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Is there going to be a sequel to Mario Kart DS? Possibly. The DS is an incredibly successfull handheld, and Mario Kart DS is an incredibly successfull game. It would make sense for Nintendo to create a sequel. In addition to that, there were two Mario Kart games for the GBA, so Nintendo has already produced a sequel to one portable version of Mario Kart. My bet would be on "yes."

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Which has changed more, the Xbox 360 controller or the PS3 controller? You mean compared to their previous versions? Definitely the 360 controller. The only real change in the PS3 controller seems to be that they have replaced the rumble with a somewhat useless motion sensing device, and that they have made it wireless. The 360 controller is a totally new controller, compared to the original Xbox controller. The most innovative controller is the Wii...

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When my boyfriend and I first moved in together, he did all of the cooking and cleaning. We fought about it and now I do everything. Is it wrong for me to want him to help? No, it's definitely not wrong. In my opinion, how much each partner does depends on how much you work (and if I use that word, I mean work outside the household, as in "paid job"). If you both work full-time, you should try to both do an equal amount of work in the household. If one of you works significantly less than the other, it's only natural that he or she would do...

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Is it safe to use my birth control pills to postpone my period? Your question is a bit unclear. What exactly are you trying to achieve? Some methods of birth control will stop you from having a period. This is not harmful in any way. What people need to keep in mind is that nowadays, women have many more periods in their lives than they used to have even a hundred years ago. Women used to have ten or more children, which means they were pregnant (and...

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Do you think remote viewing is possible? There is no study or controlled experiment that has shown anything like remote viewing (except using a TV :-). I guess it's not entirely impossible that there is some natural phenomenon that would allow remote viewing, but if there is, nobody has tapped into it yet, and it's very, very unlikely that it exists at all. (Update:) Somebody asked "So the CIA shelled billions of...

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Why do I always underestimate my peers? Are all of them truly morons? I think you overestimate yourself, since your very question contains a logical conundrum: If you really do underestimate your peers, they aren't morons. If they were morons, you couldn't possibly underestimate them. Or maybe that's the point?

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Can I play GBA games on a GBA SP? GBA, GBA SP and GBA micro all use the same games. GBA and GBA SP can also play original GB and GB Color games - the GBA micro can only play GBA games, though. The Nintendo DS can also play GBA games, but no GB games.

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What is Ubuntu software and what is its future? Ubuntu is the name of a distribution (a "version") of Linux. Linux is a popular open-source (which means that it's free, and you can look at and modify its code) operating system - it can be used instead of or in adition to other operating systems like Microsoft Windows. Ubuntu has made a name for itself as the most user-friendly distribution of Linux. It comes with an...

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Does racial diversity really make people more sensitive and understanding towards race? Statistically, it can be shown that in places with less diversity, people have typically more stereotypes and prejudices than in places with more a diverse population. This can be attributed to the simple fact that those people usually don't know anyone who isn't "like them" and thus have no reason to doubt the stereotypes and prejudices which they hold. Somebody asked:...

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I am a black girl, and a white guy keeps whistling at me. What does it mean? Men usually whistle after women which they find attractive. Skin color doesn't play any kind of role.

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Do clocks actually make two different sounds (tick tock) or do we just perceive them differently? Some older mechanic clocks make two different sounds (one for each direction in which the pendulum swings). Modern quartz clocks make the same sound on each tick.

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Can I play MP4 music in my MP3 player? Depends on your MP3 player. iPods should be able to play AAC and MPEG4 files. Players from other vendors may or may not support this standard.

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Is there a limit to how many times you should refill a water bottle? No, but you should regularly wash your bottle with (at least) hot water. Otherwise, potentially dangerous bacteria originating from your own mouth will grow on and inside the bottle.

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Is there such a thing as a victimless crime? Basically, anything that is illegal but does not harm anyone is a victimless crime. There are many laws based on ethics. Usually, these laws do not protect a victim from a crime, but a society from a specific behavior which some feel is inappropriate. For example, laws preventing certain sex techniques cause victimless crimes if they apply to consenting adults.

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Does Spiderman have organic web shooters or mechanical? In the original comic book series on which the movie is based, they're mechanical. In the Hollywood movie, they're organic.

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Is the boomerang-style controller for the PlayStation 3 easier or harder to use than the old model? Nobody outside of Sony has used the boomerang controller, and most likely nobody ever will: Sony has stated that the controller will change for the final version of the PS3.

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Is it possible to determine what someone is typing by listening to the clicking of the keyboard? By a human listening? No. By a computer listening? Definitely. Not so much the difference between the keys, but the clicking pattern itself could be analyzed such that the application could find out which words the user typed. In fact, as far as I remember, there are such applications.

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How do I link up two Gamecubes? Unfortunately, you can't link them just like that. You need broadband adapters for both cubes. Since the broadband adapter was never widely supported by games, it may be kind of hard to find these. After you've installed broadband adapters, you can hook the cubes up with each other using either a crossed ethernet cable or two ethernet cables and a router.

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Can the Sony PSP be attacked by viruses while online? Possibly. It depends on what you're doing. It's highly unlikely that you'll catch a virus while playing an online game. That could only happen if something really big went wrong. However, if you're using a browser to surf the Internet, it's conceivable that a site could use a possible problem on the PSP (such as a buffer overflow) to install unwanted software such as a...

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Can you explain the ending of the remake (with Mark Wahlberg) of The Planet of the Apes? I think the ending does not really make sense. Hence, I did not write a reply at first, but I've rated down the other answer, so it's only fair to give you a chance to rate down mine :-) Before we get to the ending, we should review what happens during the film. Wahlberg and his crew are in a shuttle near earth doing experiments. Wahlberg and a chimp accidentially fly into a...

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Why do I feel as if I am flying when a roller coaster reaches the top of the hill? While going uphill, the direction you're going is upwards, obviously. That means that when reaching the top of the ill, the direction you're going to must go from upwards to straight to downwards when you're going down the hill again. Hence, your acceleration is downwards (since youre direction goes from upwards to downwards). Since you're not really attached to your...

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What is a cache when you refer to a computer? The other answer is only partially correct. Cache is not a specific form of memory, it's a way of using memory. Caches are parts of any memory in your computer used to temporarily store data which is actually stored somewhere further away. If we're talking about data stored on a comparatively slow network, this data could be cached on your local hard disk to make access faster. If...

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Does everything that goes up eventually have to come down? No, because "down" is very subjective. If you mean to ask whether everything you throw up eventually falls down to earth again, definitely not. If you throw it so hard that it reaches escape velocity, it will never come down again and may simply keep on flying away until the end of time or until it reaches another planet, where it will then fall down from this other planet's...

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Is it possible to engineer a spice "hot" enough to operate as its own power plant? I'm not sure if this is a joke. Spices aren't hot as in "of high temperature". They're only hot as in, well, "spicy". They just taste "hot".

