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I chose my Chromebook because it is light weight and gives me a faster way to access the internet than my Windows based laptop. The display is bright but did give me the slightest bit of glare. (Adjusting the angle of the display did not make a difference, but moving away from the lamp did.) Boot time is minimal. Much faster than any other laptop I have owned. When Google makes printing documents a little more easily done, this Chromebook will be a perfect laptop. I like the power on as I open the laptop a very nice time saving feature. The small speakers give a big sound. Overall I am very pleased with my Chromebook.
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Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:14 PM
Spin off from the how many shoes do you own thread....guess that might depend both on how many you buy and how many you throw out.
I have bought 4 pairs in the last 12 months
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- new winter boots
- new comfy sandals suitable for big pregnant lady
- fancy but still flat sandals suitable for pregnant lady on more dressy occasions
The last purchase is just because I haven't been able to wear heels since the start of the second trimester, not even for 5 minutes without getting a sore back.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:16 PM
I only have 3 pairs. One of them I bought this year, was runners, because my others had holes in them.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:19 PM
2 pairs.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:21 PM
Before DS (September 2012) probably 10 pairs, if not more. What a goose!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:27 PM
About six pairs. I am not a shoe person but have dodgy feet and struggle to buy the right thing!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:28 PM
Maybe one or two. I'm not a shoe person.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:31 PM
I've bought 5 pairs that I can recall in the last 6-12 months. Two pairs were cheapo target flats (2 pairs for $20) that have lasted suprisingly well.
A bargain pair of leather knee high boots for $30. One pair of more $150ish ankle boots and a mid range pair of wedges.
The boots will get lots of wear and last for years. The flats have lasted better than my expensive pairs, the wedges might be seasonal so I'm wearing them lots!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:32 PM
This year I bought a pair of ballet flats.
Last year I bought a pair of havies and a pair of heels. I was a bridesmaid, I haven't worn heels since.
So based on that I average 1.5 pair a year
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:33 PM
Not many; 2 pairs of sandals and a pair of haviannas. Want to buy a new pair before I go back to worrk.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:36 PM
at least 10- now buying a heap for my DD too.
but I am a shoe person!
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:37 PM
I bought a pair of boring black court shoes for work today(start a new job on Wednesday!)
Nude strappy wedges that look pretty but hurt like a bi*ch
Black wedges that fell apart after about 4 wears
Black ballet flats
Black long boots
Brown sandals
So, 7 pairs this year. However, I don't think I paid full price for any of them, and aside from the crappy black wedges, they all get used, and I can't see that I will need any more new shoes until next winter at which point, my ankle boots will need to be replaced, and that should be it for the year (in theory...)
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:37 PM
5 pairs in the last 12mths. Usually it would be 0 - 1 pairs a year but my shoes were getting old and ratty so decided to update during the mid year sales.
I bought a pair of Nine West leather thongs, Nine West beige stilettos, betts black wedges, betts black stilettos and a pair of brown boots from Williams.
All up about $250 so not to bad. This year I will need to update my runners but hopefully that will be it.
Posted 30 December 2012 - 08:46 PM
6 to 8 pairs, I rotate & donate a few pairs a year though.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 10:38 AM
I don't have set numbers I would buy per year, it just depends on whether there are any shoes I like and whether I can get them in my size (11). I have gone year a year or two without adding to my little collection.
I have recently added 8 new pairs, including a pair of black boots that I managed to pick up for $50.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 10:55 AM
I might buy a new pair of thongs if my last pair has actually broken. But usually I don't buy any shoes at all. I have two perfectly good pairs of shoes. Until they break or wear out I have no reason to buy more.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 11:38 AM
Well I bought 4 pairs yesterday alone.
Rough guess is 15+ a year
Posted 31 December 2012 - 11:40 AM
In the past year I have bought myself 3 pairs of shoes. 1 pair for work & 2 pairs of cheap sandals.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:01 PM
For myself maybe 1-2 a year.
Over 10 pairs easily for the 2 girls combined .
