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Yep, guilty on that count myself; been a licensed HAM since undergraduate.
For people who have never gone to the Dayton Hamvention, you are really missing quite an event. I live close to dayton, and try to go every year. They sell all kinds of radios and such, but they also sell tons of computer equipment, and virtually anything electronic... Need an actual working Cellular base station? There's a guy in the parking lot who will sell you one; put it in your truck and haul it home. You'll find that booth right next to one selling old copies of 2600 magazine. Come to think of it, the Hamvention was the first place I saw the famous Winamp plugin Holiday Dancer... playing on 15 monitors at once. That what I call eye catching...
It's a great place to get extra (insert ANY kind of battery here), diagnostic/test equipment, components, antennas... electronic doodads galore. If you're any kind of hardware hacker (particularly Wifi), I'll bet anything you need can be found there.
I didn't know how much pseudomedical jargon you could fit into a single webpage... Quill really packed it in; might be a new record.
RSI has little to do with blood flow; it's most often a matter of repetitive trauma. Working with a jackhammer will traumatize you, and cause problems over time... but there is considerable debate in the Orthopedic Surgery community about whether keyboarding etc even causes RSI. Several Orthopedic colleagues I've spoken to are adamant that, based on the literature, typing/mousing is NOT causative for RSI (they were very clear on that point, despite coming from a speciality that makes big bucks doing carpal tunnel releases... good to see them bucking a potential conflict of interest).
Also, the statement that muscle contraction amongst big and small muscles are what the body uses to move blood to the extremities is wrong; your arterial pressure does that job. VENOUS return FROM the extremities can be enhanced by large muscle contraction, but NOT arterial flow.
Pain from insufficient blood flow is called "claudication," and it's distinct from RSI; RSI comes from trauma and inflammation, not from arterial insufficiency (IAAD, BTW)
Solvents are generally categorized into polar and non-polar solvents (water being a good example of the former, and benzene a good example of the latter).
It all has to do with the kind of substances you are trying to mix, or put into solution (polar, ionic, covalently-bonded, etc), and your solvent of choice... oil and water do not mix because water is unable to adequately penetrate and dissolve the long, largely non-polar hydrocarbon chains that make up most oils (the oil is more attracted to itself than it is to the water). you are correct that oil and water don't mix, and polarity is the reason. The best you could hope for would be some kind of suspension.
Emulsifiers can create the appearance of solubility... but that's another lecture.
There's a different mindset that develops in individualistic societies compared to collectivist societies, and private property ownership is one factor.
Individual property ownership is important, because no one is a better steward of a resource than when they have a direct personal stake... companies and governments tend to look at ledgers and law books, and can be some of the worst transgressors when it comes to mismanagement.
For instance, the collectivist societies that made up the former communist bloc of eastern Europe (where everything was government owned, and they had no environmental movement) did absolutely terrible things to their environment, far out of proportion to similarly-populated western countries.
There are certainly people who would be dumb enough (or greedy enough) to destroy/pillage/pollute/clear-cut land that they actually owned... but I'd have to think that number would be small... nobody wants to own a wasteland. When your property is ruined, you have lost property value, resale potential, and any long-term benefit you might derive from that investment.
Seriously, who here has ever ridden with a buddy in a rental car? Many of my acquaintances are quite hard on such vehicles... when I ask them why, the response is always the same: "Hey, it's a rental!"
That's a very interesting website... thanks for the link.
I have, on several occasions, noticed the "green" slant of consumer reports when it comes to certain items, like vehicles. They don't seem to like SUVs much, but even some of their points regarding those vehicles are well-taken (for example, how many suburbanites really use/need the 4wd capability of their large SUV? Almost none... one of the points they make). Now, I think people should be free to buy what they want, but everyone else should be just as free to poke fun at them for buying a massive off-road vehicle that never leaves the pavement...
I'll trust consumer reports to tell me what kind of VCR or tires to buy... but I'd be a bit less trusting towards anything with an "environmental" angle.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who's noted this... thanks again for that link.
the term "clip" is properly used to refer to a "stripper clip."