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In what format and bit rate should my music be encoded to maximize the space in my mp3 player without much drop in quality? Depends on the format and on the encoder. Generally, if you're not using VBR, 196 kbit/s should be okay for MP3 files, while 128 kbit/s should be okay for more advanced formats like AAC. Personally, I can't hear the difference between an 128 kbit/s AAC encoded with iTunes, an 196 kbit/s MP3 encoded with iTunes and an unencoded CD, but if you've got better ears and a better audio...

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Will playing a videogame in a different language help me learn that language? That depends on the game you play, and on how you play it. If you want to learn a foreign language using a game, you need to find a game which has lots of text, and which depends on the text. If you don't *have* to read and understand the text, you won't learn anything, because you'll start to simply ignore it. So you should get a game like Zelda, a game which depends on your...

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How do I convert the iTunes m4a format into a mp3? First, M4A stands for MPEG 4 Audio. It's an AAC file inside an MPG envelope. AAC is the successor of MP3, providing better quality at lower file sizes. In addition, people distributing content don't need to pay royalties to use AAC. To convert these files to MP3 files, go to into the Preferences panel of iTunes. Click on the orange "Importing" selection and then select an...

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How can I turn off the backlight in the middle of a game on my Gameboy DS system? Short answer: You can't. Unlike the GBA SP, the DS has no little backlight button. Long answer: Depends. If you want to stop playing, you can just close the DS, which will turn the backlight off. But I suspect that's not what you want. I guess you want to keep playing, but without the backlight. The backlight is software-controlled on the DS, so it's up to the game to provide...

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Does running multiple programs instead of one on my computer consume more energy? Yes. The more processing power your apps use, the hoter your computer runs - especially if you have a modern chip which runs slower if it isn't being used fully. This means that the fans have to run faster, using more energy, too. Plus, the disk is being used more, as somebody else has said.

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Can drinking Coca-Cola cause chest pains? Yes. Coke contains acid. That meay lead to stomach pains, especially if you already have problems with your stomach, such as ulcers.

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Can men attracted to boys seek help without being thrown in jail? Being attracted to boys by itself isn't a crime in most countries. As long as you haven't consumed porn showing children, or actually molested a child, you haven't done anything illegal. And even if you *have* done something: You can most likely still seek help. In many societies and in most cases, doctors aren't allowed to contact the authorities or tell anyone else about...

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When I set my ipod mini to shuffle through my entire library, the same songs are played, and other songs never come up. Why does it do this? It's not the iPod which is doing this, it's your mind. You should understand that "random" does in fact mean that in the short run, some songs will most likely be played more often than others. If a human person were to play your songs, it would most likely make sure that all songs are being played at least once. The iPod doesn't use the information of which songs have...

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If my boyfriend uses the withdrawal method when we have sex and we have sex again immediately after he ejaculates, could I get pregnant? There is no such thing as a "withdrawal method". Taking the penis out before coming *does not work*. Use a real form of contraception if you don't want to get pregnant. Addendum: The fact that a commenter used the "withdrawal method" twice and did not get pregnant does not in any way imply that this "method" actually works. 20 out of a 100 women using the...

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What would it take to restore a deceased person's traits and memories into a clone? A brain transplant. Addendum: Somebody moded this down for what I'm afraid to say is an absolutely nonsensical reason: He said that the answer was wrong since the brain is useless 6 minutes after death. That may be true, but it changes absolutely nothing about the fact that it takes a brain transplant to restore a deceased person's traits and memories into a clone. I never said...

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Can the Nintendo DS play game color games, original gameboy, and gameboy advance games? Nope, the DS "only" plays Gameboy Advance games.

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When my husband or I tries to discipline our kids, our dog tries to physically get in between us and the kids. How should we deal with this? Stop beating your kids.

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The screen turns darker and scrolls when I try and play movies on my PS2. Is there a fix for this? That's possibly a Macrovision problem. Try plugging your PS2 directly into your TV to watch movies.

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How can I delete a song from my computer without deleting it on my Ipod? If you turn off automatic syncing in iTunes' iPod preferences, you can manually decide which songs to copy to your iPod and which ones to delete from your iPod.

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Did the United States encourage Saddam Hussein to invade Iran? Possibly. However, it seems they started to actively help Iraq only after Iraq had attacked Iran: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/ This is a quote from the site linked above: Initially, Iraq advanced far into Iranian territory, but was driven back within months. By mid-1982, Iraq was on the defensive against Iranian human-wave attacks. The U.S., having decided that an Iranian...

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Why is it that in more developed countries the average mother bears fewer children as opposed to those in under developed countries? There are a lot of reasons. Here are a few that came to my mind while reading the question: - Women in developing countries are less likely to use advanced contraceptives. One, because they don't have the money or means to get them, and two for religious reasons (the Vatikan still thinks condoms are evil, no matter how many people die due to Aids) - People in developing countries need...

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I want to burn my movies in a DVD as chapters or parts. What software can do this? If you own a recent Mac, you most likely got iLife along with it for free. iLife contains an application called iDVD which allows you to easily create your own DVDs - menus, chapters, everything. Further information about iDVD can be found at Apple's page: http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/

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Why do hot dogs come in packages of six and the buns come in packages of eight? That question was answered by the straight dope: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_350.html Addendum: I did not include the whole straightdope answer because that would be a copyright violation. I did not write a summary because the article touches on too many points, and I was sure to miss some. Straightdope.com won't go away, so just click on the link.

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If you are inhaling marijuana smoke in a vehicle with someone who is smoking it, but can you still fail a drug test? Yes. Second-hand pot smoke can make you fail a drug test.

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I have been having unprotected sex, but we used the withdrawal method. My period is 10 days late and I have sore breasts, I'm moody and emotional. Could I be pregnant? Quite likely, yes. The "widthdrawal method" does pretty much not work at all. Addendum: 20 out of 100 women using this method get pregnant within the first year. This is *not* good. It makes this method absolutely and utterly useless. You might as well not do anything at all and have a similar "success rate". Not to mention that it does not protect against sexually...

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Can you contract AIDS by getting a blow job from an infected person? You can definitely contract AIDS from giving a blowjob. Don't take sperm or blood into your mouth. I'm not sure if it works the other way around, too. I would guess that there's a slight possibility that you could contract AIDS.

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How can I become more organised? You could try using a system like "Getting Things Done" or "GTD". GTD helps you organizing yourself. You can find short Intros to GTD at the following two web pages: http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/getting_started.html http://www.davidco.com/what_is_gtd.php

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Are the characters sonic and tails available in Super Smash Brothers? Nope, no Sega characters are available in the current versions of Smash Brothers. That doesn't mean they won't be in future versions of the game, though. While Sega representatives have said that they aren't currently in talk with Nintendo about including Sega characters in a Smash Brothers game, they said that they would be interested in such a collaboration. The two...

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Are server scripting languages like PHP, ASP or JSP classified as programming languages? Yes. Even display langauges like Post Script could ostensibly be classified as programming langauges because you use them to "program" a document.

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Where can I buy a song online and email it to someone in a playable format (not affected by digital encoding/copyright issues)? Many independent online music store offer MP3 downloads of their music. There are even sites like MP3.com or rapstation.com which allow you to download their music for free - legally. However, you probably won't find a commercial online music store (except somewhat shady sitees like allofmp3.com) selling mp3 files of popular main-stream music. If you want to buy this kind of music,...

