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Episode 6 - Meet the founder of ning.com, Gina Bianchini, Firefox add-on tips, the science behind earbud headphones.

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Thursday, April 10th, 2008 - running time 00:42:13

Dr. Kiki dissects the innards of earbuds, while Sarah shows you some really cool Firefox add-ons, Moujan remixes a Scrabble board and Heather reviews the mystery-horror graphic novel, "Fell: Feral City"

Sarah's Trick: Want an easy way to highlight a portion of a webpage and send off to a friend? Awesome Highlighter

Rad Science: Learn more about how earbuds work and other totally rad science on Dr. Kiki's blog.

Chuck's Chopstick Chip Trick: Chuck's inspiration came from Gizmodo.

Guest Interview: Build your own social network at Ning.com!

Remix: Create a magnificent Scrabble Bulletin Board using your old Scrabble game Inspired by: Crafster.org

Materials:

* Old scrabble game, with letter tiles.

* Metal thumb tacks

* Strong holding glue, such as quick-setting epoxy or superglue

* 4 8" x 5.8" nails

* Drill

* Sandpaper

* Foam board

* Creativity

* A little patience (depending on the glue you use)

Directions:

1. Drill a hole on each corner of your Scrabble board. Drill holes slightly smaller than the nails you will use.

2. Glue or paperclip the foam board to the back of your Scrabble board.

2. Sand the back of each tile with the sandpaper.

3. Glue the metal thumtacks to the back of each tile.

3. When the epoxy has cured (overnight), or superglue dried (hours), nail your board to the wall

4. Put in the thumbtacks. Attach your notes. You are done!

5. For kicks, drill two holes on a wooden tile rack. Either nail it to the board or under the board. You got somewhere to put your pen.

With extra tiles, you can create a Scrabble coaster

Materials:

*Scrabble letter tiles

*Strong holding glue, such such as quick-setting epoxy or superglue

*The ability to create words with Scrabble

Directions (5x5 coaster)

1.First take some time and use your Scrabble power to find some words for a 5x5 space.

2. Fill in the empty spaces with excess tiles by simply turning the tiles over .

2. Glue!

3. You are done!

4. Dance!

Sarah's On The Prowl:

With Firefox 3 Beta 5 out, Sarah wanted to see which of her favorite extensions would survive the leap.

1. Greasemonkey - http://greasespot.net

Two of Sarah's favorite Greasemonkey scripts

a) Flickr Refer Comments: http://6v8.gamboni.org/Flickr-Add-referer-into-comments.html

b) Digg Later/Instapaper: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/24036

Verdict: DID NOT SURVIVE!

2. URLFixer - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2871

Verdict: SURVIVED!

3. CustomizeGoogle - http://www.customizegoogle.com/

Verdict: SURVIVED!

The Fringe: If you don't scare too easily, get your hands on a copy of Fell: Feral City written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Ben Templesmith.

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popSiren » Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by TNVWBOY on 04/12/2008 at 07:11:23 am in popSiren

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Drama/Horror/Fantasy. Though there are some 'fairy tale' aspects to the movie it's misleading to call it that, do to the cultural disposition to associate fairy tale with a children's story, which this most certainly is not.

And please don't take my response as anything but friendly bantering. I like to argue with intelligent people. ;)

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Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by darknessgp on 04/11/2008 at 11:32:40 pm in popSiren

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Must everything be categorized and then sub-categorized? Is it not good enough to simply say it is a movie? Why, Oh Why Sarah must thou use thine labels? Dost thou suffereth from OCD-eth?

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Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by Heyseuss on 04/11/2008 at 01:48:02 pm in popSiren

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I thought it was a buddy comedy, like Tango & Cash, Lethal Weapon and Dude Where's My Car, and Chuck and Buck.

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Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by TuxOtaku on 04/11/2008 at 11:35:07 am in popSiren

Ok hot shot, how would you have categorized it? :)

Personally, I think there are definitely some fantasy ELEMENTS to the story. but I think to call it STRICTLY a fantasy film isn't doing credit to the fact that it's a mix of dark fantasy, horror, and even period drama...

But that's just my opinion, I could be entirely wrong and maybe acting a little pedantic about it all.

What I do know for sure, is that it's possibly one of the best movies made this decade so far...and THAT is all ANYONE should care about, really.

Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by sarahlane on 04/11/2008 at 10:07:01 am in popSiren

"Sarah Sarah...{sigh} ;) Why push the terrible misinformation about Pan's Labyrinth. It IS a good movie but it's hardly a fairy tale. The fantasy aspect of the movie is such a minor (in terms of play time) part. It ties into the whole of the story of course but it deals so much more with the violence of the evil Captain.

It's a very good movie but certainly not what one would expect if you see the fantastical scenes in previews. Total screen time of all the fantasy bits is only about 30 minutes, give or take.

BTW, just giving you a hard time. :)"

Ok hot shot, how would you have categorized it? :)

Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by TNVWBOY on 04/11/2008 at 09:52:12 am in popSiren

Sarah Sarah...{sigh} ;) Why push the terrible misinformation about Pan's Labyrinth. It IS a good movie but it's hardly a fairy tale. The fantasy aspect of the movie is such a minor (in terms of play time) part. It ties into the whole of the story of course but it deals so much more with the violence of the evil Captain.

It's a very good movie but certainly not what one would expect if you see the fantastical scenes in previews. Total screen time of all the fantasy bits is only about 30 minutes, give or take.

BTW, just giving you a hard time. :)

Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by dren on 04/11/2008 at 08:37:10 am in popSiren

hah... I loved the out takes. Can't wait for the next episode... I find myself craving popSiren throughout the week... I can't wait for Thursdays! lol

Ladies, How you doin? :P

Posted by Will_Stutler on 04/10/2008 at 10:01:08 pm in popSiren

may i say that this show is not only at the top of the line in entertainment and information

this is such a flippin GREAT show that i miss it when it isn't on....just incase the ladies are reading this i would liek you all to know that i am your biggest fan of all time, you guys make me laugh and always seem to brighten my days

please keep up the great show

Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by gineration on 04/10/2008 at 09:44:36 pm in popSiren

Don't worry Jessica! My "YEAH!" is a little lacking, too.

I love Fell by Warren Ellis. I just hate that there hasn't been an issue printed since forever ago.

Keep 'em coming. Love the show!! :cool:

Re: Episode 6 - Founder of ning, firefox add on tips, science of earbuds [Discussion]

Posted by Heyseuss on 04/10/2008 at 06:31:05 pm in popSiren

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Jessica is defiantly growing on me.
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I like it when she's defiant, it re-asserts her womanhood to me...... . and what a magnificent hood.

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