January 2008

* [LolCatFud of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/30/funny-pictures-get-in-mah-belleh/) feed me! (tags: [lolbird](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolbird) [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))

* [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/29/funny-pictures-aromatherapy/) mmm pizza (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))

* [Puppy vs. Robot, FTW](http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/28/puppy-vs-robot/) I wish my cats were not totally terrified of my robots. Time to get a robotic mouse! (tags: [robots](http://del.icio.us/eecue/robots) [animals](http://del.icio.us/eecue/animals) [battle](http://del.icio.us/eecue/battle)) * [Empire State Building Has Spurious Transmissions](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/28/new-yorks-automotive.html) That seem to be locking people out of their cars. Sounds like the FCC needs to go down there with a spectrum analyzer and force whomever is transmitting the off-band signals to fix their issues. (tags: [FCC](http://del.icio.us/eecue/FCC) [spurious.signals](http://del.icio.us/eecue/spurious.signals)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/28/funny-pictures-we-herd-can-openur/) Pavlov's cats. =] (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat) [pavlov](http://del.icio.us/eecue/pavlov)) * [LA River Bridges Seeking Landmark Status](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bridges28jan28,1,5383191.story?ctrack=7&cset=true) I really hope they get it. Said bridges are beautiful works of art and should be preserved. Especially the 6th street bridge. It's my favorite. (tags: [los.angeles](http://del.icio.us/eecue/los.angeles) [bridges](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bridges) [preservation](http://del.icio.us/eecue/preservation) [6th.street.bridge](http://del.icio.us/eecue/6th.street.bridge)) * [Twitter Packs](http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com/) This is an interesting idea, create a wiki to group twitter folks. I added myself in pertinent sections. (tags: [twitter](http://del.icio.us/eecue/twitter) [twitterpack](http://del.icio.us/eecue/twitterpack) [wiki](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wiki))

When you're using IRC and you want to say that you're doing an action you use the /me command: > > /me is posting on my blog > > > Well iChat now supports this: [](https://eecue.com/p/30727/iChat-Support--me.html) That's pretty cool!

* [December 31st, 1969](http://xkcd.com/376/) lol (tags: [epoch](http://del.icio.us/eecue/epoch) [xkcd](http://del.icio.us/eecue/xkcd)) * [Biohazard Symbol History](http://www.hms.harvard.edu/orsp/coms/BiosafetyResources/History-of-Biohazard-Symbol.htm) Interesting history of a striking symbol. (tags: [iconography](http://del.icio.us/eecue/iconography) [design](http://del.icio.us/eecue/design) [biohazard](http://del.icio.us/eecue/biohazard))

* [OS X on the Asus Eee PC.](http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/how_to_install_os_x_on_th.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890) Hmm I may have to get one of these things! (tags: [osx](http://del.icio.us/eecue/osx) [eeepc](http://del.icio.us/eecue/eeepc) [asus](http://del.icio.us/eecue/asus) [hack](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hack)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/25/funny-pictures-nao-let-me-out/) Let my kitties go! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))

I shot this cool plant earlier this week. The gallery just went live over on WIRED News: [](https://eecue.com/p/30729/OCWD-Groundwater-Replenishment-System---WIRED-News-Gallery.html)

* [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/24/funny-pictures-redneck-cat-carrier/) nice... (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [EPA staff finds emissions threat](http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-endanger24jan24,1,3009040.story?track=rss&ctrack=4&cset=true) As it turns out, what the EPA brass has been saying didn't match up to what the actual researchers at the EPA were saying. Big surprise. (tags: [epa](http://del.icio.us/eecue/epa) [lat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lat))