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What would you do if your boyfriend got a text message from a girl he met, and when you question him about it he will not give you a straight answer? If it only happens once or only rarely, nothing. Sometimes when you get a message from another girl, you get defensive even if there's nothing wrong. You don't want to constantly explain everything you do to your girlfriend, and often, it's a bit offensive if your girlfriend so clearly shows you she doesn't trust you. It's entirely possible that she told him...

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I was in a serious relationship for several years when my girlfriend cheated on me. She says she loves me and cries when I say I want to break up. What should I do? I feel compelled to write something simply to offset the other answers. I've been in a relationship where my girlfriend cheated on me. The then confessed it and was genuinely sorry about it. It was pretty hard to accept, but once I could, it made the relationship better than before, because I knew that she wouldn't lie to me, and I knew that she wouldn't do it again. Did she...

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My Mother is Korean and her father still had a head of hair in his late 70s. Some hair keeps falling out whenever I rub my head to remove dandruff. What else causes baldness if not genetics? It's normal for some hair to fall out, whether you're becoming bald or not. Until your head actually does get balder, the fact that hair is falling out is no reason for concern.

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I just got a game off ebay. It keeps coming up as a "disc read error" when I put it in. All my other games work. There aren't any noticeable scratches on it. What's wrong and how can I fix it? I see two possibilities: First, it could be a cheaply made illegal copy. There's nothing you can do about that. Second, it could have scratches which aren't visible to the eye. Two options: Fix it with a scratch remover or try to get a replacement from the game's publisher. When you buy a game, you don't only buy the physical media, but you also buy the right to play that...

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My games play fine, but recently when I play DVDs the picture will be dark for about 20 seconds, then brighten to normal for only a few seconds and go back. How can it be fixed? That sounds like a Macrovision issue. Macrovision is a stupid copy protection system built into all DVD players. If you've connected your Xbox to a VHS deck and then connected the Deck to your TV, you will get these kinds of problems. Try connecting your Xbox directly to the TV and the problem should go away. Alternatively, you can use a Macrovision decoder which should allow you to see...

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Since both American and Japanese PS2's are NTSC formatted, why is it not possible for American PS2's to play Japanese Games and Japanese play American? Sony intentionally disabled this feature to make importing games harder. That way, it's easier to launch the same game in different regions at different times, since you can't just import games which aren't officially available in your country.

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Is Mac OS 10.x+ actually based on unix/linux? It's not based on Linux, but it is Unix-y. Mac OS X is based on the Mach Kernel, an open-source kernel which is not used in any other major operating system. On top of that, it runs the FreeBSD services. Apple calls this "UNIX-based". In fact, it pretty much is a Unix system, even though it's not officially called that. More about this can be found at Apple's site,...

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Can I use a PS2 bought in a country that uses a different voltage standard? Yes, but you need a voltage converter. Unlike some other consumer electronics, the PS2 doesn't work with 110 and 230V. It's either-or. If you want to use a 110V PS2 using an 230V outlet or vice-versa, you need a converter. Google for "Voltage Converter" or ask in your local game store.

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If Johnny Depp hates fame, then why is he an actor? Like most people, Depp works because he needs money. According to wikipedia, he started working as an actor to support himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Depp

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If you masturbate once a day, are you more likely to go bald later on in life? No. There's no causality between masturbation and baldness at all.

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How do you know if you are addicted to cigarettes? If you are smoking cigarettes, chances are you're already addicted. It only takes a few weeks during which you smoke daily to get you hooked, and you don't even have to smoke a lot during this time. For teenagers, three weeks of smoking two cigarettes a day is enough. For adults, it's a bit more. http://www.beachpsych.com/pages/cc54.html Addendum: A commenter wrote...

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If someone who is under my supervision messes up, is it more professional to take responsibility for it when questioned by my boss, or to blame the person who did it? Never blame the person who did it. This will simply make you look like you can't take responsibility. After all, if it happened under your supervision, it *is* your fault. However, it can still be a good idea to make clear you didn't create the problem personally. Say something like "The error occured under my supervision, and I take full responsibility for it. I have taken...

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If money was no object, would it be possible to design a car that would protect the occupants in the event of a crash, however severe? No. If you think about what a crash actually is, this becomes obvious: A crash is similar to going from a very high speed to standing still in a short amount of time. Crash protection tries to prolong this timespan such that the deceleration is not too severe for the people inside the car. However, there's only so much you can do to protect the people inside the car from the force which is...

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Is the iPod designed to be used while playing sports, or will it start to skip? Generally, flash based players are better suited for use during sports than harddisk based players. The iPod shuffle is flash-based and therefore works well even if it's constantly being shaken. The iPod mini and the normal iPod contain hard disks. Hard disks don't work well when in motion. Fortunately, the iPod keeps the disk turned off most of the time. It turns the disk on to...

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Is there a way to tell if a mirror is a two-way mirror if you are on the reflective side? The snopes article to which others have linked has the answer: http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/mirror.asp According to the folks in Mirropane's technical support group, you can use these factors to your advantage by pressing your eyes up against the mirror and cupping your hands around them (to block out the light from the room you're in): if you're truly dealing with a...

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Since CDs and DVDs can be scratched, why weren't they designed like floppy discs, inside a hard plastic case? First of all, floppy disks can be scratched much easier than CDs (DVDs are even less susceptible to scratches). CDs can be made in such a way that they can be scratched less easily, too: Most CDs only have a thin layer of paint on the top side above the data layer. Some CDs also have a protective layer above the data layer which prevents scratches from reaching the actual data. Even so, you...

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Which MP3 players are built to resist sweat and impact during exercise? Almost all flash memory based MP3 players (such as the iPod shuffle) are suitable for use during exercise. Avoid the hard disk based players, though. Hard disks are not built to withstand constant movement. Sweat should not really be a problem, but if you're concerned about that, you can buy a watterproof case for your MP3 player. You should also consider where to put your player...

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When not in use, is it better to keep a laptop running or turn it off? Depends on how long you intend to keep it off. Turning a laptop on means that it has to load quite a bit of data from the disk, so it's a bit of a strain on the disk. If you just put it to sleep, it won't need to do that the next time you use it. On the other hand, if you put it to sleep, it's not completely turned off, so it still needs power, although not a lot. I recall...

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Why do our teeth chatter and our bodies shiver when we are cold? The movement of the muscles produces heat.

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Why does the fine hair we have all over our body stand on end when we're feeling cold? Way back when our ancestors had fur, this used to help improve the insulation.

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What is the most commonly spoken language in the world? That would be Mandarin or Chinese, which is (obviously) spoken in China. Acording to Wikipedia, 1,300,301,000 people speak Mandarin. Second is probably Arabic, third Hindi and fourth English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_total_speakers Another list rates English as the second most spoken language. I guess it's hard to figure out how many people speak English, since...

