Blinky lights + Fashion
Blinky lights and vibra motors plus clothing and makeup equals I Heart Switch. Linked from this article in the NYT. Update: second link fixed.
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The Church
The Internet Archive recently moved into a large Christian Science church. This is, of course, completely absurd. I mean, the Archive now has a full pipe organ, and a gathering room filled with wooden...
View ArticleHardware volume key support on XFCE
XFCE4 from Debian unstable (“sid”) does not seem to bind the hardware volume-up, volume-down, and mute keyboard buttons on my ThinkPad to any actions. It’s convenient to be able to control the sound...
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Empirical entomology
Ok, potential gross-out here… Personal discovery of the day: Indian meal moth larvae can eat through LDPE (“Ziploc”) food storage bags. Freaky but true! Moral of the day: Store grains, nuts, spices,...
View ArticleOption USB HSDPA modem, Orange Internet, and Debian Linux
Recently I had to get an Option Icon 505 USB HSDPA modem working on Debian unstable (2.6.39-1 kernel) with a French Orange SIM. I don’t use NetworkManager. Here’s what worked for me. You’ll need the...
View ArticleFor A & T
A few drops of spring water, pre-dawn, on parched skin; Clear skies and shorebirds for this rafted sailor, not far from home. 24 July 2011
View ArticleThe most ridiculous lede burial ever (well, probably not…)
On paragraph number twenty-one out of the twenty-five total of Sellafield Mox nuclear fuel plant to close, the Guardian (UK): Industry experts noted, however, that the government has an interest in...
View ArticleBART Protest Photos
Cryptome has posted some BART cellphone shutdown protest pics from the Civic Center station.
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Rollicking robots
From Science Made Stupid. At the time, before Rule 34, this was a hilarious joke. Now it’s hard not to take seriously…
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