Hello Readers! Thanks for following my blog. I hope you've been enjoying my writing and photos over the years. Don't worry, I'm going to keep blogging and shooting! I made some changes to the site last week and last night. Here is a quick rundown of what has changed: * **Error Page:** I have updated my error page to actually be helpful, before it was worthless, but now when you land on it, you'll [find it much more helpful](http://eecue.com/monkey.balloon). * **Side Bar:** Added blog categories list, added full archives listing, removed login * **Comments:** I have totally removed the comments section from this site. They were hard to use (almost impossible) and spambots spent all day trying to spam them, although they did actually fail, but still. I will be reintroducing comments when I release the next version of this site. If you want to comment on a post, email me and I'll update the post with your comment and a link back to you (link the old boingboing style) * **del.ico.us Links:** As I'm sure you've noticed I've been automatically posting my links from del.ico.us every day. I hope you're enjoying this. Let me know through email either way. * **Image Layout:** I've changed the [layout of the image pages](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1502-1-Shootdowntown1.html) by simplifying the interface and moving the album information to below the image. I've also added a share this button. * **Blogs:** I've added a date posted field as well as a share this button. * **ShareThis:** I saw this post on [laughing squid](http://laughingsquid.com/sharethis-making-it-easy-to-share-or-send-blog-posts/) and decided to add that functionality to my site. You will find a [ShareThis](http://www.sharethis.com/) badge on every page now. [Let me know](mailto:[email protected]) what you think!

* [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/23/funny-pictures-iz-goin-too-fazt/) haha (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))

Last weekend, despite having a freshly sliced up foot, I shot photos of the NAMM show for WIRED News. The gallery just went live on the [front door of WIRED](http://www.wired.com/). You can check out the gallery by clicking on the screengrab below: [](https://eecue.com/p/30732/WIRED-News-NAMM-Gallery.html)

* [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/22/funny-pictures-i-not-playin-wit-you-guys-no-mores/) haha (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [High Speed Camera](http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/new-camera-grab.html) Gadget Labs Review ideas area swimming through me head. (tags: [wired](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wired) [gadget](http://del.icio.us/eecue/gadget) [labs](http://del.icio.us/eecue/labs) [camera](http://del.icio.us/eecue/camera) [photo](http://del.icio.us/eecue/photo)) * [iPhone 1.1.3 Firmware Ready for SDK Apps](http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/iphone-113-firmware-behind-the-scenes-changes) Looks like the new firmware has made some helpful and good changes to the way the iPhone works. I'm thinking about getting an iPhone, as my Pearl didn't make it through the wash. (tags: [iPhone](http://del.icio.us/eecue/iPhone) [1.1.3](http://del.icio.us/eecue/1.1.3) [firmware](http://del.icio.us/eecue/firmware))

* [LAT Seeks Axe Man for Massive Budget Cuts](http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/01/some_backstory_on_oshea_d.php) In case you haven't been paying attention, the LA Times just fired its 3rd editor in 24 months. All were fired for the same reason, refusing to cut the newsroom budget. Roderick has some additional background on the story. (tags: [lat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lat) [budget.cuts](http://del.icio.us/eecue/budget.cuts) [oshea](http://del.icio.us/eecue/oshea)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/21/funny-pictures-my-toy-hav-fud-inside/) oh noez! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Classic Reaction](http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/01/face-of-the--20.html) A student's reaction to the President on MLK day. (tags: [mlk](http://del.icio.us/eecue/mlk) [funny](http://del.icio.us/eecue/funny) [bush](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bush)) * [Big Surprise : Whitehouse missing key emails from Plame investigation](http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Email_missing_on_day_White_House_0121.html) Nobody saw that coming (tags: [politics](http://del.icio.us/eecue/politics) [scandal](http://del.icio.us/eecue/scandal) [whitehouse](http://del.icio.us/eecue/whitehouse) [bush](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bush)) * [Apple's New Gadgets Intentionally Hard to Fix?](http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1306/) A guy who repairs broken electronics is upset that he can't open the current generation iPods without breaking them (tags: [apple](http://del.icio.us/eecue/apple))

Today I sent out a little update to my friends and contacts about the [recent](http://www.wired.com/politics/security/multimedia/2008/01/gallery_bomb) [galleries](http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/multimedia/2008/01/gallery_homeland_security) of mine on [WIRED News](http://www.wired.com/). Unfortunately these emails went out with no Subject. This is due to a bug with Leopard's Mail.app. Basically if you have more than a few hundred addresses in the BCC field, the Subject line gets lost somewhere along the line. Here is a [thread on the Apple support forums](http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6396854) discussing it. Sorry to all the folks who ended up getting that email twice with no subject! Emails without a subject are a huge pet peeve of mine. **UPDATE** 10.5.2 fixes this issue, thanks Apple!

