Bird-electron ez17-b ipod recycling speaker
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Nicely done.
From the website:
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Bird-Electron EZ17-B iPod Recycling Speaker
The one and only Recycling Speaker for iPod.
The dimensions are exactly the same as the plastic package for iPod Nano (1st & 2nd Gen.) and iPod Shuffle (2nd & 3rd Gen.).
Simply just place the speaker panel on top of the open box, plug it into the iPod and play.
Bird-Electron's recycling speaker does not require any power source.
You can also customize your own recycling speaker with any small container like a water bottle.
103mm L x 53mm W x 2mm D.
Weight: 35g.
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$39.99 (iPod not included)...
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Pretty social — 'a place for women to share and discuss stories from around the web'
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Interesting site. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Fridgefork — integrated condiment retriever
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From the website:
FridgeFork
This great little FridgeFork is ideal for the picnic or buffet table.
It makes retrieving pickles, olives and other jarred condiments convenient and clean.
The stretchy silicone loop fits around jars and holds the 6.5” fork — think of it as a little fork holster.
When the picnic is over, return your condiments to the refrigerator — but leave the FridgeFork on the jar.
Includes 1 small loop, 1 large loop, 1 fork holder, and 1 fork.
Silicone and plastic with steel tines.....................
Avocado, Cherry or Meringue.
$6. (Source: bookofjoe)
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'goats eat free at the getty'
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"The Getty Center in Los Angeles has contracted about 60 goats, including the one shown above, to eat the brush on its 110 acres. If left unmanaged, the brush could serve as fuel for wildfires."
That's what Lawrence Van Gelder reported in the lead item of his "Arts, Briefly" column in yesterday's New York Times.
You could look it up. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Piggyback table(s) — by thomas heatherwick
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From dezeen:
"Magis asked Heatherwick to design a dividable domestic table and 'the result was a table which literally "piggybacks" its twin,' according to Heatherwick’s studio.
"A grove and slot system has been designed so that when the two tables are on top of each other they seem to fuse to create a single table."
From Paul Goldberger's article about Heatherwick in the May 12, 2008 New Yorker:
"The studio recently completed a prototype for an expandable dining table consisting of two nearly identical tables that slot on top of each other —Heatherwick dubbed the design 'Piggyback.'
"The legs of the ...
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Snowbird ice cream shop — where baskin-robbins was born
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Look at the 1945 photo above.
What do you see?
From that single store in Glendale, California, opened by 28-year-old returning World War II veteran Irvine Robbins soon after leaving the Army, came the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire which, by the time Robbins retired in 1978, was selling 20 million gallons of ice cream a year in more than 2,000 stores around the world.
About halfway through Valerie J. Nelson's excellent May 7, 2008 Los Angeles Times obituary of Robbins was this nugget about what Robbins's dairyman father told both him and Burton Baskin, Robbin's brother-in-law and future partner, when Baskin opened his ...
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What is it?
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Answer here this time tomorrow. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Final fantasy — pascal dangin is 'the photo whisperer'
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Probably the world's most expensive and in-demand photo manipulator, Dangin (above) is profiled in a superb article by Lauren Collins which appears in the current (May 12, 2008) issue of the New Yorker; excerpts follow.
Pixel Perfect — Pascal Dangin's Virtual Reality
In the March issue of Vogue Dangin tweaked a hundred and forty-four images: a hundred and seven advertisements (Estée Lauder, Gucci, Dior, etc.), thirty-six fashion pictures, and the cover, featuring Drew Barrymore.
Pascal Dangin is the premier retoucher of fashion photographs. Art directors and admen call him when they want someone who looks less than...
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Limited edition mercedes-benz slr roadster
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"Powered by a supercharged 5.5 liter, 617 hp, 0-60 in 3.8 sec AMG V-8, this carbon-fiber body with 19" turbine wheels screams at a top speed of 206 mph."
"Blends Formula 1 motor racing credentials with a fully-retractable, semi-automatic soft top for a whole new dimension in Gran Turismo roadsters."
"One of only 12 Pure Black models in the U.S., with swing-wing door design, red leather, and Anthracite Black top."
"Available for immediate delivery."
You know the drill — if you have to ask....
Bring it by this afternoon. (Source: bookofjoe)
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This is not a car hanger expander
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Am I the only one who thought that the second (above) of the three photos illustrating Tuesday's 1:01 p.m. post could almost have been painted by René Magritte?
I am?
