Busy Week

Michele has a busy week coming up. Friday is the opening reception for her solo show at Artique, Ltd. here in Anchorage, then on Sunday she flies to Los Angeles for the opening reception of the Millard Sheets Gallery’s 2001 exhibition, The Art of Illusion. The following Saturday, we’ll both be in Riverside, California for […]

One Billion Seconds

UNIX system clocks everywhere will hit one billion seconds (since the UNIX epoch date January 1st, 1970) on September 9 at 01:46:39 UTC, September 8 at 5:46pm Alaska time.

New Aibos

A little to “cutsie” for me, but the new AIBO models, Latte and Macaron are at least more affordable than the original.

Classic Video Game History

The Dot Eaters – Classic Video Game History is an incredibly comprehensive reference covering the early years of gaming, and includes a timeline beginning with the founding of Nintendo in 1889.

As Slow As Possible

Last night, a group in Germany began the world’s longest musical performance of an organ composition by American composer John Cage entitled Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow As Possible) that will last for 639 years.

Terms of Use

I’ve got to save this link to the Terms of Use found over at OXO (makers of the Good Grips line of products) so I have it handy the next time I have to deal with anyone in the legal department.

Not One!

I just realized that I have NEVER gotten an email from anyone visiting this site – which confirms my suspicion that a) no one visits this site, b) no one who actually visits likes/hates anything here enough to comment, or c) the type of people who visit this site have not yet figured out how […]

Why Can’t Lego Click?

Fast Company has an interesting story entitled Why Can’t Lego Click?. My theory is that the $200+ price tag on so many of the LEGO sets may have something to do with it…

Other Search Engines

The recent flood of articles about new search engines prompted me to take a look at Wisenut, iBoogie and Teoma, but I’ve found things like blogdex and Daypop more interesting to explore (and Google is still my preferred seach engine).

Bathroom Server

The Random Hall Bathroom Serverat MIT lets you check the status of each bathroom stall (Vacant/In Use) as well as how long the occupant has been in there.

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