Agreed with ResidentPony and SystemIdleProcess... I got a pre-release version of this kit from Dremel to test, and you can absolutely take the tips off and use it as a torch. In fact, I used the open-flame torch to blue some stainless steel plates and then used the engraver on them.

Agreed with ResidentPony and SystemIdleProcess... I got a pre-release version of this kit from Dremel to test, and…

This recipe is stone soup. The non-beer ingredients this recipe calls for are the magic, not the "Leftover Beer".

US Home Depot stores are offering the Wink Hub for $20 if you purchase two smart bulbs with it. I bought two GE Link bulbs for $15 each and got the Hub for the promised $20, but I had to pick it up at a different store because the one I was at couldn't find where they put the case of hubs.

I have yet to get the GE Link…

Or Abbreva. That shit's like $8/mg.

I make puppets using reticulated foam (Scotfoam) as the base, and I used to spend WAY too much time waiting for the hot glue to cool so that I could stop holding the pieces together and continue further down the seam. A standard puppet head would take me nearly three hours to complete.

Here's the million dollar app: standardize scan-able clothing tags (or NFC them) and then have the washer and dryer figure out on their own how to wash and dry them. Also, alert when you have clothing that is incompatible (i.e. a red dress with a white blouse), or which should not be machine washed or dried.

Why again would you buy/build a machine to do what most gynophiles would PAY to do for you?

Gaffer's tape is better. The adhesive doesn't deteriorate and dry out as quickly.

What's the best commuter bicycle a person can own without attracting the attention of a bike thief?

This is going to be one of those charming-yet-embarrassing videos we look at in 20 years and say, "Man, what were we thinking?"

Hey, why can't we just cut to the chase and offer Doritos Nacho Cheese chips OR Cool Ranch as the basis for the three Taco Bell nachos dishes (Chips & Cheese, Nachos, Nachos Bell Grande)? Seems like a MOSTLY easy thing to do.

Yeah, that metaphor doesn't exactly work. I'd agree that, as Google has learned (if not followed through often enough) that sometimes, it's more important to build a well-designed multi-purpose space that gives innovators a useful set of tools to develop NEW sports.

Agreed, Mr. Baker. Ironically, one of the things that makes iTunes a disaster is the very file system Jobs was railing against in his comments. I wish the cloud wars were closer to being won by the right few companies, because, while I like Amazon's approach (and pricing, and availability of my media), I am inevitably…

...especially if they can somehow link the password to your email address by poring through the unencrypted cookie cache on your browser...

Thank you, thank you, thank you for putting it so eloquently! That was exactly what I was thinking.

Okay, so correction: does the Wii U GamePad sit up vertically by itself?

This one is haunting me...

No, thank god. :)

The one from this article is butt-ugly compared to the one I got at Costco on close-out (picture here): gorgeous wood (veneer), and it looks nice enough that the wife lets me keep it in the family room.

Why is it we keep using the term "eye watering" when talking about Leica prices? Let's hit the Thesaurus, shall we?