I blundered into watching an EPL game last season, thinking it would be a good thing to have on TV while I took a nap. After my nap, I watched long enough to be impressed by the play, and I was hooked afterward.

Why have you left out irrational numbers? We all know pi is better than every number on this list. You're rationalist!!

Slackware jumped version from 4 to 7 in 1999 to keep up with the other Linux distros at the time. The jump to Windows 10 might be related, in part, to Apple using OS X.

You are correct. I'm from Plattsburgh.

I'm from Upstate New York (soda), and she's from the Midwest (pop).

Soft drinks: Pop or Soda?

My department chair is a chemist. She was watching Breaking Bad with her daughter on Netflix. Halfway through the series, the daughter said to her mother, "You should reconsider you income potential."

You should look into teaching at a community college. You won't need a teaching license, and you still get to share you passion for science. Usually, the requirements are a masters degree and 18 graduate hours in the discipline. In addition, there may be a community college that would be looking for someone to…

Playing once and walking away is the second best strategy for slots. The optimal strategy is to not play at all.

Is this the same Epiphany that was part of GNOME?

In my experience, all of the Dremel brand accessories will work with other brands of rotary tools. I've got a Craftsman rotary tool and several Dremel brand accessories. Even the Dremel WorkStation, which mounts the rotary tool using a threaded mount, has worked without a problem. (http://www.dremel.com/en-us/attach…

Paper books are better. People generally read paper books faster than on e-readers (I'm basing that on this Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Words_per…). Also, paper books don't need to be charged. There is zero boot time for paper books (assuming you've optimized your book's boot time with a…

I really need this on a "motivational" poster. Our division has been on the receiving end on number 5 on a regular basis this month.

Since your question is specifically to people who are new to DIY, I would suggest using basic math, at first. The learning the building principles and the math involved in the project should reinforce each other (at least if the math is being taught correctly.) As the person becomes more fluent with the construction…

Update 3: The Hellcat engine is not going into the Dart. I'm still holding out for the Fiat 500 myself.

This is the alpha version of the Raspberry Pi.

"It is a matter of absolute indifference, if three-quarters of the population of the world should be wiped out, so long as the other quarter is made Communist." - Lenin

You don't need a dSLR. What you need is a camera where you can set everything manually. I had a Canon Powershot which was not a dSLR, but could set everything manually. I got is used for $200. In your case, manual focus would have helped you out tremendously.

This! So much so. The greatest thing about the National Parks is that they cover a wide range of interest. Our family vacations are traveling from park to park, with one large park as our main destination. There are historical, military, and natural parks. In addition, there is the Junior Ranger programs at each…

I've been teaching my kids, and a few others, how to program robots. We've been using the EV3 software, which young kids pick up quickly.