3 posts tagged “dollar”
TT Pack
Restroom Kit
Link: TT Packs
Are We Related?
Trevor from Sebastopol, Australia was glad to hear that both Dick and Leo are watch junkies. So is he. He's got loads of watches, most of which have flat batteries.
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has done a special on Mad. See the article, with early Mad covers, online.
Spork Commercial
At Dick's request, Leo plays the Spork TV commercial.
Listen to Episode 558
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Sticky Yard
Digital Yardstick/Digital Measurement System by Photography
Link: Sticky Yard
From the recent Hardware Show, the Sticky Yard enables you to take real world measurements from a photograph. It's a modern-day yardstick.
It comes with 2 yardsticks,or yard tapes, one is adhesive (re-usable), and one is magnetic. Stick the tape on to any object the dimensions of which you want to measure, take a photo of the object. Load the image into the Sticky Yard software on the computer, click one end of the tape, then the next, to scale the measurement first. Then click the ends of any dimensions you want to measure on the photo, and the measurements will appear on the photo. You can also save the visual measurements on to the photo itself.
There's also a Sticky Meter, but the software can convert between imperial and metric measurements anyway. For smaller objects, you can buy the Sticky 6 or Sticky 20 tapes (6 and 20 inches long).
Naturally there are precautions to take when taking the photo. The line from the camera to the object should be perpendicular to the plane of the dimension you want to measure, and avoid wide or zoom angles which may distort the image. But otherwise, the measurements are fairly accurate.
Garage Sale
Jim Kohnman tells Leo there's no need to hold his upcoming garage sale (see Episode 315). He'll buy everything off Leo for $1 each.
Leo's New Dog
Leo has acquired a new dog and he'll tell Dick about it, but he's worried that Dick might get cross.
Listen to Episode 323
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Sally The Safety Pig
Safety Device for Water Temperature Control
Link: Amazon
300th Episode Contest Answer
Dick has picked the word "sponsor", and so far only 2 have answered correctly. [This show was recorded 2 weeks ahead.] Leo has picked "LED". Answers sent in have included Tostino, Tostino-pizza-roll, I'll-be-here.
Leo's Giant Garage Sale
After Leo's last garage sale when Jennifer sold off everything for a dollar, Leo is going to have another garage sale where he will be selling off his old junk. The Titanium Spork might be going for a song.
Old Modems
Mike Gunn from San Francisco reminisces about signing up to Compuserve using his 300 baud modem which he bought from Quantum Link, a precursor to AOL.
Listen to Episode 315
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