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:02 PM
I love beautiful shoes but I don't crave variety! I replace my ballet flats about once a year because I wear them to death even though I buy nice quality, and i replace any others that happen to die that year (most likely my boots in 2013) and maybe a pair of sandals and a pair of heels for work. I tend to only like black shoes (so my accessories always match! My best friend always says I'm too matchy-matchy but it makes life easy!) so I occasionally have to buy a pair of heels for a specific occasion where black shoes don't go with my outfit.
So in conclusion, I'd probably average about 5
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:05 PM
I think I have bought about 5 new pairs this year.
And that would be how many my girls went through each too.
Edited to say that I don't buy that many for me every year.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:07 PM
Shoes are usually replaced for death of a shoes or total discomfort for wearing. Over the past two years I purchased flat winter boots in brown and black, knee high FMB winter boots in black and brown. (Replacing some black heeled winter boots purchased in 2001).
Flats to replace dead shoes ( but confess to purchasing them in black and red). Sandals to replace dead summer sandals.
Heels to go with a new dress.
Will probably now nor purchase any new shoes for 2-3.yrs
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:17 PM
I have bought at least 12 this year that I can think of. 5 of these were bought overseas.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 12:30 PM
in the last 5 years i think I've bought four pairs of shoes - and asked for and recieved one pair for christmas...having said that I have learnt how to make shoes in that period of time and have made myself at least 7 pairs....Can't bring myself to buy them anymore now that I've figured out how to make them.
Posted 31 December 2012 - 01:29 PM
I don't really know.
I know this year I bought about 10 pairs. That's actually pretty low considering sometimes I buy three pairs in one go.
This year's styles haven't appealed to me much. (I'm sure my wallet is relieved)
Posted 31 December 2012 - 01:32 PM
I would probably average about half a pair a year. Or less. I wear a pair until they die and then I replace them.
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The Pleasure of Shooting Live Music Shows with the Petzval Lenswritten by antoniocastello on 2014-10-26 in #lifestyle
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Tattso from Lomography HK appreciates architecture photography that shows the relationship between space and human beings. He also loves to take photos of the locals his travel partner, architecture, food and the other things that he sees when he travels.4 Share Tweet
Autumn, Chapeaus and the Petzval Lenswritten by bernardo1 on 2014-10-20 in #lifestyle
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LomoAmigo: Larissa Lily at Kew Gardenswritten by hannah_brown on 2014-10-09 in #people #lomoamigos
Larissa Lily is a UK based photographer and writer who agreed to share some of her Petzval shots with us and explain a bit about her love for film photography. She took it on a recent trip to Kew Gardens. Take a look at the results right here..Share Tweet
Valentina Kova's New Spring/Summer Collection As Seen Through the Petzval Lenswritten by antoniocastello on 2014-09-24 in #lifestyle
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Petzval Artist: Natural Photography Series and Interview with Alexandra Sophiewritten by mariemcnaan on 2014-06-20 in #people #lomoamigos
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Petzval Artist: Unique Wedding Pictures by Photographer Maxime Desessardwritten by shibuya on 2014-06-18 in #people #lomoamigos
Wedding season is here and the Petzval is getting ready to celebrate many happy moments. French photographer Maxime Dessesard didn't miss the opportunity to try it out at a wedding he was shooting. One might say that the real wedding was the one between Maxime's style and the Petzval's swirly bokeh. Read on to discover the wonderful and touching pictures and hear about the photographer's experience and the tips he dished out.2 Share Tweet


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More scandals surface inside Smithsonian
For the past 18 months, Jacqueline Trescott and James V. Grimaldi of the Washington Post have covered the never-ending scandals that have plagued the Smithsonian, reporting for which they deserve the Pulitzer Prize. They've broken the story of the resignation in disgrace of the previous Secretary, the subsequent resignation in disgrace of the previous Deputy Secretary, and then the resignation in disgrace of the "CEO" of Smithsonian Business Ventures. Enough for one year? Not on your life!Link
Today, they bring us the story of W. Richard West, Jr., who as head of the National Museum of the American Indian, felt that the taxpayers should foot the bill for $250,000 in "first-class transportation and plush lodging in hotels around the world, including more than a dozen trips to Paris." (Paris being noted as one of the centers of American Indian culture!)
