Are you pregnant?
Ever wonder what it would be like if your belly had a big glass window like your oven does, so you can glance at your developing child any time you wanted? Yeah, it would put new meaning to the phrase “a bun in the oven”.
It ends up that Melody Shiue has designed what could very well be the answer to your prayers:
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Are you one of those women who go out of their way to avoid any semblance of panty line or tan line?
Just like you, Web Watch knows plenty of women who fear having panty lines so much that they are the first ones to admit that they invented going commando. These women get angry at the thought of having to “be proper” and wear any sort of underwear that makes its presence known on the outside of their slacks or dresses.
Web Watch hears your screams. We’re here to help.
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Core i7 Processor i7-2600K 3.4GHz 8MB CPU
Have you purchased a computer lately?
Once you get past the initial “MAC vs Windows” discussion, the choices typically come down to price variations. Web Watch has always said — and it’s been holding true for the past 20 years or so — that the “ideal” computer that any computer nerd would want will cost about $2,000.
You’d be surprised that the $2k number holds up, even in today’s retail environment where a decent home computer can be had for around $500. Note that we said that this was a computer ideal for a computer nerd, not just any machine that would get somebody through the next two years of English class at the local university.
And that’s because that $2000 computer is one that is going to last for a number of years because it has all the bells and whistles for today, and will likely not need to be upgraded anytime soon.
But Web Watch understands that not everyone has $2k in their back pocket. Which brings up that more important question: if you had limited funds with which to buy or outfit a computer, WHAT SHOULD THE MONEY BE SPENT ON?
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It’s probably the single most frequently asked question at NASA and of all astronauts: HOW DO YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM IN SPACE?
Well, lucky for us, National Geographic has been able to go “behind the scenes” for us to get this video of exactly what the astronauts do to train how to use the anti-gravity space toilet.
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The Luscious Bellydance Workout for Beginners
The NYTimes recently posed the question, WHAT’S THE SINGLE BEST EXERCISE?
The writers spoke with physicians, physiologists, and even a professor of sport and exercise science (and also a past Olympian) for their opinions, and they were able to come to a single conclusion.
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We’ve all seen BACK TO THE FUTURE, where all you need to have is an almanac of sports results from the future in order to make yourself a billionaire.
But the concept does lend itself to a bigger question if you were to time-travel further back in time to when ancient civilizations could be really impressed with what we see as everyday, common technology: WHAT WOULD YOU BRING WITH YOU FROM THE FUTURE THAT WOULD MAKE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS BELIEVE YOU WERE A GOD?
Like you don’t already think of yourself as a god anyway.
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Go Girl – Helps women pee while standing
Let’s be honest – nobody likes to pee in their pants. Sure, it may happen on some drunken occasion, or there might be a little leakage when you laugh or sneeze. And sometimes, when you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go… no matter where you are.
And considering the number of products out there to help out these types of situations, you’re definitely not alone.
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Ray Kurzweil – The Age of Spiritual Machines:
When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence
Ray Kurzweil is a very bright, inventive person. Forbes magazine, for example, calls him the “ultimate thinking machine” and “the rightful heir to Thomas Edison”. Among his accomplishments is the flatbed scanner, text-to-speech reading machine for the blind, and a music synthesizer. He was inducted into the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame in 2002.
So yeah, when Ray Kurzweil says stuff – people tend to pay attention.
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You know how some women dress a certain way because they believe that it makes them look sexy (even if it doesn’t)?
Or put on too much makeup, or poof their hair higher than it should?
Yes, it’s a mating ritual based on a perception on enhancing one’s outward appearance in order to attract a significant someone.
Men do the same thing, but often in a different way – some do it with fancy cars, big suits, or other things that emit levels of flash and style.
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Is your school one that shuts down when there is a threat of snow?
Do you live in a location where snow days are a less-than common happening?
If so, then you may want to check out the SNOW DAY CALCULATOR to help you determine if your school is going to close based on the upcoming weather forecasts.
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Web Watch does enjoy watching Food Network shows like WORST CHEF IN AMERICA, if only because we know that we are certainly not inept in our own kitchen.
We may not make the most amazingly-great tasting or nutritiously well-balanced meals, but we would never starve ourselves or our guests. And it’s all because Web Watch knows our way around a kitchen. Cooking is like driving – the method may not be pretty, but we’ll get you there.
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IBM researchers are known for staying on the cutting edge of technology.
They’ve recently released their list of the TOP 5 INNOVATIONS THAT WILL SHAPE OUR LIVES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. Granted, these are all IBM’s innovations, but that won’t stop us from sharing these with Web Watch readers, ’cause we think some of these are pretty nifty…
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Today’s obsession with mobile devices has gone a little bit too far.
A survey released by presentation company SlideRocket says that BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS WOULD RATHER LEAVE THEIR HOUSE WITHOUT THEIR UNDERWEAR THAN LEAVE THEIR CELLPHONE BEHIND.
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Have you caught the ANGRY BIRD craze for your iPhone, Android, or other mobile device?
Would it help to know that ANGRY BIRDS is coming to WII and XBOX LIVE, and PS3 soon?
How about that some math geeks have determined that the RED ANGRY BIRD is 70cm TALL?
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A compilation of Bad Designs
The Design of Everyday Things
We’ve all seen braille buttons and signs posted on the drive-up ATM, and many people (unfortunately) then have to mutter to their travelling companions, “hey, look at the braille on the drive-up ATM? How many blind people drive?”
Let’s be honest – the real trick is not that their are braille-labelled buttons on the drive-through ATM, but that the buttons are associated with a display screen.
There’s no braille on the screen, so how would a blind person know which button to select? Oh, we know there’s an easy answer to this, but Web Watch likes to point it out anyway. It may be practical to the blind, but to a sighted person, it just looks like bad design.
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