November 2007
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Black Friday Fanaticism
I’ve never “done” a Black Friday. Frankly, by the time this big sales day after Thanksgiving rolls around, I’m already done shopping for the holidays. But, this year I decided to see what a Black Friday was all about, so I went with a friend to the local Kohl’s at about 4:30 this morning. Yes, [...]
Happy Thanksgiving, Open Source!
Something for Open Source fanatics to be grateful about – in last night’s episode of Criminal Minds (CBS), viewers learned that hot-shot Penelope Garcia (actress Kirsten Vangsness) uses Linux and Open Source software to work her crime-solving hack work for the FBI. Simply amazing, no?
Hair Mats and Mushrooms in San Fransisco Bay
I learned about this project from Inhabitat, and it’s about the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. First, Matter of Trust is taking mats made from human hair to sop up the oil spill in San Fransisco Bay. Secondly, mushrooms have been innoculated in the hair mats so that the mushrooms will eventually ‘eat’ the oil [...]
The World Clock Project
The World Clock Project is interested in collecting as many pictures of clocks as possible from as many different people as possible from around the world. The goal is to gather enough pictures to account for all the minutes of the day (that’s a bit of an obsession, don’t you think?). Upon that accomplishment, they [...]
