Get into a good MD program. Applying in June, hopefully get admissions offer before the world ends or the year ends, whichever comes first. Read more

Does f.lux use up a noticeable amount of battery? Read more

Also, keep in mind that once Apple gets these kids hooked onto one of their products, they're more likely to purchase more Apple products in the future. Sure, it's harder to imagine this to be true for your toddlers, but I definitely see this in the college crowd. Apple offers educational discounts to college… Read more

I used the same points to address a similar question in an identical article this week. The guy shot me down because he thought I was crazy for carrying out a laptop and an iPad. Read more

Are you on an Android device? I don't see any indication of how I can do this on the website or the iOS app. Read more

Not all of us work in the same place everyday or for most hours of the day. As a college student, I spend 8 months of time 300 miles from home. During the day, I'm rarely in my room. Laptop + iPad weighs a lot less and is easier to carry than laptop + external monitor. Read more

Isn't this just adding functionality to the whole hyperlinking concept? Read more

I've tried to sync Astrid with Google Tasks last time, but it didn't work. Do you mind pointing me in the right direction? Read more

That's based on the assumption that a nervous system is needed to feel pain. Perhaps I shouldn't use the word "pain" to describe it, but how do we know that plants don't like us going around and cutting off a portion of their bodies on a regular basis? Read more

I had this discussion today. Apparently Windows 8 will be much more tablet friendly than Windows 7, so hopefully your girlfriend will have that to look forward to when Win 8 comes out (or at least you will). Read more

I research using animal models and have had to take many ethics courses about this question. Read more

No company shutdowns? I'll be here when people take vacation days between company shutdown days for XMAS and NYE, but I'm forced to not come in on company mandated shutdowns. Read more

Every week, I think of nifty things to ask Friday's Open Thread, but my mind is blank once it opens. Read more

What if I get into an infinite loop starting with work towards goal -> achieved goal -> no -> are you tired -> yes -> take a break! take a vacation? Read more

Looks like I made a smart career choice then. Read more

It's a first gen device. I'm sure these kinks will be ironed out in the second or third iteration, either software or hardware. Read more

That's just an extremely small representation of the continent. Also, keep in mind that that time was still around the dot com area, where every business was jumping onto the Internet because it was hot new thing. Read more

Gravity is proportional to mass, so even though this thing is supposed to simulate a magnetic field like that of Earth's, I doubt it can simulate its mass and gravitational pull. Read more

Any robust way to get skydive to sync like Dropbox on a PC? Read more

My Google Reader login works fine. What I don't like about Flipboard with Google Reader is that I can't quickly toggle each item's read/unread status. Yes, I could either top/hold down on each item and mark as unread or manually read every one of them... Read more