When Techi’s Ransler Dier posted a waterproof case for the iPad that renders it fully-functional in extraordinarily moist environments (including but not limited to underwater) I, like you, scratched my head, knowing full well it could never find a use in the real world. Oh. You’re looking at Merlin in this photo. No, no, the dolphin, not the guy with the beard. The bearded one is Jack Kassewitz, a researcher with SpeakDolphin.com, and Jack is helping Merlin speak through the magic of the iPad. Yeah, that’s right. We’re no longer the only species using computers. “The use of the iPad is part of our…