8. December, 2002 - Hardware roundup

• Icicle hanging from the stone arch bridge

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  I took a longish walk yesterday on the way to the liquor store to prepare for last night's poker game. I've been walking around more again lately, which makes me feel good. But taking a couple-hour long walk in the middle of the day cuts into my work day, too. Part of the reason I started Polaschek Computing and Better Nerds was that I was tired of working more than 40 hours every week on other people's projects, and wanted to be able to set my own schedule and take some time for learning new stuff and doing fun projects. My current client has been trying to guilt me into providing more hours right now, and I realize that's part of what's been making me grumpy, especially since my list of projects I want to do has been growing a lot lately. I think I need to remind myself more often that I need time to stop and lick the icicles. Maybe it's selfish, but I think it's what I need to do.
• Novel fridge cools with sound. As a bonus, fewer moving parts, so it'll probably be more reliable, too. The 173dB would be enough to set your hair on fire from friction if the sound were to hit you, but it's safely contained, they say. Ain't science cool? [boing boing]
• Will Apple be expelled from school? Seems their share has been sliding in the education market, mostly because of cost. [some guy]
• Wireless Electricity Becomes a Reality, sorta. It's basically a charging station that you don't have to carefully place your device on, you can just set it anywhere. But it's no tesla coil broadcasting power through your house, dammit. [fark!]
• 250 years of lead pollution in Greenland tells how we've been dumping lead into the atmosphere over time. Core samples of ice have some pretty good history. [strib]
• Feeling a need to really get away from it all? Pick up a Personal Luxury Submarine and head beneath the water.
• Want a house? Got a quarter million and some land? Go buy the 727-200 Airplane home for sale on ebay. Hey, they can even set it up so it pivots to point into the wind. Talk about bed-spins!

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