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Is at best buy waiting out a fire alarm at work.

Is at best buy waiting out a fire alarm at work.

Comic for November 30, 2009

Download Free Microsoft Outlook Add-On Application TwInbox To Manage Twitter Account

Managing too many accounts can be quite taxing and it is always a good idea to consolidate them and use one personal information manager to handle or control everything. If Microsoft Outlook is your favourite managing tool, with this tiny application, TwInbox, you can actually direct your Twitter message to Microsoft Outlook and use Microsoft [...]

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strip for November / 26 / 2009

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Really...I remember looking at it and thinking that it is awesome. Until I had my first bite.
strip for November / 26 / 2009

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Turkey fryer; awful, bad, and worse

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Next year I want to fry a turkey. Over YOUR house.

Tomorrow’s turkey day here in the United States. Do you fully expect your trashy neighbor to burn down his house while trying to cook a holiday feast? To see what’s in store for your neighborhood we’ve rounded up a great collection of idiots deep frying turkeys.

Let’s set up the fryer on our wooden deck… now that it’s a flaming pyre what should we do?

“Ow my toes” – Boiling oil v. sandals

Get the extinguisher… wait, I don’t think that’s working.

Let’s learn about liquid displacement.

[Alton Brown], the consummate kitchen hacker, has been kind enough to share the safe method of deep frying turkey. This includes how to measure for liquid displacement, and how to build a derrick (PDF) to lower the turkey into the pot from a safe distance.

Make Any Pair of Gloves Work with a Touchscreen [DIY]

It's getting cold outside in many regions, and gloves are becoming the norm. If you want to control your touchscreen phone without exposing your hands, or paying for specialty gloves, Instructables suggests grabbing a needle, and some conductive thread.

Conductive thread—no, we'd never heard of it, either. Instructables user Grathio points us to this explanation at Fashioning Technology, which also suggests where to grab some of it. You won't need to be skilled at sewing to pull off this glove modification, but you will need to take the time to test out what works with your screen. Grathio suggests leaving a wider, messier spread of thread on the inside of the glove to facilitate contact with your finger, but limiting the thread exposed on the outside to a tightly wound circle, about a quarter inch in diameter.

If you are good with a needle, you'll likely be able to make the end result look a little neater. And if you're really good and want to offer notes to anyone else looking to tackle this project, drop the advice (or link) in the comments here.

Making A Glove Work With A Touch Screen [Instructables via The Gadgeteer]


The Gerbil Tube Vest

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If you enjoy placing your furry friends in tubes the living room, then you should consider investing some money in the creation of this gerbil vest featured on Neatorama. Who doesn’t want to bring their small little critters with them wherever they go?

According to Patently Absurd, the creator actually put a lot of thought into ensuring the tubes are easy to climb in and super breathable for pets, and easily washable for their owners. After all, you don’t want to run around in a vest that smells like hamster pee, do you?

Naturally, they also suggest you avoid crashes and falls that will scare your little pets.

What happens when you bring a 22 year old Mac to the Genius bar?

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What happens when you bring a 22 year old Mac to the Genius bar?

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Academia vs. Business

Some engineer out there has solved P=NP and it's locked up in an electric eggbeater calibration routine. For every 0x5f375a86 we learn about, there are thousands we never see.
Some engineer out there has solved P=NP and it's locked up in an electric eggbeater calibration routine. For every 0x5f375a86 we learn about, there are thousands we never see.