* [Detroit Public Schools Book Depository/ Roosevelt Warehouse](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetjuniper/sets/72157603302647339/) A very cool set of an abandoned book depository. Won't somebody think of the books? [Via [BoingBoing](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/19/rotting-textbook-war.html)] (tags: [books](http://del.icio.us/eecue/books) [hdr](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hdr) [flickr](http://del.icio.us/eecue/flickr)) * [LOLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/19/funny-pictures-i-haz-a-snuggl/) snugglz (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat))

* [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/18/funny-pictures-look-at-me-while-iz-talkin-to-u/) Attention! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [LOLCat of the Day pt. 2](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/18/funny-pictures-you-walks-like-this-all-the-time-freak/) I can has bipedal cat? (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Firewood Tree Sculpture](http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/18/alastair-heseltines-fallen-tree-sculpture/) This is very cool. (tags: [cool](http://del.icio.us/eecue/cool) [tree](http://del.icio.us/eecue/tree) [sculpture](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sculpture) [irony](http://del.icio.us/eecue/irony)) * [Terminal Productivity Tips](http://www.afp548.com/article.php?story=20070525141734763) A great little collection of productivity enhancing ideas that folks who spend a lot of time in the Terminal will appreciate. [Via [Celsius 1414](http://www.celsius1414.com/node/1610)] (tags: [osx](http://del.icio.us/eecue/osx) [terminal](http://del.icio.us/eecue/terminal) [unix](http://del.icio.us/eecue/unix))

The day before yesterday I dropped a glass bottle on the floor, which I then picked up and vacuumed off the floor. I warned my wife to not walk around barefoot just in case. I should have heeded my own advice. Yesterday I was walking barefoot in my loft and I stepped on a shard of glass which lodged itself deep in the arch of my left foot. I tried to get it out with a pair of fine tweezers I sterilized. The self-help tweezing didn't work so I called Penelope who came home and she also tried to get it out. With the glass still stuck in my foot we decided to call our doctor. He saw me right away, but said that he wouldn't be able to get it out and to go to the Emergency Room. The doctor injected the wound with lidocaine and went to work. After about 15 minutes of probing my foot with a pair of sharp tweezers and enlarging the entry hole to about triple its original size she pulled out the shard of glass. It was about 10mm x 9mm x 1mm and quite sharp. I was amazed that piece fit in through the tiny entry hole which was only about 3mm wide. I guess skin is quite stretchy! The procedure didn't hurt at all thanks to the lidocaine, and I went home without any pain. In the middle of the night the lidocaine wore off and I was awoken by the extreme pain in my foot. I am basically unable to walk, I can sort of hobble and hop, but my foot is extremely sensitive even when I'm laying down. The doctor prescribed me some pain meds, which Penelope is picking up right now. This weekend I am shooting [NAMM](http://www.thenammshow.com/) for [WIRED News,](http://www.wired.com/) so I have rented a wheel chair. That should be interesting. **UPDATE** I've been working from Downtown LA (read: home) today and my foot is feeling much better. Penelope picked up my 'script of Tramadol, but I haven't taken any yet. I think I'll probably pass for now. The pain isn't so bad when I'm just sitting around. She also went out of her way and picked up a wheelchair for me (which WIRED News is footing the bill for) that I'll use to make my way around NAMM tomorrow and Sunday. Hopefully that will work out.

