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Karyn Little — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:52:48 GMT

This is a cool section! I found some great stuff here MSNBC needs to promote this page more.

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Todd Frye, Baltimore, MD — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:07:08 GMT

Will, The binaural beats require headphones. The effect can't be had with speakers because you don't achieve enough stereo separation to induce the brainwave entrainment. This tech has been around for a l o n g time. Cool Edit had a brainwave entrainment module in it as early as the '90-'91. I worked on the interface for that in '92 with the original creator when it was still a shareware project he was running on the side while working at Microsoft. Cool Edit has since been sold to Adobe - I believe the functionality is still in the program but has been renamed to something else.

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Sean O, just outside Philly — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:27:44 GMT

Will, the tennis ball bomb is a classic from The Anarchist's Cookbook... kickin' it old school from the BBS days.

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Brent Garripee, Novi, MI — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:29:29 GMT

That London Olympics logo is pretty bad. Looks like a logo Frankie Goes to Hollywood would have rejected.

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Charlie Allen, Wilmington, DE — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:01:46 GMT

re: http://www.lookatentertainment.com/v/v-2250.htm maybe you meant this link instead: http://www.break.com/index/peeing-on-an-electric-fence.html

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Dennis McClain-Furmanski, Dalworthington Gardens, TX — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:21:10 GMT

re: Jumping Chinese Will, the problem with your math isn't so much with scaling as it is with density. You might well get 1300 mm of movement if you had all 1.3 billion Chinese jump, as long as you had them do it in the same space that the 50,000 concert goers did. How you're going to get 26,000 times more people into the same arena is up to you. Hint: "marching four abreast" won't work. They got wise when we tried to march them into the sea.

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Anonymous, Charlottesville, VA — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:22:42 GMT

What?! People actually discriminate against red-headed people?! I thought South Park made that up, it's so incredibly ridiculous. I am not a complete idiot but it didn't even seem like a real type of discrimination on South Park because it's so crazy. I also had to look up the term "Ginger" after that SP episode. Never heard it or used it.

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Kate D, Lebanon, PA — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:23:34 GMT

Once again, Will, your column made my morning web crawl worthwhile. Taking a few minutes each morning for "Clicked" keeps me from being totally out of touch. I regularly get great information that I use professionally and personally. My boss thinks I'm way better informed on what's happening on the web than I actually am. Today, I clicked your link on the contact lenses that correct your vision during the night, and after a quick Google search I was on the phone with a local optometrist that specializes in this process. It could make a huge impact in my life. Maybe I'm starting to sound like a groupie, but seriously, thanks.

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Will Femia — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:12:00 GMT

Karyn, did my mom make you write that?

Dennis, of course, that didn't even dawn on me. Good point.

Charlie, thanks, I don't know what happened to that old link. That's what I get for linking to a site I never heard of before.

Kate, those contact lenses are a brilliant idea. I'm surprised it's taken this long for someone to think of it (although it's probably more complicated than I realize). I'd be interested to know more about what happens when the effect fades. How long does the nightly shaping last and when your eyes start to go back to their original, natural shape, does it get slowly blurrier or is there streaks or stars or what? Anyway, I hope it works out for you. Good luck.

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Matt, Waldorf, MD — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:00:17 GMT

I think I saw one of those South World Maps at Outback.

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Tim, Knoxville, TN — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:19:24 GMT

The peeing on the fence link redirects you to a site called mozmoz.com that looks lieke a friend finder service or something. Thanks for the great links Will. tim

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LV — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:54:07 GMT

Really interesting link collection today. I normally pick and choose but today I hit nearly all of them. Especially interested in "gingerism" - my brother's a redhead. Occasionally people would call him "Red" or "Carrot," but I don't remember him being _abused_, and by and large most people have been jealous. I've delighted in observing the envy of middle-aged and elderly women who try - and always fail - to artificially achieve his color. We have great laughing fits as they stare at him. (Our fully-Italian grandmother was also a redhead - she was so proud he carried her legacy.) I suspect the Brits' issue is related to historical prejudice against Scottish, and to a lesser extent the Irish (though the Irish are thought in the US to be the stereotypical redheads, it's actually Scots that have the most redheads per capita). All I can say is I'm glad we grew up here. Redheaded Brits, come to America where you'll be considered lucky!

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Carol Anne, Seattle — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:22:17 GMT

"Beaten like a red-haired step-child" is a phrase sufficient to offend nearly everyone! I'm a ginger-headed American. I was greeted once by surgical staffers with "Oh, you'll be a bleeder," on their seeing my hair. Still, I donate blood easily.

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DanE, chicago, IL — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:47:28 GMT

The most striking part of the South World map is the use of scale. Seeing the countries in their actually size and not the hyperbole maps of our youth always leaves me with a feeling that sinister prejudices made their way into my grade school geography lessons.

"The new John Cusack movie looks sick." - Did you mean sick like "Induce vomiting to avoid death" kind of sick or "That is sick" like the kids say these days.

Also it should be noted that the Prius you've linked to is a "plug in" model which means a bigger battery, but also being tied down with how far you can travel. I've never been a big fan of the "true" electric cars because its not like you can just snag a plug at the local station or something. I own a prius now, though more for the cool factor then because of any environmental concerns, and I find that they have a pretty good balance(between gas/battery use) in the current version. Another curious thing is that I've always hear of these as being "city" vehicles, but I can't think of one person I know who lives in a city that doesn't park in a local garage or on the street. Where would the plug it in?