A stripper clip is a long, crescent-shaped piece of metal, with a flange on each side to grip the case head of a round of ammunition. They usually hold 10-15 rounds, and are typically used to feed ammunition into rifles that have a built-in box or rotary magazine (a common example would be an unmodified SKS). Note the middle of the linked picture... THAT'S a "stripper clip"
A detachable ammunition feeding device that contains a spring, follower, etc (clearly the case for the AK-47) is properly called a "magazine"
I work in Emergency Services, and have already had to deal with TWO suspected cases of SARS. Speaking as a physician, I'll donate my computing cycles, absolutely. The sooner a treatment is brought out, the better.
Here's how I feel about it: I hate having someone come into my ER when I have nothing to offer them. I feel a powerful ethical and professional obligation to take care of people, and do whatever I can for them. I do my best for each and every single patient I see, even if it's somebody who has been through maximal surgery/chemo for their cancer, and has literally reached the end of what medical science can do for them. For such folks, sometimes all I can do is hold their hand and offer a little reassurance, but at least it's SOMETHING. I hate having someone die right in front of me, and being powerless to prevent it. Call it a God complex if you want... I call it wanting to be able to help people. Having people die, and having nothing to say and no way to say it... well, that bothers me, call me crazy.
I don't particularly mind not having a cure for the common cold... a cold is an annoyance, nothing more. I very much DISLIKE not having a treatment for a lethal condition.
I personally don't care who develops the cure... Pharmcos are often painted as evil opportunists that prey on the illnesses of others... I disagree. I like Pharmcos, because they keep my arsenal full, which makes me MUCH more effective at my job. I don't accept Hawaii trips from them, but I'll accept lunch and a couple of pens if they're going to give me some clinically useful information (and hell, I have to write with something). I resent the AMA (I am NOT a member, BTW, for this reason and others) preaching to me about the "unethical behavior" of having dealings with drug reps. Do they really think I'm going to sell out my ethics, my oaths, and my patients because somebody took me to dinner?? I'm sorry, but that's a fucking insult.
I prescribe what I want, within the standard of care, regardless of what drug reps say. I always use cheap if I can, expensive if cheap won't work... but I like the fact that Pharmcos give me tools to take better care of patients.
The sooner a cure for SARS shows up, the happier I'll be.
Ebola usually requires some kind of bodily fluid/tissues swap with an infected person.
There's also a reason why "hemorrhagic fever" bugs like Ebola tend to burn themselves out... they are extraordinarily lethal, and quickly kill their host; Ebola has a 90% mortality (compared to 6-12% for SARS). When a virus is too hard on its host, it lessens the opportunity to spread itself.
AIDS is a good example of a successful high-mortality bug... but you can stay alive and asymptomatic for so very long, that spread is virtually assured if you are uncautious.
SARS looks so much like the common cold, that even experienced clinicians have difficulty differentiating it from other bugs. That is, of course, until it's too late. SARS could be a real problem... significant mortality rate, easy to spread, poorly understood, and, like West Nile, NO treatment (well, some advocate treating West Nile with interferons... but the side effects of those drugs are terribly unpleasant; the treatment is almost worse than the disease).
It's nice that they're taking this thing seriously; any money spent on containment is probably well-spent indeed. If they can determine that this bug has no animal reservoir, it could even be eradicated. Till then, public panic serves no one, but public caution is NOT a bad thing.
Good idea... no artists yet though (at least in the half-dozen genres that I checked).
That site has been great... particularly for finding crippled/broken CDs BEFORE you buy the stinkin things. I'm a fan, primarily because I don't own a regular CD player... but I own four computers with CDROM drives.
My wife and myself both have cell phones, and a land line. I contemplated exactly what you're suggesting, but I need my land line for my DSL. Cell reception is also spotty out where I live; my cell calls from my home often get dropped. they get me coming and going.
It's a scam, but they've got me... no other broadband available in my area. Of course, even if cable was available, they STILL force you to get a basic cable package before you can get cable broadband. I'm not a TV watcher, so that's money down a rathole.
What company do you use? Nationwide long distance or anything? I'm curious how you're making this work.
Actually, there is some recent literature that purports to show that typing on a keyboard is NOT a cause of RSI.
Working with a jackhammer, certainly... but one of my orthopedic surgeon colleagues disabused me of this notion when I brought up typing in coversation (I am a physician, BTW)
I called another orthopedic surgeon when I read this article this morning, and asked her specifically about typing NOT causing RSI and she confirmed the research quoted by the other surgeon... I'll see if I can find some references and post them.
