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What's the (insert superlative term) thing you learned from the Interwebs?

SirDennisC
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Jun 30 2012, 3:57pm


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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?


(This post was edited by SirDennisC on Jun 30 2012, 3:58pm)

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What's the (insert superlative term) thing you learned from the Interwebs? SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jun 30 2012, 3:57pm
    My PS3 got the "yellow light of death" recently... QuackingTroll Send a private message to QuackingTroll Jun 30 2012, 4:15pm
        Ooh that's a handy fix! SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 6:35pm
    Hobbit movie... Tigero Send a private message to Tigero Jun 30 2012, 4:17pm
        I see what you did there ;) // SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 12:05pm
    my husband printed out reams of instructions last week Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jun 30 2012, 4:34pm
        Plus, the opportunity for incidental information to slip in SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 12:28pm
    Right now? "High Park Fire 100% contained" // Aunt Dora Baggins Send a private message to Aunt Dora Baggins Jul 1 2012, 3:40am
    But this was pretty cool too. Aunt Dora Baggins Send a private message to Aunt Dora Baggins Jul 1 2012, 3:53am
        Yes it is nice having that brain extension SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 12:04pm
    What I learned JWPlatt Send a private message to JWPlatt Jul 1 2012, 3:57am
        Would you prefer Intertube? SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 12:16pm
            Intertube - I Might JWPlatt Send a private message to JWPlatt Jul 1 2012, 2:56pm
                This is the most interesting thing I learned on the 'Net, today. SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 5:30pm
    Lots Rosie-with-the-ribbons Send a private message to Rosie-with-the-ribbons Jul 1 2012, 12:30pm
        You truly are Rosie-with-the-ribbons SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 5:40pm
    I did a lot of research into foods-as-medicine a couple of years ago Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 1 2012, 3:43pm
        Is that more fibre than any other fruit or any food at all? // imin Send a private message to imin Jul 1 2012, 3:55pm
            I think pure psyllium beats it Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 1 2012, 4:03pm
                You sure? imin Send a private message to imin Jul 1 2012, 4:08pm
                    Isn't there two kinds of fiber? Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 1 2012, 5:29pm
                    Yes. Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 1 2012, 5:32pm
                        I have but the results arent what you are saying, lol imin Send a private message to imin Jul 1 2012, 5:37pm
                            unfortunately Google no longer offers Google Scholar search Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 1 2012, 6:18pm
                                Am I being stupid? DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 12:55pm
                                    Maybe just available in the UK? // imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 12:57pm
                                        Ahh maybe! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 12:59pm
                                            But we can still use it to find, for instance SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 1:01pm
                                                It actually exists?! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 1:05pm
                                                Haha, a riveting read you have found there ;) imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 1:11pm
                                                    You found this website too then! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 1:18pm
                                                        haha this is hilarious how much avocado research has been done on middle earth message boards :P imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 1:25pm
                                                            They have bananas in M-e, why not avacado? It's called troll-fruit. ;) // SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 1:44pm
                                                                Is that from the image of Martin Freeman eating a banana? lol. imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 1:52pm
                                                        Thanks Daniel, that settles the fat content question SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 1:53pm
                                                            All this talk of avacado DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 1:58pm
                                                            Clears things up for me as well ;) imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 2:07pm
                                                                Testosterone? The devolution is almost complete SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 2:28pm
                                                                    sorry - I surely did not mean to hijack your thread! Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 2 2012, 2:33pm
                                                                        Pfft, not at all SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 2:37pm
                                                                            Thank goodness! imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 2:39pm
                                                                        But it got brought back up by others? imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 2:38pm
                                                                    not sure if you dont believe me or not :/ imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 2:37pm
                                                                        Oh, I believe you SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 2:45pm
                                                                            Oh sorry, i swear i need a sarcasm font! imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 2:49pm
                                                                A macho contest DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 2:34pm
                                    thank you! Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 2 2012, 2:28pm
                                        Lost things found! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 2:32pm
