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SirDennisC
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Jun 30 2012, 3:57pm
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What's the (insert superlative term) thing you learned from the Interwebs?
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Lest this post is in the vain of famous last words, I am absolutely gobsmacked that I was able to change the brakes on my vehicle this weekend myself. This new found skill was imparted to me via a few instructional videos on YouTube.
Some of the videos I watched were made by certified technicians and were quite good. But the one that really gave me the confidence to give it a whirl was this video made by an unassuming, fatherly, backyard mechanic named Stephan, and (I assume) his kids. The video has a certain charm and is worth watching even if you aren't planning a DIY brake job. And it is funny... putting bald tires back on the vehicle after such a touchy repair as brakes was somehow endearing all on its own. Remember to chock those wheels!
So what is the ___________ (coolest, most/least useful, craziest, etc) thing you learned from the Interwebs?
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QuackingTroll
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Jun 30 2012, 4:15pm
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My PS3 got the "yellow light of death" recently...
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I was looking at fixes for this, and found this video http://youtu.be/uMG-6rbanlY this lovely girl basically tells you to take apart your PS3 piece-by-piece, it's amazing how complex and intricate this is! I watched the whole video thinking to myself "There must be another way". After Googling the problem I found that simply blasting a hairdryer into the PS3's fan for 10 mins can sometimes work. I had nothing to lose, so I tried it out and to my own surprise I have my PS3 back! It's been running perfectly for 2 weeks now, which was enough time to complete War in the North, so I'm pretty happy with that.
I've also started using tutorial videos for workouts. Sit-ups are particularly hard to do right without an instructional video and it's a great form of motivation since my sister stole my Wii Fit 
"...For if joyful is the fountain that rises in the sun, its springs are in the wells of sorrow unfathomed at the foundations of the Earth"
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Tigero
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Jun 30 2012, 4:17pm
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That's something useful to know!
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Magpie
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Jun 30 2012, 4:34pm
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my husband printed out reams of instructions last week
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on how to change the timing belt on my van.
Now, he's done work on our cars since I've known him (we're coming up on 40 years next year) and he restored an old car before that. And he's extensively used Chilton manuals for things. But he found the instructions on the net more detailed, more complete, and with more and more effective pictures.
LOTR soundtrack website ~ magpie avatar gallery
TORn History Mathom-house ~ Torn Image Posting Guide
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jul 1 2012, 3:40am
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Right now? "High Park Fire 100% contained" //
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jul 1 2012, 3:53am
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I guess you're more asking about how-to things. I go online all the time to find out applications for the math classes I teach. Like "what do they use eigenvectors for?" Turns out one thing they use them for is finding oil underground. I didn't know that before I went googling about.
We're always looking up stuff online that we used to look up in the encyclopedia, but in the same way: Jumping up from the dinner table to find out the answer to a question tat came up in conversation.
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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JWPlatt
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Jul 1 2012, 3:57am
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I can't fathom that SirDennisC would seriously use "Interwebs" with a straight face because I think he's more intelligent than that. So I learned that the word can actually be used as a joke to make playful fun of those who use it thinking it's a real word or just to signal light-hearted fun ahead. I make a distinction between using it as a joke and mocking those who use it or words like "internets" (or "internetz" when people need to be told when something is going to be funny). I've only seen the mocking use of it because those people really do deserve it.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 1 2012, 12:04pm
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Yes it is nice having that brain extension
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keeps disagreements to a minimum when you can look something up so easily. 
And this is open to anything you learned (hard to pin just one thing down I know) not just DIY.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 1 2012, 12:16pm
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And oh, was that a compliment in there? I'll take it -- thank you JW!
Now about my intentions... hmmm mocking was not part of it, rather indicating light heartedness within. Plus it is humbling, perhaps due to the parochial flavour of it all, to realize that one of the most exciting things I learned online (since it was in answer to my great need) is how to fix my car inexpensively.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 1 2012, 12:28pm
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Plus, the opportunity for incidental information to slip in
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is greater I think when a knowledgeable amateur is the instructor. I think professionals sometimes forget to mention things that seem obvious to themselves. Perhaps this is another shade of meaning derived from the Tolkien quote:
“The dwarf on the spot sometimes sees things missed by the travelling giant ranging many countries.”
Further to JW's observation (I'll just do it here since I've probably missed the edit window again) there's that sense of surprise that comes when one discovers that some things that seem difficult and costly to do are in fact quite simple to do.
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Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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Jul 1 2012, 12:30pm
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I use a lot of Youtube films for my crafts, making roses from ribbons, certain knitting stitches, costume designs etc.
When traveling where to stay and where not. What transportation to take and what a must see is.
And loads of books to read, movies to watch etc.