This may or may not have anything to do with it... but Theo apparently has made a bunch of anti-war comments to the media, to the tune that he hoped his grant was taking funding away from the US-led war effort in Iraq. here a link... and here's another
Now, I'm not here to say that Theo's not entitled to his opinions; he unquestionably IS entitled to them. I would point out, however, that it's not a good idea to publicly bite the hand that's feeding you. By injecting a political viewpoint into this grant, Theo put the DARPA folks in a quandry, and while it may have had nothing to do with the grant cancellation, it certainly did NOT help matters.
Focus on coding and doing what you love (if it's all about the software). I'm not saying high-profile people can't have opinions... they just need to be careful about where they voice them, and be prepared to deal with the consequences if they use their position to advocate a viewpoint (ask Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins about that). It's not wrong to speak up... you've just got to be ready to deal with the fallout.
agreed... "buddy" implies someone you go out and have a few beers with... somebody you'd ask to stand up at your wedding, or bail you out of jail. A true buddy might even help you bury a body... but you'd have to buy the beers afterwards.
Have most people even met all the people on their "buddy" lists?
They've been profiled on Slashdot how many times? And just going from memory I have to say this can't possibly be right.
Those employees cost money... a few may sweep the floors, and some may simply be hard-drive-swapping monkeys, but others actually write the software they use.
I'd bet their electric bill alone would eat up a chunk of that 1 million per year...
Honestly... he was the comic relief amongst all the death and destruction (well deserved on Saddam's part, I might add).
Quotes like "we will slaughter them all" and "committing suicide by the hundreds at the gates of baghdad"... and who can forget the favorite "there are no coalition troops in baghdad... none at all."
The guy had chutzpah, I'll give him that... American tanks rolling by in the background while he touts the glorious Iraqi victory... I'll bet even Saddam almost peed his pants laughing at some of the stuff that guy whipped out.
Truly and genuinely hilarious... I'm buying a T-shirt.
Yep... you'd be hard-pressed to find a guy that got a rawer deal than Richard Jewell.
Crucified in the media, leaks from the FBI that he's a suspect... labeled a "gun nut" (most houses in Georgia have guns in them... so what?), fired, etc, etc.
He did win his lawsuit... but how much money does it take to make up for being pilloried like that? I'll bet it's more than he got...
Partition magic is golden... and always bring your Windows CDs with you.
Whoa! Hold your fire, linux geeks.
Now, I'm not suggesting that anyone pirate windows (Horrors!), just that sometimes CDs walk off, and you can reinstall with their license by using the key code off the sticker on the box.
Also bring a good current virus scanner with you, (connectivity has its hazards), and tools. When I say tools I'm talking tiny screwdrivers, torx bits (security torx bits and regular), grounding strap, etc. The torx bits are a lifesaver; you never know what kind of screws they use to hold the boxen together, particularly govt. boxen. Spare 'puter parts are also critical when you need to repair stuff.
For instance, I was out in the middle of Saudi Arabia one time (about an hour from the nearest major city) and had a hard drive failure. Complete, total, utter failure. I didn't bring an extra drive... sooo... I had to wait weeks to get a new drive (you don't even want to know how difficult it is to RMA a drive from the middle of a 3rd world country).
Yes, I realize the article was about software... but if the hardware ain't runnin, you might as well use those CDs for coasters.
It's really a rather neat idea, if you think about it, and even plausible (except the rather obvious sentence about how it needs no external power supply).
Computer-controlled cooking? Heck yeah I'd buy it, since I have a tendency to endanger the entire household whenever I step into the kitchen. Seriously, I can't even make microwave popcorn without painfully-detailed instructions (and you could probably still get Salmonella from it!).
Curse you, Taco... I would have bought this, even in that stupid dayglo color choice...
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Yep, guilty on that count myself; been a licensed HAM since undergraduate.
For people who have never gone to the Dayton Hamvention, you are really missing quite an event. I live close to dayton, and try to go every year. They sell all kinds of radios and such, but they also sell tons of computer equipment, and virtually anything electronic... Need an actual working Cellular base station? There's a guy in the parking lot who will sell you one; put it in your truck and haul it home. You'll find that booth right next to one selling old copies of 2600 magazine. Come to think of it, the Hamvention was the first place I saw the famous Winamp plugin Holiday Dancer... playing on 15 monitors at once. That what I call eye catching...
