Playing around with Flickr and the video feature... It was close to 100ยบ F in Portland yesterday. Time to bring out the Slip'N Slide.
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Something Interesting From the CES
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The SkyScout from Celestron is a handheld device that identifies and/or locates any celestial object visible to the naked eye. The blurb on their web site indicates that you can point the SkyScout at any bright object in the night sky, and it will identify the object from a database of over 6000 objects.
Read MoreFollowing the Dollars: Map Political Campaign Contributions in Your Area
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Just in time for the neighborhood holiday party season, Google Map Mania points to Matthew Kane's Map Political Campaign Contributions in Your Area. This Google Maps mashup takes campaign contribution data from the Fundrace Project web site and combines it with Google Maps to produce a red and blue map of your neighborhood.
Read MoreGathering the Christmas Tree...
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Sauvie Island is a large island at the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.... Didn't take us long to find our tree and haul it back to the shop.
Read MoreTrack keywords with MonitorThis
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MonitorThis is a site that creates an OPML file of RSS feeds that track your search quarry. Tell MonitorThis your desired search terms, and it creates an OPML file that you can save and import into your favorite news reader...
Read MoreSave WAVM 91.7FM ...The Eyes and Ears of Tigertown
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WAVM...The Eyes and Ears of Tigertown: Because of a bureaucratic loophole, a Massachusetts high school radio station with over 30 years of service to its community, is scheduled to loose its license because it wanted to upgrade it transmission capacity from 10 watts to 250 watts.... MARLENE DORTCH, SECRETARY FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12TH STREET S.W WASHINGTON, DC 20554 You can also let the folks at Living Proof know how you feel...
Read MoreSteve Burt in Peru...
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My friend Steve Burt is on a two week trip to Peru.... I on the other hand am getting ready for the start of school and making sure that the floors are waxed and supplies are delivered...
Read MoreIf Only the Flier in Front of You Were a Fan of Miss Manners - New York Times
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If Only the Flier in Front of You Were a Fan of Miss Manners - New York Times: Ira Goldman, president of Right Brain Ltd., took matters into his own hands in 2003 and invented the Knee Defender (www.kneedefender.com). These are small pieces of plastic that slip onto the legs of the tray table to prevent it from closing, and therefore, stop the seat in front from reclining.
Read MoreIn Search of the Characters of New York
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In Search of the Characters of New York: TypeCon is a yearly gathering of typographers and font enthusiasts. Participants spent the last week in New York discussing typography, attending sessions, and taking part in Typography Tours.
Read MoreGoogle Moon - Lunar Landing Sites
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Google Moon - Lunar Landing Sites: In honor of the first manned Moon landing, which took place on July 20, 1969, Google has created Google Moon...... (Via <a href="http://the.taoofmac.com/space">The Tao of Mac</a>.)
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