It allows users to record a whole sequence of actions taken on their screen - a demonstration of how to use an application, for example - and then share it with friends for comment, or just for fun.

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The main reason I even own a controller for my PC is because there are dozens of Steam games I own that are either unplayable (Super Meat Boy, for example) or just not that fun (every other platformer, among plenty others) without one.

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There will be certain situations the computer won't be able to handle, or where the driver will choose to take control just for the fun of driving.

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Mildly, disaffected Democrats, who knew their candidate for governor in 2006 had no chance, and so they voted for Kinky Friedman simply because they like the cut of his jib or were just having fun.

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But, of course, it wasn't designed to just be fun -- it's about comfort and not keeping your arm or hand still for long periods of time.

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Which just raises the question: Is this for real, or is this a Jesse Ventura moment, all fun and feathers and wild surprise but not the kind of earthquake that redraws the continents?

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When the Obama team created We The People, they may not have thought too much about all the ridiculous and just-for-fun petitions that would reach the threshold and thus require a response (or maybe they did, and embraced it).

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You can pre-order it from Sparkfun or direct on the Makey Makey website where you can learn more about the product, visit their forums (for ideas of how else you might use it with your young son or daughter), and just enjoy their fun photos and video.

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