Oh. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Zip bag — by thomas heatherwick
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From his website:
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Zip Bag
As the zips in garments and accessories are normally quite short, it struck Heatherwick Studio as funny that zipper is manufactured and sold in lengths of 200 metres. The studio began experimenting with ways of making objects, dresses and accessories from long pieces of this zipper.
The project developed into a bag in collaboration with Longchamp, the French family company which has been manufacturing luxury leather goods since 1948.
Zip Bag is an apparently plain leather handbag which when unzipped doubles in size and reveals a spiral of colour. It went into production ...
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Ebay still doesn't get it
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Every now and then, but as infrequently as possible, perhaps once a year, I buy something on eBay that I can't find anywhere else.
Like the transparent Post-Its featured in yesterday's 1:01 p.m. post.
And every time I do, I'm reminded of why I repeat this behavior as infrequently as possible.
eBay's "Buy It Now" feature is the Bizarro World equivalent of Amazon's One-Click.
It involves innumerable screens, clicks and pages, confusing instructions, a terrible interface and, worst of all, the need to invoke PayPal as part of the process.
It is no surprise to me that eBay is fading.
While it may be heaven to frequent us...
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Telephonic sheep — by jean luc cornec
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Sheep made from telephone parts,
exhibited in the
Frankfurt Museum of Communications.
[via reBlog, cualquiera, Eyeteeth, and J-Walk] (Source: bookofjoe)
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The secret of success — think process, not just product
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James Surowiecki, the New Yorker's financial columnist, offers more useful information in his one-page essays than most business books in their entirety.
This week's (May 12, 2008) is especially good.
He considers how and why it is that though Toyota openly shares its methods and procedures — "Toyota opens its facilities to tours, and even embarked on a joint venture with G.M. designed, in part, to help G.M. improve its own production system," G.M. and its U.S. brethren keep falling further and further behind.
Maybe it's because "Toyota implements a million new ideas a year, and most of them come from ordinary workers...
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Half-brolly
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Terri Sapienza, reviewing this item in today's Washington Post Home section, wrote, "Our vote for the most clever summer item so far goes to Grandin Road's Outdoor Half-Umbrella."
From the website:
Outdoor Half-Umbrella
Our innovative Outdoor Half-Umbrella is the perfect shade over a door, on a balcony or along walls or windows.
This patio umbrella is great for anywhere you want to add shade without taking up too much space.
• Sturdy base keeps the half-canopy flush against any vertical surface — no attachment needed!
• Champagne-toned, powder-coated aluminum frame, pole and base stand up to the elements with ...
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World-renowned violinist philippe quint — he played real good for free
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Richard G. Jones, in yesterday's New York Times, wrote about how world-renowned violinist Philippe Quint, on April 21, 2008, left his $4 million Stradivarius in the back seat of a New York City taxicab on his return to Manhattan from a concert in Dallas.
Several hours later the violin turned up at Newark International Airport.
In gratitude, Quint on Tuesday gave a private outdoor violin recital in the taxicab holding area at Newark Airport (top) for a group of about 50 cabdrivers.
An audio slide show accompanied the article, which follows.
Cabdriver Thanked for Returning a Stradivarius
The violinist stood on a makeshi...
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like some kind of metaphor or somethingThey grow up so fast. Time to get a bigger pot. (Source: the underwear drawer)
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Baby hands soap
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Kara Place called my attention to this last evening, asking, "Creepiest thing ever?"
Yes.
From websites:
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Baby Hand Soaps
Weird, and wonderful, these little hands are actual soap.
About 10 different hands (approximately 100g total) in different skin tones come in a pack.
Because they are handmade (about 20 sets per day), each set is slightly different, with different hand shapes and skin colors.
By Marie Gardeski, they're made from goat’s milk and vegetable glycerin and very lightly scented.
They range in size from 1/2” to 2" tall.
Really quite lovely! (and, okay, a little creepy).
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Behindthemedspeak: the 'diseasome'
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That's the term used to describe the figure above, a map linking different human diseases to the genes they have in common.
It accompanied Andrew Pollack's article in yesterday's New York Times Science section about the rapidly developing new field of medical computational genetics and informatics.
"For instance, two genes have recently been found to influence the risk of both diabetes and prostate cancer," wrote Pollack.
"I'm shaking my head with disbelief that two genes would pop up in these two diseases that have absolutely nothing in common," said Dr. Francis S. Collins, the director of the the National Human Genome...
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Pilot's pen
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From yesterday's edition of Steven Leckart's excellent weekly newsletter, Cool Tools:
Pilot's Pen — Illuminated writing device
I'm an aircraft owner and use this very powerful LED-powered pen during night flying, but also while traveling on commercial flights and mostly at odd times: crosswords, fishing for something in the car at night, etc. The lighting and ink are independently controlled, so in addition to being effective, it's easy to use: the button on top is on/off for the light and the pen rotates to retract the point. I've had some promotional-type LED pens in the past but the button cells burn out and then it...
