Grey on Feb 25th, 2008Defeat Childproof Caps Permanently
I don’t have children in my home. I don’t want children in my home, with their dirt, disease and feral tendencies. Yet still I must suffer through the crusades of others to protect children from statistically insignificant danger at the cost of great annoyance to many. For example, those horrible childproof caps […]
Grey on Feb 22nd, 2008Chinese Cities in Isometric Pixel Art Glory
A website called edushi.com has stunningly beautiful pixel art maps of major cities in China. There are currently 21 places to see and they are looking to expand.
[Click here to see Shanghai]
[Click here to see Hong Kong]
[Click here for the full list (in Chinese)]
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Grey on Feb 20th, 2008Lawrence Lessig Runs For Congress! (Maybe)
Lawrence Lessig, hero of the copyright wars, and recent crusader against corruption, might be running for congress. He’s put together a 10 minute video on his new website with his initial ideas and campaign promises. Currently he’s gauging support, so head over and voice your thoughts.
[Click here for the Lessig08 site]
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Grey on Feb 18th, 2008An RV That Crosses Deserts, Swamps, Rivers.
The Unicat Expedition vehicles are tough machines. For 600,000 USD, you get a mobile house designed to cross both the Arctic North and the Sahara Dessert. It carries enough food and supplies to travel in remote locations for months without needing anything.
To fill up the gas tank costs 800 USD, but takes you […]