twophrasebark commented on Secret of the Crystal Skulls!, at 9:26 AM on May 20 Chris Braak, that is a really funny review... more »

twophrasebark commented on Trapped In A Shape-Shifting Prison Full Of Supervillains, at 9:18 AM on May 20 This sounds very cool. more »

twophrasebark commented on The Ten Most Important Satellites Orbiting Earth Now, at 1:02 PM on May 19 You forgot to mention the most importan!t satellite, $$the!!0GH% trHTHTHT jt HTHTPTKO9954 ..7$ CARRIER LOST more »

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twophrasebark commented on The Shiniest Stories on io9 This Week, at 12:45 PM on May 19 Hint: Baconian Cipher more »

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twophrasebark commented on The Shiniest Stories on io9 This Week, at 12:40 PM on May 19 (it's a coded message!) more »

twophrasebark commented on Lies: Verizon Tells Your Husband That You Weren't Home When You Said You Were, at 12:35 PM on May 19 This is standard practice for Verizon techs. more » [consumerist]

twophrasebark commented on Pregnant? Asthmatic? Don't Like Rollercoasters? Stay Away From NYC Elevators And Escalators, at 10:48 AM on May 19 Dean Kamen? more » [consumerist]

twophrasebark commented on Hairless Villains Want To Change History, at 10:44 AM on May 19 There are plot points in the movie that explain this, in a time-travel self-corrects history sort of way. After the Romulans go back in time to kill Kirk (and are defeated) their Nair bomb is diverted to Romulus (in the past present). This explains why in the future they have no hair. more »

twophrasebark commented on Asking the Boston Symphony Orchestra For Donation Information Apparently Commits You To A $25 Pledge, at 1:48 AM on May 19 The OP sounds kind of flaky, but so does the BSO's funding efforts. more » [consumerist]

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twophrasebark commented on Are Conservatives Better at Creating Futuristic Stories?, at 8:22 PM on May 16 @darkroastbeans: Everyone who professes to understand Ayn Rand says that about Ayn Rand... more »

twophrasebark commented on No More BSG TV Movies, Please, at 8:07 PM on May 16 I really liked Razor. Yet it is mystifying how SciFi wouldn't guarantee a fifth season to Galactica, but now keeps trying to squeeze out everything they can from the franchise, including not airing the final 10 episodes until 2009, ordering a pilot and possibly green lighting a prequel series and ordering more movies. Huh? more »

twophrasebark commented on UPDATE: Reader Receives Apology For Foul-Mouthed FedEx Employees, at 8:01 PM on May 16 I have contacted FedEx corporate before and found them very responsive. more » [consumerist]

twophrasebark commented on McDonald's: Drink What We Say Or No Free Southern Chicken Sandwich, at 7:44 PM on May 16 And just to add, I most certainly do not agree with the rudeness from the managers... more » [consumerist]

twophrasebark commented on McDonald's: Drink What We Say Or No Free Southern Chicken Sandwich, at 7:43 PM on May 16 I don't agree with the franchise, but consider another view. more » [consumerist]

twophrasebark commented on Mysterious Black Hole That Is HP's Repair Division Swallows Yet Another Laptop, at 7:35 PM on May 16 Here's one thing I have never understood about companies who don't repair things properly. How do you send something back that isn't working? more » [consumerist]