Month: November 2007

[101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius](http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/9e72/). Some very handy tips for lair construction.

*Announcements*: Nothing much. The ALP has [final costings for all policies](http://alp.org.au/media/1107/msfintre230.php) and [$10 million for Tassie Devils](http://alp.org.au/media/1107/msloo230.php). Nil return for the Coalition. *Polls*: It's poll-a-palooza today. [Newspoll](http://www.smh.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/rudd-will-win-new-poll/2007/11/23/1195753279860.html?s_cid=rss_news) ALP…

[Some pocket calendars without small fonts](http://elzr.com/posts/infodesign-challenge) Some very clever designs, although some of them are so cryptic as to be effectively useless as a quick guide.

[A pen that measures and announces distance](http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2007/08/29/crayola-total-tools.html). This does not seem the kind of thing that a real tradesperson would use.

[How to win at carnival games](http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/win-at-carnival-games-294437.php). It's not that they're fixed, really. It's just that they don't necessarily work the same way you'd think.

[The shower scene from Psycho acted out with Mr Potato Head](http://youtube.com/watch?v=iX7K9uSr6H0) Creepy. Possibly creepier than the original.

[How fast can you type](http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/). The very last day of the caretaker period today, so enjoy. I got around 500 characters a minute with no errors after a…

*Anouncements*: * ALP has [Resources](http://alp.org.au/download/071122___labors_plan_for_a_stronger_resources_sector222.pdf), [Energy](http://alp.org.au/download/071122___securing_a_sustainable_energy_supply_for_australias_future.pdf), [Fisheries](http://alp.org.au/media/1107/mspi220.php) and [phase out of full fee university degrees](http://alp.org.au/media/1107/msedut220.php). * Coalition has [sport](http://liberal.org.au/about/documents/SportsPolicy.pdf), [regional partnerships](http://liberal.org.au/about/documents/PartnershipsforRegionalGrowth.pdf), [women](http://liberal.org.au/about/documents/Women.pdf) and [foreign affairs](http://liberal.org.au/about/documents/ForeignAffairs.pdf). *Polls*: [AC Nielsen](http://www.smh.com.au/news/federal-election-2007-news/labor-on-course-for-win/2007/11/22/1195321946067.html?s_cid=rss_news)…

You know what phrase is most likely to scare an economist? "I'm an engineer, and have some thoughts about economics". Something in the training of engineers seems to…

[A notepad made up of napkins](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/inspirational/napkin-notebook-an-idea-so-good-it-must-have-been-written-on-a-napkin-325182.php). This would come in very handy during elections to do all the expenditure costings.