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Comment on Snapballot.com — Bruno Bornsztein kicks ass by bruno

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:51:53 +0000

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Comment on Snapballot.com — Bruno Bornsztein kicks ass by bruno

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:47:59 +0000

No, Casey Helbling kicks ass, that’s where you’re wrong.

Comment on My New Year’s Resolutions by Charles Oliver Nutter

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:35:30 +0000

Oh yes, let it be JRuby :) There’s plenty to do and a friendly community of JRubyists to help you do it.

Comment on Mac OSX Fresh Rails Install by Tom

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:46:53 +0000

I just did this this weekend myself. No problems with rubygems here (version 0.9.0 was installed)

As for RMagick/ImageMagick: this was the main reason I went to macports last year. all you have to do is:

sudo port install rb-rmagick

All of the dependencies will be handled for you.

Comment on Rails - Social Networking - History Connects Everything - And Other Things I have Been Working on Lately by adam

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:15:04 +0000

Gee that’s great Casey, but are those ladybugs fornicating on the lower left corner of your page?

Comment on Evil Walmart Facts and Quotes by devil's advocate

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:24:17 +0000

Contrast this with their efforts around compact flourescents…

Seems evil isn’t an absolute.

Comment on UPS Thinks I’m an ASSCLOWN by lolzilla

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:20:05 +0000

did you call them yet? you should call and be honestly confused, perhaps fain an accent and wonder “wvat iz an azzcloun?”

Comment on UPS Thinks I’m an ASSCLOWN by hostly_marmless

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:29:56 +0000

Poor UPS guy: they get to keep their jobs only if they can keep up with their quota. … The head office called him in his truck and probably reamed him out and so he had to come back and deliver that package.

Poor UPS guy nothing. Maybe he should have actually tried to deliver the package the first time.

I’m just trying to decide if this falls in the realms of a slander lawsuit.

No, since your name is not associated with the publicly visible tracking data. However, I would certainly complain to UPS and get the dumbass in trouble.

Comment on UPS Thinks I’m an ASSCLOWN by [GEEKS ARE SEXY] Tech. News

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:06:21 +0000

This happened to me once also, but fortunatly, the item wasn’t for me, but for the company I used to work for.

Comment on UPS Thinks I’m an ASSCLOWN by Colonel Nikolai

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:04:28 +0000

This is about the most hillarious thing I’ve heard in a long time. Poor UPS guy: they get to keep their jobs only if they can keep up with their quota. If they don’t make quota (number of attempted deliveries per day), the get fired. The head office called him in his truck and probably reamed him out and so he had to come back and deliver that package.

Comment on UPS Thinks I’m an ASSCLOWN by SpartanVIII

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 08:14:08 +0000

That is absolutely hilarious…

How is the latop? I am thinking about getting the exact same setup myself very soon, save for the processor, which i may get the x2 4800+.

Comment on UPS Thinks I’m an ASSCLOWN by Jeff Frerichs

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 19:50:59 +0000

What can I say…If the shoe fits, you might as well try it on.

Comment on The Baby! by erin (mommy)

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 05:57:49 +0000

what a cute baby!!! I can’t wait till he/she is here!!!

Comment on 72% of troops want home by end of 2006 by mmect

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:32:27 +0000

GET THEM HOME!!!!!

Comment on 72% of troops want home by end of 2006 by dack

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:32:06 +0000

It makes it a little hard to “support the troops” when apparently the troops have shit for brains.

Comment on In the Bag: Tricked Out Notebook by Casey

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:32:06 +0000

Not exactly a Dell :) www.discountlaptops.com.

Comment on In the Bag: Tricked Out Notebook by Ben

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 00:43:35 +0000

You can get a dell with AMD? Why don’t I know this?

Comment on He Never Met Him? by MrAnon

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:13:33 +0000

Its not Abramoff it’s Congressman Renzi from Arizona.

The question is why is the White House trying to bury these photos?

Comment on Celebrity Blogs by abby

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:02:14 +0000

Have you seen the Wil Wheaton one? I saw the article that he wrote for salon.com about his christmas experience with his conservative family. It was actually quite entertaining.

Comment on Electronic Freedom Foundation Discovers Secret Code in Color Printers by Fitz

Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:52:32 +0000

Wow, BIG BROTHER is really watching us! I’d like to know how long this has been going on. Soon we will all have bar-codes tatoos and tracking/behavior chips inmplanted in our spinal cortex- that is if Hillary wins.

