Read "The Firecracker Boys" by Dan O'Neill. I grew up in Fairbanks, and reading this made me very glad for those uppity academics who stand in the way of progress - two UAF professors kept the Atomic Energy Commission from using nuclear bombs to make that harbor in Western Alaska.

I can't get at the video from work, but it seems like it's just the hot dog expanding as you cook it, and there's nothing carved off.

I just read Wool (e-book on Amazon is how I got it, parts 1-6) for an interesting bit of post-apocalyptic science fiction.

Huh, apparently NASA changed what NPP stands for. Rather than standing for National Polar-orbiting Partnership, it used to stand for NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPOESS stands for National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System). Weird.

AFAIK it's not dangerous, but I'm not an ENT doc. For me it's just annoyingly uncomfortable.

Hey, count yourself lucky that you're using outlook - i'm stuck in Lotus Notes *shudder*.

You have a source on that? I wasn't able to find anything, or what material they're made from, but I'm pretty sure it's the same stuff their labware caps are made from, which would be made to withstand boiling water.

Yeah, they fixed that. Years ago. All the newer clear ones have "BPA FREE" stamped on the bottom. But the white ones are still nice, too.

Ehh, I'll stick with my nalgenes - I haven't had a problem with them gathering flavors, they're easy enough to clean (long handled dish brushes from IKEA are the trick), and they're great for winter camping - boil up some water, pour it into the nalgene, seal it up and drop it in the bottom of your sleeping bag. Warm…

Oh gods. I have Crohn's, and I've heard of some crazy 'treatments', but to know that this was recommended? This is infuriating. I'm a calm person. Normally. Now? I want to go hurt these people. To do this to them, and make them feel it. Every last second. I need to stop looking a this.

This is, with all honesty, the closest I have come to throwing up due to anything that I have seen or read on the internet. I have an iron stomach. Goatse, whatevs. 2 girls 1 cup? quaint. This shit? This is makes me want to run to the bathroom, and not leave for 3 hours. These people should be put to death. Trial and…

Huh, the couple of bites that I got weren't anything the made it to an interview, but if it worked for you, great! I will say, all the jobs I've gotten were either through a friend to some level or other (resume getting handed off to a manager sort of stuff), or because I went to their place of business and asked if…

Yet another online resume. That's all I can figure it is. I have gotten some interest from possible employers through it, though.

Isn't there a waste treatment plant they should be running the output through? At which point, there shouldn't be a problem with whatever is in there, with I'd think the possible exception of whatever heavy metals might have accrued in the body.

And here I thought that was going to be an option. I wonder how much of the outrage was generated by traditional funeral directors, not wanting their business model further threatened.

I'm all for this:

This too. I need to get back into using my five-fingers. The problem is that I have a nice pair (the leather kso treks) that I use as my casual shoes, and I don't like to get them all sweaty.

I've seen the stuff about the automated build platform, but I hope I'm not doing that much repeated work. And I did hear from someone at Maker Faire that they ran into a similar problem - They saved up enough for the cupcake, and maker bot stopped making it. Then they continued to save for the thing-o-matic, and they…

I don't know about running, but for doing 14ers out here in Colorado I drink a liter or two of Gatorade the night before, and some on the way to the trailhead. Yes, I have to pee a lot, but I don't have to try to catch up with dehydration, I just have to keep ahead of it. Also, I'm a fan of Clif's Shot Bloks, but I…