Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscripti catapultas habebunt.
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Apologies to Messrs. Van der Graaff and Szilárd for past nominal transgressions.
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The seemingly odd spelling "dilemma" is said to stem from the Greek: "two choices", which seems to make sense until you realize that the word is for _difficult_ choices. "Do you want a million bucks or a sack of sh*t ?"
Gee, what a "dilemma" ?
The word, somewhat garbled, is from the Greek di+limnj - two lagoons : regrets with either choice. It actually is "dilemna".
Just sayin', carry on.
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Undeniably Neat Things:
GM Futurliner
Steinway's Double Keyboard Piano
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[marked-for-tagline] :
Powered by Newton... spinning in his grave
On Dancer! On Prancer! On Supercapacitor!
Faster than a receding mullet
Clod Computing
Kvetch of the Day
Navel Intelligence
Cannonbollocks
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Some Favorite Ideas:
This was going to be a list of other people's ideas but everybody that's been here more than a couple years has at least a double handful that really strike my fancy. So... back to the narcissism
A Small Portfolio Gallery (my own ideas: favourites, or ones that I'm promoting... sixty something of them, for your consideration)
http://www.halfbakery.com/view/fu=28101:fs=x1:s=d:d=dicwrh:dh=1:dn=100:ds=1:n=portfolio:i=:t=portfolio
Ego Wall filched from [21Quest]
http://www.halfbakery.com/view/fu=28101:s=U:d=Univ:dh=2:dn=80:ds=3:n=:i=:t=FlyingToaster
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Every once in awhile I decide to prune the idea list a bit: get rid of ideas that no longer amuse me or ones that seem to be tipping the overall feng shui too far into "practical". The following are some that I sorta wish I hadn't deleted along with their annotations, written here as a future self-caution... I may repost them and hope nobody notices.
Teflon Bucket - light-use steel bucket with teflon lining
Non-Circular Gear Pair PTO - compensates for engine power pulses
Cricket Bat Wind Power - simple tech-free wind power conversion
Geisha Fan Wind Power - as above
Abandoned Surface Mine Arcology - build a city in a big hole in the ground
Compound Blimp - a tiny unmanned dirigible tows the blimp around
Highway Stop Regenerative Ramping - use gravity, not brakes or gas
Triple Decker Highway Intersection - as above - reposted as "Sky Roundabout"
Easy Mapping Dietary Supplements - "this pill equals a serving of Brussel Sprouts"
Man's Washing Machine - "one button" washing machines are annoying
Media File System - physical tracks are "sectors" for large sequential files
Memory Jewellery - what ? recorder ring, etc.
Padded Toothbrush Head - ow
Parking Forests - trees yes, storm drains no
Pulsejet Auxiliary Engine - takeoff assist or engine-out emergency
Refrigerator Pedestal - for anybody over 4' tall to see into the freezer and fridge
Venetian Garage Door - works as well as any other design and looks neat
Aquatic Weightloss Habitat - alternative to lying in bed waiting for Oprah to show up
Window/Awning Combination - oversized outside pane, top-hinged
Automobile Pre-Start Warming/Cooling System - remote engine starting is dumb
Car Brolly - lightweight sun, bird and rain block
Pykrete Flood Wall System - water's available; just ship in sawdust
Lunar Rail System - reposted as Lunar Rail Distributed Infrastructure
Hybrid 3rd Pedal Control Schema - the auxiliary power (regen/launch) amount is controlled through a third pedal
Manually Powered Refrigerator: what it says.
Gee what an ego... anyways, after so much time on walkabout, I might even post a couple of things :
Tongue Twizzler - my tongue goes autonomous at the dentist, so a fidget-spinner to keep it occupied
Explosion Lighter : something zippo special edition... not sure what I was thinking
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