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Why can't pregnant women dye their hair? Some of the chemicals contained in hair color are quite unhealthy, and there's a chance that the woman will absorb them such that they will reach the unborn child. http://beauty.about.com/od/hairbasics/f/pregnant.htm

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What will it take for autopilots to become practical and ubiquitous on automobiles and any road vehicle? The main problem is that roads were built for human drivers. It's really hard for a car to figure out how to identify the road and its surroundings. Figuring out whether there's a turn or whether the road stops isn't easy, and identifying animals or humans crossing the road is hard. A computer can figure out where you should drive (for example, using GPS navigation), but...

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Is reading in poor lighting really bad for the eyes? Possibly. It's not clear how bad reading in poor light is, and it's not clear if the problems it may cause are permanent. It's better to avoid it, if you ask me. The Straight Dope has an article on it: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_105.html

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Will having just one computer in a room make it noticeably hotter? I guess that by "it" you mean the room, not the computer. Having a computer running in your room will make it hotter, depending on the size of the room, depending on the computer and depending on how long you run it even noticeably so. The fan inside the computer will cool the computer itself, but it will increase the temperature in the room even more, since in addition to a...

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What is PowerPoint, and what is it used for? PowerPoint is a presentation application for Windows and Macintosh computers originally developed by ForeThought under the name "Presenter", but then bought, currently developed and distributed by Microsoft. People doing presentations commonly use it to cover up the fact that they really have nothing to say. Some pages on PowerPoint and its history: ...

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What is Princess Leia's last name? Organa. She was adopted by Senator Bail Organa who appears in Episode I-III. http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/bailorgana/

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What is the big controversy over the Mos Isley scene with Han Solo and Greedo in the original Star Wars movie? Just to add to jenniferprofitt's answer: In the original version, Han Solo shoots Greedo while Greedo is talking, so Greedo isn't any immediate danger for Solo. This introduces Solo as an egoistic space pirate who will kill others to improve his own chances. During the movie, he then develops into somebody who can put the greater good above his own. In the Special Edition, Greedo...

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How do you avoid getting caught speeding? The most obvious answer of course is to not speed. That way, there's no risk getting caught while speeding. Yes, the speed limits don't always make sense, but in general, speed limits are there for a reason: to protect you and the people that share the streets with you. Even if you don't like it and even if there's no harm if you don't, you should respect the laws,...

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What are some ways to quit picking my nose? Put a rubber band around your wrist which is large enough so it won't stop your blood flow. Every time you catch yourself picking your nose, pull it and then let it go, thereby causing a small amount of pain. In time, you will associate picking your nose with the pain, which should help you remember not to do it.

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What are some inexpensive ways to soundproof a room? What's often being done and seems to work pretty well is to glue empty egg boxes to the wall. Here's a page with some information about the process and other ideas: http://www.airo.co.uk/garage.htm

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I want my boyfriend to call me daily, but he says he wants some quiet time after work. Am I being too demanding? Especially early in a relationship, daily contact is certainly something many people want, so it's a reasonable request. On the other hand, if he's exhausted, it's also reasonable that he doesn't feel well enough to talk to you. I'd say both positions can be argued for, so it would be best for you to find some kind of compromise - maybe he could call during noon when...

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Do coincidences happen for a reason? Everything happens for a reason. Coincidences do not really exist, it's all cause and effect. You perceive things as coincidences if you can't see the causes. That doesn't mean that the causes aren't there. That, however, doesn't mean that causes have any kind of meaning - it's still random, as far as you are concerned :-) Addendum: Hedonist wrote: 'You...

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If scripts 7, 8, and 9 are already written and George Lucas wants to do other films than Star Wars, can't they get some other talented producer/director to make them in the same mood and style as the first six? They aren't written yet. Lucas doesn't have more than a few general ideas about what is going to happen. There's also the problem of all the other stories (say, from books) already playing after Ep. 6, so he'd somehow have to fit his new stories into the framework set up by all the books. He said he wasn't going to do it, and given how old he is, he's probably...

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At night, I prefer my bedrooms (on the 2nd floor) to be cooler than the rest of the house. But the 2nd floor tends to be much warmer than the 1st floor, and my AC has to run excessively to keep the bedrooms cool at night. What can I do? As somebody else has said, heat rises, so there's not much you can do. One thing you could try would be to insulate *between* the floor so that the heat can't rise that easily.

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After meeting a great guy through an online service and going on three great dates (and being intimate), I discovered he had a long term, live in girlfriend. Should I inform the girlfriend (a stranger to me) via email of her boyfriends indiscretions? As others said, first of all, he's certainly not "a great guy". Second, this is really quite a mess. However, while the other answers suggest you don't tell his girlfriend about it, I would tend to disagree. If you were in her place, wouldn't you want to know your boyfriend is a cheating loser? I would inform her and, at the same time, tell him that it's over and...

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I have a Nikon coolpix 4200. The battery in it is a "Lithium Ion battery pack EN-EL5 3.7 V 1100mAh" battery. In order to keep the longest battery life, should I let the battery die, or is it ok to recharge before it dies? Depends on hof often you use it. If you use your battery regularly, you should not fully discharge it. However, if you rarely ever use it, you should do a full discharge-recharge cycle once a month. Not using Li-Ion-batteries can have adverse effects on them. Links with additional information: http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm http://www.apple.com/batteries/

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I heard that iPods tend to break in about 2 years. Is this true? No, this is absolutely false. iPods can probably work for decades. I and my friend own several iPods, starting from the original iPod, and each one is still working (including one with a broken glass which it got from a skateboarding accident). However, iPods contain rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries will in time start working less well and eventually stop working altogether. I...

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My boyfriend likes it when I put a finger in his anus before he cums. He recently asked me to do similar activities using my tongue. How do I tell him I think it is kind of disgusting? Because honestly I like it when he does such activities to me. Be honest and tell him how you feel about it. Tell him that you're open for new things and that you want him to tell you what he would like you to do, but that you won't do this, and explain why you won't do it. I'm sure he wouldn't want to find out later that you never actually wanted to do it, but simply did it because you were afraid to be honest. Addendum: This...

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Is it safe to scan a body part, such as a hand, with a standard scanner? Yes, as longs as you don't scan any part that is sensitive to light, such as your open eye.

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My girlfriend wants me to go camping with her, but I hate the hot weather in the summer! Does any company sell a portable air conditioner for a tent? An airconditioner in a tent would be seriously insane since a tent has almost no insulation (of course, that doesn't mean that it isn't available in the US :-). Anyway, you could go camping in a forrest or in a similar place where it doesn't get too hot.

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Why hasn't anyone developed the wireless electricity concept developed by Nicola Tesla? Disclaimer: I have no Ph.D. in physics, but during my study, I had to attend a few semestres. Basically, nobody developed anything because while it could conceivably work, there are too many downsides. First of all, it's a big waste of electricity since you're radiating it in all directions. Second, it's unclear how you would charge people for it, since you can't measure...

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Is it normal for a heterosexual woman to be curious about what another woman's nipple feels like? Not being female I can't give you the definite answer to this, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that a lot of heterosexual women find other females attractive. What you're describing is certainly nothing out of the ordinary.

