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Show #159: Abbey Normal

1. Anyone want to buy a podcast directory?
2. We can all breath a sigh of relief that more BSG is on the way
3. We found a lost clip in the archives

Show Notes for 159

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Duckling born with four legs via Digg

Is this cute or are they just extra drumsticks?

Delete Key Eraser via Boing Boing

Now if we only had the Ctrl & Alt keys too, we could reboot this analog mess called life.

SCI-FI to SCI-FACT: Plasma Converter via Slice of Sci-Fi

Looks like just another garbage to electricity program, but this one strips electrons from the air to make plasma and burn even toxic (but not radioactive) waste.

The UN’s new international radiation symbol via Digg

In short, the symbol says “Run For Your Life”. The article also says that the new symbol is not for ordinary use and will only be used where someone attempting to open a radioactive device would see it.

Professor in reply to student drawing on test sheet via Digg

This should be an example for all teachers.

Marv

Save Chuck .. Save the World.

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Beer + Milk = Bilk? via Digg

What to do when milk sales start falling off of a cliff? Try making beer with it instead. These guys can’t produce enough to meet demand right now.

Speakers from Mars via CNet

If H.G. Wells had envisioned a set of speakers that could take over the planet, they would have looked like these.

Table Hockey on Real Ice via Digg

I remember wasting hours of my youth playing air hockey after work with my friends. This would have been really…cool.

Marv

Dating advice for men explained in electrical diagrams via Boing Boing
Oh sure, there’s nothing geekier than proposing marriage over IM, but this is definitely in the top 10. One guys dating habits analyzed as an electrical diagram. His conclusion…parallel circuits are the only way to go.

Robotic jacket has power up its sleeve via Boing Boing

Sensors at the elbow and wrist allow a healthy arm to control the eight artificial muscles, which are powered by compressed air, on the paralyzed side.

Atari joystick coathangers via Boing Boing

Actually it looks like just what I need for the bathroom.

Marv

Show #158: Tee Morris joins us

1. Vista destroys photo gallery meta data
2. A peek at Wikisky – a Wiki for the stars
3. Kreg’s got a Wii

Show Notes for 158

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All We Need to Know About Software Project Management, We Can Learn From Watching Star Trek via dzone.com

A Guide to Grading Exams via del.icio.us

Dark Crystal 2 confirmed via Digg

Tee Morris joins us to personally answer a listener question about his upcoming audio book.

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