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I just use Donger keyboard. It's increased my shitposting ability by 200%.

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kehlankrum.me.dongerkeyboard ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Edit: the creator is a redditor! /u/kehlan_reddits

I'll help you out. That's a pasta maker with a fettuccini cutter attachment.

Fun Fact: It also makes pasta!

So the Dr. (who is such a good person, like look at him, he totally made that kids day) is using these little fake thumbs that have lights inside of them that turn on when you press them against something (that’s why he looks like he’s doing ����all the time). From personal experience they are super fun and a great little toy, however unless you have big enough thumbs it doesn’t quite work, also if you were to drop one or the kid were to figure it out it would be a no bueno. I’ve copied an amazon link to the ones that he is using, let us know how it works out! https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Makers-Light-Thumb-Tips/dp/B00XWTVV9U

Try Duolingo. It's available online and as an app. It's really useful when trying to learn a new language, and I'm pretty sure German is one of the courses that they provide. And it's free!

Yes, it most certainly does. I have sat in the forests of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda and watched the mountain gorillas snack on them in person. Here, under the lists of things to bring even Trip Advisor suggests wearing long pants, saying "You need to wear long pants whilst walking in the bush due to stinging nettles."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKspNZWTOs

edit: It doesn't look like she shows how to do every letter, but you can use this to figure out the rest http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-make-friendship-bracelets-with-letters-and-numbers-on-them

They come from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Super-Smutty-Language-Kristin-Henson/dp/1250026210

Of youtube fame (Dirty Signs with Kristin): https://www.youtube.com/user/thfemale

I went to school with her and knew her while there. Our campus was shared with the national technical institute for the deaf (NTID). So, there is a large deaf population and many programs and classes on ASL available. I am fairly certain that she took some american sign language classes while in school, though that was not her major. She got a lot of criticism over the book (people pointing out some inaccuracies or claiming it is exploitative), though I think many people found it amusing. I don't know much about the backlash from the deaf community, but you can tell from the amazon reviews that there were quite a number of vocal critics. I'd say like almost every group, deaf people are sensitive when it seems someone is trying to exploit their culture. She had a couple of interpreters help her, so I think the message would be able to be understood for the most part by a deaf person (even if it overlooks colloquialisms of the language).

Tbh its still r/diwhy for me. They sell cat tents at a pretty reasonable price and I've seen too many xrays of cats with needles in their mouth to be constructing anything for my cats using safety pins.

also i can't make one that looks like a strawberry or shark

Anki actually gives you such a high level of control it boggles my mind.

And yeah, after each flashcard you rate how easily you found it to recall the answer, and it sorts the remaining cards for review based on which ones you said you need the most review on.

Anki does allow you to make your own cards as well. I'll admit a bad thing about it is that it seems it only really works well with a large number of vocabulary words over a long period of time. Otherwise, I usually use Quizlet.

I can spin a pen, and it is sooooooo hard to teach people. It's more intuitive, and needs a whole lot of practice. When I teach people, they cannot even get close, but I don't change the way I teach it, eventually I'll hear them say "Ooh! I got it to spin a little." which is great to hear, because it means they are getting the motion down... I'll post pictures of how I do it in a sec.

Edit: I made a video, but I don't know how well Dropbox works, if the link has problems just tell me and I'll just upload it to Youtube.

but basically here's how I'll try to explain it, put your pointer finger on the top of the pen or eraser, and your thumb and midddle finger like I showed. You'll keep pressure up with your pointer finger, and push very slightly with your middle finger, and slide your thumb up while also pushing outwards, which is actually what causes the pen to spin. Finally lift your pointer finger out of the way so the pen/pencil won't hit it.

It takes a lot of practice, but eventually you'll get it, and get that feeling of accomplishing something (even though it's small) and even after that it becomes an afterthought and you'll just notice yourself doing it without thinking about it.

Add up some specific numbers that correspond to a 400-year cycle and match that to a day of the month that shows up in a pattern for each month.

Here is a very awesome website that breaks down the process into very easy pieces. You have to memorize a few lists and then know how to do the calculation.

My hands are frequently that dirty from work... I use "mean green" great soap, I get it on amazon

Mean Green Power Hand Scrub (64 oz Tub) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DIFLGLQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_LW2swb9NAFSP9

He has a few books. Here's the one they show in the video.

Edit: Link fixed. Sorry! I have my Amazon bookmark link to support a podcast I listen to. I didn't even think about it. :/

A nice big shot of Costco brand psyllium every night will result in a very happy day of minimal-wipe pooping, no matter what you eat. I swear by it.

If you've never heard of Spritz, it can be very useful for speed reading. My favorite site for it is Readsy, which lets you copy and paste whatever selection you need to read or upload the file.

Just looked on Amazon and they have kinda like an all purpose panel that might work, but...theres also this.

You stack all 30 of those mother fuckers together and I don't know if anyone would even attempt to shoot you in the first place. Also it's only 34 dollars that's almost a dollar a clipboard.

Bottom line, you are dangerously low on clipboards.

