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somehow i missed out on spy magazine in its heyday. (its not like i was reading the new yorker all that much either.) looks like google books has them all available to see what all the fuss was about.
via kottke
Plywood rocking chair ... http://www.garmanfurniture.com/
the simplest explanation for the missing plane
driftwood forts of the Oregon coast
free movies for apple users on United.
NJ to TESLA: Drop Dead
Glib Girl Gemma rides Barraco Barner Blunder to the Top of the Twittersphere
We had a thread somewhere about DIY-ish audio setups, but I can't find it. Just wanted to note that there is now a $33 expansion board for the Raspberry Pi that will give you, amoung other I/O goodness, SPDIF audio out from the Pi: the Wolfson Audio Card.
And reading about that led me to another add on card that accomplishes the same, at about the same price: the HiFiBerry Digi.
So while either of these will double the price of the Pi, it's still pretty cheap in the whole scheme of things. Would love to have the time to play around with this. Someday.
not sure im ready for it to be light until 7pm but its one less hour to wait for the true detective finale tomorrow.
"Shayne Dizzon"
linda, did you throw a birthday party for john kerry? i think you forgot the purel.
In the starting your day off with a bang department (could have been the safe driving thread, but…) Shortly after dawn yesterday, as I was entering Calvert Vaux Park along the Belt Parkway at Bay 44th St, a car came skidding over a rise in the Parkway, smashed through the guardrail, rolled over a few times, and came to rest on the grass strip between the highway and the service road, no more than fifteen yards from me. There were flames coming from under the hood, and I immediately dialed 911. As I was calling, the driver popped out and ran clear as the fire spread. Before I could explain everything to the 911 operator, an emergency vehicle was on the scene, followed quickly by a couple of police cars; they questioned the driver, who indicated that no one was trapped in the car, which was now entirely engulfed in fire. I moved on, but judging by the duration of the column of smoke, the fire was quickly extinguished. When I passed the spot on the way home there was little evidence beyond the crumpled guardrail, a few pieces of debris, and a small charred spot on the grass. In protest of the cultural trend towards substituting documentation for experience, I did not take any photos.
kind of interesting. the etymology of the name "louis."
Clovis is important in the historiography of the French Republic as "the first king of what would become France".[4] His name, a Germanic name composed of the elements hlod "fame" and wig "combat", is the origin of the later French given name Louis, borne by 18 kings of France.
personal libraries library in portland ...recreates and reconsiders the personal libraries of artists, philosophers, scientists, writers and other thinkers & makers.
BigRep One 3D printer. Has a build volume of 45 x 39 x 47 inches (46 cubic feet.) At $39,000 it's not cheap, but kind of sort of in reach for something that can actually print usable stuff. Like furniture. I thought Bill might be interested (and/or alarmed at the final output.)
Is it good or bad when your plumber, after cutting open your ceiling, sighs and says to his assistant, "fuck it, get the Sawzall"?