Archive for November, 2005
Monday, November 21st, 2005
Suit claims Match.com set up fake dates | CNET News.com
Looks like someone's in a bit of hot water and I don't think it's Match.com.
How can it possibly be cost effective for them to send employees on "fake" dates to keep a couple users? I could see going to the ...
Posted in Advertising, Business, Stupid People | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 20th, 2005
Home Decorating with LED - the ultimate trend guide | Trendir
Some interesting ideas on how using LEDs for form and fashion.
Decorating with LED is easy. After learning about many LED enabled home fixtures, we've understood that the most of them if not all can be installed by regular contractors or ...
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Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Target : Midway Home Use Arcade Machine
Saw one of these at the local Target tonight for $450. It's way too short, a bit cramped, certainly not for the larger players. The tube appears to be a standard TV. The one I saw was stuck on a blue ...
Posted in Games | 1 Comment »
Saturday, November 19th, 2005
My Apple iWipe
Well, as soon as I saw the Mac SE case, I realized that this one had the most potential. So this weekend, I bought a few things at Home Depot and got started making my Apple-powered, wireless, portable toilet paper dispenser -- the iWipe.
Posted in Apple, Hacks | 1 Comment »
Friday, November 18th, 2005
The Straw House Blog - LED Ligthts
Some cool LED fixtures.
I ventured out to Eurolite and asked about LED lights, white LEDs had only recently come onto the market and I was hoping to find a simple fixture that used very very little power. They didn't have anything in the showroom. ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
DigiHack - Digital Photography projects: Digital Pinhole Lens
Or if you've blown all your money on a fancy Digital SLR body and can't afford the lens...
The ease that digital imagery has brought to photography, it has also brought to the art of the pinhole. If you have a digital SLR camera, ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
Richoid's Information Architecture: People are Catching On
You still have to worry about the 37%, but the trend is in the right direction, Bush is in trouble.
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles - Popular Science
Good article about persisting and overcoming the "impossible". It's a good success story and worth the read.
The secret to nonstaining colored bubbles, it turns out, is a dye that could unlock a revolution in color chemistry. All you need ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
MyPodSack,ipod charger
If it itches, scratch it.
Sack your pod! Good for your desk, video watching on your bed or heck even the bathroom. Pick a color to match your style!
Posted in Apple, Bean Bags, Music | Comments Off
Friday, November 18th, 2005
MAKE: Blog: Laser etched Powerbook!
Very cool. Anyone think of offering this sort of engraving as a service?
I didn't really plan using a $20,000 laser cutter on my 17" Powerbook to etch a 19th-century engraving of a tarsier, a nocturnal mammal related to the lemur (also the vi book cover ...
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
Congressman John Murtha - Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District - Press Releases
Oh, it's on.
The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion. ... Our military is suffering. The future of our country is at risk. We can not ...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2005
Live Simple: Radical tactics to reduce the complexity, costs, and clutter of your life
I think this site could use a more simple interface.
YOUR LIFE
Simplify your life
Use this ebook
Posted in General | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 17th, 2005
West Valley counterfeit money ring busted
Doh. This oughta get filed under dumb crooks.
investigators did say an Avondale couple arrested in the scheme tripped up when they sent a printer, which was jammed with counterfeit bills, out for repair.
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