Entries from February 2006

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Skinbag

This expensive ($601 USD), but striking laptop bag is made from synthetic human skin. The “Skinbag” is shock absorbant, has 1 cm padding (fabric lining), and 1 side pocket for all your accessories. It measures approx. 39 x 29 cm or 14 x 11 in. and doubles as a regular carrying bag.

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Laughing Babies

Creepy, yet funny. (WMV file) Via .

Sunday, February 19th, 2006

Google blocks war videos for U.S. citizens? [EDIT -- NOT TRUE]

It seems Google doesn't just block content in China. Anyone know what the story is behind this? Anyone know why Google would be selectively blocking this video? (Via Flutterby) [EDIT: is right. You can specify which countries are allowed to see a video when you upload it. See screenshot below: ]

Friday, February 17th, 2006

Reverse dutch auctions to solve NIMBYism

http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=082203C Julian's Genius Font Size: By Herbert Inhaber : BIO | 22 Aug 2003 Discuss This Story! (0) Email | Print | Bookmark | Save A recent article on auctions in the science journal Nature sparked memories of my interactions with the late Julian Simon, the famed economist at the University of Maryland. David Porter [...]

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Happy Valentine's Day

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Couple creates ecologically friendly home

http://www.theadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041216/NEWS01/412160324/1002 PAIR LIVES 'GREEN' LIFE Couple creates ecologically friendly home Jan Risher jrisher@theadvertiser.com OPELOUSAS – Tony Adrian and Marie Bossard live in a beautiful 1,400-square-foot house on the outskirts of town. Their monthly electricity bill is zero. Their monthly water bill is zero. In fact, they don't even receive utility bills. All of the home's [...]

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Against censorship

Suppose he bought he ads–would groups like CSPI have the right to get an injunction to block them until the courts decided that he was acting “independently”? How would a court decide whether he was acting “independently” or under the auspices of a corporation? You appear to think that because corporations get limited liability protections, [...]

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Paul Wakfer's smoothie recipe

http://morelife.org/personal/health/smoothie.html To appease my clamoring fans who have demanded this (all 2 of them :-), here it is: Breakfast Whole Fruit Smoothie Ingredient list: – 1/2 pink grapefruit or occasionally a whole orange or half of each (white grapefruit can be used but I prefer pink for the lycopene content and taste) – 1/4 lemon [...]

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Smoothie recipes

http://www.vsh.org/smoothies.htm 15 pounds Fully ripe tomatoes;chopped 2 cups Celery;chopped 3 large Onions; chopped 3 cloves garlic; minced/mashed 1/4 cup Sugar; or to taste Salt 3/4 teaspoon Pepper 2 teaspoons Prepared horseradish 1/3 cup Lemon juice Worcestershire to taste Directions: Over medium high heat bring the vegetables to a boil and boil gently for about 20 [...]

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Cathedral of Junk

Cathedral of Junk The Cathedral of Junk stands quietly in the backyard of a small house on a suburban street on the south side of Austin. Unlike other busybody constructions that we've visited over the years — the Forevertron, the Garden of Eden, the Orange Show — this one blends with its neighborhood. From the [...]