@helen.skor: Reading is fundamental.

I like Dan for a lot of the reasons above- he's not super PC and he doesn't tiptoe around his own opinions and hangups. At the same time, he doesn't let his own hangups (such as a dislike for jayjay) impair his ability to give objective advice to others.

Hehe, this story hits close to home, but thanks for sharing it. I also planned the in-person visit at the time to come out to my parents, and they were staying with me in my tiny Chelsea studio (I know, I know, you think my neighborhood would have done the coming out for me).

@anewark: Yeah I can't figure out what's different. Other than the free iPhone app.

Perfect. All I need to do is find me some haters, and I'll have my phone paired in no time.

Almost any adventure show is hard to watch indefinitely. It's not like a sitcom- if you don't feel like the plot is moving toward some overarching theme, it just feels masturbatory.

@drstein: Hm, that AirFlick thing sounds pretty interesting. It's not quite the indexing solution that Boxee gives you, but it's much cheaper and in other ways the apple tv is a much more complete product.

@Jack_the_Cat: that guy!

This is pretty funny, but I think you give Mr. Redmond too much credit by calling this "The Greatest Scam in Tech". His tale doesn't sound particularly original or extraordinary.

I am crossing my fingers that boxee gets the netflix access in place by the end of the month. They've already let one deadline slip.

@JinxyMcDeath: A friend of mine saw his own dating profile pictures in an ad for a completely different dating website! And the other website looked like it was for "dating" in the very casual sense, and possibly involving money. It was super creepy.

@Understater: I want imitation pants by casherelle.

Giz, can you go hang around some bars until you find the iPhone 5? I'm bored.

a hotspot for 5 devices that will disconnect every time you take a phone call?

@Koekjes: After everything she has been through, she deserves a slice of that hotness.

@She Gets Carsick in the Back: Cilantro is something I give people a pass on. There's actually some sort of genetic component to whether or not you like cilantro or not. Supposedly if you have the "bad" gene, cilantro tastes like soap. Reportedly, even Julia Child couldn't tolerate the taste of Cilantro, despite…

I just watched the recent Star Trek again, and if Zoe Saldana can rock a severe ponytail, unitard, scarlet miniskirt and hooker boots, she really can just wear whatever she wants and look amazing.

Jim Lee did it, and much better.

@Dr. Evil Genius: Cold as Winter: then what is io9 for?

@Callese!: Get BaitTrain too. No way I'm checking either of those domains out from work to see if it's available.