If you ever use the terrible earbuds that shipped with your smartphone, stop what you're doing and replace them with this pair of Sennheisers, marked down to just $25 for the iPhone version, or $20 for Android.

Except for the information contained within the object. The example the author provides of "teleporting" an iPhone supposes that all of the information contained within the hardware (operating system, contacts, Angry Birds...) is also quantified and sent. The system will need to be redesigned to capture all of the…

You should get out there and give it a shot. After running through one brake job on my truck with my daughter, I would trust her to do it on her own. She might have some trouble with the brake shoe springs on the back, but she could handle the rest on her own.

It's all fun and games 'til the lights go out....

The big question is: why? How is knowing how people are moving around town going to significantly improve city services? If they are concerned about traffic loads, why not just spend the cash on tried-and-true methods such as pneumatic tubes? If they are worried about low-income transportation, why not use targeted…

Try this on: Given that you live outside the city but take a park-and-ride, you are probably from the Pacific Northwest. You are either white or asian and are likely a transplanted foreigner. You probably like video games and bicycles, and are setting yourself up for a surprise since you haven't married the girlfriend…

From your reply I surmise that you and your girlfriend fall into the higher end of the Metro/Public Transportation riders. It is likely that you are fairly young (mid-20's to mid-30's) with enough disposable income to afford occasional rides, but not wealthy enough to have your own cars which you use for daily…

The biggest limitation is the small percentage of the population this represents. It only captures the portion of the population that are wealthy enough to afford to pay for a ride (especially during congestion pricing), tech-savvy enough to use Uber, and willing to use Uber. In other words, it is only Uber customers.…

Headlines like this are why I can't share this site with my son. Or my daughter. Or my wife....

Yes. They have to. To have valid results, the tests must be consistent; therefore, the injury that cause the paralysis must be consistent. Research requires controlled variables.

The longshore current runs from east to west (right to left) here. The dark area to the west of the breakwater/causeway (as opposed to the bridge, see discussion above) is likely deeper than the lighter areas. The smudge in the lower-left corner is probably a combination of the longshore current being kicked north by…

I think the term causeway has been co-opted to include long, flat bridges which aren't high enough to permit large vessels to pass underneath. Prime examples include the two causeways used to access the New Orleans area from Baton Rouge and Mandeville. The bridge from Baton Rouge crosses Lake Pontchartrain near the…

Agreed. And you certainly wouldn't be docking oil tankers and container ships to either a pier or a causeway.

This thing isn't exactly a pier. It's a mile-long bridge (causeway) with three miles of breakwater and an artificial island at the end with multiple docks. I'm not sure if you would really call it a breakwater as they are typically built parallel to the shore. The bridge minimizes beach erosion and prevents the…

On the bandwagon. Mine has been this way for quite some time.

If you want your dishes sanitized, you either have to use the dishwasher to achieve the minimum temperature of 140°F or use a sanitary rinse like restaurants do.

How about just mounting it properly so the side-marker protectors are level? Spacers, anyone?

Your wish is granted. The brown lines in the map below are levees, the blue lines are floodwalls of various type - T-walls, I-walls, L-walls, and even levees with floodwalls on top. New Orleans is protected by an intricate network of levees, floodwalls, gates, locks, spillways, and of course, pumps.

Exactly what happened to my mom a few months ago. Her 2009 Outback needed an oil change and tires. They also claimed it had a leak in one CV boot and in the power steering rack. Instead of paying for all of the "extras", she bought a new car. Her car was just about paid off. Now she has the same payment for another…

I feel your pain. I went without a/c for nearly five years in my truck. It was made worse when the power windows died. So much for power windows. It was bearable because I only drove it occasionally (I was commuting by bike most days and we had a second vehicle for the family) and when I did drive it, I could slide…