What struck me particularly hard was a quote from West buried deep inside the story. When asked about his $292,000 salary and his outrageous expenses, all West could manage to say was:
"I am grateful for at least the past year to have been the highest-paid director of a museum in the Smithsonian. Even at that status I have yet to earn even two-thirds of what I earned as a private attorney in my last year in private practice."
Jeez. What is amazing is not that one greedy lawyer tried to bilk the taxpayers, what is amazing is that the Regents of the Smithsonian (which includes 6 members of Congress, the Vice President, and the Chief Justice) let him get away with it without objection. It shows how deeply institutional the problems are in our attic.
The Sex Singularity: When Machines Surpass Human Hotness
Following the Supermod Doll's success, Pygmalion introduces Supermod Series II, a line of sexbots with motion-triggered vocalization -- moans, screams, and dirty talk. The bot also has "Inheat Inside," a new behavior engine designed by a leading primate biologist, which makes the bots' movements, expressions, and iris dilations even more powerfully seductive. Demand for the bots grows, but their high price continues to limit sales.
Later in the year, Pygmalion introduces the Supermod Pornstar line, in a cross-marketing and licensing partnership with adult video producer Digital Playground. The new line of sexbots are realistic, laser-scanned replicas of Jesse Jane and other leading porn actresses. Tagline: "You've watched me; now fuck me."
A reclusive bot-owner commits "double-suicide" at his home in Los Angeles, hacking his bot to pieces with an axe, then shooting himself in the heart. The story makes national headlines and draws attention to the high suicide rate among sexbot users.
Botboy, a successful chain of Japanese doll clubs, opens 15 branches in the U.S. and Canada. The company also launches Botboy magazine, a monthly celebration of sexbots and the botboy lifestyle that features lavish erotic photography, plus fantasy fiction, sexbot advice and maintenance tips, and the latest in sexbot technology. The magazine is a hit, and proves to be a popular ìgatewayî for non bot-users.
The 1st annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Sexbots and Social Upheaval takes place in Rome, Italy.
Previously on Boing Boing:
• Interview with author of Love & Sex With Robots
• Real people who have (un)real relationships with Real Dolls
• One slightly used RealDoll for sale
• Real Doll sex toy maker has an anime doll
• Real Doll photography
• Nerve.com "Science" experiment: sex with a RealDoll
• Video of ultra creepy animated dentist training robot
• Japorn anime cosplay and living-doll erotica, part two: Kigurumi
• Supreme Court denies Alabama women mechanically induced orgasms
RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994-2008)
Boing Boing Pirates "toddler" toy
Genius babies sells a toy called "Boing, Boing, Pop'n Pirates" -- "Pirates will delight toddlers who are fascinated by cause-and-effect play. Three wooden pirates (each with a patch on his eye) fit into three slots in a sturdy red ship, then pop up and down on springs when pushed by little fingers." Delight toddlers? Hot damn -- this thing delights me! Link (Thanks, Justin!)
Inside the 1962 Sears Christmas Catalog
This comes too late for Christmas -- 45 years too late. But the 1962 Sears Christmas catalog is still a treat.
Inspired by the fact that several friends of this Internet weblog recently forwarded us the same excerpts from a 1977 JC Penny catalog, Telstar Logistics reached into our vast corporate archive and emerged clutching a pristine copy of the 1962 Sears Christmas Book.Link
As you browse the Sears catalog, keep in mind that, according to the Inflation Calculator, $1 in 1962 was equivalent to $6.51 in 2006 dollars. Conversely, $1 in 2006 was equivalent to $0.15 in 1962.
Video of accordion player from Minority Orchestra
Electroplankton inventor's new musical instrument
The creator of Electroplankton, Toshio Iwai, made a standalone synthesizer for Yamaha called the Tenori-On, and Chris Pirillo reviewed it on his video program. He loves the $1200 instrument. I can't wait for the price to drop to about $250. Link
Communist monuments of Yugoslavia
Jan Kempenaers took these spectacular images of monuments erected in communist Yugoslavia. Link
Blackwater wishes you a very mercenary Christmas
Danger Room has scanned a copy of the holiday card sent out by Blackwater Worldwide: Link to larger-rez scans. Hey, this eggnog tastes like blood.
