Call me an elitist but I fail to see the attraction&#151for viewers&#151in the whole <I>American Idol</I> phenomena. Of course, television has made millions from televising talent shows over the years so I guess it's just me that's out of step.

"Stevie!"

<I>Engadget</I> has a nice tutorial on setting up a front-projection HT. It's pretty good, other than suggesting you DIY a cable set out of CAT5. OTOH, <I>Engadget</I>'s suggestion that you create a cutout of the different aspect ratios is a brilliant idea I haven't seen anywhere else. For the price of a few pieces of cardboard, you can save yourself from making a costly screen mistake.

Mathematical proofs set to music. It's a fascinating idea in that wake-up-the-next-morning-and-saying-I-did-<I>what?</I> kind of way.

Maybe you're asking what I'm doing blogging at 3am? Interesting story, actually.

If this report can be believed (and, frankly, I has me doubts), teens are turning that "teen-repellant" HF tone to their own advantage. It's probably too good to be true, but wouldn't it be loverly?

Daniel Gilbert says absolutely! He also says it is quantifiable&mdash;if you consider "does this look clearer or does this?" a measurement.