First, we need to find a way to get playlists from as many weddings as possible and feed them to the robot.

Then we can calculate the probability that any given song will follow any other song in a wedding playlist.

Finally, we are left with a system that, given the "first dance" song, can probabilistically generate a wedding playlist containing all the songs that are always played at every wedding in a reasonable order.

In this era of just-in-time manufacturing and instant communication, it's possible to put the face of a loved one on almost any consumer product. Mug. Mousepad. Keychain. Birthday cake. You name it!!

However, to my knowledge, this segment has not been extended to the lucrative historical collectibles market.

And what better monument to inaugurate this opportunity than the Mannekin-Pis, a centuries-old celebration of physical relief.

We were at a cafe. We were about to sit down and a guy asked if we would switch tables with him. He had a powerbook, and I guessed that there was an outlet at our table. No problem.

A little later, a rather attractive woman came in and sat down at his table. She introduced herself. They were meeting for the first time. It was a blind date!

He spent a lot of time showing her stuff on his computer. I felt like this was probably why he had to resort to dating random strangers. He took out his iPhone. As a geek, I felt a deep sense of shame.

Target market is the high-powered executive/creative-class knowledge worker who really misses the simple times - when they were in their early-20s, pulling espresso in a grungy indie coffee haus. Or anyone else who wants to play barista - I'm sure there are other scenarios that fit.

This can be run in a really small, narrow space, provided there are exits at front and back, and with only two employees on duty at any time (a cashier and a dishwasher).

The cashier provides you with a pitcher of milk, a portafilter, a paper cup if necessary ($0.15 extra) and a rag.

Everyone loves thong underwear, and I think everyone would agree the best thing about thong underwear is whale tails.

So I thought it would be awesome if there were also thong socks, or thongcks.

The crotch would be on the top of the foot, between the big toe and its neighbor. The waistband would go along the top of the foot and behind the ankle. The thong would go down the middle of the bottom of the foot, and then would curve around the heel to meet the waistband behind the ankle.

My friend, who surfs, was expressing a forlorn desire to take off for a month to surf a deserted beach with an awesome break.

I encouraged him. Take some time off. Get out there.

Unfortunately, it turns out that the only deserted beaches with awesome surf are in war zones. Any beach with awesome surf that isn't also a mine field is already crowded.

The perfect solution for this problem is a surfboard with a built in metal detector! Great for athletic treasure hunters too.

Once SkyMall gets in on this action they'll be printing money...

I trapped a baby behind my legs and it patiently and valiently climbed over. It was a tough, strong baby. We all realized that American Gladiators - Baby Edition would make a lot money.

Remeber, in the '80s, they made baby versions of every cartoon? There were Muppet Babies, and, um, maybe some other babies? Baby Flintstones, I think? And Baby Something Else? Pac-Man? I dunno.

Anyway, you just get a bunch of babies in a hallway and put one baby's baba at the other end it's just gonna climb over all those other babies to get to it, just like in American Gladiator.

The piñata is filled with those liqueur-filled chocolates that are in the shape of tiny bottles of booze.

The piñata itself could be shaped like booze, or something dirty, or something of no interest to children (a tax form? rogaine?)

Bevmo should sell these.

Tivo-date.

Your cable company should give you the option of logging your viewing choices to a external server.

Then you can sign up for a dating service that matches you with people who have similar preferences (eg, you've saved and entire season of NOVA but haven't actually watched a single episode - have I got the lady for you!).

I don't know of any functional relationships (romantic or otherwise) where the people involved have drastically divergent television preferences (parents and their children excepted).

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