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Seiko Quartz Metronome This digital metronome is the only way I can keep a beat. I've never been afraid to admit the things I am not good at, and I am a terrible musician. Read the rest... Lying down in bed desk The kneeling desk led to the standing desk and thence to the treadmill desk, but I propose that we bring this full circle to the lying down in bed desk (instructions available in Japanese only). (via Sean Bonner) Read the rest... Eric Holders: no more civil forfeiture without warrant/charges In a surprise move, the US Attorney General has ordered police departments to cease the practice of civil forfeiture (basically, stealing stuff and selling it) unless the forfeiture is related to a specific warrant or charge. Read the rest... WATCH: People caught illegally abusing handicapped parking placards ABC News and the California DMV identify a number of people abusing handicapped placards in Los Angeles. (Thanks, Carey!) Read the rest... The ceiling that birthed a naked man What happened when a naked man literally appeared out of thin air inside a couple’s apartment while they were getting ready for work? Read the rest... This $10 oven crisper pan is great for sweet potatoes Soon after I started using my Paderno vegetable slicer to cut sweet potatoes into curls, I bought an oven crisper pan. Read the rest... Electric Mayhem t-shirt Instantly classic. Why are so many of my favorite bands comprised of puppets or cartoons? Read the rest... Street Angel 010: Invasion Angel City! Cortez and his band of time-traveling pirates/Conquistadors hit the mean streets of Angel City!Read the rest... Mercy Watson: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder This collection of Mercy Watson books is all my seven-year-old daughter wants to read. They are cute stories with thoughtfully challenging vocabulary. Read the rest... Finding book ISBN numbers in Pi Geoff wrote a program to search Pi to find ISBN numbers. The first three books are Licentiate seminar on environmental engineering and biotechnology, Sneeuwwitje en Rozerood, and The Healing Knife. Read the rest... Alabama middle-school principal asks students to bring canned food to throw at school shooters "We realize at first this may seem odd," Alabama middle-school principal Priscella Holley wrote in a letter to parents. But "it is best to be prepared." She said the students will throw the cans of food to "stun the intruder" until police arrive. Read the rest... Werner Herzog's 24 pieces of advice for filmmaking and life Found in the book Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed.1. Always take the initiative. 2. There is nothing wrong with spending a night in jail if it means getting the shot you need. Read the rest...