Wed: Jul 30, 2014

How I Photograph the Milky Way in the Light-Polluted Skies of Singapore. There's some Photoshop work involved to get the result but it uses a single photo so that's a nice trick.     #>


A Cheap DIY Smoke Detector that Can Save Lives. This add-on can text or email you if it alarms. Nifty.     #>


Imogen Heap - Run-Time. Yay, a new Immie album! I pre-ordered this one from Amazon. Her music became my sound-track during the summer I lived in Amsterdam for work (there was an hour bus ride each way from the city to the office, I listened to her stuff from the minute I stepped out of my flat until I got to work...)

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Want To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Choose Mackerel Over Shrimp. Whoah:

They also found that fishing for shrimp and lobster are almost as fuel-intensive as raising livestock. As we've , raising livestock has more of an impact on the environment than any other food we eat.
For example, Parker says, to catch a metric ton (about 2,200 pounds) of sardines or anchovies, it takes about 5 gallons of fuel.
In contrast, to get the same amount of lobster or shrimp, you'd burn an average of 2,100 to 2,600 gallons of fuel.
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Unf**ck Your Closet, something I think should happen on a regular basis. Side note if you are a guy, Mens Wearhouse is doing a promo where if you drop off a clean used suit you get 50% off a new one. I have an old suit from my first job interviews many many years ago (never got worn outside of that), I'm going to exchange it. Offer ends July 31 though so you'd better hurry.     #>


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