http://www.zblob.com/blog thoughts of the moment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:36:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en here i am, on my trip to paris!!  it is the future 2043 and the entire world is now under the control of the Chinese. http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=142 the shopkeep led my gaze to the handmade oil painting above: "this is our new model" of course i bought it.  who wants painting 1.0 when painting 2.0 is out? http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=140 i think nearly all people would feel quite uncomfortable to have a gun pointed at them. i think it is the realization that with a single thought and twitch of their finger the gun-pointing person can kill you. just a single thought and a twitch of a finger! ... http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=137 well, they always say that one of the benefits of open source is unexpected use/reuse.  this reuse of my beanbag sofa completely floored me. (see the 2 comments by user  "ta91mclamb") http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=136 there's a new bully at SemiFreddis bakery! this hairy guy knashed his teeth quite threateningly to keep me out of his stash. he also seems to have developed a heavy preference for the widely revered 'walnut levain', and was quite prepared to battle to the death for it.  luckily ... http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=135 my latest DIY project, an analog controlled RGB lighting system. video available if you click the link! http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=133 I think i've discovered a new english street grammar. the new street rule is: you can use an apostrophe to pluralize *acronyms*. it is still not correct (nor widespread) to use it on normal words. i speculate that the reason for this new street rule is to help the reader disambiguate ... http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=132 yesterday i went to the san francisco open studios there are a truly vast number of artists in the city that all open their doors for the open studios during october weekends. i found a 3-piece tilework that fit in my budget and decided to buy it. shortly after ... http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=131 i've weighed in on the infamouse "LED Rat Throwie" - coolest thing ever? morally bankrupt product of the antichrist? ok it was hard to find my post in the sea of comments there so here it is: "any first-world dweller has seen vast amounts of animal-based clothing purchased purely because it ... http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=129 lamp shade constructions biggest bean bag sofa yet another duct tape wallet http://www.zblob.com/blog/?p=128