Entries from April 2004

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Kill Bill, Vol. I rant

So I finally saw Kill Bill, Vol. I…. I love to see action films in which the characters abide by the laws of physics/physiology, there are no internal inconsistencies, and characters actually do things for logical reasons. Kill Bill, Vol. I is not that movie. Yes, I know that it's intended as a live-action Manga [...]

Sunday, April 25th, 2004

Motel666 on NPR

Fans of may want to check out NPR's website — there's a frontpage story about her (and other Seattle area writers). Pic's and everything!

Friday, April 23rd, 2004

Survey says!

Abortion?: Retroactive abortions, definitely. Death Penalty?: Yes, as I long as I get to pick who and how. Otherwise, no. Prostitution?: Yes, but you couldn't afford me. Alcohol?: No way. I can't resist Doritos, for god's sake. Marijuana?: Makes you talk funny. Other drugs?: LSD and meth are tempting. But I think my mind's altered [...]

Thursday, April 22nd, 2004

The Case For Partitioning Iraq

http://www.techcentralstation.com/042004A.html By Carroll Andrew Morse  Published   04/20/2004  Partitioning Iraq after June 30 deserves serious consideration. Usually, the argument in favor of partition is very pragmatic. Many of the worst cases of recent, organized violence — Rwanda, Serbia, Chechnya, etc. — had their roots in different ethnic populations forced to live together within a single state. [...]

Thursday, April 22nd, 2004

Abolish the Fed

Dear Friend of CSI, Next Wednesday at 7:00 (note the unusual start time): The pre-eminent scholar Lawrence White will explain what it would mean to have a free market in money and banking. Freedom in this realm would entail the ending of government monopoly money, and hence the abolition of the Fed. Profession White is [...]

Thursday, April 22nd, 2004

The Suit Case House

http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/suitcase/ “…The Palace Corporation's Suitcase House, illustrated here, may have seemed less than palatial to some prospective homeowners, but, as the advertisement indicates, it could be unfolded and ready for occupancy a mere twenty minutes after delivery and weighed only ten pounds per square foot of living space. The manufacturer's recommended uses included housing for [...]

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

Bamboo struts

http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/eng/fr_raumfachwerk.html After one year development, we present a bamboo space frame with a new bamboo connection developed by us. The construction is a tetrahedron and with it the minute-possible demonstration of a 3-dimensional structure. Linear grown bamboo is suitable for the reception of pressure and tensile forces ideally. Up to now, it neither was possible [...]

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

Roplene Boats

How did I get to be so old and not know about roto-molding? I don't see how anyone who can direct their own time and has an internet connection can ever be bored. Roplene boats are roto-molded completely out of plastic. They can be sawed in two and still float, resist corrosion, cost less, and [...]

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

Aquadam

http://www.waterstructures.com/ Giant water filled bladders for flood control:

Wednesday, April 21st, 2004

Galvanized — 360' interactive photography

Nifty. If a bit nausea-inducing. http://www.galvinized.com/objects/arc.html (Quicktime required)