* [Canon 5200mm Lens](http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/pages/page10.html) If you need to shoot something between 18 ad 23 miles away this is the lens for you. Thanks [flea.](http://23b.org/gallery/v/23b_members/flea/) (tags: [canon](http://del.icio.us/eecue/canon) [lens](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lens) [insane](http://del.icio.us/eecue/insane)) * [MAKE: Blog: Robot catapult](http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/robot_catapult.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890) Yes! (tags: [robot](http://del.icio.us/eecue/robot) [catapult](http://del.icio.us/eecue/catapult)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/17/funny-pictures-i-hads-a-bad-dream-can-i-seeps-wif-yuo/) =[ don't be scurred! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat) [scurred](http://del.icio.us/eecue/scurred)) * [Founder of anti-gun group pleads no contest to weapons charges](http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hjU4WijVVNa5XulswezGrDtj0Tsw) Oh, Hai Irony... (tags: [anti.gun](http://del.icio.us/eecue/anti.gun) [irony](http://del.icio.us/eecue/irony))

I just shot the Homeland Security Convention yesterday at the LA Convention Center. The gallery is up on WIRED now: [](https://eecue.com/p/30735/WIRED-Homeland-Security-Con-Gallery.html) Photo [hosted by flickr](http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/multimedia/2008/01/gallery_homeland_security).

[](https://eecue.com/p/30736/Windows-2003-FTW.html) "To continue you must first add this this website to your trusted sites in Internet Explorer" ... I was running Windows Update. Nice!

* [CHP's Hostile Radar Signals](http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/4138) This is a great story, although its veracity is questionable. [[It's a fake](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/radar.asp)] (tags: [CHP](http://del.icio.us/eecue/CHP) [USMC](http://del.icio.us/eecue/USMC) [missiles](http://del.icio.us/eecue/missiles) [radar](http://del.icio.us/eecue/radar)) * [Manhole Doormats](http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2008/01/fake-manhole-co.html) Very cool doormats that look like manhole covers from various cities. I want the Los Angeles one. (tags: [wantlist](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wantlist) [manhole](http://del.icio.us/eecue/manhole) [covers](http://del.icio.us/eecue/covers)) * [Solar Plan Would End Dependence on Foreign Oil](http://www.solveclimate.com/blog/20071220/solar-plan-would-end-dependence-foreign-oil-cost-iraq-war) It's clearly time for our government to start subsidizing solar power like we subsidize the oil industry. (tags: [oil](http://del.icio.us/eecue/oil) [solar](http://del.icio.us/eecue/solar) [subsidize](http://del.icio.us/eecue/subsidize)) * [Don't copy that floppy...](http://ironicresult.com/1980s-anti-piracy-advertisement/) Or let your friends borrow it either! (tags: [psa](http://del.icio.us/eecue/psa) [piracy](http://del.icio.us/eecue/piracy) [floppy](http://del.icio.us/eecue/floppy)) * [How to Build a Paper Research Database](http://calnewport.com/blog/?p=121) This is an interesting article about building a database for use in writing a research paper. Although I don't write research papers, I can see how this would be useful for other tasks like writing a detail article or a book. (tags: [database](http://del.icio.us/eecue/database) [research](http://del.icio.us/eecue/research)) * [The Bruce on his Open Wireless Network](http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html) I also run an open wireless network at my house for many of the same reasons. (tags: [open.wireless](http://del.icio.us/eecue/open.wireless) [bruce.schneier](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bruce.schneier)) * [Big Pharma Spends More On Advertising Than Research](http://www.zmescience.com/big-pharma-spends-more-on-advertising-than-research) Clearly the insane pricing structures for medications aren't actually related to the high cost of research. (tags: [drug.companies](http://del.icio.us/eecue/drug.companies) [lies](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lies) [research](http://del.icio.us/eecue/research) [advertising](http://del.icio.us/eecue/advertising)) * [R2D2 Translator](http://www.r2d2translator.com/) Translate text to R2D2 speak. (tags: [cool](http://del.icio.us/eecue/cool) [r2d2](http://del.icio.us/eecue/r2d2) [starwars](http://del.icio.us/eecue/starwars)) * [Jerk Parking Tickets](http://www.youparklikeanasshole.com/) I've been meaning to print these out and leave them in my car. There's a Hummer that keeps parking in the compact spot right in the worst corner to do it in my parking garage. (tags: [parking](http://del.icio.us/eecue/parking) [jerk](http://del.icio.us/eecue/jerk) [tickets](http://del.icio.us/eecue/tickets)) * [Worst Science Stories of 2007](http://stats.org/stories/2007/dubious_data_2007.html) Stat.org calls BS on a number of questionable and downright incorrect stories involving science. (tags: [stast.org](http://del.icio.us/eecue/stast.org) [science](http://del.icio.us/eecue/science) [wrong](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wrong) [lies](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lies))

