Flotsam & Jetsam Vox 2009-09-17T12:59:57Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d414291a9f6a47/ Ephemeral musings about everything and nothing in particular Half-full tag:vox.com,2008-08-15:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fa969161200002 2008-08-15T18:02:10Z 2009-09-17T12:59:57Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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]]> Urban farming takes off tag:vox.com,2008-08-01:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fae8d16a01000b 2008-08-01T18:31:41Z 2008-09-01T15:16:15Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Building-top farming, Lincoln, MA An ex-parking lot in Brooklyn Food Project-Boston Self-sufficient vertical farm Wind power + vertical farm

Maybe I'm a little strange but I've often wondered, while driving past vacant lots or large, grassy traffic islands, why someone doesn't start a community vegetable garden there. I reasoned that it must be due to (in the case of traffic islands)...

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]]> Incredible aerial view of tornado's path tag:vox.com,2008-07-29:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a470100a7ecfa8e000e 2008-07-29T20:16:46Z 2008-07-29T20:18:26Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Tornado's path

This high-res, zoomable aerial photo by Flight Landata of the recent New Hampshire tornado's path gives you a very good idea of what kind of localized destruction a tornado causes. Click on any part of the photo to zoom in and scroll. Alternate ...

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]]> Oh those Kiwis... tag:vox.com,2008-07-24:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fad69ca5270005 2008-07-24T15:21:55Z 2008-07-24T15:25:07Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Talula doing the Hula

From the UK Telegraph: The parents of a New Zealand girl named Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii have been ordered to change her name because it risks making her the target of abuse and ridicule. By Bonnie Malkin in Sydney Last Updated: 1:41...

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]]> Sign of the times tag:vox.com,2008-07-16:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fa9687d5440002 2008-07-16T02:12:10Z 2008-07-16T02:12:10Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

I'll tell you whut...

My thanks to Geology Byotch, who told me about failblog.org, from where I got this gem:

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]]> Great Cover Versions, Part VI tag:vox.com,2008-07-14:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fa96880ae40003 2008-07-14T17:23:44Z 2008-07-14T17:48:22Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

KD Lang - After The Gold Rush

The brilliant k.d. lang covers her fellow Canadian Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush." So much less whiny! (Sorry, Neil)

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]]> 10 Things to Like About $4 Gas tag:vox.com,2008-07-09:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fa96868cd50003 2008-07-09T17:46:43Z 2008-07-17T05:48:34Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Gas prices

TIME article: 10 Things to Like About $4 Gas Proof that every cloud has a silver lining, if you look hard enough. (Note: Where I live in the NYC Metro area, gas is more like $5 a gallon) And I would add #11: Gas at $5 a gallon is still a whole...

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]]> There Will Be Blood tag:vox.com,2008-07-08:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fad698ace60004 2008-07-08T15:59:10Z 2008-07-09T04:35:57Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

TWBB

I wasn't expecting to like this movie, especially as it is 2.5 hours long and my attention span is best described as non-committal--but I was wrong. Daniel Day-Lewis's performance as an enigmatic misanthrope had me mesmerized the whole way throu...

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]]> Lawn chair balloon flight redux! tag:vox.com,2008-07-05:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fad696ea3f0005 2008-07-05T20:47:13Z 2008-07-06T00:59:00Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Up, up, and away again

I love this guy. Just for the idea of tying balloons to his lawn chair to float up into the sky. And I love that he remembers to bring a giant mug of coffee along for the flight. This is his third attempt to get from Oregon to Idaho. I'll be...

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]]> Update: Human-powered gyms and dance clubs! tag:vox.com,2008-07-03:asset-6a00d414291a9f6a4700fad696572a0005 2008-07-03T21:43:55Z 2008-07-03T21:43:55Z airmouse http://airmouse.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Not running on empty

Browsing Slate today, I came upon a link to an article describing a human-powered gym, just as I'd wondered about in my previous post. The energy produced by people working out is converted into lighting for the gym. (I still think powering fan...

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