Indeed.

It seems almost poetic, in a way. He was shuffled into obscurity for trying to become famous. I can't help but feel that, had he remained utterly silent about creating the sculpture, he would be even more famous now. People love discovering unsung heroes, especially on the internet.

I hope they do decide against the F-35 contract. It's ridiculously overpriced for our military, especially given that the F-35s aren't even all that well designed for frozen-weather operations.

Personally, I think Boeing's Super Hornets are a much better offer. Half the projected price, bigger control surfaces for easier landings on ice and better agility in the air, and two engines so that if one stalls in the cold the other can keep the plane going.

I live in Canada, and I LOVE our government's goofy dedication to making sure we retain military capabilities in the frozen north. (bit less happy with everything else the gov does, but ehhhh, politics)

Stealth snowmobile? FUND IT! More Icebreakers? FUND IT! New ice-base in the Arctic Circle? DO YOU EVEN NEED TO ASK?!

Honestly, it beats the heck out of invading Iraq.

The story is a bit misleading, by the way. $640,000 is the cost of the development contract, not the price per machine (which will be significantly lower, obviously).

Because some wealthy people own the TV channels that tell us whether or not the tax breaks for wealthy people are awesome?

Jeez, lighten up folks. It's obviously just a misfile due to a lack of punctuation in the slashdot categories.

I mean, we all know Climate-Altering Laser Doomsday Device stories are supposed to be filed under SCIENCE!!!

And mispronouncing Iraq as "eye-rack" is the only thing that sets us apart from the dreaded Punners. :)

I know they say they'll be making an island, but that could just be the cover story. If they turn it all into fibreglass/plastic boats, pretty soon they'll have a fleet of little yachts large enough to conquer the seven seas. It's quite insidious, if you stop to think about it.

Really though, I'm sure a bunch of Dutch Architects would never do such a thing. Or would they?! Dun dun dunnnnn...

Wait, what? William Shatner is fluently bilingual in both French and English. He's even better than our current PM, Stephen Harper, was when he became prime minister. (To Harper's credit, he improved massively in a short time afterward)

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Who?

The XKCD fans who create a wikipedia page about a word that didn't exist until yesterday?

Or the Wikipedia admins who delete a page about a word that didn't exist until yesterday?

To be honest, I think both groups take themselves a bit too seriously. See that talk page in the summary? Yikes.

Wait...

Since today is April 1st, doesn't this mean France has just banned tomorrow?! It's the second and way more stable version of today!

Now how will the madness end!? April 3rd? THERE IS NO APRIL THIRD!

I believe the correct translation for that here in Canada is "Sorry, eh?"

We get a lot of use out of the phrase, I'm sure you can imagine.

That someone else would be very poor, though.

(Moreso than a writer is by default, I mean.)

Also, that someone else wouldn't have a Razzie. Awards are awards! They're like videogame achievements. Gotta collect em all! Even the crazy ones!

I'm always surprised how many people have managed to sub in different music behind Rick Astley singing that. I've seen a few videos like that over the years... some worked, and some definitely didn't.

The most creative rickroll I've ever seen is the PaintRoll, which is a rickroll done in, yes, freakin' Mario Paint.

Why yes, I DO go to youtube.com for all my firefox plugins! I imagine it will be extremely satisfying to finally have something that will protect me from rickrolls, once I get around to clicking on that link.