Only problem with that kindle idea is the need to put a credit card on that account. Its fine if one of you is going to be buying books for all of you, but otherwise its not so hot.

@Harlan: That works fine when you use percentages (100% greater means twice the chance), but written as multiplication it is just wrong.

Really cool site. I might have some doubts about the math though...

@ihityouinthenose: You are obviously not being technical enough on diets ;)

@aprilphresh: Yeah, I've never had a problem with it. There was a period right after they started it when not everyone knew what button to press on the register to use it, but I have never had it fail to scan once they do it right.

@Kynes: They have had it in all NYC locations for a while. At least a couple of months, I think.

I've been using this for a while now. It is slightly more convenient than using a card, in my opinion. Plus it *feels* more convenient, as long as you can keep from feeling like a smug idiot when you hand the teller your phone to pay.

@Trystian: That's what I do. The strap part, not the gun part. I try to never lose contact with my bag in public places.

@ITIL_Prince: I like that idea. It would make future science way easier if we could go back and fix old standards so they match nature.

@Christian Lindfors: I've been involved in scientific research for a while now. A lot of bad papers get written. It is not my job to police them, but I am not wrong for pointing out things like that.

@SkipErnst: You almost understand it correctly. The only problem is: They wrote a paper describing math that declares you can theoretically send a message into the future.

I found a few things wrong with this paper, but mainly this idea of "time symmetry". It does not make any sense, and depends on when you set the arbitrary t=0 for your experiment. The authors set t=0 at the low point of a quantum probability function that determines the expected behavior of their entangled particles,…

@Mindfield: Possibly, though I'm still not sure what he means by that sentence then. I suppose he could be using it to describe adaptability, but it seems to me that the plants are simply resisting damage; they do not actually adapt to vacuum.

I really like the material choices, but I don't know if I am in love with the organization of information.

@Mindfield: Win.

I'm going to have to agree. I love my Dell Mini 9, but I have to accept that I can get an 11" MBA with a full sized keyboard for the same weight. I don't know of any other 2.2 lb laptop.

Are you sure that is still true? I would swear the 2010 pennies feel different from other recent pennies. (of course, I didn't realize they changed the design on the reverse until 2010 was nearly over, so I suppose I don't pay all that much attention to them).

Might be nice if someone could make a GPS unit that can be powered by induction. Assuming the Volt does not have built in GPS, it would remove the most annoying wire I deal with in my car.

I like the rearview camera idea (though I can't imagine I would actually get one myself...)

@zhinker: I hate to say it, given the negative connotation, but a government is in place to look after the best interests of its own people. The US has tried isolationism in the past, and it tends to get us dragged into things badly. We've been on a path of actively looking out for our interests and it gets of…