* [Dutch RFID Transit Pass Cloned](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/15/dutch-rfid-transit-p.html) If you're going to use an RFID card for any type of monetary transaction you should use encryption. (tags: [rfid](http://del.icio.us/eecue/rfid) [hack](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hack)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/15/funny-pictures-mebe-one-day-i-sez-meow-to-her/) Romeo v. Juliet (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [40 Yiddish Words You Should Know](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-yiddish-handbook-40-words-you-should-know/) My grandmother speaks Yiddish, she used to speak it when she didn't want my mom to know what she was talking about. My mom always knew. (tags: [yiddish](http://del.icio.us/eecue/yiddish) [bubbe](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bubbe)) * [LOLCat of the day, part 2](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ICanHasCheezburger/~3/217213259/) oh noez! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Hypnic Jerk Segfault](http://xkcd.com/371/) LOLz (tags: [xkcd](http://del.icio.us/eecue/xkcd) [lol](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lol) [hypnic](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hypnic) [jerk](http://del.icio.us/eecue/jerk))

* [Leaving Los Angeles (Epilogue)](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robbie-baitz/leaving-los-angeles-epil_b_81474.html) A great post from a recently canned writer. It's clearly time for the studio execs to give the writers their fair share of the internet income and end the strike. (tags: [wga](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wga) [writer.strike](http://del.icio.us/eecue/writer.strike)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/14/funny-pictures-i-boughts-you-on-ebai/) ebay... lolz (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat) [ebay](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ebay) [lol](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lol)) * [Double Amputee Ineligible for Olympics](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/14/AR2008011400595.html?hpid=artslot) IAAF says his prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage. (tags: [olympics](http://del.icio.us/eecue/olympics) [robotic.augmentation](http://del.icio.us/eecue/robotic.augmentation) [cyborg](http://del.icio.us/eecue/cyborg) [athlete](http://del.icio.us/eecue/athlete))

* [Kung Fu Panda FTW](http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/kungfupanda/kfp_qt_large.html) Oh yeah... Monkey Style < Panda Style (tags: [monkey](http://del.icio.us/eecue/monkey) [tiger](http://del.icio.us/eecue/tiger) [kung.fu](http://del.icio.us/eecue/kung.fu) [dreamworks](http://del.icio.us/eecue/dreamworks) [jack.black](http://del.icio.us/eecue/jack.black)) * [You Don't Mess with the Zohan](http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/youdontmesswiththezohan/high.html) Plot: Israeli secret agent decides he wants to move to New York to cut hair. Genius. (tags: [comedy](http://del.icio.us/eecue/comedy) [jewumor](http://del.icio.us/eecue/jewumor) [adam.sandler](http://del.icio.us/eecue/adam.sandler)) * [LoLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/13/funny-pictures-wut-fish/) fish? (tags: [lolfish](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolfish) [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Postal](http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/postal/trailer/) First Uwe Boll movie that won't suck? Not likely, but it could be funny... maybe. No, not likely. (tags: [Uwe.Boll](http://del.icio.us/eecue/Uwe.Boll)) * [How to squeeze the best out of FREE NetNewsWire](http://www.odetoapple.com/2008/how-to-squeeze-the-best-out-of-free-netnewswire/) This is a timely article I saw on [digg](http://digg.com) about NNW. (tags: [nnw](http://del.icio.us/eecue/nnw) [netnewswire](http://del.icio.us/eecue/netnewswire)) * [Direct Digg RSS Feed](http://sitening.com/digg/) Digg has a really annoying RSS feed, instead of taking the reader directly to the article it takes you to their site. They should really change this functionality. Anyhow, here is a direct RSS feed to dugg articles (tags: [digg](http://del.icio.us/eecue/digg) [rss](http://del.icio.us/eecue/rss))