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My boyfriend had been talking to his exgirlfriends behind my back. He straight up lied to me about it cause he thought it would make me upset. The lies made me angry, but now I am uncomfortable with him talking to them, what should i do? Your boyfriend is getting along well with his former girlfriends. That's no reason to worry. It doesn't mean that he will or even wants to cheat on you. He was together with these girls for a long time, and this often creates a friendship that goes on after the relationship. He should have told you about it, of course, but it's possible that he did tell a former girlfriend and...

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I've been with my boyfriend for almost 2 years and despite his efforts, I've never had an orgasm with him. I have no problem achieving this by myself. Is there something wrong with me? There certainly nothing "wrong" with you. A lot of women have trouble achieving orgasms during sexual intercourse. That doesn't mean that this can't change, though. What are you doing differently when you do it to yourself? Why can't you achieve an orgasm? What could be changed to help you? I don't know what you've tried, but I'm sure there are things you...

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For the past 6 months I have been eating then purging, but only when I eat junk food. I do it about 3 times a week. Can one die from doing this? What you're describing are early to intermediate stages of an eating disorder (Anorexia/Bulimia). You absolutely need to stop this immediately. If you can't stop by yourself, seek professional help. You definitely *can* kill yourself doing this, and besides destroying your body, you will develop mental problems, if you haven't already. Some Links: ...

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Why has Michael Jackson's skin colour changed over the years? Michael Jackson blames it on a skin condition called "Vitiligo" which causes people of color to develop light patches of skin that lack pigment. However, Vitiligo usually looks differently. Still it's possible that Jackson changed his skin tone (either by using bleaching agents or by wearing makeup) to hide the white patches which Vitiligo produces. Vitiligo and how it relates to...

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Does eating grapefruit help burn stored fat? If so, how? Eating never helps burning fat. Exercising does. Grapefruits are tasty and healthy, but they don't "burn fat". All diets involving "negative calories" and the likes are fake. Here are some links about the grapefruit diet: http://www.applesforhealth.com/grapefruitdiet.htm http://www.ivillage.co.uk/dietandfitness/wtmngment/AtoZ/articles/0,,163560_163942,00.html ...

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Is it really possible for a human to levitate? Of course it's possible to levitate like David Blaine, since he obviously does it. However, David Blaine (like every other magician) uses tricks and technology to achieve his "magic". Blaine uses several different levitation techniques: "Balducci levitation", "The Elevator" and "King Rising". Here are some infos about how these work. Balducci: ...

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When a fish is caught on a hook, does it feel pain? They probably do. The reason why many people think they don't is that they don't express pain the way humans or many other animals do. They don't scream, and they can't try to run away. But how do we know if they do feel pain? We can't be sure, as we can't ask them, and there are scientists who believe they don't: ...

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I am 20 and dating a man who is 47. He is everything I ever wished for, but I am wondering if this is too big of an age difference? It probably is. I don't want to go into the ethics of this, or into what you *should* be doing right now, or into why he would want to be together with you, just consider this: In twenty years, you'll be fourty, in the middle of your life, but he will be almost 70. Do you really want to spend the second half of your life taking care of him, looking after him? I think you both would be...

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With new cell phone batteries, do you have to fully charge them and drain them two or three times when first using them? Usually, you do. For your particular phone, check the manual.

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After a man climaxes inside a women, is it normal for both parties to get up and clean themselves off? I think getting up right after coming is kind of suboptimal and not really needed. As long as the male doesn't pull out, there should be no mess, so it's perfecly possible to lie there, enjoy the afterglow and hug each other after climaxing without making a mess. After that, yes, go and clean yourself :-)

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Some ghosting is appearing on the screen of my GBA SP. Can this be fixed or should I get a new one? A small amount of ghosting is perfectly normal for LCD screens like the GBA SP's screen. It's also possible for this problem to become slightly worse over time. My GameGear is especially bad: it has so much ghosting it's hardly usable anymore. If it becomes too bad, you can contact Nintendo or try to replace the screen yourself if you find a replacement screen.

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My Gameboy Advance SP froze with a game on the screen. I took the game and the battery out, but the game image is still there. What do I need to do? That's a pretty strange one. Is the image still completely visible (even without a battery inside) or is it just a shadow of the former image? If the first, you have a magic SP. If it's the second, you probably have LCD burn-in. This is non-permanent and should go away after a few days.

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My GBA has developed a problem. Whilst turned off there is a large black mark on the screen and when turned on the game functions but a quarter of the screen shows a 'bar code' and no game. Can this be fixed? Sounds like your screen is broken. You could possibly fix that yourself if you find a replacement screen somewhere, but I'd advise against it. Contact Nintendo.

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Is there a way to clean the inside of the GBA SP screen? I have dust inside it. This is pretty hard, and I would advise against doing it. You will probably end up with more dust inside it than you have right now. If you want to do it either way, here are some hints: I think you have to open your Gameboy to reach the inside of the screen. In order to do that, you need a special screwdriver which you can find by searching for "Nintendo Screwdriver" on Google. To...

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I really like this girl at school. When I look at her, she looks at me for a second then looks away. Does this mean she likes me too? No. There are probably two possibilities for her behaviour: 1) She really likes you and is simply shy 2) "Oh my god, that creepy guy is watching me again, let's not make eye contact and encourage him" You won't know until you talk to her.

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How is it possible to swallow your own tongue? It's not possible to actually swallow your own tongue (unless you cut it off first, of course). It is, however, possible to suffocate from your own tongue if you're unconscious and your tongue falls back into your throat.

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Can fighter aircraft be launched from submarines? Yes. Here's a site about some submarine carriers: http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/odd/index2.htm

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What are some recommendations to keep a high and clean rating percentage/score while submitting answers to Answerbag? Simple answer: Do not answer questions that involve opinion, faith, or vested interest. Longer answer: There are several kinds of questions you can't possibly answer without getting bad ratings, no matter how well you research your answer. First, there's religion and everything that involves religion. Especially in the US, there are many religious people who will stop at nothing to...

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What should I look for when choosing a diamond engagement ring? Disclaimer: This may not really be the answer you expected or wanted to hear. What should you look for when choosing an diamond ring? Make sure you buy an artificial diamond ring. First of all, diamonds have no inherent value. Their value is created artificially. There's only one big supplier of diamonds (De Beers), and they do several things to artificially inflate the price they...

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On which MP3 players, if any, can I upload and play .wav files? Most MP3 players can play WAV files. If yours doesn't, there are applications you can use to encode WAV files into MP3 or AAC files. iTunes does this, for example.

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If I upload a music CD to my computer, will it be a .wav file? That depends on the application you're using and the settings you've made inside the application. Popular formats are MP3, WAV, AIFF, AAC and, in some circles, Ogg Vorbis. WAV and AIFF are mostly lossless formats. These files are big, but are a 1:1 copy from their CD counterparts. MP3, AAC and Ogg compress music, which results in vastly smaller files at somewhat worse quality (how...

