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Don’t you hate how those pesky lines get in your way when you’re looking at your beautiful penmanship? 

Well, perhaps you should get yourself some of these.  A lovely palette of white and orange, a wide variety of sizes, and nearly carbon neutral. What more could you ask for?

Well, I suppose you could ask for them to be free, but I doubt that wish would be granted.  You can console yourself with the low cost, though – just a smidge more than your standard Five Star (or the like).

Available in perfect bound, hard bound, wire bound and note pad.

My dreams may soon come true.  Back when I was a young’un in college, I used to wish I could teleport, rather than walk the cold, blustery mile to French class at 8 am.  Someday, I may be telling my descendents about this, as they complain about how slow their teleporter is.  Kids these days, I swear…

Now, I don’t understand quantum mechanics.  And apparently, even if you think you understand it, you don’t (according to Richard Feynman).  But it doesn’t take a genius to understand that teleportation is pretty freaking cool.  Even the U.S. Air Force is looking into it.

Apparently, it’s been possible to teleport information for nearly two decads.  But now a Japanese scientist has figured out how to teleport energy, as well. 

Simple!

Sure, they’re talking about energy.  But surely it can’t be too long before humans can teleport as well, right?  Or, as this guy points out, the robots we send into space in place of humans.

[via Inhabitat | experiment image via LiveScience]

I tend not to read owner’s manuals.  I much prefer the trial and error method.  A while ago, though, I stumbled on Quirk Books’ Dog Owner’s Manual.  Now, I don’t have a dog, but I spent the next half hour reading this book, stopping occasionally to slap my knee with laughter.  (no joke – I really do that)

Complex issues like how to raise a baby or deal with a teenager are put in terms that are more easily understood in our technology laden society. 

Cats are equipped with auditory sensors, a waste ejection port, and propulsion apparatus.  Toddlers come with recommended upgrade accessories, including an upgraded recharge station.

In order to help you keep your product at optimal performance, the manuals cover such topics as basic programming, fuel requirements, maintenance, advanced functions and troubleshooting.

Other topics include brides, grooms, pregnancy, home, and sex.

Why not collect all 10?

[images via Amazon]

I love sheep.  Really, I love just about all furry creatures.  But something about sheep just makes me laugh. 

I also love old technology (although I still don’t understand punch-card computers…).  So I thought this exhibit at the Museum of Communications in Frankfurt was stellar!

Sheep made of rotary phones!  This exhibit by Jean Luc Cornec has been circling the web for years, but I just saw it for the first time the other day.  I love how, from a distance, they still look super fluffy – like you could walk up and sink your hands in.

I have to admit, though.  After the initial glee, a strange sort of post-apocalyptic discomfort sets in. 

[via Inhabitat, and a thousand others] 

I’m not a huge dessert fan, but every once in a while I get on a kick and need my sweet tooth satisfied.  I think these little guys would be perfect to:

a) keep on hand and ready to go when my sweet tooth gets a hankerin’
b) keep me from eating an entire pie in one sitting

They are super adorable single-serving pies.  And so few steps:

1) make the dough
2) put it in the container with the filling
3) put the top on
4) freeze it
5) bake whenever the feeling suits you

They made these in jars for ease of giving as gifts, but I would think you could also use a ramekin, if you have those lying around.

Delicious.  I think I hear my sweet tooth calling.

[via Lifehacker  |  images via Our Best Bites]

Perhaps you’ve seen this; it’s been making the rounds recently.  But if you ever have trouble deciding whether or not to eat something that falls on the floor, perhaps you should consult this handy guide.

One of the biggest benefits of this: I now have proof that my cat should not try to eat that emausaurus across the street, as she is definitely not a megalosaurus.  She can be such a bully sometimes.

[via SwissMiss]