I think this a project by Lance Akiyama, he has a few books about making cool things with everyday objects. Projects like this are especially great for kids. Rubber Band Engineer

Yeah it's been buzzing around for about a year or so. There was a Kickstarter and everything.

It's apparently by the same people who did <em>The Gamers</em>, so it's likely they'll deliver.

Wow. So many unhelpful answers here. This example is using letters that have been squared-off, so there are no curves and every line is either vertical or horizontal. That makes it easy - the only parts of the letters you draw are those on the left side or the bottom.

Personally, I prefer the top and right - it makes it look like the letters are zooming in. And you can extend this technique to make it so rather than just the line, you can pick a vanishing point (remember one-point perspective drawing from 7th grade art class?) and draw the vertical/horizontal, then draw toward a point, and draw parallel lines from there.

If you have regular curved lines, make them stop just about where it changes from left/bottom to right/top.

Yay, Shutterstock for putting this image on the internet: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/alphabet-pen-hand-drawing-3d-lettering-529768027

All I can think of is that at least in spanish, the letter V is sometimes pronounced as B, i.e. the word viernes (Friday):

http://www.forvo.com/word/viernes/

Sounds like Biernes. So 'Bibrate' is a mispelling/mispronunciation of 'Vibrate'.

What about cut down metal straws?

Limited-time deal: Reusable Straws, 8 Stainless Steel Straws with 2 Metal Straw Cleaning Brushes and Bonus Travel Case, Rounded Safety Edges, BPA Free, No Plastic Packaging, Canadian Company https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07CZTXV4M/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_i_1XQM1CG910PRTWJAP1PC?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

There's also an android app (not sure about iOS) called Morse Toad that taught me morse code. They actually have a really fantastic teaching method, it's basically a memory game and every few levels it has tests to make sure you are learning and memorizing well. It's actually a lot of fun and does an amazing job at teaching morse code. Well worth checking out!

Edit: here is a link to the app

I learned morse code with this fantastic app called morse toad. it teaches you at full speed from the start. it was fun and shockingly easy! 10/10 highly recommend if you want to learn useless talents

>Well, I'm a medical student and there's always an impossibly LARGE amount of information we have to know. Prior to medical school, many of us research on efficient/effective ways to learn. Spaced repetition has been key to me and my classmates' success.
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>A lot of us use a spaced repetition based flashcard system named anki (free, open source). Anki bases their algorithm off supermemo. It's a truly powerful way to learn.
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>Take a look-see if you're interested! https://www.supermemo.com/en https://apps.ankiweb.net/

See my above post!

THIS link should help.

I absolutely love the Doomsday calculation. There's actually a website that explains it better than Wikipedia. It is absolutely useless, but a nifty party trick. Also, you can do quick verification with Siri; ask Siri "what day of the week did X date occur on" and it'll spit back the solution to check your method.

King Size Weighted Blanket 40lb(88''x104'', Double-Sided), Warm Short Plush and Cool Tencel Fabric Reversible Weighted Blanket for All Season Use, California King Size for Couple - Carry Bag Included https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085WJ6FCN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_6NzUFb8PS78ZN?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

I was in the same boat, and I got myself one of those old fashioned alarm clocks where the hammer rattles back and forth between two bells. I swear that infernal device would wake the dead...but it definitely does its job. I leave it on my dresser across the room so I have to walk to it, and I haven't slept through it once. It's around $17 on Amazon.

You can find them at most office stores or on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Office-Twirl-Memo-Pad-Assorted/dp/B0723GQNLL/ref=sr_1_15?s=office-products&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1502489669&amp;sr=1-15&amp;keywords=Memo+pad+square

Screw laces. My last pair of shoes I put these on them: Zubits. Little fuckers probably saved me a week worth of not-tying-my-shoes time per year. Not ideal for heavy duty use like fitness, hiking, or tradecraft but for everything else, I do not miss tying my shoes. Plus the little snap amuses me

Did the same. Used site from Google https://morse.withgoogle.com/learn/ and now working on ear training part of it using this Norse Code app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.limesdevelopment.morsecode

I posted this as a response to OP, but just so you see it

>Here is the entire transcript of "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" The site is Russian but the text is English.

This is the first one I read, it has a great overview. The thing I learned the most was how to create the project charter before beginning a project.

Buy a macropad, e.g.

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Tartarus-Progammable-Detachable-Mecha-Membrane/dp/B07754PYFK

Map 4 keys to space or whatever and just tap those 4 keys with your 4 non-thumb fingers in a rolling motion over and over.

I haven't heard of that but this showed up on my feed a while ago and thought it was funny. Might use it this xmas https://www.amazon.com/Witty-Yeti-Hilarious-Chucker-Practical/dp/B09KN19JNY/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Witty+Yeti+prank+box&amp;qid=1654060345&amp;sr=8-2

Yes, within a 1-day margin of error.

Take a look and see how close your calculations are: http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2015&amp;country=1

Keep in mind that this particular version only works for 2015, though.

