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NaNoWriMo for short attention spans

Last year I tried to complete [NaNoWriMo](http://www.nanowrimo.org), the National Novel Writing Month. I did better than the year before, but still fell well short of the goal of…

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Inside the A380

[A panoramic view of inside the A380's cockpit](http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm). Takes a little while to load. Really nicely done webpage. But somehow I find the interior a bit underwhelming -…

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Small things

[A Ford truck that comes with RFID tags for all your tools and a tracker](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/06/ford-truck-with-rfid.html). Your truck tells you when you've left something behind. Really clever. Can someone…

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Need a new zoom lens?

[How about this 5200mm lens from Canon?](http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/pages/page10.html). 100kg and 2 metres long, so you'll probably need a pretty good tripod...

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Early Adopter

[The adoption rates for technology, from the telephone to the Internet](http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/02/10/opinion/10op.graphic.ready.html) (at the bottom). Lots of fascinating bits in the graph. Even the incredibly rapid take-ups seem to…

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Valentine’s Day

Saint Valentine. Patron saint of engaged couples, bee keepers, plague and travellers. Martyred by the Romans around 270, and buried north of Rome. Nothing else is known. He…

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Thoughtcrime

[David Suzuki proposes jail time for climate skeptics](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/124862.html). I understand the thought. But seriously, a little bit out of whack? And where does it end? Jail time for…

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How to pack like a pro

[Bundle Wrapping](http://www.onebag.com/pack.html#bundle). How to avoid creases and wrinkles through clever wrapping techniques when packing your bags. The only disadvantage I can see is that you need to completely…

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Brains are weird

[A mind blowing optical illusion](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/08/color-tile-optical-i.html). A really good example of just how much is going on in our brains. Most photographers know this already, but the brain and…

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