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How does iTunes work? iTunes from Apple is a music management software that lets you manage, play, transfer and stream the music you own, and also lets you acquire new music. You buy either single songs for 99 cents each or whole albums. Each song has the same price and comes with the same basic digital rights restrictions. The restrictions iTunes imposes upon its users are comparatively generous. You are even...

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How do people like the Google founders make so much money with their search engines? As far as I can see, there are two main revenue streams: 1) Advertisment 2) Sale of Products The first is clear, the second may be less obvious. Google sells their technology to other businesses. They have different products, for example search appliances. You can look at them here: http://www.google.com/intl/en/services/index.html

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How can I make parts of my website password protected? There are different ways to password protect your website. The easiest is using htaccess, if your provider and server support it. Here's a tutorial on password protecting your site using htaccess: http://www.freewebmasterhelp.com/tutorials/htaccess/3 A general overview over what can be done with htaccess can be found here: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/htaccess.html#what

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Is the "evolution theory" a scientific fact? What do you mean by "scientific fact"? Unlike religion, science doesn't claim to know the truth. Evolution is a theory which is used to explain and predict nature. Theories can be adapted if new knowledge is found, and they can be discarded if better theories are developed. Sometimes, several different theories exist to explain the same thing. Are Newton's rules of...

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Can constant masturbation decrease my chance of having children in the future? No, unless you somehow manage to gravely injure youself while masturbating.

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I've written poetry and submitted some to a poetry website. They've sent letters saying they have published my poetry and have a copyright belonging to me on it. I paid nothing for the copyright and got nothing for the publishing, is this legal? If you create a tangible literary, scientific or artistic work, you own the copyright on it automatically. If you want allow others to legally publish or even alter your work, you can use a creative commons license which specifies what rights you give others, freely available at http://creativecommons.org/ See also: http://www.copyright.gov/ http://www.whatiscopyright.org/

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Why do some people see and sense spirits and ghosts while others cannot? Because perception of ghosts is most likely something that happens inside the mind of the person seeing the ghost. It's quite unlikely that there actually are ghosts, hence the way you perceive your environment decides whether you see something you perceive as a ghost.

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How do you talk a suicidal person out of wanting to commit suicide? You will probably not be able to do that. If a person reaches a point where the only solution he or she sees is suicide, he or she needs professional help. There are mainly two reasons why somebody would commit suicide: 1) He's mentally ill, for example suffering from depression. In that case, he needs to see a doctor. He'll probably need to take some kind of medication and do a...

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My boyfriend's kid is so self-centered, is it my duty to step in and "mother" him since his mother fails at raising him? You can't "save" your mothering nature. Would you want your future children to have a mother who neglected her boyfriend's kid? Do you think your future children would want you to abandon their dad's other kid? Maybe the kid is self-centered because he's scared. It's hard for a child to cope with a situation like this - his real mother fails him, his father...

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My girlfriend is studying abroad for a few months. How do I know she won't cheat on me or if she does? If you really have to ask this question, you definitely don't know if she will cheat on you or not. How do you know she's not cheating on you right now? Why do you think she will cheat on you if she can't see you for 4 months? Can't you trust her after being together with her for almost three years?

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Is it true that getting a tan can lead to skin cancer? Yes. Any exposure to ultraviolet radiation (like light from the sun) does increase your chances of getting skin cancer.

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Smoking is prohibited almost everywhere now. Don't smokers have as many rights as those who don't? An american judge put it best: "In a free country your right to swing your arm ends where the other man's nose begins." Your smoking may hurt others, so your right to smoke is less important than other people's right not to inhale your smoke. As long as you don't hurt anyone while smoking, you should be able to do so. As soon as others are around, you should respect...

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My boyfriend's ex-girlfriend wants to move into the building next to his and he still talks to her. Should I be concerned? I talk to my former girlfriends too. That doesn't mean I have any kind of intention to cheat on my current girlfriend or be unfaithful in any way. It's entirely possible to be friends with an ex after you've broken up.

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My girlfriend stopped answering my calls while out drinking with her friend and 3 guys. She said she couldn't remember the reason why she didn't answer my calls. She swore she didn't cheat. Should I believe her? Don't be too suspicious. If she's doing something without you, dont' constantly call her. That will just make her feel that you don't trust her. Give her some time alone if she wants it. If you can't trust her if you're not with her, maybe there's something wrong with your relationship.

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I just started birth control in Feburary and started on the first day of my period. When should I expect my period? If I don't have one, do I continue taking the pill once the sugar pills are complete? Follow the directions on the piece of paper inside your pill package. You will get your period about two or three days after the last real pill. If you don't get the period, do a pregnancy test. If you're not pregnant and still don't get your period after a few days, contact your doctor.

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Why do raindrops appear to slant when you look outside a moving vehicle, but fall straight down when you're not moving? Assuming a raindrop falls down straight and you move at the same time, it will appear to move horizontally as well as vertically since *you* are moving horizontally. Say a raindrop appears on the top left part of your window and you're driving to the left. By the time the raindrop has reached the bottom of your window, your car will have moved somewhat to the left, thus making it look like...

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How much does it cost Apple to assemble an iPod? Depends on which one your mean. As far as I remember, Apple's average margin on the iPods is about 20%. Of course, they sell them to resellers for somewhat less than you would pay for one. Margins on the cheaper iPods are smaller than on the more expensive ones. The margins on the iPods aren't that big since the disks inside the iPods cost quite a lot. I remember that when the iPod...

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Is it true that the more often you cut your hair, the faster and longer it grows? No. Your hair has no way of knowing it is being cut. It's all perception: The shorter your hair is, the faster it seems to grow, since the difference between short and medium hair is more obvious than the difference between long and very long hair.

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How are crop circles created? By bending crop using tools like wooden planks. Basically, you stick a stick into the ground where you want the center of your circle to be. You attach a piece of string to and then walk around the stick, using the string to keep the distance equal. Alternatively, if you're working with somebody else, he or she can hold the other end of the string. You use the wooden plank to bend the...

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Do old mobile phones produce more radiation than newer ones? Not generally. For example, older phones with extendable antennas are supposed to be better, because the antenna is not inside the phone and thus further away from your head. By the way, headsets is often found to be worse than normal cell phone usage, since phones sometimes use the headset cable as an antenna. You should try to find independent test results about cell phone radiation when...

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I keep having dreams where I win large amounts of money. Is this just wishful dreaming or some kind of psychic thing? It's wishful dreaming.

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My laptop screen is experiencing burn-in along the taskbar. Is this normal? Presumably, your laptop has an LC Display. LCDs do not suffer from a permanent burn-in effect, as opposed to CRTs. What you're seeing is probably pixels who haven't gone entirely back to their neutral state. To fix that, make the display show an entirely white picture for a few minutes. If that doesn't help, make the screen saver show a white picture whenever you're not...

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Do love potions or spells really work? That depends on your definition of "love potions". If you consider Viagra to be a love potion, then yes, that works. If, however, you think you can make somebody love you by reciting some verses and eating the heart of a chicken (or something along those lines) then no, that doesn't work.

