Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Back in 1999, or so, I had the idea to create a video of my drive to Burning Man. I was thinking about using Linux and a quickcam to create a time-lapse movie of the trip. Here are some examples of what other folks have done [1], [2], [3]. I sketched a […]
I’m starting a project that I think is going to be a lot of fun! I volunteered to make some props for the 2006 summer performance of “The Private Life of Butterflies” . My friend Tommy needed butterflies that would light up. We were both thinking about using EL wire since we’ve seen similar things […]
Not to turn this blog into a consumer forum, but here’s an idea:
» Purchase 2WD Honda Element with accessories: $20,363
» Purchase Honda Metropolitan scooter with accessories: $2,240
» Total: $22,603
Drive both 50% of the time:
» Honda Element highway/city MPG: 24 MPG
» Honda Metropolitan scooter MPG: ~90 MPG
» Combined car/scooter MPG: ~57 MPG
That would save you $2,397 […]
My partner Joe and I headed over to the Green Car Company in Kirkland to see the fortwo Smart car. The fortwo has been sold in lots of other countries, but has been slow making it into the US.
I’ve been interested in this car for about two years. I first read about it online and […]
I’m reaching the end of my T-mobile cell phone contract and I’ve been looking at options. Based on the few calls I make, prepaid makes sense. The “helpful” T-M service rep. offered me a 75 minute/$19.99 per month plan that isn’t available for new contracts ($29.99/300 minutes per month is the plan I currently […]