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When should you trash your printer?
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A brand-new Epson C88+ printer (above) costs $79.99 at the Epson store (I know this to be true because I just bought one).
It comes with three color ink cartridges and one black ink cartridge.
Replacement cartridges cost $12.34 apiece for color and $18.99 for black.
So a full set of replacements will run you $56.01.
Here is my question: When the print quality starts to decline as it inevitably does — and does not return to optimal even after repeated head cleaning, nozzle cleaning, alignment checks and the like — does it make more sense to simply trash the printer and order another instead of buying replacement ink...
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Transparent post-it notes
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Instantly you realize how useful they'd be.
Turns out 3M's been there,
done that.
Why didn't someone pick up the clue phone and let me know?
They did?
And my music was blasting so loud I didn't hear it ring?
Yeah, that does happen.
Anyhow, I'm down for these yesterday.
Note that they're strips measuring 1" x 3", not the usual more rectangular or square shape.
12 packs (each containing 20 sheets of Sheer Melon, Sheer Yellow, Sheer Green and Sheer Blue — a total of 4 pads per pack) for $14.
[via ghostschool, the girl in the green dress, and clifyt] (Source: bookofjoe)
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'how to tell if your boyfriend's a psycho'
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How many signs does yours have?
Hey, it's not just a guy thing — there's also "How to Tell If Your Girlfriend's a Psycho."
Something for everyone, that's our philosophy. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Finallyfast.com — if it speeds up your pc, then why does the tv commercial show apple computers?
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Yesterday during "Pardon The Interruption" — the only TV show I try to watch with some regularity — a commercial came on for FinallyFast.com.
It said to go to the website and learn about a revolutionary product that will make your PC run much faster by doing this and that to it.
The product's home page says it's a "Microsoft-Certified Partner" so you know it's all about PCs.
OK, this isn't the first time we've heard about software that purportedly will speed up our computers — but not while the commercial depicts people sitting at their iMacs and iBooks.
Am I missing something here?
Why would you use Apple compu...
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'when i left la scala, i thought it was time for me to be absolutely free, like the birds in the air'
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Riccardo Muti (above, conducting the Nabucco Overture), quoted in Daniel J. Wakin's story in yesterday's New York Times about Muti's just-announced agreement to become music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra beginning in 2010.
Many of the world's greatest orchestras have tried — and failed — to entice Muti since he quit his post as music director of the Teatro Della Scala in Milan in 2005 in what Wakin termed "... an operatic kerfuffle."
Continued Muti, "Birds go around and they enjoy their happiness, their freedom. But sometimes it can happen they find a tree and they like to stop on a tree, and they didn't...
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they'll probably want time of for their menses, too I don't want to start a shitstorm, but what do people think about this article that my sister e-mailed to me? (My sister, by the way, is graduating from medical school tomorrow. Celebrate good times, come on!)BUSINESS WEEK, April 17, 2008, 5:00PM ESTAre There Too Many Women Doctors?As an MD shortage looms, female physicians and their flexible hours are taking some of the blameby Catherine ArnstFinding a doctor could soon be even harder than paying for one. Various studies have projected a shortfall of anywhere from 50,000 to 100,000 physicians in the U.S. relative to dema...
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Popys rain hat
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Yesterday I received the following email from joehead Jim Cooley (above):
Joe,
Behold, the Popys umbrella hat.
85 rupees. Just got back from India and brought some home for friends.
Okay, so it's a gag. But it's pretty darned useful for taking pictures in the rain. I use it here in Seattle.
Regards,
Jim....................
FunFact: 85 rupees = $2.
FunFact #2: After retiring from baseball in 1979, Hall-of-Famer Lou Brock got involved with a device similar to the Popys.
From his Wikipedia entry: "Brock also lent his name to a unique rain hat, shaped like a miniature umbrella and to be worn at games during sho...
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Torrentfreedom.com — 'show your isp who's boss'
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Long story short: "For $17 a month, TorrentFreedom gives you unlimited bandwidth, 1-Gbps upload/download speeds, and anonymous , encrypted VPN access to shield your shenanigans."
[via the May, 2008 issue of Wired magazine] (Source: bookofjoe)
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Mace pepper gel
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Pretty scary.
But then, that's the point.