New Jersey to block sex offenders from internet, computer use
According to one of the law's backers, state Senator John Girgenti, the law makes it easier for sex offenders to stay on the straight and narrow, "reducing the risk of them being tempted to be a repeat offender."Link (Thanks, Glyn)
Bill S1979 gives the state broad authority to regulate a sex offender's computer and Internet usage so long as the person remains on parole. And the law is tough: anyone who uses a computer to help commit sex crimes will be prohibited from using computers or the Internet at all. The State Parole Board may also impose restrictions at its discretion on offenders even if they did not use computers to plan their crimes.
Interview with author of Love & Sex With Robots
Simmerman: Would you personally use one of these robots?
Levy: I would certainly experiment with one, to find out what it was like – how much like the real thing.
Simmermon:Would your wife? Probably not – she is not interested in anything of a technological nature.
Simmermon:Would she mind if you used one? Surely you've talked about it by now …
Levy: Actually, no, because it is purely hypothetical since they do not yet exist.
Simmermon:I ask because I was talking about this with my girlfriend, who, had she found one of these in my closet in the early stages of our relationship, would have hailed a cab and never seen me again.
Levy: She says that, but why? Has she never used a vibrator? And if she has, why does she think that you shouldn't have left her immediately you found out?
Priests brawl at Jesus' birthplace
The brawl apparently began when Greek Orthodox priests set up ladders to clean the walls and ceilings of their part of the church after the Christmas Day celebrations.Link (Thanks, jjasper!)
Armenian priests claimed that the ladders encroached on their portion of the church, which led the two sects to exchange angry words which quickly turned to blows.
Photographers who came to document the annual cleaning ceremony instead recorded the entire event.
TSA's new forbidden item: >2 gm lithium batteries
The TSA has discovered that on January 1st, 2008 lithium batteries are going to become more dangerous than they were on December 31, 2007. Thankfully, they've taken action by forbidding them beginning in 2008.
Lithium Metal Battery, Spare or Installed (over 2 grams lithium):
In checked bag? Forbidden
Carry-on? Forbidden
The Department of Transportation's web site doesn't say why they're forbidden. They just are. Link
(Thanks, Andy!)
Terminus -- award winning short film from Canada
Drunken Xmas brawl at South Pole
Two men working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station got into a "drunken Christmas punch-up." One man, an unidentified Raytheon employee, was injured so badly he couldn't be treated at nearby McMurdo station and required an emergency medical evacuation to a New Zealand hospital. The other man was flown back to the US.Link
Free-fall "zero-g dance" to be performed this weekend, inspired by Hugo-winning novel "Stardance"
Jeanne's husband and co-author, Spider Robinson, is blogging all week in the runup to the flight, and has podcast a lengthy excerpt from Stardance as well. Link (Thanks, Spider!)
Wherever humans go, we bring our arts–and in zero-gravity, we will create amazing new forms of art never before seen, as our imaginations are set free by weightlessness.
Stardance combines artistic and humanistic themes with the backdrop of science and space exploration–exemplifying the grandeur, intrigue and promise of space, through the grace of dance unhindered by gravity.
The Stardance Experience is slated to be produced and presented in the 70/15 "Large Format" pioneered by the IMAX corporation. The film will push the boundaries of the medium, combining live action and digital FX to create an emotional and visceral connection with the audience.
The Stardance Experience intends to reignite humanity's fire to return to space - to reach ordinary people and communicate the majesty, beauty, mystery and transcendence that await us all, just above our heads: the bliss of the stars. Only from that perspective can we hope to create futures that exemplify the best in humanity.
Our birthright is the propensity to dream, dance, and evolve.
