@ianturton: Someone at my work uses an Evoluent VerticalMouse 3 for carpal tunnel and she loves it. I've tried to use it myself for fun, but it took some getting used to. I guess a slight learning curve is ok considering your injuries. Good luck.

@Billy_McSkintos: It's always worth it. At least get a provisional patent if you haven't made any disclosures and plan to patent later on. However, I would highly recommend you seek aid from an experienced patent attorney or patent agent.

Data Lock-in and Third Party Control are my primary concerns. I never used to care about things being open until I started working with web and iPhone developers. Everything is so closed off that potential meaningful use of data and systems become impossible at times and it almost seems to stifle potential…

@AmphetamineCrown: I want to preface that Iam not talking about the majorly scary points in many TOS docs that seem to grant rights in perpetuity through the universe. I've read so many misunderstandings regarding TOSs over the years. On a fundamental level, one must grant a license to these sites in order to…

Does anyone know what Ikea desk he used?

I love the Asian and Latin stores in my area. The Latin store is actually the spot to get the best fruit and veggies during the winter. The Asian market are down for haggling and they will always get odd things not on their shelves for me. They'll even get bootleg booze if you know how to ask. We have a couple…

@Tom Clarke: Thanks for the link. We don't have that in the US. The tax existed on tapes, but I don't believe the tax ever moved its way to CDs or to digital music players. I couldn't ever see it going to PC purchases. The problem in the US is that the tax assumes everyone will use the PC for copyright violations,…

@jonny6pak: ... not that I think recording online radio is bad. I'm just saying, a warning doesn't always make things pass legal muster.

@jupiterthunder: I don't disagree with you, but I believe there were taxes on blank cassettes apportioned to the recording industry. I also believe the DJ interruptions and commercials, along with the lower fidelity of FM radio, was deemed to leave a market still available to the listening audience. Whether that…

@aandroyd: I hate to break it to you, but slapping a warning on something doesn't make it legal. If so, muggers could give victims a ten second head start and that would make the act ok. The fact of the matter is that the feature isn't disabled for countries where its use would be unlawful. So there is potential…

I hope this stuff works better than that hippy rock deodorant. No offense to the hippy types, but I lived with a very nice hippy man for a couple years and he always smelled like diseased foot at the end of the day even though he used that natural deodorant product.

@FooSchnickens: Good call. I want to add on that a Haynes manual is a good purchase as well. The combo of the code reader and the Haynes manual gave me enough knowledge to keep my car running for what now feels like forever

You can find the military version of these at army/navy surplus stores for like $5.

Thanks! I've been looking for a super easy wiki-style shared note system that could be self-hosted. I'm interested to know if there any similar products that could be self-hosted on a web server that are not full blown/full featured wiki systems.

I think the best point to make, following all those who say this is a busted myth, is that one should drink what they like, how they like it. Regardless of the glass myth, palates are different. Experiment with glasses and wines and figure out what works for you. And never ever worry about what the experts say. If…

@PhilippaThetis: True. I'm going to go wine douche all over this topic for a second. Some wine glasses require a priming of sorts. Assuming the wine glasses are properly cleaned with a cleaning solution and not dish soap, drop a very small bit of wine in the glass and turn the glass so it gets coated. The crystal…

@mfusion: I love the punt. The older Italian half of my family had them for their homemade wine. It worked great for sipping wine on the back porch. The fancy glasses were saved for special dinners.

@nekoama: Interesting. I'm in no way affiliated with this plumber (I'm not even in his state) or this product... [www.jsplumber.com] Grab some bio clean and mix a scoop in a litter box. It doesn't make things smell like roses, but helps break down the waste matter, which lessens the intensity of the odor. The…

Is it to late to vote for China? I hear they have great filters.

Baking soda does well at keeping my fridge from smelling like a rotten taco, but would it really do great against a pile of cat turds in recycled newspaper?