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	September 19th, 2012 雨の日の Posted 1 day ago by Koichi Mitsui to s a s u r a u 1 午後。 The popcorn machine for the ultimate couch potato [video] Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 2 The goal of the Popinator Project was a simple one, to change the way people eat popcorn rather than messing with the flavor or how to pop it. No more risk of spilling the bowl as its being passed across the room, no more sharing with hands that might have skipped a washing after the last bathroom break; just say the word “Pop,” and the Popinator shoots a delectable bite right into your mouth. This, my friends, is the beauty of technology. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at Popcorn, Indiana via Laughing Squid. Smart inventions. Wild tomato 'hair' holds defense secrets Posted 1 day ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! 5 Domestic tomatoes could re-learn a thing or two from their wild cousins—like how to fight off bugs. Long-term cultivation has led to tomato crops losing beneficial traits common to wild tomatoes. Anthony Schilmiller of Michigan State University has identified a gene that is involved in one of these beneficial traits: "hairs" that secrete a sugar to battle insects.  Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Michigan State University Old school business motivational posters Posted 1 day ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 4 Back in the 1920s and 30s, as a new generation of workers was leaving behind their blue collars for white, a new definition of manly virtues was needed in the workforce. While today, one often sees stunning outdoor scenes, which seem to equate the entrepreneurial spirit with a frontier-style attitude, back then, the office was a frontier of sorts compared to the farm or factory. Brett and Kate McKay at The Art of Manliness take a fascinating journey down memory lane to the heyday that preceded the Great Depression and the values it espoused. Think these would do the trick in the break room today? Full story at The Art of Manliness. Taking care of business. Come meet YC partners and alums in Cambridge at MIT (Weds at 5:30PM) Posted 1 day ago by Garry Tan to Y Combinator Posterous 1 Harvard and MIT area computer scientists and hackers are invited to come join us for short talks and a mixer Wednesday at 5:30PM at 32-123 Auditorium in the Stata Center at MIT. Hear short talks and meet partners and alums including: Aaron Iba, Partner, Y Combinator, Cofounder, Etherpad (acquired by Google) YC Summer 2007 Alum Garry Tan, Partner, Y Combinator, Cofounder, Posterous (acquired by Twitter) YC Summer 2008 Alum Aston Motes, First Employee, Dropbox YC Summer 2012 Alum Adam Goldstein, Cofounder, Hipmunk YC Summer 2010 Alum Geoff Schmidt, Cofounder, Meteor YC Summer 2011 Alum Adam Bouhenguel, Cofounder, Tsumobi YC Winter 2007 Alum  Food and drinks will be provided, with Q&A and to follow.    Wednesday Sept 19th, 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM 32-123 Auditorium (Stata Center, MIT)    Keg stand Granny [video] Posted about 22 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 3 All too often, we dismiss the elders among us as being too old to party like a rock star, but that’s certainly not the case for this eighty-three-year-old LSU fan who schools her fellow tailgaters in the finer points of a keg stand. Best part is, she doesn’t have to get up for work or class the next day. Embedded media -- click here to see it. Full story at YouTube via SportsGrid. Sassy and slightly enebriated seniors. Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.