It's a great place to get extra (insert ANY kind of battery here), diagnostic/test equipment, components, antennas... electronic doodads galore. If you're any kind of hardware hacker (particularly Wifi), I'll bet anything you need can be found there.
I'll be there... oh yes.
I didn't know how much pseudomedical jargon you could fit into a single webpage... Quill really packed it in; might be a new record.
RSI has little to do with blood flow; it's most often a matter of repetitive trauma. Working with a jackhammer will traumatize you, and cause problems over time... but there is considerable debate in the Orthopedic Surgery community about whether keyboarding etc even causes RSI. Several Orthopedic colleagues I've spoken to are adamant that, based on the literature, typing/mousing is NOT causative for RSI (they were very clear on that point, despite coming from a speciality that makes big bucks doing carpal tunnel releases... good to see them bucking a potential conflict of interest).
Also, the statement that muscle contraction amongst big and small muscles are what the body uses to move blood to the extremities is wrong; your arterial pressure does that job. VENOUS return FROM the extremities can be enhanced by large muscle contraction, but NOT arterial flow.
Pain from insufficient blood flow is called "claudication," and it's distinct from RSI; RSI comes from trauma and inflammation, not from arterial insufficiency (IAAD, BTW)
Did you see the speech output? My favorite quote:
"Notice, there were 668 web hits from 74 clients in the last day."
Heh... wonder what the speech output for today will be...
"My mind is going... Dave..."
He'll nearly break his hand trying to madly scribble down the URL (for later "disciplinary" purposes of course... bad monkey! bad monkey!!)
Solvents are generally categorized into polar and non-polar solvents (water being a good example of the former, and benzene a good example of the latter).
It all has to do with the kind of substances you are trying to mix, or put into solution (polar, ionic, covalently-bonded, etc), and your solvent of choice... oil and water do not mix because water is unable to adequately penetrate and dissolve the long, largely non-polar hydrocarbon chains that make up most oils (the oil is more attracted to itself than it is to the water). you are correct that oil and water don't mix, and polarity is the reason. The best you could hope for would be some kind of suspension.
Emulsifiers can create the appearance of solubility... but that's another lecture.
There's a different mindset that develops in individualistic societies compared to collectivist societies, and private property ownership is one factor.
Individual property ownership is important, because no one is a better steward of a resource than when they have a direct personal stake... companies and governments tend to look at ledgers and law books, and can be some of the worst transgressors when it comes to mismanagement.
For instance, the collectivist societies that made up the former communist bloc of eastern Europe (where everything was government owned, and they had no environmental movement) did absolutely terrible things to their environment, far out of proportion to similarly-populated western countries.
There are certainly people who would be dumb enough (or greedy enough) to destroy/pillage/pollute/clear-cut land that they actually owned... but I'd have to think that number would be small... nobody wants to own a wasteland. When your property is ruined, you have lost property value, resale potential, and any long-term benefit you might derive from that investment.
Seriously, who here has ever ridden with a buddy in a rental car? Many of my acquaintances are quite hard on such vehicles... when I ask them why, the response is always the same: "Hey, it's a rental!"
that one statement speaks volumes.
That's a very interesting website... thanks for the link.
I have, on several occasions, noticed the "green" slant of consumer reports when it comes to certain items, like vehicles. They don't seem to like SUVs much, but even some of their points regarding those vehicles are well-taken (for example, how many suburbanites really use/need the 4wd capability of their large SUV? Almost none... one of the points they make). Now, I think people should be free to buy what they want, but everyone else should be just as free to poke fun at them for buying a massive off-road vehicle that never leaves the pavement...
I'll trust consumer reports to tell me what kind of VCR or tires to buy... but I'd be a bit less trusting towards anything with an "environmental" angle.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who's noted this... thanks again for that link.
For an even better picture of a stripper clip, try this link. you want to be looking at the second pic from the bottom.
the term "clip" is properly used to refer to a "stripper clip."
