Purple Dave commented on Laundry Concept Hides Washing Machine In Lounge Chair

"@Curves: It does hold _some_ importance."

Purple Dave commented on Batpod Makes Its Way to the British Formula One Grand Prix

"@robotleawesome: I doubt this is any more street legal than the 15 retail copies of the Tomahawk were, so I'm not sure how much it matters, but...the Tomahawk had special suspension that would let you lean the bike into a turn while still keeping all four tires _firmly_ grounded."

Purple Dave commented on MacBook Air With Solid State Drive Gets $500 Price Cut

"@CJCS: BTW, according to how the article is worded, the issue is _not_ whether an SSD has more or less power usage than an HDD (their tests clearly suggest that it uses more power)."

Purple Dave commented on MacBook Air With Solid State Drive Gets $500 Price Cut

"@ps61318: No, an early adopter gets the use of an item _earlier_."

Purple Dave commented on Alice Chess Set Features Pieces That Are Magically Transparent

"@lpranal: Each of the corners on the new LEGO mega-chess board is built around a race theme."

Purple Dave commented on Batpod Makes Its Way to the British Formula One Grand Prix

"Thinking on it, I'd rather be able to prove that I'd taken the Batpod out for a spin, but if I was given the choice I'd definitely pick the Tumbler."

Purple Dave commented on Multimedia Roundup: Lego Batman, Tomb Raider, Blitz II

"@Omnimon: Oh, one more note on this, when Poison Ivy is assembling her giant Flytrap-mobile, you can see Batman just standing around in the background."

Purple Dave commented on Multimedia Roundup: Lego Batman, Tomb Raider, Blitz II

"@spiderweb1986: I sometimes do, and in this case, yes, I am well versed in the subject (note that only the Scarecrow minifig and the "babies" are unmodified designs)."

Purple Dave commented on Adorable iPod USB Stick Will Melt Any Apple Hater's Heart

"I can easily hate it for two reasons."

Purple Dave commented on Multimedia Roundup: Lego Batman, Tomb Raider, Blitz II

"Aha!"

Purple Dave commented on Batpod Makes Its Way to the British Formula One Grand Prix

"@The Magnificen7: Yes it is, but I think I could just fit that in my parking space at home."

Purple Dave commented on Futurama: Bender's Game DVD Preview

"@ichi1: Only if you're listening to Dire Straits while doing so. @Leonard Nimrod: I think it comes down to the split intentions, for one."

Purple Dave commented on Greenberg: The Wii? Total Fad

"Wow."

Purple Dave commented on Best Fireworks Ever Not Happening Today but in Three Days

"So it goes into operation on Monday?"

Purple Dave commented on Nike's High Tech Team USA Olympic Track Suits Shave Fractions Off Races

"@SF_iris: Maybe her belly-dimple helps reduce drag. @Macerton08: I don't know about the mixed part, but on second glance she does appear to have lighter skin than the guy."

Purple Dave commented on DeLorean Shows Up at Nike Hyperdunk "Back to the Future" Sneaker Premiere

"Heh."

Purple Dave commented on GH: On Tour Activision's Largest DS Launch Ever

"I don't play Guitar Hero or Rock Band, but I'm half-tempted to pick this up for no other reason than to reward someone for coming out with a new GamePak."

Purple Dave commented on Roundest Spheres in the World Produced

"@turboke: Perhaps if they'd used the other type of bar more liberally, they might have found a better use of their time than trying to reinvent the inch."