Not exactly a useless talent, but here you go: https://www.coursera.org/course/androidpart1

Looks like there's a class starting up on the 6th. Good luck!

Also: https://developer.android.com/training/index.html

Also, when on Windows and feeling advanced, you might want to give a try to PowerShell. It's much more powerful. It can for example change your desktop background every X minutes and do whatever Batch can.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/powershell.aspx

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It can be used for just about anything. You can map a texture to a mesh with the free modeling program Blender and a tutorial on UV unwrapping if you want to try it yourself.

Atm there is a great course on Coursera https://www.coursera.org/course/learning It's fun and informative. In fact there are a lot of great courses on Coursera. On the train to and from work it's sometimes more satisfying to do something that keeps you awake and don't always browse reddit

That's when we got the rank of Count, in 1547. As soon as the sun was visible they would begin keeping time. It wasn't until 1611 that the Countess was widely recognized and women were permitted to take on the role.

Hi! You can find a lot of cool high-res photo's on Interfacelift :) I get all my wallpapers from there! Should be a lot of stuff you can use for this!

[I've been considering posting this here for a little while.](https://www.duolingo.com/course/nl-NL/en/Learn-Dutch-(Netherlands\)-Online)

Learning a language is a useful talent, but learning Dutch (of which most speakers know English anyway) is kinda useless.

All this is true, except for the first paragraph.

The linked tear stick below works 100%. You apply it, the you act like you're crying. Not everyone can bring forth tears, but can still act upset convincingly.

Kryolan Tear Stick Art. 3005, 4 grams. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BO0TNSE/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_1H6V5VTP6N3KHTR9BYYT

Besides all the suggestions, I recommend trying different types of writing utensils. I have terrible handwriting, most of the time, but with a sub .5mm gel pen I have fantastically clear handwriting BUT it’s small. If I fill a college ruled space with on line of text, barely legible but if I put two lines of text; it takes roughly the same time and it’s perfectly legible. My favorite pens are:

Uni Jetstream EDGE 0.28mm Oil-based Ballpoint Pen

Uni Jetstream EDGE 0.28mm Oil-based Ballpoint Pen, Navy Body (SXN100328.9) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082ZXW98M/

Uni-Ball Signo RT1 0.28mm - Smooth Ink Flow Gel pen, Retractable Gel Ink Pen:

Uni-Ball Signo RT1 0.28mm - Smooth Ink Flow Gel pen, Retractable Gel Ink Pen, Ultra Micro Point, Black - Pack of 10, Sticky Notes Value Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0854BJC52/

Neat. Well, whenever I see them in the newspaper they are called “Jumble”, I’d recommend getting a book of them and practicing so your mind gets used to moving the letters around.

Why not the best of both??!

Reusable Stainless Steel Straws Bent Straight Metal Straws for 16 20 24 30 32oz Tumblers, with 24 Silicone Tips 4 Cleaner Brush 1 Pouch (Rainbow 8.5inch and 10.5inch) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B081QGK6QN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_i_4QK979WVQYYF8SPTEDQT

Whittling and Woodcarving (Dover Woodworking) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A7354Z6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_eXqYFbTX7DQPJ?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1

Great book on these techniques

also don’t forget lots of bandaids

Ring Rolling. Cool trick you can do anywhere. Make sure to get a ring like this. Takes a good amount of practice and you'll drop the ring a lot but after a week or two it'll be pretty easy.

They're advertising the electric ones on TV for a lot more money. This one from Amazon says its in "high demand" and costs $129 Canadian. I'll take OP's method any day.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01787L5MO?tag=duc12-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1

To add some actually useful info into this post. You can buy a refillable airhorn for your bike. You pressure it with the same pump you use for your tires.

https://www.amazon.com/Delta-Cycle-Airzound-Hooter-Rechargeable/dp/B000ACAMJC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1528388593&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=bicycle+air+horn

one of my favorite bike inventions ever, and it's much stealthier on your bike than a big red horn covered in duct tape

Actually the Korean lesson for Duolingo is in development/alpha right now. There is English lessons for Korean speakers though, but I wouldn't recommend it. Talk to me in Korean is a decent source, also GoBilly Korean has some really nice videos up. If you really want to learn I'd suggest getting a decent book. I've used the Integrated series for a little over a year now and it's pretty nice.

Just be sure to get a Korean friend or conversation partner/teacher to make sure your pronunciation is correct as you learn. That's the most important part next to the different grammar structure. If you don't pronounce stuff right, you'll get a LOT of strange looks lol

I'd recommend reading Niel Fiore's The Now Habit... While I don't use everything he talks about in his book, it definitely gave me a better perspective on why I procrastinate and how I can change it in the long run.

You can also buy an aide that is like a small cup that fits over your eye. You attach the eye drop bottle to the top of the cup pointing down towards the eye. Within the cup you open your eye and stare at a dot in the cup. While you are staring, you gentle squeeze the bottle, and voile, you have instilled the medication. I got this for my mother when she had to give herself several eye drop medications after cataract surgery. Worked very well. example.