February 2012
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100 year old vulnerability in master-keyed locks
This one is filed under “things probably only Rachel finds interesting” but dammit, I do.
While derping about the internet, I came across this article talking about a security flaw in master-keyed locks.
You probably remember master-keyed locks from school: your teacher had a key to their classroom, but the janitor had a master key that opened all doors. There’s a flaw in this...
Bicycle UPDATE
Oh my god this thing rides so much better. You have no idea.
January 2012
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Bicycle Repair (Wo)man
As many of you know, I have a NEW JOB. Hooray!
New Job is all of 2.5 miles from my house, so I figured I probably shouldn’t be a lazyass and drive. So I bought a bike. Used. Off Craigslist. Late at night from an Irish guy out of a warehouse and it was not at all sketchy.
BEHOLD. My new bike:
Yeah, yeah, okay, it’s not very impressive. “Hell of ugly” you might say. It was $80 off Craigslist....
App Showdown: Orchestra vs Remember the Milk
I loves me some to-do apps. I’m not a list-checker-off kinda person, you know, the kind that makes lists and lists of lists and delightedly ticks them all off one by one. Those people are weird. For me, it boils down to this: if I don’t write it down, it won’t get done.
You’d think making a good todo app would be easy, but apparently not. Every single one I’ve used...
March 2011
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Jam & Laziness
I make jam because I’m lazy.
But, you say, can’t you buy jam from the store? How much more lazy can you get?
Aha, I say, but then you have to put on pants. And find your keys. And find your preeeeeeciousiPhone. And drive to the store. And find the jam. And find the right jam that doesn’t have all that weird coloring and HFCS. That’s work, people. Hard work.
The solution...
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The MacGyver Kit
The inspiration for this project was simple: I rubbed my eyes. For those of you who don’t wear contact lenses, you’re not aware of the peril I was in. Contact lenses are amazing little beasties, but if your eyes are dry (and mine were) they’ll pop off and instantly dry up into expensive, transparent raisins. You then have about 45 seconds to fumble about and find saline or...
More crazy laser cutter action
Crazy Crap We’ve Made Vaguely Recently Week continues, with our wedding invitations. I love showing them off (to a rather scary degree) since I think they turned out awesome.
Like the glassware, we also made ‘em on the laser cutter.
The edging is all laser-cut. We were trying for wood bark but it turned out more abstract. I like it:
Detail of one of the monograms:
If you...
February 2011
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Secret Weapon: Balsamic Vinegar
I’d like to introduce you to the patron saint of cooking science:
This be-bearded man is Harold McGee, and he wrote a book called On Food and Cooking. This book is awesome. It reads like a really good textbook, and while that sounds like damning with faint praise, it’s not. A good textbook is easy to follow, full of useful information, and readable. He packs an amazing amount of...
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Secret Weapon: Anchovy Paste
Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re thinking. “Ew, anchovies! Why would I want to put stuff that smells like catfood in MY food?” Well shut it, Sparky, because this stuff is awesome.
Properly applied, anchovy paste does not make everything taste like fish. Let’s get that out of the way. It makes everything taste better. If done right, it gives food this rich, savory...
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Milking The Giant Cow →
I never knew this had a name. Thanks, TV Tropes!
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WatchSQUEE! Venture Bros is back!
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