Siftables
(I'm not going to say anything more, because it spoils the impact. The video is only about five minutes long.)
I want some of these... now!
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I want some of these... now!
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
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gill216
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Re: I want some of these... now!
You can't have any- you have more important things to do with your time. 
"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." -Carl Sagan
Re: I want some of these... now!
What a dilemma... which TED talk is better? http://www.xkcd.com/541/
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gill216
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Re: I want some of these... now!
First off you can't have any- you have better things to do with your brain than play with building blocks.
Secondly, if this posts twice again I'm leaving it. Apologies in advance.
Secondly, if this posts twice again I'm leaving it. Apologies in advance.
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Bunnylump
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Re: I want some of these... now!
I want some too. Mind you, I'd probably end up leaving them somewhere stupid and sit on them, but there you go.
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Re: I want some of these... now!
Yep, wouldn't mind some of those.
wouldn't mind one of these either
(for those who didn't see QI last night)
wouldn't mind one of these either
(for those who didn't see QI last night)
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Bunnylump
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You'd better hope LAT's Ernie comes visiting, I think!!
I didn't understand what the German (?) commentary was all about, but I assume it was something to do with the fact that turtles can right themselves because of the shape and mathematical properties of their shell. I wish that worked with tortoises. Mine keeps turning himself upside down, and then stays there, unable to move, with his legs waving feebly until one of us rescues him.
I didn't understand what the German (?) commentary was all about, but I assume it was something to do with the fact that turtles can right themselves because of the shape and mathematical properties of their shell. I wish that worked with tortoises. Mine keeps turning himself upside down, and then stays there, unable to move, with his legs waving feebly until one of us rescues him.
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
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strep98
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Re: I want some of these... now!
I think a set of weebles may be cheaper
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Women are Angels And when someone breaks our wings We simply continue to flyon a broomstick We are flexible like that.
A pesimist is only an optimist who knows more
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How good are these Siftable thingies? WOW!!!
I wish I had been able to get hold of 80 of the things a few weeks ago. I could have randomly arranged them as 7 random types of random FFFFFIIIIIIIISSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Then I might have had some idea what to do when they collectivly gave "Fly Away Cat" as the answer. Ha
Cheers. BB
I wish I had been able to get hold of 80 of the things a few weeks ago. I could have randomly arranged them as 7 random types of random FFFFFIIIIIIIISSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Then I might have had some idea what to do when they collectivly gave "Fly Away Cat" as the answer. Ha
Cheers. BB
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Re: I want some of these... now!
Those Siftables look an interesting concept - easy to handle and a totally new 'shape' to push software into. The talk was very good, and the test applications very impressive.
I've seen a demo of the newer phones where you shake them to change channel or tilt them for volume control - so these are in the same technology field.
As for the 'pet rock'
I was thinking "Weebles" before I saw any of the comments - it looks like I wasn't alone
I've seen a demo of the newer phones where you shake them to change channel or tilt them for volume control - so these are in the same technology field.
As for the 'pet rock'
I was thinking "Weebles" before I saw any of the comments - it looks like I wasn't alone Who is online
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