Who can trust a people who celebrate, as their national event, a jailbreak? – Margaret Thatcher
Today is bastille day.
Originally posted to the old blog: July 14th, 2005
Who can trust a people who celebrate, as their national event, a jailbreak? – Margaret Thatcher
Today is bastille day.
Originally posted to the old blog: July 14th, 2005
Now that spring is upon us, it’s a good a time as any to get outside and start building stuff. Spring is the time when things get done, and this year is no exception. I find myself with a fairly hefty to-build list. Everything from a 3rd box garden (gotta separate out the tomatoes this year) to a large set of bookshelves to bring focus to one end of the dining room. First on the list, though, was a picnic table for my son:
I don’t have a huge workshop or anything, and actually, the space in the house I’ve been using for such things is directly under my son’s room. So much for working on projects while he’s napping… For this, and likely the rest of my projects, I found that our garage works fairly well. I could use a table up there so that I’m not bending over for everything, so there’s some room for improvement.
This was my first time trying plans from Ana White’s Knock Off Wood. I’m not the least bit ashamed to admit that I followed plans from a site meant mostly for women who haven’t built anything before. Why? Because the plans are excellent and the results are great. My only beef is that her prices for wood are low by at least 50%, so whenever I’m considering building something, it’s much more expensive than she lists. Sure, wood is always going to be pricier in Boston than in Alaska, but I digress.
I’m really happy with the table. It came together in about 3.5 hours not including painting time, and my son loves it. That’s the real test, of course.

We’re not sure whether the new US bank notes designed by Richard Smith will “rebrand the US Dollar, rebuild financial confidence and revive our failing economy”, but we can promise that you can easily check out how much money you have by simply opening the wallet. Why? Because the one dollar is shorter while the 100 dollar is the longest, so the more longer notes you have, the richer you’re. Apart from the length, the new notes also change in colors and images for the users to easily distinguish between them.


$1 – The first African American president.

$5 – The five biggest native American tribes.

$10 – The bill of rights, the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.

$20 – 20th Century America.

$50 – The 50 States of America.

$100 – The first 100 days of President Franklin Roosevelt.

New Zealand businessman Peter Lewis has created an innovative machine that can transform discarded plastic like bottles and bags into building blocks. Believe it or not, such bricks can be used to build emergency houses or landscaping walls and they’re more durable than you can imagine, as each brick is comprised of an estimated 10kg (22lbs) of plastic. So you needn’t worry they’ll be blown away by the wind.
Designer: Peter Lewis
No one gives a damn about the size of your to-do list.
—Ryan Freitas shares 35 lessons of his 35 years.
This is really stupid, but I know I'm going to forget to tweak this *every* time I install Office.
Also useful is his post on <a href="http://paulirish.com/2010/font-face-gotchas/>@font-face gotchas</a>.
Nifty PSD template set for iPhone app mockups. Useful for iPhone versions of webapps and sites as well.
I tried doing this myself a few installs ago and gave up. Nice to see a concrete solution. May have to try SimplyFile as well.