From the website:
Mace Pepper Spray Gel
Mace's new patent pending advanced pepper spray product is a sticky gel that has a 10% pepper formulation (1.4% total capsaicinoids).
Different and better than foam, the sticky gel comes in 1.59 oz. (45g) and 2.79 oz.(78g) canisters, and is propelled out of the canister by compressed air.
Mace Pepper Spray Gel is a less-than-lethal personal defense device that has the ability to neutralize an assailant effectively from 18 feet away (max. up to 25 feet).
The Mace gel formula sticks to the face of an assailant [top], leaving him tempora...
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How to guarantee i won't feature your whatever in bookofjoe
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Send me daily emails with websites or products or designs, concluding with the instruction, "Please review it on your website."
Even more likely to evoke a snicker of derision from all of us here at bookofjoe World Headquarters is an offer of a loaner to try out for two or three weeks.
Excuse me?
A loaner?
So I'm supposed to remember to send it back and pay for the return myself?
This really happens all the time — just ask Shawn Lea, head of my crack research team.
You want me to consider featuring whatever you've got, you send it to me and I like it or trash it or whatever but it sure ain't coming back to you. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Car hanger expander
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From the website:
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Car Clothes Hanger
Handy carrier adds extra hanging space
This handy hanger holds five times more clothes than a standard car hook.
The built-in handle makes it easy to move your dry-cleaning or a trip's worth of clothes from car to home.
Heavy-duty metal construction won't bend or buckle.
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$7.95 (clothes and hangers not included). (Source: bookofjoe)
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Who's got your keys?
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I learned from Colin Harrison's superb new novel, "The Finder," that all New York City firemen have skeleton keys which allow them to enter any building in the city.
OK, that makes sense.
What I found very interesting (assuming it's true, which it sure would seem to be, judging from the ways of the world) is that though retired firemen are expected to turn in their master keys when they leave the department, few — if any — do.
Then yesterday, reading David Halbfinger's New York Times article about the Pellicano trial in Los Angeles, I happened on the following:
Wiretapping is really, really easy
Amateur spooks and...
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Designer scratching post
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From the website:
Designer Scratching Post
This sleek and stylish scratching post, made of black sisal and chrome, will not only save your furniture from destruction but will also save your decor from clashing with ordinary pet accessories.
7"W x 23.5"H.....................
$299. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Behindthemedspeak: human exoskeleton
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Called ReWalk and pictured in use above, it was invented by Israel-based Argo Medical Technologies.
Long story short: It borrows a concept popularized by the spider and horseshoe crab, namely, "... an exoskeleton, designed to assist disabled people with standing, walking and climbing stairs."
Here's Ranit Mishori's article about the device, from today's Washington Post Health section.
A Human Exoskeleton
It's a concept borrowed from the spider and the horseshoe crab: an exoskeleton, designed to assist disabled people with standing, walking and climbing stairs.
ReWalk, by Argo Medical Technologies of Israel, consists o...
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the end is near...but not in that wayA couple of people in the comments section asked me in the last entry about my May 1st word count deadline, and whether or not I have met my goal yet. And the answer is...no. I actually had done some writing this past month, though failing to update the sidebar as I did...but I have not cracked 70,000 words yet nonetheless. But before anyone starts freaking out that I have NOT MET MY CONTRACTED DEADLINE, let me tell you this: my real deadline is July 1st. The May 1st deadline is a decoy deadline that I set for myself to give myself a margin of error, just so I wouldn't stray too close t...
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World's chic-est dog bowl
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Walnut and porcelain.
Small (8"Ø x 2"H): $99.
Large (9.75"Ø x 3.75"H): $109. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Nubrella
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Res ipsa loquitur.
But in case the music's blasting (certainly the case here at bookofjoe World Headquarters), here's Monica Hesse's article about the new new thing in texting in the rain, from this morning's Washington Post Style section where it made the front page.
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Need to Text In the Rain? They've Got It Covered
April showers could continue clear through May, and your Burberry and your BlackBerry are already waterlogged.
Perhaps you need... a Nubrella.
Priced at $49.99 and looking like a leftover set piece from "Bubble Boy," the hands-free umbrella is marketed as the ultimate tool for the mo...
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11: the beautiful game
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That's what GRO Design
and Tim Model Makers
call their ultra-luxe
foosball (fussball in the U.K.) table football game.
Illuminated interior, dark exterior, special lighting effects,
solid brass rods, mirror-chrome finished players, software
to replay the winning goal, etc.
Unveiled at Milan Design Week 2008 last month, just one
functioning model of the planned line has been built.
