? I can make the same argument for having an abortion instead of purchasing insurance.

Equalizing tax benefits for employer and individually purchased insurance? Who argues against that?

Price transparency? Tort reform? Tax deductible donations to the uninsured? Are you sure liberals are objecting to this?

Medicare reform is a pretty general statement.

The only position that can be considered "right-wing" is repeal government mandates for types of coverage.

Like the Congressmen that hasn't read their own bills, I have a feeling most boycotters haven't read the actual article. In this authors case, he seemed to skipped the most important part.

kyochan commented on Astronaut Koichi Wakata didn't change underwear for a month   timesonline.co.uk/tol/new... · Posted by u/emontero1
ErrantX · 17 years ago
I am intrigued though as to why flame-resistance was tested... one imagines that if a fire breaks out the last thing on their minds will be "at least my underwear wont catch"
kyochan · 17 years ago
feature creep?
kyochan commented on How banks screw consumers, or how your negative balance keeps them afloat   shortformblog.com/biz/whe... · Posted by u/shortformblog
kyochan · 17 years ago
Regulating overdraft and overlimit fees doesn't lower the demand for overdrafting or overlimiting. Regulations that lower the penalties for overdrafting will likely raise demand.

If you regulate the demand side like limiting or banning overdrafts, let's just say drug dealers can do a bit more business with their pocket money.

Banks charge outrageous fees because consumers are willing to fork over a lot of money later for money immediately.

Wanna stick it to the banks and credit card companies? Don't overdraft and pay your balance in full and on time and collect reward points or cash back.

kyochan commented on Dude’s Night, Cooking 101 for Hackers   lickmyspoon.com/recipes/f... · Posted by u/vlad
kyochan · 17 years ago
Wine tasting?

In keeping with the Dude theme, I would suggest Belgian beer tasting instead. There are trappists, lambic, framboise, witbier, or my favorite, all of the above.

kyochan commented on Facebook Asks Users If They’ll Pay For Vanity URLs   allfacebook.com/2009/04/f... · Posted by u/peter123
kyochan · 17 years ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... is on top of numerous search results, so I do think facebook.com/... is viable.
kyochan commented on High SAT = Beethoven; Low SAT = Lil Wayne   musicthatmakesyoudumb.vir... · Posted by u/turbod
kyochan · 17 years ago
Considering every musical genre is at or below my final SAT score (1380/1600), it could only mean:

1. SAT's are not an indication of intelligence. 2. There is no correlation between type of music and SAT scores. 3. All music, including Beethoven, makes people dumber.

Author claims this is funny? What's funny? People that listen to Soca, Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Gospel make the dumbest students? Here's a correlation, which diaspora pioneered all four of those musical genres?

This is inaccurate. I love Lil Wayne. I don't remember the last time I enjoyed Beethoven.

kyochan commented on Many Restaurants Remain Oblivious to Mobile Web   boingboing.net/2009/03/20... · Posted by u/mkn
kyochan · 17 years ago
I doubt that restaurants will do anything about it when there are sites like yelp and opentable that do offer mobile versions.

It would be nice if they do though, since that means more work for me.

u/kyochan

KarmaCake day84February 4, 2009View Original