@bobbo33: You can print your own. It's certainly more legit looking than scrawling one out on scrap paper. I print my own since I only use about 6 per year.

You don't actually need a check. Just memorize your account and routing number. Write those onto basically any piece of paper along with the standard information (To, Amount, Date, etc.). Sign it an it's a valid check. I've cashed checks written on post-it notes with no more than an odd look from the teller...

Hey thanks! I do wish my Droid battery would last long enough to actually watch an entire video though...

@phresno: I've never sent letters with these seals, but I've received several....all completely intact.

@pixelsnader: not if you get the silk ties from a thrift store for 50¢! We made these as kids and always had the best looking easter eggs!

Sounds like a waste of cereal and eggs. I'm a texture freak and I think this would ruin breakfast for me. I'm always up for trying new things though...maybe I'll find myself without milk one day!

@—Tito—: Nope, they aren't cheating you at all. In fact, they are trying to ensure that you get a fresh, quality product that isn't crunched to bits. Often, the bags are almost completely filled, but then the contents settle during shipping.

@mfusion: It's for both reasons. The nitrogen gas is very nearly inert, so it staves off most aerobic respiration and oxidation that would cause the food to go bad. There is generally a little oxygen left in the bag as well...just enough to prevent anaerobic respiration; that stuff is even nastier!

The interface seems....neat? It won't show any of my album art and the feature to download album covers doesn't seem to be working. Unfortunately, the album cover navigation is a major part of the "cool factor" for the app.

@infmom: Yes, you're right. It truly baffles me that people are willing to put a pill in their body with almost no understanding of what it is or what it will do.

It seems important to keep in mind that the chart takes the amount of evidence into account. Even if a supplement is generally accepted to be effective, if it's not being studied then there is no evidence. This would automatically put it at the bottom of the chart. I'm not sure how they chose to combine quantitative…

@Ssscorpion: It's listed as "low evidence, promising results"...I assume that means it just hasn't been studied enough to be placed higher in the chart.

@elgilicious: Who's to say it can't be used for more than one thing?

@infmom: Fortifying flour with folic acid is generally considered one of the most important things the US has done, nutritionally speaking. Since then, birth defects have seen a drastic decrease. Still, most people get less than the daily recommended amount. Considering the period of time that low folate levels can…

RemoteDroid will do the same for Android phones. It has worked very well for me so far. [remotedroid.net]

it seems to lack everything useful about a laptop other than being portable. it's not even a big iphone...it's a giant ipod touch. i'm looking forward to when apple tries again; hopefully we'll get a tablet macbook that isn't named after a feminine hygiene product.

@Jason: you can still access the zip file through the direct link @ [us.urbanoutfitters.com]

@PobreGizmo:

@Brassen: you're right, there is a difference. it seems the brands they tested were already known to be nothing but filtered tap water. It's not as if the companies were hiding that fact. The term "alarmist" covered the study pretty well. What a waste of time and funds...

I realize that Lifehacker likes to keep us up-to-date on revelations from known events, but this news is ancient. It's been my impression for a while now that it's a pretty well known fact that many brands of bottled water are simply bottled tap water. I'm surprised that this study took 2 years to yield such simple…