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Shark-shaped Tea Infuser
In: Tea
31 Aug 2009We put the “tea” in I.T. and are always on the look out for new teas & paraphernalia. Sharky is pretty sweet looking tea infuser made by Pable Matteado. Hat tip.
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- Tags: sharks, Tea
The Wretched Refuse
In: Geek Finds|Good Stuff
30 Aug 2009Special guest writer Mo sent this to me, a 15″ laptop screen attached to a 17″ laptop. It makes me think of The New Colossus for some reason. Give me your tired, poor, cobbled messes…
Texting + Driving = Dangerous
In: News
28 Jul 2009NYTimes has an article today on the increased risk of accidents while texting and driving. I’ve always thought texting and driving simultaneously was pretty dumb, now I have supporting stats: “…When the drivers texted, their collision risk was 23 times greater than when not texting.” Additionally terrifying, “In the moments before a crash or near [...]
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LEGO Restoration
20 Jul 2009Jan Vormann and an army of volunteers decided to do something about the chipped bricks and decaying masonry around downtown Amsterdam. Rather than slap up some bland plaster or drab mortar, he used that world renowned symbol of Danish cultural heritage: the LEGO brick. I’m not sure about their structural integrity as a building material, [...]
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Lego Cello
In: Good Stuff
16 Jun 2009I’ll speak for the whole department when I say that we like Legos. I’ll go so far as to say it’s the best toy ever made. We’ve had lots of Lego posts so what’s one more? The Lego Cello (via) is a full-size hollow-body cello, complete with bow & strings, made by Nathan Sawaya. The [...]
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- Tags: lego, music
Cornman Recon
In: Work updates
12 Jun 2009Elph and I went out to Corman Farms today to talk to Mark and check out some possible spots for a webcam. Elph took photos form the potential posts; I took notes and petted the Shetlands. You can see all of today’s photos in our gallery.
Sebastian Errazuriz
In: Good Stuff
10 Jun 2009This bench was made by Sebastian Errazuriz. Errazuriz’s portfolio is impressive and varied, from fashion to installations. I particularly like the Lego motorcycle helmet. And the tree-in-soccer-field is pretty sweet. via
Make Mac Work
In: Geek Finds
1 Jun 2009I came across MakeMacWork.com last week when researching best practices for Retrospect. MakeMacWork is an awesome blog focused on Macs in enterprise environments. I particularly appreciated today’s tip about the 10.5.7 update affecting PPC machines. I was also excited to read their article on configuring default user template; their method is much more concise than [...]
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- Tags: apple, links, mac
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