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From Tech-Knowlogy comes Zip Code Visualization.

I was looking up some tips on XSLT today and came across Turing Machine in XSL.

It proves that how one spends ones time is highly subjective.

Shopping recently for my Bodum Santos coffee maker, I came across the Royal Pays-Bas. Now this is impressive. Working on the same principle as other vacuum coffee makers, the Royal P&B goes the extra mile to include some additional mechanics to optimize the operational and aesthetic experience.

Interestingly, they are going on ebay for half of their list price. Might be worth your while if you have some spare cake and a penchant for strong brew.

See also Coffee Patents for other Vacuum innovations.

bloglines

A good concept. Done Well. My OPML imported fine. 377 subscriptions imported. Heirarchy preserved. Nice touch.

I like the centralized model of storing what’s been seen and not. The latency of web apps remains a disappointment. Not an indictment of bloglines, just an observation.

I’ll give it a whorl for a while although it will probably be hard to kick the SharpReader habit.

Now if it looks good on my iPaq, then we might be talking. update:It doesn’t. javascript errors and pocket unaware layout. Might be an obvious opportunity.

I’ll keep checking

It is funny how Dilbert and Edward Tufte arrive at the same place.

In a recent interview with Tufte in ID, author Dan Nadel shares his experience with a five-day powerpoint torture session. Nice segue into Tufte’s comments.

via del.icio.us comes Mr. Picassohead

The Heatsink Case

This is bossy beyond words.

Not only is the case cool, but the evolution of the design is chronicled in the AVS Forum

The days of the $27,000 Tivo are over with my sellout to the Time Warner DVR, but alas I still need to move my tunes through the stereo and it would be nice to play DVDs as well.

It might be time to fire up the manicworkshop to see what I can come up with.

Slim Devices : Product Info : Overview

I was always a fan of the SliMP3, but they have wrapped the bow on this one. The SlimServer software now groks iTunes and the Squeezbox does digital out.

It will fit in my stocking. Honest it will.

In the mountains this weekend, I experience firsthand what may be the breakout motorsport of the year. Lawnmower racing.

Dirt track racing with classes ranging from stock to super modified, these boys (and girls) slid, crashed and bumped their way into the hearts and minds of the attentive crowd.

The USLMRA is the sanctioning body for this growing sport.

Others have taken it in a different direction Lawn Dragsters

Bottom line, folks will find a way to affordably enter the world of motorsports.

If you can’t afford a POS mower to soup up, surely you can find the cake to get into
belt-sander racing. Life is again too short.

Certainly not at the end of the size spectrum, this twelve cylinder comes from an effort to build a 1/3 size replica of the Ferrari 312B.

The persistence needed to pull off something like this is mind blowing. Started in 1978, the model was completed in 1992. Wow!

And here’s a link to the world’s smallest 4 cylinder engine. (I haven’t independently verified this claim…). With a 1/4″ bore, this monster blows .061 cu/in. That’s about one cubic centimeter (or 0.00100 litre).

It takes all kinds