Finally, somethign to do with a microwave other than zap CD-R’s and prepare leftovers…
The British guy on the video claims that this is extremely dangerous and that you shouldn’t try it at home. I make the same claim… try it at a public microwave at school or in the dorms or something and let [...]
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Digg.com recently put a new comment system in place. The comment system allows you to edit your comments after you post them - so that you can go back in and change any spelling mistakes… etc - and not have to continue posting comments there. It is a nice feature.
I noticed when pasting Pi [...]
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Have you ever “salvaged” something abandoned by somebody else, and felt like you found some kind of treasure? If so, then you will love the spirit of this website. GarbageScout.com is a Googlemaps mashup in New York City that works like this:
If you see something cool in NYC being thrown away
Take a picture of it
Send [...]
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In case you were wondering what the baby needs, here is a good idea. The Sony SPK-HCA is an underwater housing compatible with a wide range of digital video cameras (the DCR-HC32 is one of them.) It provides a protective casing. It allows you to take the camera 16.4 feet deep - not worrying at [...]
BYU Devotionals & Speeches
Every Tuesday, at 11:05 AM BYU hosts a devotional. The speakers come from either the faculty, or General Authorities of the Church. The tradition of the BYU devotional dates back until the days of Adam - when he gathered his posterity together every Tuesday morning at 11:05 AM to discuss basic doctrine [...]
Why? I don’t know. If you have a windows machine and the desire to groove to some KRAFT-inspired games on a USB game mat - this is your chance to get one. From now until January 30th, you can get one for free (if you pay the $10 to ship it to you) - and [...]
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In general, locks are nothing more than a set of pins blocking a cylinder from moving. Insert a key - and you line those pins up in a way that no longer binds the movement of the cylinder and the lock rotates freely. There is, however, another way to get the lock to rotate - [...]
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I thought I was just crazy when I remembered the high-powered showers from my youth. Turns out, I was right - they did exist - until the government took them away from me.
In a funny, well-written article, a fellow from Mises explains how to hack your shower-head to circumvent government-imposed flow rate limitations.
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MacBook Pro has got to be the lamest name for the PowerBook I have ever heard of. When I hear the phrase “MacBook Pro” it feels oudated. It feels like a name that came out of 1980 or something. I think of a dusty, dinged-up box in the corner of an abandoned office with the [...]
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