New Black released their second album last week ( available on iTunes ), and Liz and I saw them play their release party at the Hideout--finally relieving our...
Yesterday, leaving work, I passed John Cusack riding his bike on the sidewalk. When the League of American Bicyclists named Chicago a bicycle-friendly...
The CommonCensus Map Project is compiling data on various subjects, including their MLB map that shows an interesting outbreak of Cubs fever in the Southwest....
From the Supermarket News daily email newsletter : AURORA, Colo. (November 11, 2005) - A Wal-Mart supercenter here will recycle used cooking oil to help heat...
I spotted two of the blue-faced guerrilla marketers that have recently annoyed CTA riders ( CTA tattler: CTA listens to our complaints, asks U.S. Cellular to...
In the article "Dr. Evil's Lair Evolves" at Wired News , the enigmatically named Momus captures a current phase shift that's happening in big box stores around...
Fuel cells combine hydrogen (from a tank) and oxygen (from the air) to make water and electricity (to power, say, an electric car motor). They're heavy, and...
I'd pretty much given up reading fantasy books since, oh, junior high, but was prompted recently to read A Game of Thrones after having played A Game of...
Despite having little fanfare, no program guide information for Tivo, and a premise that sounds "same old blah with new blah on top," Drew Carey's Green Screen...
This Wired News article, "Sun Powers Loon-y Pontoon Boat," points out a number of advantages of a solar boat: No cost for gas No water pollution, which is huge...
From a post at BoardGameGeek , I found the link to this article: News - Philips unveils mad thingy /// Eurogamer . It's a sweet, interactive horizontal screen...
So the thing I'm doing is this: going back to school. Starting in the fall, I'll be pursuing a Master's of Computer Science degree. The work starts now,...
iPod youPod wePod is a nice-looking clearinghouse of entertaining and frivolous uses for your iPod, such as a toilet dock or an antique stereoscopic viewer...
Thanks to BoardGameNews , I found this article, " Brandtique Of The Week: The Games Hasbro Plays," which details some recent product placements on TV. Notably,...
Since it's been forever since I've updated this site, everything here is woefully out of date. Say hello to the old me! The latest dish: I'm going back to...
Wikipedia has an awful lot of information; it's almost impossible to read an article without branching off on a tangental link. Ted Nelson's wet dream! From...
I've created a Google Calendar for the Windy City Rollers, the Chicago women's flat-track rollery derby league. You can add the listing of their bouts to your...
Cool! A biomass pellet heater for my lakeside cabin: Wired News: Eco-Heating System for the Lazy . Now I just have to get a lakeside cabin. -- Posted by erik...
This Business Week story, "Apple defends iTunes-iPod compatibility," details the efforts of the Scandanavian countries to force Apple to allow music files...
Two things: check out Cubs Anti-Magic Number, a site I just created to track how long it will be until the Cubs are eliminated from the playoffs; and, if you...
Okay, I'm liking BookMooch: a community for exchanging used books much better than BookCrossing so far. The local community and "random acts of kindness"...
Climbing back on the horse, I have designed a new website as a test bed/refresher course in web design. The Cubs Anti-Magic Number tracks how many Chicago Cubs...
There are just too many web 2.0 tabs open in my firefox! I'm drowning in a sea of gradients. I remember seeing someone's suggestion on digg that you could use...
There are just too many web 2.0 tabs open in my firefox! I'm drowning in a sea of gradients. I remember seeing someone's suggestion on digg that you could use...
If I ever get around to putting all these web 2.0 badges in my sidebar, it's gonna get busy (okay, busier) around here. See more of esswedl's picks at...
Lots of activity over at web2.0depot.net , a new blog where I'm testing out all the nifty badges and live content you can get nowadays. xposted to HipSmart --...
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