Painted gaming miniatures
Today in my series of photos from my travels: a collection of painted underwear-pervert miniatures on a game-dealer's table at last year's ComicCon in San Diego. I love painting miniatures -- when I was a teenaged D&D player, it was my absolute top favorite part of the game. I ruined more shirts, tables and carpets with my hobby! There's a great gaming shop in Covent Garden, The Orc's Nest (awesome name, too!) where they always have a window-full of painted intricate miniatures, usually on sale for just a little more than the unassembled, unpainted versions (and charmingly, the finished ones are glued to tuppence coins as bases). I've never guessed, but I've always just assumed that the reason that these finished pieces -- which must have hours of labour in them -- are available for just a pound or two more than the unfinished ones is that the painter is an obsessive like I was, whose living and working space is completely jammed with painted minis, leaving quick sales as the only way to practice the hobby without drowning in figs. Link
Update Whoops! I stand corrected! These are "HeroClix" miniatures and they come pre-painted. Man -- stop playing tabletop games for twenty years and they get all pre-packaged on ya!
HOWTO make a Senior Remote with only five big, friendly buttons
Link (via Wonderland)
My mom was born in 1931. She is from the generation of radio and WWII. Her eyesight is failing and she isn't good with anything electronic. TV remotes confuse her. This mod came to me after she called me one day, claiming her TV remote stopped working. It turns out, she inadvertently hit the button that activated the VCR functions. She didn't know or couldn't see the button to reactivate the TV functions. So I decided to "dumb" down the remote to only three functions: On/Off, Channel and Volume.
Semacode QRCode needlepoint scans as "pillow"
(Image: Downsized crop from P1060816.JPG, appearing in tikaro's Flickr stream, used here for commentary, under the aegis of fair use)
Logo trends of 2007
Link (via Kottke)
Charlie the Tuna and the Jolly Green Giant, these are not. Advertising characters have danced the line between logos and mascot for years. Even the Cingular Jack was a bit of a hybrid with a personality that animation played out beyond the printed page. Urban vinyl is a subculture that is starting to cross over into logo design. These small vinyl characters are ubiquitous shelf clutter, enshrined in nearly every designerís desk collection.
First made popular in Hong Kong by Michael Lau in the 90's, these imaginative imps have become highly collectable and have entire stores, KidRobot and magazines, Super 7, dedicated to their notoriety. The art of Tim Biskup may start on canvas but it soon translates to designer vinyl characters. Usually they can be as mundane as fire breathers to as outlandish as slimy cyclops ghost aliens. Though not a serious influence on Fortune 500 identities, urban vinyl has its place in pop culture, and that has translated to two-dimensional applications in logo design.
Resigning from Napster takes more than 30 minutes
Napster(Emphasis mine) Link
What a pain. There's no way to cancel online, so I called the cancellation number (800.839.4210) and waited on hold for about 20 minutes listening to messages like "Did you know that your Napster subscription lets you access over 5 million tracks? Please hold, and a customer service representative will be with you shortly."
A woman came on the line and asked me a bunch of questions (Was this my first call? Could I confirm my email? Is there a phone number on which she could call me back in case something goes wrong with the call? Can I hold again?). Granted, this is two days after Christmas, but still, I wasn't too happy at how long this was taking.
When she took me off hold again, I told her I wanted to cancel because 2007 was the year 3 of the major labels started selling music without DRM. Back on hold.
She came back -- presumably after consulting a manager or the internet to find out what DRM is -- and then responded, "I don't understand, because all of our music contains DRM." Back on hold. This time, I told her I wanted to cancel because the files were DRMed, and she finally canceled my subscription.
Warner to sell no-DRM MP3s on Amazon
Warner will not sell its music in DRM-free form on iTunes, which is in keeping with the general tenor of the move to DRM-free music. Apple's dominance in online music sales has been reinforced by the fact that nearly all the music it has sold is locked to Apple's players with a DRM scheme called FairPlay. Thanks to laws like the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, it's illegal for competitors of Apple to break this DRM and offer competing products that will play the music you bought from Apple. This lock-in gives Apple a Wal-Mart-like degree of control over the business-practices of the labels, since Apple customers who make a substantial investment in iTunes music face the prospect of losing their money should they switch to competing players.
The only way to maneuver around this is by offering DRM-free MP3 tracks, which can be played on iPods and their competitors. Apple CEO Steve Jobs called on the labels to deliver DRM-free music last year, even as several European nations were considering legislation, regulation or court action to force Apple to open up its DRM to competitors.
