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Bill and Melinda Gates Scholarship Experiment Proves a Point
spawnflaggerIt always amazes me that Bill Gates has so much money that he had to create a foundation and hire several people whose full time job is to give it away, and they still can't do it fast enough!
(and the projects that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation fund are quite impressive - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ )
Bravo!
Captain Disillusion: Escherian Stairwell Deconstruction
spawnflaggerupvote for the riff on audible.com being a sponsor for every youtuber these days.
If English were Spoken Phonetically Consistent
spawnflaggerit turns into pretty much every foreign accent speaking english. this is why the hippies like Esperanto so much.
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
spawnflaggerYes that one makes more sense. The xkcd one is just a parody of 'Dinosaur Comics', which all nearly look the same with different text, and yours has text that is relevant.
I'd put money on it being this one.
What is a Dichroic Cube?
spawnflaggerneat video.
small nitpick though - this is how 3LCD projectors work. DLP is a completely different principle.
The Paedophile Agenda
spawnflaggerThe "Love is Love" argument assumes that there isn't a victim. Paedophilia will only be "OK" in a society where rape is also accepted. "Hide yo kids, hide yo wife, they rapin' everbody 'round here!"
<-- some guy being interviewed by local news, then viral on YouTube.
Spinning Sphere of Molten Sodium
spawnflaggermaybe this?
https://xkcd.com/145/
I have to know what Dinosaur Comic they have posted on that thing.
What makes this song great? System of a Down
spawnflaggerNote: Toxicity is the album, the song is "Chop Suey!".
Love this band. Mezmerize is one of the few CDs I can listen to every song all the way through. "Sad Statue" is even more poignant nowadays.
Will This Trick Your Ears?
spawnflaggerI could hear Smashmouth song lyrics, and the talking piano (reminded me of Dr. Who Dalek), but didn't hear the thud of jumping transmission line tower.
The New Highway to the Arctic Ocean
spawnflaggerThat town is so far north, they have to point their satellite dishes down! (@2:44)
LARRY ELDER: Black Men Crushed By Excuses, NOT 'Racism'
spawnflaggerMy upvote was for the talk, but I think this sift title is misleading- definitely not in the spirit of the content of the talk.
Meet Norway’s Modern-Day Vikings
spawnflaggerfake - I didn't see a single turkey leg or jousting tournament in this video.
How thieves steal keyless tech cars
spawnflaggerin @eric3579's 1st reply above, there is video of such a box that prevents this attack. Similar idea to a 'faraday cage', but they found that cardboard box lined with aluminum foil was most effective.
I'm surprised that these things put out a strong enough signal to get out of the house. Maybe build a case for the fob that cuts off the signal unless you hit a button and exposes enough of it for the signal to get out?
How thieves steal keyless tech cars
spawnflaggerSorry, last message was ambiguous - you need the key fob to be in close proximity to both unlock, and to press the start button.
From the video, the thief driving the car takes his box inside the car as well, which would mimic the key in order to start it as well.
Wow, you would have thought that starting the car would require proximity to the key as well. That seems like a really basic security flaw.
What happens if you leave the car unlocked (or worse, the door or window is open?
How Does A Hit And Miss Engine Work?
spawnflaggerI've seen vintage hit-and-miss tractors in action. Well over 100 years old - something to be said about simplicity = reliability.