The soon-to-be famous Google Maps now add map results from satellites!

The soon-to-be famous Google Maps now add map results from satellites!

Design Within Reach (DWR) does a great job of making (usually) high-end design objects affordable to the semi-wealthy.But, for those of us that are nowhere near "semi-wealthy" there is Design without Reach (Dw/oR): offering "easy ways to...

Two new plush toys added to the Circus of Disemboweled Plush Toys!

For Wi-Fi D.I.Y., try the Chinese Cookware Wi-Fi USB Antenna!"Make 2.4GHz parabolic mesh dishes from cheap but sturdy Chinese cookware scoops & a USB WiFi adaptor !The largest (300mm diam)shows 15-18dB gain (enough for a LOS range extension to 3-5km), costs...

Just a short reminder to visit your local public library... further proof that some of the best things in life are free.Those of us that live in Los Angeles are especially lucky to have the LAPL.{ with their new architectural stylings &...

SaveToby: man holds his own bunny hostage for $50,000... or, come June 30th, he'll eat him.

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Talk To Aliens: Your Galactic (email) Hotline{ link from DarkDan }

Another one of those things you have to love about living in Los Angeles is that our local philharmonic programs nights of orchestral music on the theme of... video games.{ also note that tickets are as cheap as $1.00. No, L.A. is not bad at all. }

Remastered: "an exhibition commissioning visual artists to reinterpret Old Masters' paintings by recontextualizing them within contemporary culture."{ be sure to click "preview" for a sample of the work... then the little magnifying glass to see...

The Impulsive Buy: product reviews about (seemingly) anything & everything.

Don't get me wrong, I love Costco. But, um, Costco Caskets & Urns? Then again, with the rising costs of funerals these days, it's comforting to know you can find a nice model at "warehouse prices."

Fellow Americans, let me be the first to introduce you to the future of cornflake consumption technology. That's right, your beloved Kellogg's Cornflakes should soon benefit from the advanced packaging phenomenon known as K-Block: a revolutionary box folding method...

Fellow Americans, let me be the first to introduce you to the future of cornflake consumption technology. That's right, your beloved Kellogg's Cornflakes should soon benefit from the advanced packaging phenomenon known as K-Block: a revolutionary box folding method...

Jim sends in a fascinating galleryof computer desktop backgrounds that mirror the background of the desk upon which the computer sits.