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07-27-2011, 10:24 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinning_Dancer
An optical illusion of a woman in silhouette spinning on one foot. The article claims that depending on where you observe it from, the dancer could be spinning clockwise or counterclockwise. Specifically one could take the foot touching the ground to be the left or right. PNQ: Try as I might, the lower foot is clearly her left and she's spinning clockwise (if seen from above). Can anyone see her spin counterclockwise with the lower foot being her right? I see the extended leg sweep from the right to the left and the vertical leg hop up and down as the foot sweeps from right to left. The other way is not presenting itself, it doesn't matter where I'm viewing it from. EDIT: There's a YouTube video explaining how to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udfDv...layer_embedded
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09-15-2011, 02:28 AM
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Not so much a PNQ as a tech support question. I'm contemplating buying this:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0352098 You see, my DVD player is in the computer, but I want the ability to send the video signal about ten feet over to the big TV by the couch. That's not the problem. I'm really wondering... PNQ: Could I use the additional VGA port on the card to run two computer monitors at once to have a larger desktop?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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09-16-2011, 02:42 AM
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I've been watching some New Super Mario Bros. Wii gameplay...
PNQ1: Does four-player co-op really work as an enjoyable experience for all? The footage I saw seemed to imply that there was always going to be one player far ahead and one player straggling behind. Someone is always going to be stealing the powerups, and someone is always going to be mucking up the plan by warping ahead (pipes, whatever) before someone else is ready. Furthermore, given my bile for the two generic Toads as Players 3 and 4... PNQ2: Would a focused two-player mode go over better?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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10-08-2011, 12:31 AM
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817...id=Pd1zTFoQsQV
Someone has made an effort to reproduce the shoes from 2015 as seen in Back to the Future Part Two. But they don't have power laces. PNQ: Isn't this entirely missing the point? We don't want shoes with oversized soles and lighted panels, we want power laces!
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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10-09-2011, 12:51 AM
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Today I had my first hands-on experience with the Nintendo 3DS (demo kiosk at Target), and I have to echo the main question from other commentators:
PNQ: What's the point of glasses-free 3D if the motion controls ruin it?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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10-13-2011, 03:05 PM
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It's Nintendo 3DS time again!
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/ni...unny-50005042/ PNQ: Is there a reason this controller extension couldn't be symmetrical? i.e. have a D-pad to the left of the analog stick instead of beneath it?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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12-20-2011, 05:57 PM
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http://money.msn.com/shopping-deals/...a-0d404695ef82
Stores are complaining about customers combining Buy One Get One Free (called BOGO from here on) coupons with BOGO sales to get both items free. PNQ1: Why did these stores offer BOGO coupons and BOGO sales during the same time period in the first place? PNQ2: Don't coupons already say "cannot be combined with any other promotion"? I'd call a BOGO sale a promotion, wouldn't you?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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