Mon: Aug 25, 2014

Almond and Peanut Butter Recall from a company that makes a lot of private label (store brand) stuff, worth skimming to see if any of yours are on the list.     #>


DIY: Create a Dead Simple Product Shot Setup Using One Light and Tin Foil. Nice effect.     #>


Chaos Ringtone. Wow, just wow. Never has a ringtone been more accurately named...     #>


TripIt insecurely broadcasts sensitive travel details in calendar feeds. I've never understood the appeal of TripIt, why would you want to hand off all of your travel plans to some random company? I'd rather keep that kind of thing to myself.     #>


Lightdims. That's smart and the price isn't too bad. I don't want to just cover blue LEDs with electrical tape because sometimes I still want to see if something is on, so this seems like a good compromise. And whomever thought everything should have blue LEDs should rot in hell.     #>


S-10 Ultimate Build Info. Always amazes me when someone compiles this much detailed info about something. In this case I have been looking for some details about my truck since I'm in the midst of a clutch replacement (and some things were pretty specific on how to do things based on exactly which transmission/transfer case were currently in it...)     #>


This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature. That's pretty cool.     #>


Talos K9 Sky-Trak Kit. A portable dog-run, looks like a neat idea. I'm not impressed with the nylon rope included but the idea is sound. I have some old climbing rope I hadn't decided what to do with, I may get a pulley and make something similar for Chai when we go camping (usually we just let her roam off-leash but if we are all out on the dirt-bike and quad I think this is a better solution...)     #>


Wyoming ORV Permits. That page will help you find a local shop selling the Off Road Vehicle permits. Thought we were going up there last weekend with the quad, turned out to be a bust because of the weather. Had we gone we would have needed a permit (sucks to have to buy one for just a single day of riding but whatever...)     #>


Announcing calibre 2.0. Congrats to Calibre, probably time for me to donate again.     #>


Policing based on fear can’t work. They sure are giving a hell of a try in Ferguson though.     #>


Interesting graphic of the world showing how different regions prioritize agriculture for either food or fuel (bio-fuels).     #>


How serious is California drought? Check out these before and after pictures, taken only three years apart. Wow.     #>


Disable Thumbs.db creation on network drives in Windows. I had to do this for my new NAS since it was creating those stupid thumbs.db files and locking them, which means I wasn't able to actually move or delete directories on the NAS...     #>


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