Trisha Solyn's Reels

Here is yet another example of a case for launching first, with basic functionality, and refining later (though we haven't gotten to the refining yet).
Cybil's sister needed to share her film reel to get DP gigs and interviews (she's in the graduate program at NYU). I had just moved over to a new host that offered quicktime streaming, and allowed me unlimited domain names. So we all talked about it and decided it wouldn't be to hard to set up a website for her, but I've been busy lately so it wasn't at the top of my list. For several weeks I puttered around in my spare time trying to embed the streaming video, but not having access to the encoding software there was only so much I could do.
Eventually we decided to just post a page with links to download the files. That's what we should have done in the first place. Since they've been up (like 2 days) she's gotten one paid gig and the interview with NYFA that she's been trying to get for a while.

Kershaw E.T.

Reminiscent of this paratrooper knife I used to have (though I imagine less self-dulling). I dig knives with unique opening mechanisms, especially those where gripping the handle locks the knife open (like with a butterfly). In reality for actual outdoor jobs I prefer a straight sheath knife, and for handyman jobs the leatherman wave in its belt sheath. But I've been between pocket knives for a while now. Carried a leatherman micra for a while, then a mini-utility knife. Got annoyed with bulk/weight and the crappiness of a mini-tools. Next move will either be to shrink the size of my 3x5 card notepad and add something like the Tool Lite II Deluxe (which is so tiny it makes up for the crapiness, and has a flashlight which I've been missing), deciding to clip one somewhere, or just making sure I've got a blade in my backpack, glovebox, desk at work, etc (like Josh and his 17 Spydercos).

The Rasterbator

One of the few "modern art" devices I've ever found that appealing is when they take a photo of a flower or something, blow it up real huge, print it out in little pieces, and mount each piece separately with an inch or two gap between them. Here's a tool that facilitates this technique. And it sounds like one of my favorite pastimes.

Words I Can Easily Type With My Left Hand

My list:

• I
• a
• you
• keep
• pee
• pox
• quip
• yep
• yuppie
• joke

But then again I'm on a dvorak keyboard, intentionally designed to be balanced between left and right.

What we really need to play this game properly (i.e. as dorkily as possible) is a scrabble assistant program. Maybe Google Suggest will help…

MaleContraceptives.org

Not often that I encounter a website where I fully intend to read every word on every page. Here's one.