Monday, January 03, 2005
- Time to vote for your favorite weblogs in the 2005 Bloggies!
- Art scholars say Michelangelo's "David" needs more protection from dusty, dirty tourists. Perhaps "David" should become a "boy in the bubble"?
Surreal crunch: Cereality is a new-concept breakfast cereal takeout bar (!) where patrons can mix and match their Sugar Bombs and assorted toppings to their hearts' (and pancreas') content.Cereality® is more than a place to get cereal. It's a new way of thinking about cereal. A new choice in fast food. And an idea whose time has come. In fact Cereality is so unique, we have a patent pending.
Great slogan, too: "95% of Americans like cereal. 57% like sex. We've got cereal." More: NPR talks with Cereality CEO David Roth.
At Cereality, customers choose from their favorite brands and toppings. Pajama-clad Cereologists™ fill the orders. And customers choose and add their own milk, just the way they like it.- NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Brookings Institution senior fellow Sarah Binder regarding Senate Republicans' "nuclear option" for ending judicial nomination filibusters
- Elephants helping to clear debris in tsunami-ravaged Thailand
- Mattel's new Chicagoland Barbie dolls! [Chicago Report, via Gapers Block] There are similar version for other cities; most of which are only funny to residents, alas.
- Niles, IL-based Shure Corporation (the microphone people) maintains an interesting "Diary of Our Madmen" artist blog [also via Gapers Block]
- In terms of damage and loss of life, this event pales in comparison with December 26th's tragic Asian earthquake/tsunami, but on July 17th, 1998 over 2,000 people died in Papua, New Guinea's tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake [USGS site: includes detailed computer animations and graphics]
- Views of the Asian tsunami disaster through the philosophical lenses of Dave at Temperantia and Jason at Positive Liberty
- Something new from the O'Reilly folks: Home Hacking Projects for Geeks!
Remotely Monitor Your Pet
[via BoingBoing]
Make Your House Talk
Remotely Control Your Computer's MP3 player
Create Time-Shifted FM Radio
Watch Your House Across the Network
Build a Home Security System
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