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By Dave, September 17, 2006 9:43 am

Benjamin Franklin’s ‘lightning kite’ paper goes online – fundamentals – 16 September 2006 – New Scientist

Get it while you can.  Access is free from Sept 14 for 2 months.   File is a PDF.

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By Dave, September 17, 2006 9:41 am

Fighting for Net Neutrality and Internet Freedom

The fight for net neutrality takes on a somewhat surreal air with a visit to this site.  Strange is almost the word.  Not quite the “I’m from the Internet” kind of strange but close…

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By Dave, September 17, 2006 9:34 am

P1000629 on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Wish there was more on this neat looking bike but that it. The person who took the picture doesn’t seem to want to share their work as there is no option to download ANY size copy of this.

The amazing part of this particular bike is that wheel struts and all seem to be bamboo. Wonderful work. Fair photography. Non-Burningman attitude toward sharing on the part of the uploader.

Update: Went to the page source code and found the image link and stole a copy of the damn thing. Cropped it down to the part I was interested in and that’s what’s left above.  The link will take you to the full thing on flicker.  If the owner bitches I will take it down but this is such wonderful work I want my own archival copy for future reference.

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:36 pm

Southern Voice Online

Looks like the Barbie lawsuit may have been a advertisement for the artist.  Matel says no lawsuit planned.

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:27 pm

This planet is crazy: Mattel to sue over lesbian Barbie show

First part of title says it all I’d say…

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:22 pm

Rig of the Day: Now that’s a TV – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Now that’s a Mac!

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:13 pm

Internet Police, Pull Over on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Don’t think anything else needs to be said… 😉

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 9:29 pm

Boing Boing: Wonderful hippopotamus service

This is awsome!

Dude commisioned a 144 piece set.  All costs ended setting him back $400K.  One hell of an art collection!

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 9:10 pm

Dr. Megavolt on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Looks like a birdcage on his head.  This and the next have huge originals which show some interesting detail.  The next one shows him lighting a neon lamp while taking a 6 foot or so strike while on the stool.  I bet dollars to donuts that the stool is a good insulator!

BTW – I would LOVE to do this!

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 9:02 pm

Neverwas on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

This thing is wonderful.  There is a large pix on flicker at the link above that shows good detail.  There is a previous post here somewhere for the Tribe site that built it.  Wish there were inside pix of it but this is better detail than I have seen yet.  The same guy has a good pix of the Case Steam engine that they use to move it with.  Tis the next or the previous from the link.  Good Stuff!

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 8:54 pm

anti-bush on Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Best Anti-Bush photo I have seen!  NSFW

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 6:42 pm

MAKE: Blog: HOW TO – Make a hand cranked document shredder

Start with an old broken shredder, cut, weld, attach handle, attach brackets, attach under bench, shred.  Not quite a from scratch project but not bad at all.  Seems like I have an old shredder around here somewhere that has a burned out motor… 😉

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 6:24 pm

Oldest writing in the New World discovered – being-human – 14 September 2006 – New Scientist

Saved from being roadfill. Tis one of the coolest things I have seen in a while. Basic but fairly good article. The picture above doesn’t show the impressions very well but the drawing below does.

Click on image for larger version.

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 1:57 pm

Boing Boing: Microsoft Zune won’t play purchased Microsoft media files

Not only Viral DRM but won’t play their own files. Now this is just REAL STUPID!  Is SCO running the R&D department for Micro$loth now?

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 1:55 pm

Slashdot | Zune’s Viral DRM Will Violate Creative Commons

So they not only introduced a new av player but Viral DRM at the same time.  Total stupidity.  But it IS Micro$loth… 🙁

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 1:52 pm

Gentleman, unplug your engines

Cool, racing electric cars! Or is that electric racing cars?  Or smoking electrics might fit the bill… 😉

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:57 am

DeLi Linux

Lightweight Linux distro for old machines.  Site says that they have a 486 with 16 meg of ram running all apps smoothly.  That is COOL!

Downloading it now and will try it on my ex-gateway machine which I have forgotten the specs for… 😉

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:26 am

WWdN: In Exile: Apple gave me back all my lost music, free of charge

Well looks like at least one Apple employee reads Will’s blog, as after the last posting he was contacted and allowed to redownload his purchased music.  Good to read that he got it all back, but I will still not buy from or in any way support a company that uses DRM on files.  Just ain’t gonna do it…

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:20 am

The Blog | Harry Shearer: We Fly So You Don’t Have To | The Huffington Post

This is scary, but overall sounds to be right in line with so many other stories about out of control airline security personal world wide.  Stupid, stupid, stupid!

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By Dave, September 15, 2006 11:12 am

Why isn’t pubic hair the same colour as hair on your head? | The Register

Dye maybe?  Though they go into other reasons in the article… 😉