Category Archives: Everyday Science

Top 10 e-paper technologies in the next 20 years | ZDNet

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Gandalfe

This was too good not to share. Makes me wonder if my great grandchildren (no I don’t have any… yet) will not recognize paperback books. ZDNet | Chris Jablonski ~ Over the next two decades, conventional print and static information … Continue reading →

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Searching for Internal Pulse ~ One Musician’s Quest

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Gandalfe

After a ~27 year break from music, yes work and family took front stage during that time, I returned to music performance. I played alto sax from fifth through 12th grade and then auditioned for marching band at the University … Continue reading →

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Where Does Your Money Go?

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Gandalfe

Here’s a nice chart provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Interesting that they clump pensions with insurance, but still both only account for 10% of the average income. 34% going for housing seems high to me too. But … Continue reading →

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Metal Assemblage Light Sculptures

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Gandalfe

I find this kind of art fascinating with a dream-like quality. You have to luv that this stuff didn’t end up in landfills. About S. D. Kogan: “Eventually, my designs evolved as I started combining musical instruments with other recycled … Continue reading →

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Tag Clouds and Wordle.net

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Gandalfe

Every once in a while I like to play with tag cloud generators. A tag cloud or word cloud is a visual depiction of user-generated tags, or simply the word content of a site, typically used to describe the content … Continue reading →

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Drive: The surprising truth about motivation

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Gandalfe

This lively RSA Animate, adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. http://www.theRSA.org Fascinating talk a number of levels. I shared this with my peeps … Continue reading →

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NYT: The Mediocre Multitasker

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Gandalfe

Madhura sends me this article from the NYT. I’ve always wondered about this: Read it and gloat. Last week, researchers at Stanford University published a study showing that the most persistent multitaskers perform badly in a variety of tasks. They … Continue reading →

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Solar Power in Seattle? Not yet…

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Gandalfe

I took a look at solar power for residential use this year. The last time I did the analysis was in 2004 and the payback was over 15 years, best case. It is now down to 12 years best case. … Continue reading →

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JaAG on Pavement

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Gandalfe

Is it Friday again?

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Village of Joy: 50 Strange Buildings of the World

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Gandalfe

From the amazing, interesting, wonderful, weird, odd, and funny Village of Joy Web site we find a collection of very odd buildings. Some of these, such as the one pictured below must be difficult to live in. Suzy has made … Continue reading →

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