A stripper clip is a long, crescent-shaped piece of metal, with a flange on each side to grip the case head of a round of ammunition. They usually hold 10-15 rounds, and are typically used to feed ammunition into rifles that have a built-in box or rotary magazine (a common example would be an unmodified SKS). Note the middle of the linked picture... THAT'S a "stripper clip"
A detachable ammunition feeding device that contains a spring, follower, etc (clearly the case for the AK-47) is properly called a "magazine"
I work in Emergency Services, and have already had to deal with TWO suspected cases of SARS. Speaking as a physician, I'll donate my computing cycles, absolutely. The sooner a treatment is brought out, the better.
Here's how I feel about it: I hate having someone come into my ER when I have nothing to offer them. I feel a powerful ethical and professional obligation to take care of people, and do whatever I can for them. I do my best for each and every single patient I see, even if it's somebody who has been through maximal surgery/chemo for their cancer, and has literally reached the end of what medical science can do for them. For such folks, sometimes all I can do is hold their hand and offer a little reassurance, but at least it's SOMETHING. I hate having someone die right in front of me, and being powerless to prevent it. Call it a God complex if you want... I call it wanting to be able to help people. Having people die, and having nothing to say and no way to say it... well, that bothers me, call me crazy.
I don't particularly mind not having a cure for the common cold... a cold is an annoyance, nothing more. I very much DISLIKE not having a treatment for a lethal condition.
I personally don't care who develops the cure... Pharmcos are often painted as evil opportunists that prey on the illnesses of others... I disagree. I like Pharmcos, because they keep my arsenal full, which makes me MUCH more effective at my job. I don't accept Hawaii trips from them, but I'll accept lunch and a couple of pens if they're going to give me some clinically useful information (and hell, I have to write with something). I resent the AMA (I am NOT a member, BTW, for this reason and others) preaching to me about the "unethical behavior" of having dealings with drug reps. Do they really think I'm going to sell out my ethics, my oaths, and my patients because somebody took me to dinner?? I'm sorry, but that's a fucking insult.
I prescribe what I want, within the standard of care, regardless of what drug reps say. I always use cheap if I can, expensive if cheap won't work... but I like the fact that Pharmcos give me tools to take better care of patients.
The sooner a cure for SARS shows up, the happier I'll be.
Ebola usually requires some kind of bodily fluid/tissues swap with an infected person.
There's also a reason why "hemorrhagic fever" bugs like Ebola tend to burn themselves out... they are extraordinarily lethal, and quickly kill their host; Ebola has a 90% mortality (compared to 6-12% for SARS). When a virus is too hard on its host, it lessens the opportunity to spread itself.
AIDS is a good example of a successful high-mortality bug... but you can stay alive and asymptomatic for so very long, that spread is virtually assured if you are uncautious.
SARS looks so much like the common cold, that even experienced clinicians have difficulty differentiating it from other bugs. That is, of course, until it's too late. SARS could be a real problem... significant mortality rate, easy to spread, poorly understood, and, like West Nile, NO treatment (well, some advocate treating West Nile with interferons... but the side effects of those drugs are terribly unpleasant; the treatment is almost worse than the disease).
It's nice that they're taking this thing seriously; any money spent on containment is probably well-spent indeed. If they can determine that this bug has no animal reservoir, it could even be eradicated. Till then, public panic serves no one, but public caution is NOT a bad thing.
Wow... that's bad.
I remember the winged coller, bell-bottom, sideburns days... and they give me PTSD.
yeah, don't mind my english... hear=here... I is a edumakated kollege graduite!
Good idea... no artists yet though (at least in the half-dozen genres that I checked).
That site has been great... particularly for finding crippled/broken CDs BEFORE you buy the stinkin things. I'm a fan, primarily because I don't own a regular CD player... but I own four computers with CDROM drives.
Well done, charles... well done.
Great info... I'm going to look into that little device... Many thanks!
My wife and myself both have cell phones, and a land line. I contemplated exactly what you're suggesting, but I need my land line for my DSL. Cell reception is also spotty out where I live; my cell calls from my home often get dropped. they get me coming and going.
It's a scam, but they've got me... no other broadband available in my area. Of course, even if cable was available, they STILL force you to get a basic cable package before you can get cable broadband. I'm not a TV watcher, so that's money down a rathole.
What company do you use? Nationwide long distance or anything? I'm curious how you're making this work.
Actually, there is some recent literature that purports to show that typing on a keyboard is NOT a cause of RSI.