I have been using [Newsfire](http://www.newsfirerss.com/) since February of last year. It was the first RSS reader that I've ever paid money for. Newsfire had a good deal of [issues that I didn't like](http://eecue.com/log_archive/eecue-log-649-NewsFire.html). I emailed the Newsfire [developer](http://www.newsfirex.com/blog/) and asked if a bug could be fixed, but he replied that NewsFire wasn't in a development cycle. He wasn't very nice about it either. Anyhow, I had been tempted to go back to NetNewsWire for some time now, but never did because I didn't want to pay for a second RSS reader. Luckily for me NewsGator is now giving away [NetNewsWire](http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NetNewsWire/) for free! I have switched back and I am extremely happy so far.

* [LOLCat of the Day](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/11/funny-pictures-i-so-hungry-i-could-eat-a-oh-hey/) Lunch time! (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [Quote: R.K. Milholland on Typos](http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/11/quote-rk-milholland-on-typos/) (tags: [quote](http://del.icio.us/eecue/quote) [milholland](http://del.icio.us/eecue/milholland) [neatorama](http://del.icio.us/eecue/neatorama)) * [Octopus Loves Mr Potato Head](http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=83550&in_page_id=2) Octopi need more toys. [via [BoingBoing](http://boingboing.net)] (tags: [weird](http://del.icio.us/eecue/weird) [octopus](http://del.icio.us/eecue/octopus) [lolhead](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolhead)) * [HAARP Document Revealed](http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/12/secret-document.html) I've been really interested in HAARP when I read about it about 10 years ago on [fas.org](http://fas.org). Now a secret brochure about the facility has been released. Very cool! (tags: [haarp](http://del.icio.us/eecue/haarp)) * [Hellboy II : Better than the first one?](http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/hellboy2thegoldenarmy/large.html) I think it may be... effects look really good (tags: [hellboy](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hellboy) [trailer](http://del.icio.us/eecue/trailer) [movie](http://del.icio.us/eecue/movie) [sequel](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sequel)) * [He Was a Quiet Man](http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/hewasaquietman/trailer/) This looks pretty good / creepy and ... omg that's Christian Slater? Holy Cow! (tags: [movie](http://del.icio.us/eecue/movie) [trailer](http://del.icio.us/eecue/trailer))