Warner's move to sell its music in the superior DRM-free form only through Apple's competitors seems like petty gamesmanship, since MP3s are MP3s, no matter where you buy them, and an Apple customer who buys an MP3 in the iTunes Store is every bit as able to shop somewhere else for music and players as is someone who buys music from Amazon. This is a move that pits Warner's long-term corporate strategy -- punishing Apple to reduce its market power -- against the needs of its artists, who benefit from having the largest possible pool of retail outlets for their music in its most superior form.
Of course, the labels -- Warner included -- already shamelessly steal from their artists in the realm of digital downloads, through a crooked accounting process. Here's how it works: artists are generally entitled to a seven percent royalty on "sales," but are contractually guaranteed a fifty percent royalty on "licensing." When the labels "sell" you a song online, they actually claim that they're only giving you a license to the music (and that's why they can attach all kinds of unreasonable conditions to the transaction -- see next paragraph for more). If you're only getting a license -- rather than making a purchase -- then 49.5 cents from every $0.99 track should go straight to the artist. Instead, they get a measly seven cents.
What kind of unreasonable conditions are attached to the "license" you get when you buy online music? Well, of course Sony made you "agree" to let them install spyware and a rootkit on your computer in order to listen to your music. But they're hardly alone -- Amazon's "license agreement" tells you you're not allowed to loan, re-sell, or make other uses of your music that would be consistent with a sale. If you buy a CD from Amazon, they not only don't try to stop you from selling it used -- they encourage you to do so, and will even broker the transaction. But if you "buy" (sorry, license) the same album from Amazon as a download -- often at a higher cost than the used CD will run you -- they make you "agree" that you won't even loan it to your kid brother, or give it away to the school library when you get tired of it.
A music distribution startup founder emailed me last week and asked what kind of terms and conditions I would consider reasonable for digital music sales. The answer was easy: "Don't violate copyright law." Anything more than that is just picking your customers' pockets by confiscating the rights that copyright law grants them -- the right to loan, sell, give away, format-shift, time-shift, etc.
But it's still good news that Warner has joined the war on DRM, even if they're screwing their artists (and the rest of us) to do so. At this rate, all four labels will go DRM-free by 2008, and by 2010, they'll finally start offering us a fair shake on their products, just as the last music fan and the last new artist defects to P2P, convinced that buying or selling music through the labels only gets you screwed, one way or another. Link (Thanks, Adam!)


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well-written instruction manual & large, folded color map 🌏
"Some games make an enormous impact on you when you play them, and time and technology do little to diminish that impact. I feel that way about quite a few games: Elite, Super Mario Bros, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time are three that immediately come to mind. Secret of Mana is without question a fourth." [more inside]
Information Superhighway? That sounds like Super hype to me!
Andy Baio has created a YouTube channel of early internet informational videos: The VHS-Era Internet (1984-1995)
"Where do left and right meet? At the truth."
Politically Incorrect was an American late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002, first on Comedy Central and then on ABC. Four guests (usually including at least one comedian) would debate topics across the political spectrum in what Maher once described as "The McLaughlin Group on acid." Of the 1300+ episodes produced, 190 can be viewed on YouTube. [more inside]
Pretend you're a cool ghost.
From Retronaut, please enjoy these stylish selections from the 1990 J.C. Penney Christmas Catalog. Come for the Beetlejuice pajamas, stay for the "ice-washed" denim overalls.
Celebrity workout videos
Aaron Valdez collects celebrity workout videos. New York magazine chose their ten favorites.
Upload with this sort of thing!
Small, Far Away - The World of Father Ted: Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews revisit Craggy Island 15 years after the premiere of the classic Irish comedy, Father Ted.