Working with a jackhammer, certainly... but one of my orthopedic surgeon colleagues disabused me of this notion when I brought up typing in coversation (I am a physician, BTW)
I called another orthopedic surgeon when I read this article this morning, and asked her specifically about typing NOT causing RSI and she confirmed the research quoted by the other surgeon... I'll see if I can find some references and post them.
This may or may not have anything to do with it... but Theo apparently has made a bunch of anti-war comments to the media, to the tune that he hoped his grant was taking funding away from the US-led war effort in Iraq. here a link... and here's another
Now, I'm not here to say that Theo's not entitled to his opinions; he unquestionably IS entitled to them. I would point out, however, that it's not a good idea to publicly bite the hand that's feeding you. By injecting a political viewpoint into this grant, Theo put the DARPA folks in a quandry, and while it may have had nothing to do with the grant cancellation, it certainly did NOT help matters.
Focus on coding and doing what you love (if it's all about the software). I'm not saying high-profile people can't have opinions... they just need to be careful about where they voice them, and be prepared to deal with the consequences if they use their position to advocate a viewpoint (ask Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins about that). It's not wrong to speak up... you've just got to be ready to deal with the fallout.
agreed... "buddy" implies someone you go out and have a few beers with... somebody you'd ask to stand up at your wedding, or bail you out of jail. A true buddy might even help you bury a body... but you'd have to buy the beers afterwards.
Have most people even met all the people on their "buddy" lists?
They've been profiled on Slashdot how many times? And just going from memory I have to say this can't possibly be right.
Those employees cost money... a few may sweep the floors, and some may simply be hard-drive-swapping monkeys, but others actually write the software they use.
I'd bet their electric bill alone would eat up a chunk of that 1 million per year...
Honestly... he was the comic relief amongst all the death and destruction (well deserved on Saddam's part, I might add).
Quotes like "we will slaughter them all" and "committing suicide by the hundreds at the gates of baghdad"... and who can forget the favorite "there are no coalition troops in baghdad... none at all."
The guy had chutzpah, I'll give him that... American tanks rolling by in the background while he touts the glorious Iraqi victory... I'll bet even Saddam almost peed his pants laughing at some of the stuff that guy whipped out.
Truly and genuinely hilarious... I'm buying a T-shirt.
Yep... you'd be hard-pressed to find a guy that got a rawer deal than Richard Jewell.
Crucified in the media, leaks from the FBI that he's a suspect... labeled a "gun nut" (most houses in Georgia have guns in them... so what?), fired, etc, etc.
He did win his lawsuit... but how much money does it take to make up for being pilloried like that? I'll bet it's more than he got...
Partition magic is golden... and always bring your Windows CDs with you.
Whoa! Hold your fire, linux geeks.
Now, I'm not suggesting that anyone pirate windows (Horrors!), just that sometimes CDs walk off, and you can reinstall with their license by using the key code off the sticker on the box.
Also bring a good current virus scanner with you, (connectivity has its hazards), and tools. When I say tools I'm talking tiny screwdrivers, torx bits (security torx bits and regular), grounding strap, etc. The torx bits are a lifesaver; you never know what kind of screws they use to hold the boxen together, particularly govt. boxen. Spare 'puter parts are also critical when you need to repair stuff.
For instance, I was out in the middle of Saudi Arabia one time (about an hour from the nearest major city) and had a hard drive failure. Complete, total, utter failure. I didn't bring an extra drive... sooo... I had to wait weeks to get a new drive (you don't even want to know how difficult it is to RMA a drive from the middle of a 3rd world country).
Yes, I realize the article was about software... but if the hardware ain't runnin, you might as well use those CDs for coasters.
that supports DRM?
that shat upon Aibo owners and hackers when they tried to exchange info on how to do new/cool stuff with their hardware?
Hmmph... I can already hear their CEO addressing the division heads:
"What we've got here is... a failure to communicate!"
It's really a rather neat idea, if you think about it, and even plausible (except the rather obvious sentence about how it needs no external power supply).
Computer-controlled cooking? Heck yeah I'd buy it, since I have a tendency to endanger the entire household whenever I step into the kitchen. Seriously, I can't even make microwave popcorn without painfully-detailed instructions (and you could probably still get Salmonella from it!).
Curse you, Taco... I would have bought this, even in that stupid dayglo color choice...