Just another reason to teach basic computer repair along with the utilization skills they (attempt to) teach in schools today. I helped our pre-teen neighbor build his first computer from scratch and now, only a couple of years later, he's the local troubleshooter. This is in rural Nebraska, mind you.

One of the better Worth1000 contests I've seen in quite some time. Among the highlights is the Thomas Kinkade alteration. Why anyone pays money for his originals with their greeting-card quality is beyond me.

One awful outcome from this might be less fund raising of this nature. I worry that people will be less likely to participate if they fear for their employment. The owner of this restaurant may inadvertently be taking money away from cancer research.

@CORESOUP - That is a very narrow and misguided view of what's going on. It also smacks of glossing over the story itself. Derren Brown goes out of his way to point out that there's nothing magical or supernatural about what he does. Further, when he reveals the 'hows' behind his 'tricks', he elucidates just how non-magical and, yes, what a 'wonderful thing' it is that he does.

I'm no 'fan boy' and I certainly have no stalking scheduled for this year but Brown is a great entertainer. I'm glad you enjoyed the show, Cory.

@FNARF -- I was just going to post that. Did the page change?

I hope this catches on. That way the women won't have to get right up near the urinal while they're cleaning it. I don't think I'll ever get used to having a Japanese woman wiping down the one right next to me while I'm peeing. I lived in Japan for a few years and I still travel there fairly often and it continues to weird me out. It doesn't seem right to have a woman just inches from my man-bits during that private time but it is very common.

Thanks, Cory. Heinlein was my third SF author to devour as a child so the nostalgia factor is intriguing. Not that anyone cares but I started with some odd ones; 'Venus on the Half Shell' by Kilgore Trout (Farmer) and next to Michael Moorecock's 'Dancers at the End of Time'. I will grab one or more of Varley's books next time I'm out.

@MRFITZ, it looks like the basic Korona K1 will start at over $8500. The K3 will probably be much more.