Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics

[Make your own sugar skulls](http://chachabowman.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/dia-de-los-muertos-sugar-skull-tutorial/). Delicious *and* scary, can’t beat that!

[A fireplace designed in a more modern way](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/fireplaces/radius-design-home-flame-keeps-the-domestic-fires-burning-the-easy-way-315422.php). People who know my aesthetic preferences probably already know that I think this looks really good…

[Evidence based scheduling](http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/26.html). Some good ideas for project management here. Somewhat harder to apply in a world where a significant part of your task is working out what to do, though.

[Coming soon: weather prediction on the Wikipedia/Digg model](http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2007/10/the-weather-wis.html). It’s going to be very, very interesting to see if this works or not. My guess is ‘no’ – expertise reigns in these fields.

[A nice column from Nicholas Gruen on fiscal policy](http://clubtroppo.com.au/2007/10/27/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-policy-innovator/). I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of an independent fiscal policy authority, but (outside of the obvious political concerns) I’ve never been able to find a way to have tax rate adjustments that are both frequent enough *and* obvious enough to consumers without massive administrative…

[How to draw Bugs Bunny](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/23/john-k-shows-you-how.html). John K is completely mad, but very enjoyably opinionated. His blog is worth a read.

[A calculator with PC style keyboard](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/calculate-this/takumi-calculator-features-computer-style-keypad-and-usb-connectivity-315314.php). Also works as a USB keyboard, which makes it a very, very tempting purchase…

[Things not to do at Disneyland](http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2007/10/things-not-to-do-at-disneyland.html). (Slightly NSFW picture at that link). Jon Saffran did it best, of course.