"The critical legal issue was that in the Patriot Act, Congress amended FISA to change the language from requiring "the purpose" of the search or surveillance be to obtain foreign intelligence information to only "a significant purpose" of the search or surveillance." - LinkFriday, September 28, 2007
Patriot Act Unconstitutional
"The critical legal issue was that in the Patriot Act, Congress amended FISA to change the language from requiring "the purpose" of the search or surveillance be to obtain foreign intelligence information to only "a significant purpose" of the search or surveillance." - Link
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Ultra-Simple Hovercraft
NEEDED:- BATTERY POWERED LEAF BLOWER (or gas powered), or use the type of cannister vacuum cleaner which has a blower outlet, such as older "Shopvac".
- PLYWOOD, 3ft or 4ft square, 3/8in or 1/2in thick (or buy a 48in precut round tabletop).
- PLASTIC SHEET, 1ft larger than the above wood (Avoid using 1mil thickness garbage bags, instead use a heavy 4mil or 6mil plastic dropcloth from a paint store, or 'Visqueen' sheet, or an old plastic shower curtain)
- SMALL PLASTIC DISK, coffee can lid, or 6" disk 1/8in thick plastic or thin wood.
- BOLT, 2in, 1/4-20, NUT, 1/4-20, FENDER WASHERS (TWO)
- or instead use four small self-tapping wood screws
- SMOOTH FLOOR (linoleum, ball court, or smooth concrete)
- electric saber saw, drill, razor knife, staplegun, duct tape
- Optional: lawn chair and clamps/screws to hold it down.
- Optional: some sort of rubber bumper for the edge. Nail on some old bike tires? Just cover it with duct tape? - Link
Shopping Research - a few useful links
Monday, September 24, 2007
Bone Head/Alien Tattoo of the Day
"Last week a number of computers were stolen from our office in Vancouver, BC. One of those computers was a shared iMac with Flickrbooth, an app that automatically uploads photo booth shots to our flickr account, installed on it. Just this morning a friend called to tell us that there are photos of whoever has the computer now in our flickr stream! Obviously the guy didn't know he was uploading images of himself and his awesome tattoos." - Link (via Boing Boing)Songs of Insects
"In a culture where knowledge of insect song is pale in comparison to the interest in the songs of birds and frogs, we are determined to bring singing insects into popular focus. We will accomplish this by sharing the resources we've collected and by communicating our passion for these marvelous fiddlers of the forests and fields." - LinkFriday, September 14, 2007
The Sponge Monkeys Like the Moon
"These characters come from a man named Joel Veitch, who makes television shows for Britain's Channel 4* (according to his Web site, www.rathergood.com). On his site, you can see these creatures in a January 2003 video clip, in which they sing about loving the moon, marmots, cheese, dirigibles, and several other nouns." - Link (via slate.com)Make a Foxhole Radio - Weekend Project Podcast
"During World War II, GIs in the field built really amazing simple radios to listen too. These were made with materials that they could get their hands on and were small enough to carry around in a big pocket. You can modify this design if you want to set it up so that it's tuneable too!" - Link (MAKE: Blog)Wednesday, September 12, 2007
An Outhouse For Kitty Comment
Did anyone realize that this is simply put together using a modular wire cube shelving system? If you don’t have the time to buy a package of shelves for $30 on Amazon and configure it yourself, then I guess it makes sense for you.FYI, the crate system pieces pull apart (Quick-lock connectors make assembly easy) and aren’t designed to be screwed or fastened together in any other way. Don’t count on this as protection against large outside predators for Mittens. Personally, I think the pictured item makes for a good mock up of what could be manufactured, not something that should be for sale. - Link (via The Uber-Review)
How To Shoot Heroin
"Despite all the lies you've probably heard from parents and other grownups, heroin is actually very good for you. It makes you smart and it feels great! All that stuff about ruining your life is just another lie they tell us to keep us from having fun and so they can boss us around and run and ruin our lives." - Link
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