* [Cheap DIY laser cutter](http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/cheap_diy_laser_cutter.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890) Attention 23b.org Geeks: Let's build this. (tags: [geeks](http://del.icio.us/eecue/geeks) [laser.cutter](http://del.icio.us/eecue/laser.cutter)) * [PSK31 Info Page](http://www.psk31.com/) I'm planning on building a PSK31 encoder that I can hook up to a keyboard and and use to transmit from my IC-7000. It is going to be one of my first arduino projects (tags: [arduino](http://del.icio.us/eecue/arduino) [psk31](http://del.icio.us/eecue/psk31) [ham](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham) [ham.radio](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham.radio)) * [NYTimes Iraq Death Chart](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/01/06/opinion/06opchart.large.gif) WIRED News [didn't like this chart](http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/01/new-york-timess.html), but I think it's totally awesome. Great infoporn! (tags: [nyt](http://del.icio.us/eecue/nyt) [iraq.death.chart](http://del.icio.us/eecue/iraq.death.chart) [infoporn](http://del.icio.us/eecue/infoporn)) * [gPhoto : Linux Camera Control](http://www.gphoto.org/) One of the first arduino projects I'm planning on building will be a controller for my canon cameras. I am planning on using some of the code in gPhoto to control some more advanced features at some point. Thanks to Steve at the Internet Archive for sho (tags: [gphoto](http://del.icio.us/eecue/gphoto) [linux](http://del.icio.us/eecue/linux) [internet.archive](http://del.icio.us/eecue/internet.archive) [archive.org](http://del.icio.us/eecue/archive.org)) * [MedFer Beacon Page](http://www.ussc.com/~turner/psk_medfer.html) Something similar to what I am planning on doing, but using a PIC instead. (tags: [pic](http://del.icio.us/eecue/pic) [psk31](http://del.icio.us/eecue/psk31) [ham](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham)) \* [Technical description of a PIC-based PSK31 MedFer Beacon](http://www.ka7oei.com/psk_transmitter.html) Here is the actual code for the PSK31 PIC beacon (tags: [psk31](http://del.icio.us/eecue/psk31) [ham](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham) [PIC](http://del.icio.us/eecue/PIC))

* [Hand Blown Vacuum Tubes](http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/01/make_your_own_vaccum_tube.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890) Can't find that vacuum tube for your old ham radio? Blow your own! (tags: [vacuum](http://del.icio.us/eecue/vacuum) [vacuum.tubes](http://del.icio.us/eecue/vacuum.tubes) [ham](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham)) * [Search for missing hiker continues...](http://www.pe.com/localnews/sbcounty/stories/PE_News_Local_H_hiker08.2a0df91.html) My SAR team is out trudging through the snow looking for a lost hiker. I'm on vacation and conflicted. I wish I was with them in the snow, helping search. (tags: [sar](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sar))

* [LOLCat of the Day pt. 1](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/05/funny-pictures-drinkun-fowntan-ur-doing-it-wrong/) drinking cat... reminds me of my deceased kitty, Fractal. (tags: [lolcal](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcal)) * [LG Watch Phone](http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/06/lgs-watch-phone-production-please/) I need one of these! (tags: [watchphone](http://del.icio.us/eecue/watchphone) [LG](http://del.icio.us/eecue/LG) [CES](http://del.icio.us/eecue/CES)) * [LOLCat of the Day pt. 2](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/01/06/funny-pictures-hangover-cat-has-valid-questions/) LOL (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat)) * [WA6GG Repeater - San Francisco](http://www.qsl.net/wa6gg/) I'm going to give this repeater a shot while I'm walking around today. I can't hit it from my hotel room as we face away from it. (tags: [ham](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham) [ham.radio](http://del.icio.us/eecue/ham.radio) [repeater](http://del.icio.us/eecue/repeater) [wa6gg](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wa6gg))

* [C A N T E E N](http://www.sfcanteen.com/) We're eating here on Wednesday (tags: [food](http://del.icio.us/eecue/food) [sanfrancisco](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sanfrancisco)) * [PERBACCO: San Francisco Ristorante + Bar](http://www.perbaccosf.com/) We've been here before and it was great. We have reservations on Monday night (tags: [food](http://del.icio.us/eecue/food) [sanfrancisco](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sanfrancisco)) * [Juban Restaurant - The Art of Grilling](http://www.jubanrestaurant.com/main) This place was excellent. We ate here last night. (tags: [food](http://del.icio.us/eecue/food) [sanfrancisco](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sanfrancisco)) * [Yank Sing](http://www.yanksing.com/) We ate here today with my uncle Mike and cousin Lauren. Great dim-sum! (tags: [food](http://del.icio.us/eecue/food) [sanfrancisco](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sanfrancisco) [dim.sum](http://del.icio.us/eecue/dim.sum)) * [RESTAURANT GARY DANKO](http://www.garydanko.com/site/index.html) We have a reservation here on Sunday. (tags: [food](http://del.icio.us/eecue/food) [sanfrancisco](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sanfrancisco))