Use a large number of cans to create art and awareness of hunger.
Wholey’s Fish Market Pittsburgh...
Wholey’s Fish Market in Pittsburgh is the best seafood store I have seen outside of Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo (and that is really for wholesale market). The fishmongers really know their stuff. This worth a stop if you are in the strip district of Pittsburgh. Quick, un-narrated video give a quick […]
Watching Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford is very talented comedian who has had a rollcoaster career. She did an excellent set at NYU. This is not the show but gives you a good sense of her humor. She posted a 9 short clips called Ask My Mom! You may recognize your Mom. Maria was on the latest Arrested Development […]
Firewood in Garbage cans
Problem People who only have occasional files often don’t usually have a convenient way to store and transport firewood. It is no fun finding the right wood in a wood pile in the middle of windter. Solution Fill outdoor garbage cans with a mix of small and large piece in proportion to a typical burn. […]
Shadow Puppet and Thomas Dolby’...
A recently released free iPhone app called Shadow Puppet allow you to quickly take several photos from your camera roll and overlay a narration. While most suitable for How-To videos, the below video shows some photos from a recent Thomas Dolby The Invisible Lighthouse show with a voiceover. The unscripted video was done in […]
When does it make sense to rent a car...
Are there good reasons to rent a car when you own a car already? In short, it depends. 1. Being somewhere your car isn’t (travel) – Yes 2. Car in the shop (or know something is wrong with your car) – Yes 3. Car isn’t big enough for hauling people or stuff – Yes […]
The most obvious sandwich I never hea...
Few would argue that the sandwich was one of the most important culinary creations mankind has ever made. There are so many combinations of ingredients it is hard to be surprised by a new variation, but today I stuck by the question, why didn’t anyone think of that until now? What is the most […]
Why hasn’t RSS changed the worl...
It has been generally understood that the internet would change the way written news is disseminated and consumed. What hasn’t been clear is what forms news would take. A distribution technique called Rich Site Summary (RSS) was introduced around year 2000 that has surprisingly not seen wide-spread adoption. Paper news reporting and consumption […]
World’s Greatest Farmer Showdow...
A yearly family event in October at an organic farm in Worcester township. Montgomery County, PA. Activities Animals to view – chickens, alpacas, sheep, goats, pigs 3 food trucks + brick oven pizza stand Wine tasting Beer tasting from Victory Brewing Viewing of “farmer” competition – pulling tractors, throwing pumpkins, eating turnips, etc. Live music Cost […]
Using Amazon wishlists and CamelCamel...
Problem There are many things that do not need to be purchased immediately. It is also not clear what the lowest price for a certain item could be. One could spend hours researching best prices and still find it cheaper weeks later. The following technique requires almost no work and is likely […]
