Archive for March 29th, 2006

Treehugger: Strawbale Housing in Europe

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Treehugger: Strawbale Housing in Europe

More strawbale goodness from Treehugger!

Boing Boing: HOWTO make a

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Boing Boing: HOWTO make a “fractal chandelier” - simple and ingenious

I wonder about the safety of this thing but it is cool to look at!

Boing Boing: Food chains made out of variably sized tools

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Boing Boing: Food chains made out of variably sized tools

Cool! Tools as art!

Treehugger: Bulletproof Strawbale Police Stations for California

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Treehugger: Bulletproof Strawbale Police Stations for California

The concept of bulletproof strawbale police stations never occured to me for some reason. Never…

Treehugger: Barnes & Noble Want to Buy Your Books

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Treehugger: Barnes & Noble Want to Buy Your Books

Still thinking on this one. I suspect that this is a way to cut the small used book shops out of the loop. But I could be wrong and B$N could be doing this out of the goodness of their bank accounts…

Techdirt: How Dare You Actually Want Secure And Valid Elections?!?

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Techdirt: How Dare You Actually Want Secure And Valid Elections?!?

Good ole Diebold. Head stuck in the sand and still stealing elections for the village idiot and crew. These folks need to be taken out to the village square and put in the stocks for a month or so…

gizmag Article: New data transmission record - 60 DVDs per second

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

gizmag Article: New data transmission record - 60 DVDs per second

Now THAT’s FAST!

Charter Street : Going Bedouin

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Charter Street : Going Bedouin

Interesting concept. And with todays tech more than possible. I have been amazed at the stupid ostentatious (sp?) buildings that some major businesses have put up. Remember the Sears Tower? Built right before Sears nearly went bankrupt.

Oklahoma man asks Reg to turn off the internet | The Register

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Oklahoma man asks Reg to turn off the internet | The Register

He really is far too stupid to be a city manager. I think he should run for president!

The Blog | Jeff Jarvis: In Defense of Bullshit | The Huffington Post

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

The Blog | Jeff Jarvis: In Defense of Bullshit | The Huffington Post

And speaking of BULLSHIT!