Part time virus hunter
It arrived at MIT in the middle of the night... 1988 computer virus - (via Dangerous Minds) [more inside]
Michael Mann's "Heat"
Although [Michael] Mann has said he was inspired by a true story from Chicago in the late 1960s, the film is no gritty realist number about desperate thievery. Rather, HEAT is a high-gloss creature of its time, utilizing the classic "duel between cop and robber"... to thematize lifestyle issues in the mid-1990s. Specifically I argue that, for all its slickness and emphasis on style and personality, HEAT is a film about work and its increasing personal costs. For the characters in HEAT, work provides excitement* and challenge, but it ultimately excludes any emotional life outside of the demands of the job. *That's the shootout scene
they simply forgot about it
Underage Tomfoolery
Tired of the hype around MTV's (and before that, the BBC's) modern teen drama Skins? Miss the 90s? Try Orange Juice in Bishops Garden, a web series, detailing the lives of a group of teenagers as they navigate high school in the year 1994. The show is set and shot in the greater metropolitan Washington DC area and is created by the DC-area filmmaker, Otessa Ghadar. [more inside]
How to be 1990s.
where were you in 1992?
Eric Davidson, lead singer of the New Bomb Turks, has written a book exploring a much-overlooked and oft-imitated genre that he dubs Gunk Punk. We Never Learn came out June 1st 2010. [more inside]
This is serious-- we can make you delirious
Retrostatic is a treasure trove of 80's (and 90's) TV commercials--from PSAs of singing pills to the Post cereal Create-A-Villain contest (and so much more). Also, cartoons, with descriptions and opening sequences of everything from Alf Tales to Thundercats.
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AQ Audio debuts AirPlay-capable AQ SmartSpeaker
UK speaker company AQ Audio is making its US debut with the AQ SmartSpeaker ($179), a portable, wireless, AirPlay-compatible speaker. The AQ SmartSpeaker features one-touch AirPlay setup and—like other recent "PlayDirect" speakers—can also stream directly from an iPhone, iPad, or iPod by creating its own Wi-Fi network. As a standalone speaker, the AQ SmartSpeaker offers stereo sound from its two drivers. Additionally, two SmartSpeakers can be paired for left and right channel separation, and speakers can be placed around the house for multi-room audio.
More than 10 hours of AirPlay playback are possible with the integrated rechargeable battery. AQ SmartSpeaker is available now.
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i just don't understand the hype about portable airplay-speakers. for home use, yes ok. but for portable use Wifi connection drains just too much battery.
I tested a bluetooth speaker and compared it to an airplay speaker. I let both play the same playlist for 5 hours. With the bluetooth speaker i still had 86% battery left on my iphone4, while with the airplay-speaker i only had 62%, thus airplay draining more than twice as much battery compared to bluetooth.
With bluetooth 4.0 and "low energy" profile this difference would be even bigger!
Posted by Phil Dzikiy on October 17, 2012 at 7:01 AM (CDT)
What I don't understand . . . Clean, cool design factor, but seldom is the charging paraphernalia illustrated by the manufacturer and especially and a negligently by the review publisher. I chatted online with AQ Audio yesterday after reading this PR blurb and never got a straight answer regarding the charging of a 4-pack of their speakers. Oh well.
Posted by Phil Dzikiy on October 19, 2012 at 9:43 AM (CDT)
I can explain the "hype" quite easily: I listen to music from different PCs on my home network, and so bluetooth speakers are worthless to me. Furthermore, I have a big, old house, and so I either need to invest in a half dozen or more speakers (and the accompanying management), or I can just carry the speakers with me. This sort of speaker suits my needs very well (we can argue about audio quality and price separately, but as a concept, they're great). And I hardly think I'm alone.
To be honest, Griffin's Evolve speakers were/are the ideal solution (the charging base hooked directly to the output of one PC, which then became the music command center, plus it had a dock for iPod/iPhone playback; instead of Airplay, it broadcast its own radio signal - 900 MHz iirc), but they appear to have been a technological dead end (no updates or competitors 5+ years later), and the batteries in mine are dying, so Airplay it is. I might add that guests have always been impressed by the Evolves - not nec. the fidelity, but the tech and execution. Oh well.
Posted by Phil Dzikiy on October 23, 2012 at 4:20 PM (CDT)
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Henrico native seeks Orlando mayorship
In the city where dreams come true, the son of a Henrico County elementary school teacher is hoping to realize one of his own.
Mike Cantone, the son of Colonial Trail Elementary School Principal Philip Cantone, is running for mayor of Orlando, Fla. The election is being held April 3.
Cantone attended Short Pump Elementary School while growing up in Henrico's Far West End and graduated in 2001 from J.R. Tucker High School.
