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Not content with using gauche spray paint, some people have learned how to create mossgraffiti, living moss that is stenciled onto suitably damp stone walls. Bonus hack points: it involves beer! Courtesy of the Make magazine blog.

Last night I finally got around to watching Revelations, a Star Wars fan film which I found to be truly remarkable. It is not without its flaws, but it is remarkable that fans could dedicate enough time, energy and organization to produce such a professional and competent film. I found the special effects and costuming […]

Courtesy of Lambda the Ultimate, here is your inspiration for the day, a transcript of Hamming’s lecture: You and Your Research. Addendum: John W. reinforced the importance of courage in my convictions. My pessimism is slowly retreating under the continuous onslaught.

If you need a spare, check out How to Build a Computerized Android Robot Head for $600.00..

Cool. You can start a campfire using only a coke can and a bar of chocolate. Memorize it before you sign up for Survivor.

Tom Duff generated a nice list of MLB ballparks via Google Maps, and I found that Julian made a similar list of hockey stadiums. If the NHL gets their act together and hockey is ever played again, this list might come in useful.

Another cool but relatively useless link from the Make Blog, a site entirely dedicated to Experimental Balloon Building. Become a modern day Montgolfier!

As a link from the previous story, I also ran accross The C.L.I.V.E. Project, a custom gadget that tracks Iridium flares. Very cool.

Okay, I got it from slashdot, but the EVDO StompBox Project is pretty darned cool. The guy uses a Soekris single board computer running Linux to link to Verizon’s cellular data network, and then redistributes it via 802.11b to anyone within range. Of his car. He also provides live webcam and Google Map positions from […]

Your tax dollars at work. Gleaned from Google Site Seeing, which I just added to my bloglines blogroll…

Wil Wheaton is apparently off to play Texas Hold’em in Vegas in the World Poker Tour Championship. He has no real hope that he’ll last long, but I’m sure it will translate into good blog-o-fodder. Stay tuned. Update: I had a bad link above, it should be fixed. He’s still alive after the first day, […]

I’m a big fan of Make magazine, and what’s super cool is they are going to have a twice weekly podcast show. Awesome.

From the MakeZine Blog, a report of an attempt to aid American troops in Iraq. Roadside bombs are jury rigged from FRS radios, and set to explode when particular code sequences are sent over the FRS. A 7 watt amplifier and a little Basic Stamp will send all potential detonating codes, and hopefully trigger the […]

While reading ::amazon(“1880685000”, “Skylanski’s Theory of Poker“)::, my brain was tickled into remembering vaguely hearing about a database of millions of poker hands. A bit of grepping, and I found a link to the IRC Poker Database. I thought I’d link it here, since I may want to find it again sometime.

Two of the coolest airplanes ever to fly, made visible via Google Maps. More mundane: airplane on approach to Oakland, a flight I’ve taken many times.