So yesterday after a really rough day at work (my main reservation system was down all day, ALL DAY, and I had to stick around waiting until a tech IMed me at the end of the day) David took me to our local bike shop. And look what followed us home! We’re keepin’ em! My bike is a Specialized Crossroads Sport Step-thru (that’s what they call women’s bikes now) and David’s is a Specialized Allez Elite. He’s serious about road riding, I’m just getting back in the saddle (heh). I still have a mountain bike that I haven’t ridden in…
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My friend Ellen in Germany saw a recent story about getting 3D printed action figures on her blog recently (see Creativ Zeit) However, my brother-in-law Mitch and I had already conspired together to produce this masterpiece: This came about because Mitch found a website that with a few photos could generate a Star Trek action figure of your choice with your head or the head of a loved one on it. He also found a website that could generate .OBJ files, which can be opened in Blender. So I told David I was working on a weird “art project” for…
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A whole hour for lunch today, fortunately there's a great little Thai place nearby. 2013-06-06 Watching #TheHero. Interesting reality/competition concept, with physical AND ethical challenges. 2013-06-06 Waching the Hero, remembering the early saesons of Amazing Race. Wonder what @nprmonkeysee might think of this show? 2013-06-06 My Champion with a Mission: David raised more than $2600 (actually closer to $5400) #fb 2013-06-08 Heading over with @fallingrock for breakfast before the early-riders start #ChiTdC 2013-06-09 They're off! The long distance riders took off at 7am: @fallingrock @SteveLevinthal and Marty Acks #ChiTdC #TeamRED 2013-06-09 If you raised $600 or more, you get SWAG!…
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One of the Second Life blogs I read occasionally pointed me at something I hadn’t noticed in the golly-whillikers inducing change in the look of Flickr. They’ve gotten rid of Pro accounts, and once the paid subscriptions I have for myself, my church, and my Second Life accounts run out, I’m pretty sure I’m not going to renew all of them. Why should I, with prices like these just to avoid ads? Well, at least I’m grandfathered in as a current Pro member, I can renew for another two years for the current cost of a one year “Ad Free”…
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I’m off this week, I’ve been getting stuff done at home, and today’s the designated “de-clutter the living room and drop stuff off at Sparrow’s Nest day.” But I stopped to log in and check email, and also research an under-desk keyboard tray because the built-in one on my desk broke (no great loss). Typically, I start with Google, as it’s my default home page. I have to admit, they got me with this one, but the story behind it is even better. High school senior Sabrina Brady’s entry into Google’s annual Doodle 4 Google contest really stood out. The…
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Disturbing, shameful story of how 'temp agencies' exploit poor immigrants. Well done, @ProPublica http://t.co/mQEreyx0Uw 2013-04-30 @GeekFurious I was hoping for a full-on rescue attempt that involved big-ass bungies and an airbag suit. 2013-04-30 I admit that I laughed at the "bewildering array of hairstyles" montage, though. But the "countdown stopped at 2 seconds? Cliché. #Castle 2013-04-30 @GeekFurious You'd get a bewildering array of hairstyles just in the super slomo alone. 2013-04-30 @GeekFurious It would've worked, too, if it weren't for those meddlesome montage editors. 2013-04-30 @GeekFurious Hoping the show hasn't jumped the shark, though last night's effort certainly vaulted the…
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Saw Oblivion – well deserved round of applause as credits rolled. 2013-04-26 Rough Night: Charleyhorses And Such: Last night was a rough one; I've been having some muscle pain … http://t.co/Ksg9bxvCIr 2013-04-27 Haunting Images of #Oblivion: See the Film Before You Get Spoiled: http://t.co/7kRl9ajlDg 2013-04-27 Getting lunch at the local burrito joint, managed to order in Spanish, watching Survivorman in Spanish too. http://t.co/3uwIcP8gUN 2013-04-27 @RedRector Really? I've wandered into many an open church in the UK (granted, mostly in beauty spots and touristy areas). in reply to RedRector 2013-04-27 @grantimahara hands off my turkey leg, sirrah! in reply to grantimahara…
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Don’t read that 2011 press blurb about Tom Cruise’s latest movie, Oblivion, if you haven’t seen the film. It gives away some of the best twists in a pretty satisfyingly twisty and stylish science fiction outing. It may show up as a link on GooglePlus; I wanted to see what had been written about the film back when the project got Tom Cruise to commit and was shocked to see that the premise and biggest surprise twist was awkwardly given away. What I found satisfactory about the film was that I was still trying to work out the “bedrock premise”…
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Redheads Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh: We Need to Begin Profiling ‘Young Muslim Men’ | Video Cafe Can 3D save the PC industry? – Hypergrid Business lf0y_psds.zip Eloh Elliott’s male skin Splendor Skin by Sezmra Svarog | OpenSim Creations Alternative to Eloh Elliott open source skin Norwich mosaics: Royal Arcade Many Art Nouveau treasures! Kent Fletcher – Naval training – humor This is truly charming and funny – a landlocked Naval Reserve center that came up with a creative way to keep up on training Millions of middle-class jobs disappearing | CapeCodOnline.com Rigging models in Blender 2.64 – a workflow…