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By Dave, September 12, 2007 9:48 am

Tales & Trails: What Is? (530) 275-6728

A site about teardrop campers. Some info new to me as well as a goodly number of links that I haven’t checked out yet.

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By Dave, September 12, 2007 9:34 am

Andy Ihnatko’s YellowText – Cell Phone Test

Andy shows different ways (right and wrong) of drying out wet cell phones. Interesting video.

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By Dave, September 10, 2007 3:06 pm

Inside the Mind of the Man Who Tried to Milk Linux

Just looking at the picture is enough to put me off wanting to have ANYTHING to do with him. Gotta wonder what he was thinking when that picture was made. And when he broke his mirror… 😉

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By Dave, September 6, 2007 11:32 pm

I, Cringely . The Pulpit . The Puppet Master | PBS

Quite a good article. And no I don’t think he knows he can’t win either.

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By Dave, September 6, 2007 10:34 pm

Yep, another one to try to get accustomed to. I saw this theme which is called Very Plain Text at Joey’s new site, The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century, and it struck me as being just what I was looking for. Plain, simple, and something to let the content shine through. So after beating out a few dents and dings and modifying it here and there, here it is for your viewing pleasure. Or not. as the case may be.

Like it?

Hate it?

Let me know…

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By Dave, September 6, 2007 7:25 pm

Audio: Basis Audio’s $150,000 Turntable – Gizmodo

Some things make sense, others like this turntable don’t. Not saying that it’s not interesting and I’m sure that it sounds really good and all but really…

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By Dave, September 6, 2007 4:31 pm

Techdirt: RIAA Finally Pays Legal Fees On Mis-Filed Suit… But Manages To Screw That Up As Well

Guess they don’t listen any better than they accuse. Stupid, greedy, asshats…

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By Dave, September 6, 2007 12:36 pm

Card Weaving by Bart & Robin Blankenship

An excellent short article on card weaving for beginners. Good stuff, well presented.

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By Dave, September 6, 2007 12:07 pm

Judge Strikes Down Part of Patriot Act
A federal judge struck down parts of the revised USA Patriot Act on Thursday, saying investigators must have a court’s approval before they can order Internet providers to turn over records without telling customers.
U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero said the government orders must be subject to meaningful judicial review and that the recently rewritten Patriot Act “offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers.”
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Good!

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 11:03 pm

Local Harvest / Farmers Markets / Family Farms / CSA / Organic Food

Find it or list it. Looks to be a great service. Good stuff!

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 10:30 pm

Living with Less: First, Hide the Bed (TreeHugger)

I like the bed under the floor, as well as the other storage and swing out areas. Interesting concepts.

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 10:14 pm

Brass Goggles » Blog Archive » Herr Dokter’s Gramophone Styled Speakers

This is an interesting little project. I like the brass car horn used as the outlet for the rear speaker. Go to the forum for more pictures and info.

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 9:50 pm

TrekEarth | Belizean Kids Photo

This is an interesting bike cart/carrier. And with a bit of conduit, a conduit bender, an old bicycle, 2 front wheels, and an arc welder I think something like this could be built in less than a day. Gonna have to spend some time collecting the bits together to make one. I could use this for moving just about everything under 250 pounds or so that I now have to use a truck for here on the farm and at no cost other than developing my leg muscles. Looks like time to get off my ass and at it…

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 9:33 pm

The Bicycle Forest :: Homebuilders’ Gallery :: Page 13

The picture below is the third from the top at the link above. Wish there was more information on a lot of the pieces on this site. Interesting design the dude came up with. I’d still go with a larger rear wheel. And am planning on building a cart/carrier type bike but after seeing a couple of other designs I am gonna look at building the whole front carrier section out of conduit and a pair of front wheels. Got the bender and raw material so all I need is time energy.

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 9:23 pm

Technology news » Learn python in 10 minutes.

Well first off you got to know how to program and have a bit of experience with other languages and second there isn’t any way you are gonna learn any language in 10 minutes. But this article will get you started with python and does a good job of getting the basics presented. Gonna have to spend some time rereading it. Probably a lot more than 10 minutes. 😉

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 9:17 pm

Apple: iBrate App Turns iPhone Into Vibrator – Gizmodo

Introducing the new iPhone KILLER app! And that’s all I’ve got to say about that…

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 9:14 pm

Art: ‘Matrix Googles’ Probably Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time – Gizmodo

Interesting video of the product. A serious acid trip without the drain bamage. Unsure what actual use there could be for this product however. Now with a bluetooth interface and computer interlace capability, you could do an enormous amount. Cool, but I still gotta wonder why…

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 7:33 pm

Scytheconnection: Welcome

Located this site via a post at Treehugger.com. They have a lot of info on scythes, from how to use them to how to make your own handles. Guess I’ll pull that blade I had for sale at the yard sale tent, clean it up a bit and make a handle and some mounting hardware for it and start using it. Neat site!

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 7:27 pm

IT Crowd Season 2, Episode 2 — keyboard-destroying nerd sitcom – Boing Boing

Episode 2 is out and funnier than ever! 173.9 mb download and worth every byte!

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By Dave, September 5, 2007 7:24 pm

US court rules that free speech trumps copyright (sometimes) – Boing Boing

Good news! Still got more battles to win before the war is won but at least some of the judges are listening.