His interest in politics was sharpened during his participation in the Presidential Classroom in Washington, a nonprofit civic organization that provides high school students with educational training to help prepare them for leadership roles in public and private service.
Cantone, a community organizer, is one of three challengers in the race who hope to unseat three-term incumbent Democratic mayor Buddy Dyer.
Cantone has been the most outspoken in his criticism of Dyer, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
"While I might not have lived in Orlando long enough to know all the ins and outs of the corruption inside of City Hall, I can promise on day one I will begin to dismantle it," he said during a debate, the Sentinel reported.
Cantone attended St. Louis University, earning degrees in political science and international studies, and spent a year in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill as an intern for then-Senator Hillary Clinton, focusing primarily on military issues such as veterans affairs and the Iraq war, according to his father.
Cantone moved to Orlando several years ago to serve as the Florida political and targeting director for Organize Now.
Local couple wins wedding at Lewis Ginter
Richmonders Jim Morgan and Dan Stackhouse were married at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Lakeside Mar. 7 month after winning the Say I Do! With OutRVA wedding contest in February. The contest was open to LGBT couples in recognition of Virginia's marriage equality law, which took effect last fall. The wedding included a package valued at $25,000.
Morgan and Stackhouse, who became engaged last fall on the day marriage equality became the law in Virginia, have been together for 16 years. They were selected from among 40 couples who registered for the contest. The winners were announced at the Say I Do! Dessert Soiree at the Renaissance in Richmond in February. > Read more.
Fourth-annual Healy Gala planned
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The event was created to honor Michael Healy, a local businessman and community leader who died suddenly in June 2011, and to endow the Mike Healy Scholarship (through the Glen Allen Ruritan Club), which benefits students of Glen Allen High School.
Healy served as the chairman of Glen Allen Day for several years and helped raise thousands of dollars for local charities and organizations. > Read more.
Ruritan Club holding Brunswick stew sale
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Pick-up will be at noon, March 14, at the Richmond Heights Civic Center, 7440 Wilton Road in Varina.
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Disney's no-frills, live-action 'Cinderella' delights
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Alice in Wonderland bloated with more Tim Burton goth-pop than the inside of a Hot Topic. Maleficent was a step in the right direction, but the movie couldn't decide if Maleficent should be a hero or a villain (even if she should obviously be a villain) and muddled itself into mediocrity.
Cinderella is much better. Primarily, because it's just Cinderella. No radical rebooting. No Tim Burton dreck. It's the 1950 Disney masterpiece, transposed into live action and left almost entirely untouched. > Read more.
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The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen's 2nd Stage series will present "An Evening of Country" with The Honky Tonk Experience, April 9-10 at 7 p.m. in the center's Cardinal Ballroom.
Formed in the spring of 2003, The Honky Tonk Experience performs country classics and current country music, from Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings to Dwight Yoakam and Dale Watson. The "Experience" is composed of five local musicians – Brad Spivey, Mike Lucas, Mark Watts, Clark Ball and Ryland Tinnell. The group has shared the stage with several national acts, including Travis Tritt, BR5-49, Dale Watson, Webb Wilder and Junior Brown. > Read more.
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7th Charity Kendo Championships will take place at Watford Leisure Centre Central
on Saturday 4th April 2015.
Adult £10 Concession / Student / Junior £5
Watford Leisure Centre Central Peace Prospect, Watford WD17 3HA
7th Charity Kendo Championships will take place on the 4th April 2015 at Watford Leisure Centre central.
This event is an annual kendo junior and family championships raising money for both Maggie's Centres and Macmillan Cancer Support.
For details of these charities please see below links:
It is an all day international event and we would like to ask all parents to join as well as junior and adult members to help out as well as taking part.
We would like to thank Tery Holt sensei who had supported this event over the years as Shinpan-Cho but sadly had passed away in January 2015, at the age of 75.
He now left with us some great memories and they shall remain with us.
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to his wife and family.
He will be sadly missed by us all.


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an idiot or just a general dick. Just an insulting word in general, can mean whatever you want it to.
"Don't be such a dwak." etc.
"Don't be such a dwak." etc.
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