] Are you a kid? Does your microwave oven belong to your
] parents? If so, then don't even THINK about trying any of
] these experiments. I'm serious. If I wreck my microwave
] oven, I can buy another. Also, I'm a professional
] electrical engineer. I know enough physics and RF effects
] to take correct safety precautions when I'm
] experimenting. But you don't know the precautions, so you
] should be smart: read and enjoy my writing, but don't
] duplicate my tests unless you grow up to become an
] electronics tech, engineer, etc., and buy your OWN
] microwave oven.

Yes!

Unwise Microwave Oven Experiments

] Dimensions change drastically as your clump grows from a
] fraction of an inch to a monstrous freak of nature.

Boingboing keeps talking about this so I picked up a copy. Its only $20. If you were ever wondering what it would be like to take LSD while Japaneese, this is your chance. Its a happy, non-violent game with great music and interesting, funny worlds to explore. I recommend it. That is unless you have a problem with flashbacks.

[ It really is a fantastic game... simple in concept but addictive and fun. Gameplay over bling, and it really works. There's a sequel coming out too, so I'm looking forward to that... -k]

Katamari Damacy

] Looks like US Design Patent No. D504,899 is one for the
] Apple history books%u2014it%u2019s been rumored freaking
] forever, we last heard about this last August, but it
] became substantiated today when Apple%u2019s secret plans
] for a tablet PC were not-so-ruefully revealed.

[ I think we all knew it would happen. I'm one of maybe 6 people on the earth who can't wait. -k]

Apple's patented the Tablet Mac - Engadget - www.engadget.com 11

] A new unified standard connector for external displays
] will contain an optional audio component, as well as a
] capability for protecting content.
]
]
] The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) said
] Monday that several component and electronics OEMs are in
] the process of finalizing a standard unified interface
] for LCD, plasma, CRT and projection displays, called
] "DisplayPort". The timetable calls for the standard to be
] submitted during the third quarter, with products likely
] rolling out in early 2006.

[ All your content is not belong to you. -k]

Closing the 'Analog Hole'

] Members of the small East Waynesville Baptist Church say
] Chandler led an effort to kick out congregants who did
] not support President Bush. Nine members were voted out
] at a Monday church meeting in this mountain town about
] 120 miles west of Charlotte. Forty others in the
] 400-member congregation resigned in protest.
]
] Chandler told WLOS-TV in Asheville on Friday that
] the actions were not politically motivated...

This would be funny if it wasn't true.

[ This is great. The more unhinged people get, the more they undermine their own position. I'm all for it. -k]

N.C. Church Kicks Out Members Who Do Not Support Bush

] This morning, the DC Circuit of the US Court of Appeals
] struck down the loathsome Broadcast Flag, ruling that the
] FCC does not have the jurisdiction to regulate what
] people do with TV shows after they've received them.

[ whoa! -k]

Boing Boing: V-TV DAY: WE WON THE BROADCAST FLAG FIGHT!

] A group of lawmakers in Texas with nothing better to do
] would like to ban all forms of cheerleading defined as
] inappropriately erotic. How would contraband forms be
] determined? "I'll know it when I see it." Who will judge?
] A task force of middle-aged dudes who must review each
] performances for excessive hotness? Tough gig.

[ heh. -k]

Boing Boing: Texas house to ban

] Japanese Kids Say the Darndest Things
]
] These are things that kids have hit me with at some point
] in the classroom. Most are in English, or at least their
] best attempt. I swear I'm not making any of this up.
]
] During a quiz game, I asked "What's the name of the
] famous bridge in San Francisco?" They always guess
] "Rainbow Bridge" because that's the name of the famous
] bridge in Tokyo. Um, no. Not quite.
]
] One boy completely surprised me though. He slowly and
] timidly approached me, looked up, and hit me with his
] guess - "Gay Bridge."

The life and times of a black American teaching English in Japan. And yes, everyone keeps asking him if he has a big dick.

[ Some of it's hard to believe, but I'm not ready to write it off because some of it is pretty funny. -k]

I Am a Japanese School Teacher

] Now you can access your vehicle's electronic sensor and
] fault code data without a cable. You can receive full
] diagnostic information without a cable connection to the
] car. The OBD Bluetooth Transmitter connects to the OBD-II
] socket available in modern vehicle electronic systems to
] get the data you need.

[ Neat. I'd be worried about h4x0rs bluejacking my ride, though this device appears to be transmit only. -k]

Bluetooth for Vehicle Electronics :: Blueserker :: Berserk about Bluetooth

Woo-hoo! Acidus and I are finally get out of this hellhole! Time to start putting my Mechanical Engineering degree and his in Computer Science to work. Opportunity costs be damned!

Of course, the ceremony is four hours of name calling, however the party that night will more than obliterate them from our memory (and probably a lot of other useless information as well).

-janelane

[ Congrats to both of you! I remember my graduation day well. The heat and discomfort, the endless string of names, the not having any honorifics attached to mine (cough-cough), the having to go back to packing immediately before getting kicked out of the dorms...

Just kidding. It was a great day... I'm sure yours will be too. And I *know* there'll plenty of drinks to help that along. -k]

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