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  1. Youtube/education. on Will Streaming Media Lead To A Massive Writer's Strike? (latimes.com) · · Score: 1

    There is endless entertaining educational content on Youtube. TV/Netflix/Amazon has a place if you are in the mood for make believe. But there is so much out there from which you can learn when you least expect it!!! I mean, theres a Youtube video on how to measure PI *using* pies. Videos showing the history of Japan. Shows that explain why there is the letter R in the abbreviation for Mrs. What happens when you pour molten metal into an anthill. Your favorite songs played on unexpected instruments (I'm lookin' at you ukelele!) Too cool!! Make believe murders and shows filled with angst about why they had to turn down a prom date.. Give me a break.

  2. Every now and then a vasectomy has been known to spontaneously reverse itself in a process called recanalization. I wonder if this device could detect that.

  3. I have a parking app with a clever twist. You tell it what handsfree bluetooth phone you have in your car. When it sees that device turn off, it assumes you just parked somewhere and records your parking spot automagically.

  4. Did anyone notice that CNN.COM goes out of its way to post video where a perfectly acceptable block of text would convey the same info? I guess mouth breathers are everywhere.

  5. Re:Many believe that we live in a computer simulat on Tech Billionaires Are Asking Scientists For Help To Break Humans Out of Computer Simulation (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    So say we all.

  6. Any idea if rollercoasters work on gallstone removal? I suppose the only way to know would be a thorough excrement search. I certainly don't want that job!!

  7. Anaconda - The Educational Version (Nicki Minaj Pa on Discovery Claims It Will Show a Man Being "Eaten Alive" By an Anaconda · · Score: 1

    Anaconda - The Educational Version (Nicki Minaj Parody) https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

  8. Re:Simple answer on David Cameron Says Brits Should Be Taught Imperial Measures · · Score: 1

    At what barometric pressure did you say?

  9. Re:Verizon has 3G coverage in Hell, MI on Android Rules Smartphones, But Which Version? · · Score: 1

    I've been to Hell, MI and certainly remember quite the kitchy tourist things there. So I bought a small bat there. Yes that was my 'Bat Out of Hell'

  10. Re:Short answer: on Ad Blocking – a Coming Legal Battleground? · · Score: 1

    I have a scheduled process (twice a month) to download (and rename and properly place) this fine file: http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt Entirely free, works VERY VERY well.

  11. Re:Vitamin D deficiency? on 'Forest Bathing' Considered Healthful · · Score: 1

    Since you do get more sunshine on a beach than in a forest, I do wonder what affect other outdoor venues have on your immune system. After all, the sounds of waves crashing on shore is relaxing enough to reduce stress hormones, and certainly a beach offers plenty of sunshine for vitamin D (and sunburns!)

  12. Re:Before Starcraft there was "Command & Conqu on The Unsung Heroes of PC Gaming History · · Score: 1

    Sorry, Dune 2 predates Command & Conquer.

  13. Visible Man/Woman model. on Science Gifts For Kids? · · Score: 1

    Pretty much any 'visible' see through model. I won't ever forget my visible man nor my Visible combustion engine.

  14. $150 Baloon launch on What To Cover In a Short "DIY Tech" Course? · · Score: 1

    See http://space.1337arts.com/ Launch a helium baloon! Link above is to a group that did this for $150, including camera, GPS tracking, weather balloon, and helium

  15. Anime Eyes on Facial Expressions Are "Not Global" · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So maybe there really *is* a reason that Japanese Anime is drawn with such large eyes.

  16. Headgear on Low-Budget Electronics Projects For High School? · · Score: 1

    Make a really simple headgear doo dad that tracks head movement. Use in race car games/flight sims to simulate looking left and right. The tie in to a game might be really exciting. http://www.free-track.net/english/

  17. Cue Cat on Low-Budget Electronics Projects For High School? · · Score: 1

    On the really simple side.. modify a Cue Cat bar code reader.

  18. Camcorders on Pixar to Release All New Movies in 3D · · Score: 1

    I suppose that by presenting the show in 3d, that makes it hard for the teenager in the projection booth to record with his camcorder and resell.

  19. Effect of Age on Instant Messaging For Introverts · · Score: 1

    What effect does age have on IM? After all I grew up on EMail, late 1980s, long before IM was popular. So I prefer email out of habit. But then again, I also have a visceral reaction against using IM that I could never explain. Being the introvert clearly explains it. Now get off my lawn. :)