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Tristin, Provo, UT — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:54:39 GMT

Those South World maps are definitely at Outback Steakhouse. I was looking at one in the restaurant just the other day.

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Hole Lotta Luv — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 20:58:04 GMT

Ages ago, I mean AGES ago, Van Morrison and Them came to my high school for a gig. He had ginger hair. It was so orange, real and not fake. Maybe that's why he was so mad through out his career. Blokes made fun of his hair color.

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Cynthia, Boston MA — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 23:36:51 GMT

Oh my....I check your blog daily and usually find many things to interest me. But today it's taken me 2 hours just to get through the first two....of course I do go off on tangents. Thank you so much. BTW I was shocked when I moved to London 8 years ago to find this ginger haired hate thing going on. How bizarre. But then Brits do feel quite free to hate almost anything...including themselves.

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Christi, St Paul, MN — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:00:13 GMT

I actually had Ortho-K contacts for several years (I guess I was one of the first) and though they did improve my vision somewhat, my vision was still pretty bad. I also had an astigmatism and so still couldn't really see without the contacts actually in my eyes. And then I ended up without health insurance when I was 17 and so didn't have my contacts checked for a year or two. When I finally did have my eyes checked, they disovered that the contacts were too tight, not allowing enough oxygen to my corneas and causing vascularization, which when it happens in your corneas could cause blindness if it continues long enough. Thankfully they caught it in time before my vision was seriously damaged, but vascularization is not reversible. Now I can't wear any kind of contacts again, because the doctors say that it could cause the vascularization to continue and spread. Perhaps the technology has improved since then (this was about 5 years ago) or perhaps it works better for those whose vision is not quite so bad. But if you do get it make sure to have your eyes checked regularly!

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William Bilbro, Las Cruces, NM — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:50:36 GMT

Magic music? Heck, I can get the same effect with a coupla Enigma records and a half-full bottle of Jack Daniels. In fact, who needs the Enigma records? -Bill Bilbro-

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Michael, Vernal UT. — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:52:52 GMT

I will never forget the look on Allison Janeys face when the West Wing staff was being briefed on all on those "new" maps, she totally had the "certainly you have GOT to be pulling my leg" act down cold. I still dont know what the entire series is going to cost me on dvd but it will be worth every penny. One of TV's finest hours.

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Keego, ky — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 15:53:52 GMT

Ginger-haired? Please don't tell me that's a nod to Gilligan's Island.

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Rob, Indianapolis — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:38:39 GMT

regarding Jericho... I watched it online... so I have no idea how that figured into the ratings. Here's what the President of Entertainment at CBS had to say... On behalf of everyone at CBS, thank you for expressing your support of “Jericho” in such an extraordinary manner. Your protest was creative, sustained and very thoughtful and respectful in tone. You made a difference. Sincerely, Nina Tassler President, CBS Entertainment P.S. Please stop sending us nuts

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Skyler Sheppard Charlotte NC — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:06:44 GMT

Convince the people in China that the "Chinese Bandits" from the 1950's are still at L.S.U. and crowd all 1.5 billion into Tiger Stadium and see what the Richter Scale does if the Tigers score a touchdown in the last seconds to beat Auburn. hoddy toddy

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Steve, Bearden, AR — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:55:22 GMT

Wow, that John Cusack looks absolutely horrifying, in a Sixth Sense kind of way.

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Croc, Rochester, MN — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:22:18 GMT

That blog, 'things I've bought that I love' has an actress from "The Office" as a contributor. She is Mindy Kaling or "Kelly" - she writes for the show as well. It is fun to see her as a real person not just a character. :)

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elaine, lahmansville wv — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:59:05 GMT

I hope that dude doesn't have to witness his cat getting run over someday

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KB, PA — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:21:14 GMT

That's great, this guy know's where the web's family jewels are located.

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scalpod, Portland, OR — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:22:30 GMT

A fellow flickr ambigram artist came up with http://www.flickr.com/photos/53667705@N00/421020388/ this oscillating logo<a/> some time back. I much prefer it to the one they've chosen...

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John, Chester, NJ — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:01:34 GMT

Achieving 125 miles per gallon will be remarkable when they can do it for an additional cost, compared to a similar ordinary 30 mpg gas-powered car, that can be recovered over some reasonable time at some realistic gasoline price. Right now, they're not even close.

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Mirage, New Delhi, India — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:42:01 GMT

Hi Will,

I am a fan of your site. It helps me relax when the heavy workload is done with. I like the variety in the links that you put up. Keep up the good work.

One small irritant is the links to internal msnbc.com articles always open in the same window and then you have to hit the Browser "Back" button to come back and reload your page which is a pain and not too user friendly. You never know by looking which one is an msnbc article till you actually mouse over it and look at the bottom bar of the browser window to check the actual target link.

Don't you think it'll be a good idea to have the same standard for all linked items (new window)?

Cheers,
Mirage

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Dave, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:44:46 GMT

The Scientific American earthquake experiment was proven in 1988 at "The Earthquake Game" between Auburn and LSU.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_Game
www.lsu.edu/highlights/033/football.html

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Will Femia — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:28:31 GMT

Hi Mirage, I've heard that complaint before and I'm kind of stuck with it. It's part of a larger site standard that says that off-site links open in a new window, on-site links open in the same window. Obviously that makes more sense on a regular news story page than on this blog, but at least you see that's where it comes from. I'll have to see if there's a way to turn it off for this blog. I think it's not as simple as adding some "target=" code because there's that automation built into the site.