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<rant> I did not feel Leslie was "flogging" her book. If you just published a book on a topic, put your heart and soul and toil into it, and then got interviewed about it, would you not point people to the book as your central thesis? Do you expect George Miller not to talk about Mad Max in...

The QWERTY layout was designed to keep common letter sequences apart to avoid keys jamming together on early mechanical typewriters. :p

Haha yes ancient history. The daughter probably has her own book deal and reality show by now.

Just listened to this yesterday. I'm 9 years behind but I can't resist commenting! I think every guest on the show who deals with "victims" needs to be asked this question: If your daughter (or whoever) was attacked by a REAL PERSON -- stalked at night, thrown across the room, threatened...

Wow there are a *lot* of different custom designs out there. Some look amazing. Complete with schematics and photo blogs and videos of the construction. It's a whole subculture. People are so creative.

The idea of the wishing machine has been growing on my imagination all week. I'd like to try and build my own box, but how do I start? I mean, is there a minimum hardware spec? Does it have an energy output of some kind, a basic system involved, or are the contents entirely symbolic? Does it...

I'm another new listener / member from Australia. Discovered the Paracast two months ago and it blew my mind. A treasure trove. I've already delved deep into the archives and listened to my favourite episodes multiple times over. I won't go on too much about myself or my specific interests at...

Is it true the early cosmonauts carried handguns?