You've been able to take a 3" blade on a plane since last year.

False, as far as I can tell:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm

First the Camorra takes over garbage collection, now they are using garbage to make bread.

They are nothing if not thrifty.

"Mafia" is strictly Sicilian. In Naples, it's called Camorra

A great trick, but it's at least twice as bad for the ozone layer as the worst of the fluorocarbons used as refrigerants.

how is it going to get up there?

Satellite tracking
+
predator drones
=
push-button termination of any particular individual

I saw the show, and while he said "don't do this at home" I was a little concerned that he didn't also say "THIS IS DANGEROUS!" because most people don't know that it is *much* more dangerous than inhaling helium. Heavier-than-air gases won't leave your lungs on their own, like helium will, because of gravity.

I'm a huge fan of these: http://www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=2233173

6 outlets, and all the cords stay flush with the wall.

Unfortunately most of the things in that article are simply bribes, not what I would call "nudges"

The thing on the floor is Punched tape

somebody should translate what it says

Uhh, digital computers have finite precision too.

I think you are mistaking tasteful for "classy" (i.e. cheesy)

I'll stick with this piece of beautiful hardware:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/pc_gaming/gamepads/devices/287&cl=us,en

I took a C++ course in college where all the assignments used win32. I did them all on linux, using winelib instead.

Judging by the comments here, and conversations I've had with other people, I doubt that the number of people susceptible to this is as low as 30%. The genetics that cause this are probably universal.

Yeah, but can he make a transistor?