Game
on. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Meet chandler burr
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The perfume critic for the New York Times T:Style magazine will make an appearance at Macy's in New York City tomorrow at 5 p.m.
I wish I could attend.
He's such a wonderful writer. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Sennheiser tangent quattro internet radio
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Why bother paying for satellite radio when you can get over 10,000 stations for free?
Use a big knob to select a country, then turn it to choose the type of radio station you'd like to listen to, then pick the one you want.
Jonathan Margolis, reviewing it the latest Financial Times "How To Spend It" magazine, wrote, "The Tangent is so idiot-proof that I connected it to my WiFi and was listening to it without having to open the instruction book...."
Almost sounds like a TechnoDolt™ would have a shot at actually being able to use it... don't tempt me.
It also gets regular FM radio — just in case.
$349.95. (Source: bookofjoe)
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'boring cool people' — by grayson perry
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The Turner Prize-winning artist's 1999 earthenware vase epitomizes his view of himself as "... a conceptual artist masquerading as a potter."
You could look it up. (Source: bookofjoe)
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What is it?
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Answer here this time
tomorrow. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Yawning as a pick-up line
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That's different.
According to Jennifer Ackerman in her book "Sex, Sleep, Eat, Drink, Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body," at a party among strangers, you should yawn and see who yawns with you.
She writes that only about 40% of the population — those who score high on self-awareness and empathy —is given to the sort of interpersonal rapport that might result in a consensual yawn.
She notes that it's empathic individuals who are most susceptible, and that a reciprocated yawn will help you identify not only those who may have been surreptitiously watching you but also those you'd hope were doing so, weeding out le...
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cue the gershwinWe headed down to DUMBO today to have brunch with friends. (DUMBO, by the way, being an acronym for the neighborhood in Brooklyn located Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, and not any judgement on the I.Q. of its locals.) It was nice to have an excuse to visit the area, and overall, I think we made a nice day of it.I'm excited about moving to Atlanta, don't get me wrong. It's going to be fun, an adventure, yay for new experiences and all that. But there are some days, like today, that I just can't believe we're willingly leaving this city. (Source: the underwear drawer)
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Heated massaging bedrest
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Pretend you have a top of the line Mercedes for a fraction of the cost of the real thing.
Then, when you open your eyes, you're already home.
Can't beat that.
From the website:
Massaging Bedrest Pillow with Heat
Relieve tensions with a soothing reading pillow.
At the end of a long day, rest your head against this luxurious bedrest pillow with heated massage and concentrated lumbar support.
An easy-to-use integrated control panel delivers a stimulating massage to soothe sore muscles.
And a flexible LED reading lamp and convenient side pocket make it an ideal reading pillow — especially for those who love to read...
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Typo of the day for librarians
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"We are a group of librarians from all over the world with a common interest — keeping our online catalogs free of errors."
I second that emulsion.
Wait a minute.... (Source: bookofjoe)
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What is it?
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Answer here this time tomorrow. (Source: bookofjoe)
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Is protecting attorney-client privilege worth keeping an innocent man in prison — for life?
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According to most legal experts, yes.
Here's Adam Liptak's provocative essay from today's New York Times about why this is.
When Law Prevents Righting a Wrong
Staples Hughes, a North Carolina lawyer, was on the witness stand and about to disclose a secret he believed would free an innocent man from prison. But the judge told Mr. Hughes to stop.
“If you testify,” Judge Jack A. Thompson said at a hearing last year on the prisoner’s request for a new trial, “I will be compelled to report you to the state bar. Do you understand that?”
But Mr. Hughes continued. Twenty-two years before, he said, a client, now dead...
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World's first vibrating flashlight with integrated razor
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What the hey?
Tell you what, the guys over at Gizmodo are gonna fibrillate once they espy this puppy.
From the website:
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Fusion Chrome Power Razor
Perfectly balanced and weighted to feel like a natural extension of your hand, maximizing stability and control.
Gentle micro-pulses help you reduce friction and increase razor glide.
The built-in spotlight — the first of its kind — reveals details normally in shadow, such as under the chin and jaw line, to help you avoid missed spots and make every stroke count.
The sleek, contemporary handle is an ideal combination of ergonomics and innovati...
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Next fourth plinth commission — the shortlist
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The group of six artists from whom the next work to grace Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth will be selected is the most impressive yet.
In alphabetical order:
• Jeremy Deller
• Tracey Emin
• Antony Gormley
• Anish Kapoor
• Yinka Shonibare
• Bob & Roberta Smith (Source: bookofjoe)
Source: bookofjoe - May 4, 2008 Category: Anesthetists Authors: bookofjoe Source Type: blogs