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JWPlatt
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Jul 1 2012, 2:56pm
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It cold be used as a life-saving flotation device.
But actually, an "Intertube" is the first thing I used to access the internet, back in 1979 when it was still the Arpanet, a Department of Defense project also available mostly to colleges. So you somehow stumbled into something relevant.
A company named Intertec manufactured a product they called "Intertube," the Intertec Intertube - a sleek-looking RS-232 terminal. Obviously, there was serious alliteration going on, but it was also a tube - a cathode ray tube device. Get it? Those born more recently in the age of flat displays might not. Connect it to an acoustic modem (the direct connect Hayes modems weren't quite out yet, but arrived soon after), get the phone number of the local TIP (dial-up access) at the local military base, and you were on. No usernames, no passwords, no WWW, no one asking for a credit card. If a military base wasn't local to use (before the days of national calling plans and calls more than a few miles away were toll calls), you hacked into WATTS lines of colleges or companies and dialed out to where you wanted to go from there.
What did I use the Arpanet for? Four MIT students had developed a little game called Zork, written in a language they developed called Muddle. MIT had at least four of their PDP mini-computers (as opposed to mainframes like IBM), using MIT rewrites of the DEC PDP-10/20 TOPS-10/20 OS they called BOTTOMS-10/20, on the Arpanet. One of those computers was known as MIT-DM. That's where they hosted Zork before they released the game as Infocom. In the true spirit of the age, I hacked into the DoD Arpanet from where I went to college 1300 miles away from MIT just to play Zork on the Intertube.
Funny thing: I often saw Jerry Pournellle, the science fiction writer, online there as well. ;)
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Annael
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Jul 1 2012, 3:43pm
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I did a lot of research into foods-as-medicine a couple of years ago
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and was astonished to find out that the food highest in fiber is avocado. (No, you don't eat the peel.) So enjoy that guacamole!
The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.
- James Hillman, Healing Fiction
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imin
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Jul 1 2012, 3:55pm
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Is that more fibre than any other fruit or any food at all? //
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Annael
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Jul 1 2012, 4:03pm
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I think pure psyllium beats it
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but yes, it has more fiber per ounce than beans or other vegetables. Isn't that amazing?
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imin
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Jul 1 2012, 4:08pm
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I knew it was the fruit with the most fibre but i didnt think it had more fibre per say 100g than for example a broad bean. Im not so sure it does. Though obviously high in fibre as the fruit with the most which i think is itself interesting as out of all the fruit i would have thought with its texture an avocado would have not very much.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 1 2012, 5:30pm
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This is the most interesting thing I learned on the 'Net, today.
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Really quite fascinating all that. Thank you! I was hoping the conversation would yield fascinating stories such as yours.
Plus, unless my deductive reasoning skills are shabby, you are a bit older than I thought you were.
Speaking of age, did you know Atari turned 40 a few days ago?
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Annael
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Jul 1 2012, 5:32pm
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research it yourself if you don't believe me.
The way we imagine our lives is the way we are going to go on living our lives.
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Jul 1 2012, 5:37pm
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I have but the results arent what you are saying, lol
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I have results that almonds for example have more fibre/fiber per 100g than avocado, or shredded wheat or bran etc, which is why i said i was unsure. I'm using calorie count to get those figures. Also avocado sellers are saying it has more fiber than any fruit but not more fiber than any other food.
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SirDennisC
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Jul 1 2012, 5:40pm
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You truly are Rosie-with-the-ribbons
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I use a lot of Youtube films for my crafts, making roses from ribbons...
ps Have a wonderful time at the premiere!
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SirDennisC
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Jul 1 2012, 5:58pm
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Here's something for all y'alls to learn right here
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I share this recipe that I came up with (all on my own) because of its special magnificence. It may not seem so just reading about it, but I assure you it is ridiculously delicious:
Sauerkraut, Hot Pepper and Cheese Omelette
1 tsp olive oil
1 cup wine sauerkraut
1/4 cup picked hot pepper rings
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 eggs beaten with a splash of table cream
Optional: dash of Club House "Greek Seasoning" (or a pinch each of oregano, basil, garlic powder, black pepper, and sea salt).
Basically we are making an omelette:
1. In a skillet heat oil then sauté sauerkraut and pepper rings long enough to cook off residual vinegar.
2. Add egg mixture and cook until almost set.
3. Add cheese and fold omelette... continue in warm skillet until cheese melts.
4. Top with seasoning, slide onto plate and prepare to have your taste buds explode!
If you make it let me know what you think!
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DanielLB
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Jul 1 2012, 6:03pm
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Just had to use the internet to find out a what a skillet was! Never heard a frying pan being called that before!
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