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What does "i.e." in a sentence mean? "that is". The abbreviation "i.e." comes from the latin words "id est". Addemdum: "i.e." doesn't mean "for example", even though some people abuse it in this way. "e.g." means "for example". It's short for "exempli gratia", which means "example provided". so in short: i.e. -> that is...

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My mom does not want me to date black people, but I am doing so in secret. Should I tell my boyfriend about my mom's feelings? Well, you know your boyfriend better than we do. It would probably be best to be open with him about your mom's issues.

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I have been with a guy for almost 2 months, but he still hasn't asked me to be his girlfriend. How do I know if he is serious about me or just going on dates, every other weekend, just to have a good time? Don't wait for him to ask you. Ask him. Personally, I'd often be happy if girls were more open about what exactly they're feeling. Sometimes, you don't want to ruin a good thing by asking for too much, but girls do often make it hard to figure out exactly how much too much is.

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When playing original monochrome GB games on a GBA, how does the GBA know what colours to display? Some cartridges released after the Game Boy Color contain a color palette which maps each of the four greyscales to a color. The Game Boy Player uses this color palette. The Super Game Boy did not use this palette but allowed the user to chose the four colors. I suspect that the GBA works like the Game Boy Player and simply uses the colors stored in the Game Boy Color games.

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How can I use an external DVD+R burner with a Mac OSX with internal DVD-R burner? This question is somewhat unclear because you don't specify what exactly you're trying to do. You can use external DVD+R-burners with Mac OS X, of course. The application most people use to burn DVDs on non-Apple DVD burners is Roxio Toast, but you can find many other applications on macupdate.com.

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Do animals have consciousness in the same way humans do? (I assume that you mean whether animals have a self awareness, not whether animals feel guilty) That's a tough question. How do you know other humans have a consciousness? You only know that you are conscious. You deduce from that fact that other humans are conscious, too. You can't know that. You can't measure consciousness. It's possible that somebody could build a...

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Can unsmoked marijuana have a pine cone smell, or did I get ripped off? Marijuana could conceivably have a pine cone smell. You won't know if you've been ripped off until you've smoked it. This is generally true with Marijuana. It's most often quite hard to reliably evaluate the quality of Marijuana without smoking it.

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Do men have feelings? I'm male and I have feelings, although I'm quite sure it's a birth defect :-)

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Why do clocks run clockwise and not counterclockwise? Clocks turn clockwise because the shadow on sundials on the northern hemisphere turns that way.

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When you delete a file from your computer, is it really gone forever? No. If you simply delete a file without using any kinds of utilities, your Operating System doesn't actually erase the file. It just erases the reference inside the catalog of files. So the OS thinks the file is gone, and it will use its space on the disk to store other files, but the actual file data is still on your disk until the OS actually writes something new inside the space that...

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Is there really a difference between men and women drivers? Yes, there is. Statistics show that men get into more accidents, and accidents caused by men lead to injuries that are more severe. I've gotten into an argument about that some time ago, and to resolve it, we actually contacted the swiss governmental institute for statistics (Bundesamt für Statistik, BFS, http://www.bfs.admin.ch/) to verify this. It's true: women are better (or at...

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Is it possible to replace the battery on the Gameboy Advance SP? If so, where can I get a new battery? Yes, you can replace it. You need a small philips screwdriver, though. Most game stores should have batteries in stock or should be able to order them for you. However, I should note that I've bought a GBA SP the day it came out and have never had to replace the battery.

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Can Gameboy Advanced cartridges fit in a Gameboy Advanced SP? GBA and GBA SP use the same cartridges. The only possible problem is that on the GBA SP, you insert them "the wrong way", e.g. from the bottom. Old games who have motion sensors would therefore sense the motion wrongly. But I'm not sure if such games even exist.

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Where can I get cartridges for a Gameboy Color? Some stores selling console games can order them for you. Some who specialise on games might have them in store, and there are even stores who will sell second-hand games for older consoles like the GB Color. Then there are online stores, but I've generally found them to be unreliable, so I won't recommend one. Amazon has many third-party resellers who still sell GB Color games, and...

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Is brand name clothing really worth the higher price? That depends on your definition of "worth" :-) Brand name clothing does not generally have to be of higher quality than generic or no-name clothing. In fact, tests by consumer organizations often show no-name clothes to be more durable and better made than brand name clothes. So a good brand does not generally imply better quality, even though it is of course possible that in...

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Is it true that bubblegum takes twelve years to digest? First of all, it depends on the kind. Some kinds of bubblegum already start to deteriorate while still inside your mouth. Others - well, let's just say I believe it could take twelve years to digest them. If they remained inside your stomach after you've swallowed them, that is. Of course, they don't. If you can't totally digest the gum, your body will most likely...

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"Avenue A" and "Double Click" are common tracking cookies that advertisers put on peoples' machines. Is it possible to see and interpret the contents of these cookies? Well, it's certainly possible to see them. Some Browsers offer a human interface to the cookies. My browser (iCab) tells me that my cookie from doubleclick has the name "id" and contains a numerical value. It expires on the 8. novembre 06 at 11:23 and it was set on the 9. novembre 03 at 11:23. So what does this mean? You can't know. The reason is this: The numerical value...

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What causes a yawn? A yawn is basically your body's way of telling you that you don't breathe enough. At least that's what most people think nowadays. There's no proof of this theory, though, and tests have shown that people don't yawn less often if the amount of oxygen in the air surrounding them increased. Other theories are the Evolution Theory and the Boredom Theory. The Evolution...

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Who are Google's main competitors? Right now, Google doesn't have any competitors that play in the same league. There are some that would like to, though. Microsoft has recently re-started its own searching service. As of now, its results aren't as good as Google's, though, but they did copy a lot of features from Google (like cached pages) and introduced some new ones. Some other search engines trying to detrone...

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What are the pros and cons of being in an interracial relationship? Having been in an interracial relationship, I can tell you that there are no cons. I've never had the slightest problem. I can see how it could be a problem if your friends are racist, but then you should change your friends, not the person you love.

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Are men technically still needed for the survival of the human race? Technically, no. The human race doesn't need males in order to reproduce. Somebody rated this down, saying that you need males for the long term survival of our species. Not so. Many species don't have males. They reproduce by "cloning" themselves. We could do the same. Even evolution still works, as DNA mutates either way. It's just that our genes wouldn't mix...

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What is Rebenlichter? Rebenlichter are lanterns made of beets (Reben=beets, Licht=light. It's German). Many european countries have processions of children showing their lanterns about this time of the year. This is supposedly the origin of the american halloween pumpkin custom. Some pictures of such processions can be found here: http://www.region-sursee.ch/RaebLicht/CSheet.htm ...

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When is the Nintendo DS coming out? (Obviously, the DS has come out since the question was posted, but I'll leave the original answer for history's sake :-) North America: November 21. Japan: December 12. Europe: Early 05.

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What is the abbreviation of SAP? SAP is a german software firm, so the abbreviation is for german words. Appearently, it stands for "Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung". That basically means "Systems, Applications and Products in the area of data processing". SAP's own site translates the acronym to "Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung": ...