                                            what's the best in your opinion? Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 2 2012, 2:34pm
                                                I'm always told not to use google scholar DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 2:38pm
                                                    WoK and Ovid are where i have near enough lived the past few years, haha// imin Send a private message to imin Jul 2 2012, 2:40pm
                                        You have to click the little grey arrow in the search box DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 2:44pm
                                            I see, but there's still no fields to check Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 2 2012, 6:19pm
                                                Does this help Annael? DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 2 2012, 6:44pm
                                                    Yes! Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 3 2012, 2:26pm
                                                        No problem! Happy to help bring google scholar back into your life DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 3 2012, 2:31pm
                                                            I've used it every day since! Annael Send a private message to Annael Jul 6 2012, 7:26pm
                                                                I used it today to find a paper DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 6 2012, 8:10pm
                        Heehee SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 6:49pm
                Yes, good to know... but is it true that SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 6:37pm
                    I have learnt not to trust everything you read on the internet ;) // imin Send a private message to imin Jul 1 2012, 7:29pm
                        Hey don't knock my omelette until you try it! XD // SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 7:33pm
    Here's something for all y'alls to learn right here SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 5:58pm
        There we are! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 1 2012, 6:03pm
            Yeah I should have called it a "frying pan" SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 6:26pm
            It helps, to have some skill-et being able to cook. // dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Jul 1 2012, 6:55pm
                Is this payback for all the threads I've fried? // SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 1 2012, 7:24pm
        you know what I learned goes well with sauerkraut? Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 1 2012, 8:11pm
            That does sound good SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 12:53pm
                we use head cabbage all the time in stir fry Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 2 2012, 1:06pm
                    Broken down elementally, sauerkraut SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 1:35pm
                        a flavor similar... Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 2 2012, 2:02pm
                        Weird. dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Jul 2 2012, 4:39pm
                            Thank goodness I hang on every word dormouse writes SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 5:16pm
                                Sorry, if you heard someone giggling then from a long way off... dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Jul 2 2012, 7:01pm
                                    How about close-up giggling? dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Jul 2 2012, 9:22pm
                                        Oops! dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Jul 2 2012, 9:39pm
                                        yes... square brackets are good to avoid in many places on the net Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 2 2012, 9:52pm
                                            Okay, Imma try to recreate what I might have done there because SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 10:39pm
                                                I don't know what 'Chrome must use predictive code' means... Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 2 2012, 11:09pm
                                                    You learned it here first SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 3 2012, 4:55am
                                                        ah, gotcha. // Magpie Send a private message to Magpie Jul 3 2012, 1:14pm
                                                ...and Sir D strikes out! dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Jul 2 2012, 11:16pm
                                            Before there was a net dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Jul 3 2012, 10:25am
    Youtube is always good for learning concepts that don't make sense when reading a book/textbook DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 1 2012, 5:59pm
        I was looking for a good video animation on tangent lines Aunt Dora Baggins Send a private message to Aunt Dora Baggins Jul 2 2012, 2:55am
    The geekiest fun... zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 2 2012, 4:53am
        That's pretty cool zarabia SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 2 2012, 8:27pm
            I guess... zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 3 2012, 6:05am
                This might sound horrible SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 3 2012, 3:23pm
                    Food & Comedy; Genes, Cows & Cream JWPlatt Send a private message to JWPlatt Jul 3 2012, 3:58pm
                        Am I the only one wondering at the rise in cows doing 20 to life of late? // SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 3 2012, 6:25pm
                    First... zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 4 2012, 4:39am
                    I have had this done imin Send a private message to imin Jul 4 2012, 9:16am
                        That sounds interesting zarabia Send a private message to zarabia Jul 7 2012, 5:57am
    I'm a beginner bassist, so youtube for me has been wondergul for learning stuff. Xanaseb Send a private message to Xanaseb Jul 3 2012, 11:57am
        Hey me too! SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 3 2012, 3:33pm
    Mpemba effect imin Send a private message to imin Jul 3 2012, 1:25pm
        Chemistry? Got nothing to do with chemistry DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Jul 3 2012, 1:33pm
            I find it hard to believe imin Send a private message to imin Jul 3 2012, 1:37pm
                Evaporation reducing the volume of the hot water to be frozen? // SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Jul 3 2012, 3:35pm

 
 
 

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