Comment on Bipin Che Helbling by Casey

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 22:49:00 +0000

I used to work with a guy named Bipin and thought it was a “cute” name — it kinda reminds me of Pippin from LOTRs. I’ve also found out that it has orgins in Vipin, meaning the forrest in sanskrit. His middle name is from (obvious or not) Ernesto “Che” Guevara… and I think you probably know who he is and what he stands for/symbolizes. Also, I found Che fitting being that the Havanese breed hails from Havana Cuba.

Comment on Bipin Che Helbling by Jason

Thu, 13 Oct 2005 03:17:12 +0000

How did you decide on this name? I figured out the Helbling part, it is the first and middle I am interested in.

Comment on Still Recovering by Ben

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:55:40 +0000

You think that is why they call you the 2 second guy! Haha that is funny.

Comment on President Bush’s Approval Ratings by Zac

Wed, 05 Oct 2005 08:02:25 +0000

Up the terror alert, the avaian flu alert or heck, maybe they can organise another hurricane so he can be seen to be on top of things. The good news - he’s outta there in 3 years. We in the rest of the world can’t wait…

Comment on If Found, Please Return to 1201 Yale Place. by thoms...

Sun, 02 Oct 2005 08:05:56 +0000

GOOD LUCK, Guys!!

Comment on I wish Kerry were president by Colonel Nikolai

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:37:37 +0000

Casey, it’s “were”. I wish Kerry “were” president. Subjunctive case. You are talking about something that is not according to fact, so you use “were” not “was”. It seems like a nitpick, but it’s in your headline. Go ahead and delete this comment once you fix it. :)

Thanks Nick! My grammar is terrible.

Casey

Comment on Roberts + Hamdan + Bush = Conflict of Interest by Colonel Nikolai

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:21:33 +0000

Wow, pretty mindblowing.

Comment on I wish Kerry were president by Fitz

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:47:05 +0000

One again Casey your twisted anger and hatred has made you attack without first thinking it through or researching. Since you are unaware of basic national laws that prohibit and strictly limit the use of soldiers in law enforcement roles, let me fill you in. There are two major laws: the Insurrection Act and the Posse Comitatus Act.
(See http://www.northcom.mil/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.factsheets&factsheet=5)
These laws allow the use of soldiers for law enforcement only in very certain circumstances and when requested by state authorities, only to combat an insurrection (I hardly think the rampant looting counts). Your deep-seeded desire to attack Bush no matter how or why is seemingly at odds with your own political viewpoints here. For someone afraid of fascism, it is odd you want troops used in such a one-armed manner. I would think violations of the Constitutuion and the use of troops as police would violate your opposition to the supposed “police-state” you think Bush is creating. But instead, you advocate a police state, especially if it were John Kerry giving the orders. Talk about hypocrisy.

I know you are a smart guy aware of the concept of Federalism, in which local governments have relative autonomy and are not directly controlled by the national government. Yet, you also refuse to put any blame on state and local officials, who in the state of Louisiana are overwhelmingly Democrat. Did you notice how everybody with any authority or responsibility in New Orleans got the fuck out, including the police and the mayor who was in Houston? To quote Pink Floyd, “Hello…is there anybody out there?” Have you seen the picture of the hundreds of flooded school buses? Was Bush also responsible for that, was he supposed to personally drive them to higher ground while the civil servants of Louisiana all skedaddled?
Your own dislike of Bush and Republicans clouds your mind and leaves you acting like a Sith lord, spitting acid on everything out of factional spite, not out of any higher ideology.

PS- You also forgot to mention the US Marines in the rapid advance on Baghdad…they were equally important if not more so than the 3rd Div. Go corps! Maybe you like to see them down in North Minneapolis taking a bite out of crime and randomly searching people. How could President Bush let our city get so bad! He is responsible for the crime there and should have acted sooner against the rampant violence and unsafe conditions!

Comment on Legal Immunity for Gun Manufacturers, Dealers and Distributors by Fitz

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:16:02 +0000

If I leave my car unlocked and a criminal steals it and uses it for a crime, am I responsible for that crime?

If a policeman has his gun taken by a criminal and used in a crime, is he responsible for what his gun does in the hands of another?

If you rent an apartment to someone who it turns out is using your property to murder or make meth, are you responsible for that?

Comment on This Modern World by Casey

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:03:09 +0000

god dude

Comment on This Modern World by Ben

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:39:58 +0000

Pretty sure you’re violating some copyright laws by posting this comic :) Pretty funny though. And sad I guess.