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Which will keep you drier, running in the rain or walking? Well, if you want to go from A to B, running is better, because you will be exposed to the rain for less long. If you have a speed of zero, you will take an infinite amount of rain. If your speed is infinite, on the other hand, the rain will stand still in comparison. Hence you will take all the rain that is inside your path and no rain on the top of your head and your shoulders. The...

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What is a meta tag? It's a tag that contains informations about your website that browsers don't usually directly display. For example, meta tags can contain keywords and descriptions that search engines can use. They can contain information about the language the site is written in. They can contain information about the encoding of the page. They can contain information about the author or the...

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Is there any other historical documentation besides the Bible that mentions Jesus Christ? There were many other contemporary descriptions of the life of Jesus Christ. However, during the last 2000 years, the Catholic Church did its best to destroy the ones that didn't support the story told in the ones used for the bible. Somebody posted a comment asking for references or links. I'm hesitant to provide links, since religion is a subject that seems to make people forget...

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Is it normal for a heterosexual female to be curious about what other women's breasts look and feel like? She should accept her feelings and do whatever she personally feels is right.

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What could be the cause of a low blood hemoglobin count? The major cause for low hemoglobin is low iron. That, in turn, most often results from eating the wrong food. Vegans who simply stop eating meat without thinking about how to properly replace it often end up with low iron. Femals are more likely to get low iron due to the period.

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Out of all of the available browsers, which is most secure against spyware, adware, etc.? That would probably be a command line browser like Lynx. However, this is most certainly not a browser you would want to use. Right now, the best browser for people who want a "real" browser and use Windows is most likely Firefox. There are several reasons, some of which are: - It has an extensive array of extremely useful features like tabbed browsing and integrated google search...

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Where does the word "ersatz" come from? I'm not sure what exactly you want to know, but basically, "Ersatz" is the german word for "replacement", "backup" or "alternative".

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Do any areas of the world not have a minimum age for drinking alcohol? In many countries (especially european), it's not illegal for minors to drink or smoke, but it's illegal for shops to sell them alcoholic beverages or cigarettes.

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Can constant bra wearing cause eventual health problems? It's hard to prove that it can't, because you can't prove a negative. There have been possible links between bra wearing and breast cancer, but it's not clear that there's a connection. Information about this study can be found here: http://www.tidesoflife.com/bras_and_breast_cancer.htm

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Is it possible to recover files that I have deleted and emptied from the recycle bin? Yes, it's possible. There are several applications available to undelete files and to spy on other people's computers. PC Inspector File Recovery is one of the many applications which allow you to recover deleted files. A similar question is here: http://www.answerbag.com/a_view.php/9468

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I think my boyfriend is looking at porn on his PC. He clears his history, and temporary files regularly. Is there any way I can recover the deleted info or monitor his actions from another PC without him knowing? Yes, there is. There are several applications available to undelete files and to spy on other people's computers. PC Inspector File Recovery is one of the applications which allow you to recover deleted files. Applications like BO2K also allow you to log pressed keys: http://www.bo2k.com/ But if you don't trust your boyfriend, maybe spying on him won't make it better, no...

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Is the story about the guy who woke up in a bath full of ice with his kidney stolen true, or is it just an urban legend? Urban legend, debunked for example by snopes: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/robbery/kidney.htm

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Much of the spyware that SpyBot found on my PC are malicious cookies. How can a cookie be used as spyware? Normally, cookies are bound to the site which served them. So if you go to site xyz.com, and this site sets a cookie, only this site can read the cookie. If this were all that's to it, cookies wouldn't be a problem at all. However, the problem comes into play when a site adds content to other sites. Some sites, mainly advertising sites, include their own code in other site's...

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What does marijuana smoke smell like? How can I identify it? Obviously, it's hard to describe how something smells. Smoking marijuana basically smells like smoking a cigarette, but with a greenish tone in it :-) The easiest solution may be to find a hemp plant and try smelling it. Or find somebody who smokes marijuana. He can show you how it smells. If you smell that somebody smoked, but it doesn't smell like pipe tobacco or a cigarette...

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Sometimes the pictures is all purple and green when playing either games or DVDs. What could be wrong? Wrong color is often related to a broken video cable. Try replacing the cable. You should be able to get replacement cables at the store where you bought your console.

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What is "phishing"? "Phishing" means creating a web site that looks like the site from another entity (preferrably a bank, or PayPal, or another site where you enter your credit card number). The idea is then to get people to enter their data at this page, thinking they're at the bank's or at PayPal's site. The people who created the site thus get your login data or your credit card number...

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I tried linking a Gameboy Advance with a GBA SP using a GBA Game Link cable, but I just get the "Please Wait" screen. What could be wrong? Without more information, it's hard to tell. There are two main things that could go wrong: 1) Faulty hardware. It's not very likely that the GBAs are broken, but the cable may be. Try replacing it. 2) You did something wrong. This is more likely. Since you didn't explain what exactly you've done, it's hard to tell what went wrong. Try reading the manual and do...

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Have any other countries besides USA built and flown a space craft that can land like an airplane? Yes, at least one other country had its own Shuttle. In the late 80s, the Russians developed a "copy" of the American Space Shuttle. One of them, Buran, even flew, although only once. It was the only flight due to the fact that the Shuttle's hangar in Baikonur collapsed, destroying the shuttle. A second Buran, the Buran 002 (they obviously had plans for hundreds of them :-) was...

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Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it saw the pillar box.

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Can you link a Gameboy Advance SP with a Gameboy Color? If so, where can I get the parts? As long as you use normal Gameboy-Games in both Gameboys (so don't put a Gameboy Advance game in the Gameboy Advance!), this should work. There are special GBA-to-GB cables which any store that caries the GBA should be able to sell you.

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Is it possible to clone a baby to be born with exactly the same personality and characteristics as the person they got DNA and genes from? No. A cloned baby will most likely inherit some of the characteristics of the person he or she is cloned from, but large parts of a person's character are formed during his or her life. DNA contains no information about what happens after you "start to exist", by which I mean that your DNA doesn't contain information about what you learn.

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Does the Five Pointed Palm Heart Exploding technique from the movie Kill Bill vol.2 really exist? No. Although it might be possible that similar techniques work. The Straight Dope had an article about this: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/040521.html The facts are as follows: There are cases where people did die after being hit by a single blow, and it is likely that there are pressure points where a well-applied and strong enough hit manages to kill an otherwise healthy person by...

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Which system has the greatest graphics capabilities - PS2, Xbox, or GameCube? The Xbox has the most powerful hardware. Second is the Gamecube. It can push slightly less polygons and has less RAM, which means that the textures are often worse than on the Xbox. The differences are not that big, though. Most games that run on both consoles look the same. Clearly worst is the PS2. It can push a lot less polygons, has little RAM and doesn't have a lot of the other...

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Which system is better - PS2, Gamecube, or Xbox? Without further information about your needs, this question is really hard to answer. All systems have some things going for them. Hardware The Xbox and the Gamecube are roughly eqal as far as raw power is concerned. The Cube has the further advantage that it is very small, very quiet and the cheapest of the three. The PS2 came out a year before the other two consoles, thus the games look...

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