Category Archives: General
Where will you go today
I just heard about ‘Shopping Walls‘. Basically, if you see something you want to buy, you take a smartphone picture of the code box next to a picture of item and you will be automatically routed to a web site where you can quickly seal the deal and get the item mailed to your home.
Now if I was of a nefarious bent of mind I would cover the little code box with a code box of my own and direct this person, who is about to disseminate credit card/account information and who expects to provide this information, to a dummy website of my own design that will collect the sensitive information. I might even relay the information through to the store so that the buyer does not notice that anything untoward may have happened.
(I don’t have a smart phone so I have no idea what they are doing.)
We are Safe!
Luck of the Irish
Hume: The Surge Made The Iraq War Worth It | ThinkProgress.
As I have heard it, the luck of the Irish is that if you fall into a septic tank you will come out with a rose. You still fell into a septic tank, something that most reasonable people would agree is a bad thing, but at least you have a rose!
In the case of Iraq, we jumped into the septic tank. And I’m not sure that that is a rose…
Murmuration
The Adventures of a Toolbox
Stanley DIY Workforce Tool Box | Stanley DIY Tool Boxes | DIY Answer Guy.
I use the box as a great way to carry Dominion game cards, but after reading about how he uses it as a tool box, I will have to investigate another use.
Just missed it
Elaine was wondering about the puff of steam she saw receding towards Colorado Springs and the bunch of anoraks that were hanging out at our RR crossing as she returned from the store.
I will try to get by the rail yard tomorrow and see the engine up close.
Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness
Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness | Video on TED.com.
An intriguing talk. If I lived in a dense urban area I might consider the editing he talks about. My main problem is that I don’t want to put my books into digital format.The second problem is that you can’t fit two people into his space. That will need some extreme editing.
I wonder how he gets that coffee table to seat 10 for dining? I think I found the link. Its not a coffee table.
Transforming Tables: Convert Coffee to Dining Surfaces
Transforming Tables: Convert Coffee to Dining Surfaces | Designs & Ideas on Dornob.
Some neat ideas here.
Heartbreak
I was recently reminded of what I consider to be the most heartbreaking moments in sports – Tom Watson’s 277th stroke in the 2009 Open Championship.
And one for the greatest comebacks they will never make a film of.