Talk to an audiologist and get a set of custom molded earplugs. Put in a set of these and you won't hear much talking at all.

Except nspluginwrapper doesn't seem to handle flash 10.1 very well. For example, don't right click on the flash test at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ Sadly nspluginwrapper's web site and subversion repository have fallen off the net.

Have you ever tried to jot a quick note on an Etch A Sketch? It's much more like a Magna Doodle.

Shortly before reading this article, I was playing with my son's Magna Doodle, making a sketch of our dog. Somehow I was still impressed when I read this article. Nonetheless, the Magna Doodle is still cool. It takes no batteries to erase and even works under water! And it has for 36 years.