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ewtHad a bit of a lie-down and feel somewhat better, though my back hurts a lot and I still generally feel like roadkill. Also, if the head of Student Services can type, my meeting is on Friday, not today; but I've got busking booked for that time. Hmm. If it comes to it I'll have to miss the busking, but I'm loathe to do so.
Worth reading, discusses anger and temper and stuff. Not a lot of the 'how' but big on the 'why'.
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feanelwa.
Oh, hell. It's turning into another links post. Here we go:
International Bamboo Building Design Competition. Can't think of it without thinking of the lived-in ginormous bamboo in Red Mars (or was it Green Mars that had the bamboo houses? Same story anyway). Also, pretty! I'd really like to grow some bamboo in order to experiment with doing some small-scale building, but I don't know enough about which varieties are suitable for building, which varieties are suitable for growing in England, whether these overlap and so on. I know there is some very tall bamboo 'round the corner from here that would be quite useful for some things.
$200 Machine Shop. Don't know what this would cost in the UK, and I don't have the space or the time, but yum!
More shiny. Light-up poi, with a difference. These would be SO FUN. Might even add these ones to my wishlist, if I ever get around to updating the thing; I'm sure there are some of you out there with access to the right equipment to do something like this if I never get around to it.
LED array bulb replacements have come to ThinkGeek! That means they're nearly mainstream, or sommat. I have one of these (only mine is 240V on account of me being in, you know, the UK), and while it isn't great for area lighting - still a bit too directional - it makes a wonderful work lamp. These things would work a treat to replace heat-wasting halogen bulbs, or as outdoor security lights or whatever. Also, it's worth noting that my lightbox is an array of 72 very bright white LEDs, and is fucking expensive. Possibly the "Spotlight" bulb replacement available from ThinkGeek would be suitable as a lightbox for some people; I'm not sure if it would have the right spectrum but I think white LEDs are made with blue and stuff, maybe an electronics/physics geek would know more...
While I'm at ThinkGeek, I do wonder how these glowsticks compare to the Krill lamps I know and love (and keep losing). They look very pretty, a little more compact and elegant than Krill, but are A23 batteries rechargeable? I've tried using Krill lamps in glow poi and it doesn't quite work, because like many other flashlights they have a spring contact and so when you spin them around that gets squished and the circuit gets broken.
An alternative to Freecycle. I've not checked it out properly, but thought I'd record it anyway.
subway systems of the world, presented on the same scale. I think it would be really neat to interpolate these with data on population density (both residential and at various times, eg peak business hours). I'm not doing it.
Read this article without scratching. Go on. I don't recommend using organophosphates on your kidlets, though; try a healthfood shop for some natural remedies first. I'm sure teh internets is full of advice on the subject, and some of it hasn't even made it to snopes or quackwatch.
Cute kitten. As if we actually needed Kitten DDR, but... cute! cute!mstevens, can we have a kitten? PLEASE?
Worth reading, discusses anger and temper and stuff. Not a lot of the 'how' but big on the 'why'.
Also this post by
feanelwa.Oh, hell. It's turning into another links post. Here we go:
International Bamboo Building Design Competition. Can't think of it without thinking of the lived-in ginormous bamboo in Red Mars (or was it Green Mars that had the bamboo houses? Same story anyway). Also, pretty! I'd really like to grow some bamboo in order to experiment with doing some small-scale building, but I don't know enough about which varieties are suitable for building, which varieties are suitable for growing in England, whether these overlap and so on. I know there is some very tall bamboo 'round the corner from here that would be quite useful for some things.
$200 Machine Shop. Don't know what this would cost in the UK, and I don't have the space or the time, but yum!
More shiny. Light-up poi, with a difference. These would be SO FUN. Might even add these ones to my wishlist, if I ever get around to updating the thing; I'm sure there are some of you out there with access to the right equipment to do something like this if I never get around to it.
LED array bulb replacements have come to ThinkGeek! That means they're nearly mainstream, or sommat. I have one of these (only mine is 240V on account of me being in, you know, the UK), and while it isn't great for area lighting - still a bit too directional - it makes a wonderful work lamp. These things would work a treat to replace heat-wasting halogen bulbs, or as outdoor security lights or whatever. Also, it's worth noting that my lightbox is an array of 72 very bright white LEDs, and is fucking expensive. Possibly the "Spotlight" bulb replacement available from ThinkGeek would be suitable as a lightbox for some people; I'm not sure if it would have the right spectrum but I think white LEDs are made with blue and stuff, maybe an electronics/physics geek would know more...
While I'm at ThinkGeek, I do wonder how these glowsticks compare to the Krill lamps I know and love (and keep losing). They look very pretty, a little more compact and elegant than Krill, but are A23 batteries rechargeable? I've tried using Krill lamps in glow poi and it doesn't quite work, because like many other flashlights they have a spring contact and so when you spin them around that gets squished and the circuit gets broken.
An alternative to Freecycle. I've not checked it out properly, but thought I'd record it anyway.
subway systems of the world, presented on the same scale. I think it would be really neat to interpolate these with data on population density (both residential and at various times, eg peak business hours). I'm not doing it.
Read this article without scratching. Go on. I don't recommend using organophosphates on your kidlets, though; try a healthfood shop for some natural remedies first. I'm sure teh internets is full of advice on the subject, and some of it hasn't even made it to snopes or quackwatch.
Cute kitten. As if we actually needed Kitten DDR, but... cute! cute!
mstevens, can we have a kitten? PLEASE?
