@wanderingrabbi: Not sure if it works in Paypal, but the traditional way the extra money scam works is they ask you to cash a check that's for too much money and then return you the difference. The check turns out to be bogus, but it's too late now!

It takes me mere seconds to watch an episode of Frasier, so that thing is damn fast.

Collaged shots of multiple people can often be spotted by looking at the highlights in the eyes. If the reflected lights aren't the same, you have a shopped crowd. There was a publicity shot for American Idol that was horribly obvious because of that, with every judge having completely different highlights in their…

@SQLGuru: Air drying is more sanitary. The first step of my dish washing process is to put away the air dried dishes on the rack. Some dishes circulate from rack to table to sink without ever making it into the cupboard.

It's sweet because it looks so enigmatic sitting on the desk: a hunk of wood with a USB cable coming out of it. I'm thinking the opposite direction, a clear plastic enclosure that shows off the guts of the rig.

@timothyperez: 4. Grab that group of silverware/etc and scrub them quickly under running water

I find that actively trying to increase my efficiency at whatever I am doing cuts the boredom, no matter how tedious it is. I am both engaging my mind, and working toward making the task either quicker or more effective.

Pretty cool. From the diagram, I can see how things like electric toothbrushes can get hacked into tattoo guns.

@LessIsMore: At first I thought you were ridiculous, then I realized you were trolling.

I'd like to do this with a little practice amp. I'll have to keep my eyes out in the second hand stores for an old radio.

Pool slide made out of sewer pipe. I'm so gonna do this!

@RigAudio: Exactly. I think the movie Sideways took a lot longer to make your point.

@gtig: Vacuum pump depressurizes headspace of tank. Water and other volatiles vaporize and repressurize headspace. Vacuum pump removes vapors.

@njchessboy: Shouldn't that be "Dear Intel?"

@npd331: The design rules of the racing world have stalled bicycle development. If there was a big-bucks open-design bicycle racing circuit, we'd see some improvements on the "perfect" bicycles we have today. For example, if you had a system that allowed for pedaling through corners, it would quickly displace the…

@blash: Try Honolulu. The only thing outside of security is a parking lot. If you're waiting for arrivals, you have to go outside the airport and try to find something open in a grubby industrial zone that makes the area around LAX look like Rodeo Drive.

@quozl: The security is just as stupid for internal flights. Take the train whenever you can. More fun, more comfortable, almost always cheaper.

Dang. I thought this was a cell booster thingy, when all it does is shift your cell calls to your internet connection. My landlady lives out in the sticks, nothing but dial-up, barely any 3G (the north corner of the living room is the only reliable spot) so I was hoping this was something that would help. Maybe I…

Thieves will steal a Dell as quick as they'll steal a Mac, but you won't be able to display your overpaid urban hipster cred with that sticker covering it up. FAIL.