Comment on Republicans CUT funding to first responders by erin

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 06:31:48 +0000

it will be a long long time…i’m afraid

Comment on Highway Robbery by thoms...

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 03:40:10 +0000

$45 on a little over 15 gallons out here. That was on post, though, where prices are about 15 cents cheaper than in Honolulu.

Comment on Islamic vs Christian Terrorists by Jake

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:26:58 +0000

I would agree that all people that kill innocent people for their so-called “cause” are terrorists, but I would be careful to legitimize(?) their religious affiliations. Just as mainstream followers of Islam do not support the views of their radical “brothers”, any “right-minded” christian follower would not consider the bombing of an abortion clinic to be alligned with the philosophies of their religion. These people “use” religion as a justification or to somehow support their cause, but they are hiding behind that religion and in fact acting against its practices. We can sentence U.S. citizens (and have) to life in prison for their offenses, but it is tough to sentence non-citizens for similar crimes. We have a judicial system to deal with our countries “ill-notioned” but we don’t have a handle on catching and sentencing “outsourced” terrorists - many whom are harbored or financed by various nation-states or organizations. This is a very loaded question and cannot be answered in black and white. Of course there is not a difference between killers of different “religions”, they are all murderers, but yes there is a difference on how “terrorists” must be dealt with depending on where they reside…

Comment on Highway Robbery by Jake

Sun, 04 Sep 2005 09:06:00 +0000

$48 the other day to fill up my Jeep. Ouch. Needless to say, I’ve been taking the light-rail and trying not to drive too much…

Comment on Bush Reads Books?! by Jake

Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:20:20 +0000

Isn’t it funny what is news sometimes - what books the president reads - I figure Oprah is the only person that really can move book sales. I also find it funny that people think that presidents and nation leaders actually take “vacations”. I guess I am too young to remember the vacation dates of most other presidents - but I’ve seen almost daily press conferences and news from the President and White House as of late, so to think that “business” can’t be done outside of the office is a message quite different from businesses large and small communicate. More things can get done over the phone, on the golf course, at lunch, or at a vacation home than most get done standing around at the water cooler. Yes, the presidency is not a regular job, but I am sure Bush hasn’t turned his “cell phone” off or pushed “do not disturb” on his phone. You know, there have been times in the recent and less recent past where “liesurely” activities have taken place inside the Oval Office… Oh, and I guess Kurlansky doesn’t want any one who doesn’t share his views to read his book - he should be thankful, this is probably the most press his “seemingly” boring book has received.

Comment on Hypocrisy - Ribbon Based Economy by Jake

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:59:41 +0000

Wow! So people who a child or a parent fighting for their lives do not have a right to show support for their family? I think the war in Iraq is a sad situatoin, but to pigeon-hole all people that support the armed forces (doing what they are oredered to do) and call them “pricks” is not really all that funny. Free speech works both ways, one has the right to criticize foreign policy and the like and one also has the right to support it or support those undertaking the responsibilities… emotional rants or name calling really weakens ones point if it has validity or not…

Comment on Bush Reads Books?! by erin

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 19:19:11 +0000

Are we sure Laura isn’t reading to him???

Comment on 4-Star General Relieved Of Duty by Ben

Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:21:07 +0000

You’re on the list. Better cut out the crazy talk, hippie!

Comment on Google Maps Rocks - ’nuff said by Cristian Streng

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 11:16:06 +0000

Let’s not forget Mobile GMaps that provides Google maps and satellite imagery for most mobile phones!

Comment on New photos on helbling.org by abby

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 23:50:38 +0000

Oh my goodness….the picture of you “pushing” up the statue of liberty is hilarious.

Comment on Hypocrisy - Ribbon Based Economy by abby

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 23:29:53 +0000

ha ha…that made me laugh out loud…so true.

Comment on Don’t be Fooled by Casey

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:15:47 +0000

And that is “Feminists for Life” — AKA “Feminists for Pro-Life”

Comment on Hypocrisy - Ribbon Based Economy by thoms

Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:32:23 +0000

ha ha ha… or a chow hall thats open when i get off of work, or plates for my IBA (body armor), or HMMWV’s that don’t leak oil and fluids like its their job…

Comment on Islamic vs Christian Terrorists by Steven Tentis

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 23:44:22 +0000

AMEN!!! NO PUN INTENDED, LOL