Candyman commented on Passenger Cited For Refusing To Get Off His Cellphone On Southwest Flight, at 9:57 PM on May 13 Geeze; to paraphrase Red Foreman, why do people even watch Mythbusters if they're not going to pay attention? Mythbusters demonstrated that call phones CAN interfere with airline navigation equipment using unshielded instruments, but also demonstrated using an aircraft on the ground that properly functioning equipment is shielded and unaffected. more » [consumerist]

Candyman commented on New Dark Knight Trailer Shows Why Batman Is Still The Best Superhero, at 12:41 AM on May 6 OK, first of all, JOKER DOES ---NOT--- WEAR MAKEUP!!!!!!!!!!! Secondly, Joker is not a scarred, scary looking clown. more »

Candyman commented on Is It Right That the U.S. Government Spends More on the Digital TV Switch Than Literacy Education?, at 11:52 PM on May 5 @dMo: Absolutly correct; schools don't need money, they need better salaries so they can attract better educated teachers, up to date textbooks, better classroom facilities like science labs, school buildings that aren't falling apart, supplies, computers, etc. Of course, all of that costs money. "Throwing money at the problem," is no solution. more »

Candyman commented on Food Companies Threaten Higher Prices If FDA Increases Safety Oversight, at 12:47 AM on Apr 29 @bohemian: WTF? more » [consumerist]

Candyman commented on Video: BumBot, the Homeless-Fighting Robocop, at 12:10 AM on Apr 29 @Canadian Impostor: I'd rather "spend" my tax money to be used as kindling than to be used to help these people survive. Forget the myth of someone who's just down and out, and needs a little help to get back on their feet. more »

Candyman commented on E-Fuel MicroFueler Turns Sugar, Stale Beer Into Gas For Your Ride, at 7:01 PM on Apr 28 @Gary_7vn: No, the current food crisis has to do with drought in Australia, and poor crops elsewhere. more »

Candyman commented on E-Fuel MicroFueler Turns Sugar, Stale Beer Into Gas For Your Ride, at 6:56 PM on Apr 28 @vinchbr: In Brazil you produce heaps and heaps of sugar cane. more »

Candyman commented on iRobot, Corporate Sabotage, Stolen Plans and Destroyed Evidence, at 6:15 PM on Apr 28 @GizMadone: Dude, iRobot was around WAAAAAAAYYYYYY before the iPod. more »

Candyman commented on Training Goldfish is a Sad, Sad Practice, at 10:32 PM on Apr 27 @FinalValgas: First chickens, now fish? more »

Candyman commented on Training Goldfish is a Sad, Sad Practice, at 10:29 PM on Apr 27 @Castle1914: Chickens are racist? more »

Candyman commented on The Greatest Hangover Machine Never Built, at 7:00 PM on Apr 27 @ZeroCorpse: Ha, HA! more »

Candyman commented on NASA Releases Dirty Photos of Spirit Rover Solar Panels, at 6:32 PM on Apr 27 Yet more proof that they could never have put a man on the moon!! more »

Candyman commented on Priest Takes Off Using Party Balloons, GPS to Find God (Literally), at 8:43 PM on Apr 23 @GadgetPlay: "________ does not exist," is impossible to prove, no matter WHAT you fill in the blank with. more »

Candyman commented on PETA Coughs Up $1 Million Reward For Artificial Meat, at 11:18 AM on Apr 23 Hmmm. If the problem currently is that vat meat can't be produced cheaply and in quantity, maybe ease it into the market as a low supply luxury item. more »

Candyman commented on U-Haul Must Pay $84 Million To Man For Injuries, at 1:51 AM on Apr 22 @The Dude: The conflict of interest would be if they allowed the court, which decides the case and the award amount, to keep the money. more » [consumerist]

Candyman commented on Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War, at 1:47 AM on Apr 22 @tk427: 23 mil of them? more » [consumerist]

Candyman commented on Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War, at 1:44 AM on Apr 22 @CumaeanSibyl: I don't think Tampa is a State. more » [consumerist]

Candyman commented on Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War, at 1:43 AM on Apr 22 @spinachdip: I've always been amused that the acronym SOL works both for Statutes of limitations and S#!+ Out of Luck. more » [consumerist]