OK, I know this is the real thing, and no more connected to my notion of pirates than cowboy movies are to being an actual ranch hand, but still: Pirates!!!

real-life locations of active piracy

The fact that I can't instantly turn this into a gaming scenario saddens me...

I try to stay out of discussions about agricultural policy in this country, because I feel that I have a pretty limited understanding of things (being a lifelong urbanite), but also because it seems to me that this is one of our most corrupt policy areas, over-run by mega-corps. It seems like nothing productive ever really happens. However, I ( Read more... )

Good news, bad news with the car ( Read more... )

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/Read more... )

Dragged a couple of my friends to the museum for lots of DIY goodness, only to find that there was none. Either I couldn't find the right area, or the entire thing was mis-billed. THere was lots of stuff, but if you were older than about 16, none of it was terribly interesting. (I have seen those dry ice experiments many times. I have done even ( Read more... )

Oh, yes...
MAKE: magazine at the Museum of Science and Industry

OK, so I don't want to miss any of this, but do I really need at 10 am workshop on silkscreened pancakes? Does anyone I know need silkscreened pancakes? Will they help me get out of bed and across town in time?

playing fetch with an eagle

The best kind of art is the kind that makes me say not "I want that!" but rather "I want to make that!"

I want to make this, all and/or any of it:
mysterious boxes

Because I seem to be a dork who has an entry for you in my address book, but no actual *address*, I have to make a post just for you!

I was looking at these pictures and thought you might like them:
Close ups of bugsNice picture of a spider, which is what got me thnking of you. Figured you be able to identify it's scientific name, age, sex, ( Read more... )

This is the kind of thing that trolling the intertubes will show you:
http://www.sweetskinztires.com/library/products/thumb/4.gif

The only problem with these is that I'd have to build an entire bike around them! Wait, how is this a problem again?