Month: March 2007
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Virtual Economics
Recently saw this post on [Boing Boing](http://www.boingboing.net) about virtual economics. Cory Doctorow’s take on the inflation endemic to these games: > I think that this has profound implications for in-game democracy — democracy requires that you play together for a long time, in order to establish civil society. But inflation is such a fixture in…
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Need an army?
Just in case your office is lacking in that essential element of fear, [a collection of papercraft monsters](http://readymech.com/). ([Via](http://lifehacker.com/software/weekend-project/weekend-project-make-a-papercraft-monster-army-230161.php))
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Do you find watch bands constraining
[Another option, but not for the faint of heart…](http://modblog.bmezine.com/2007/01/17/wristwatch-piercing/) ([Via](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/wristwatch-piercing-ftl-230114.php))
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What do Americans like to shoplift?
[Meat is apparently the most shoplifted item](http://www.slate.com/id/2157840/fr/rss/).
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World’s biggest inkjet
[The Jeep Waterfall](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2LUz2WVcek): a 25-foot high waterfall that you can make patterns in like a printer. ([Via](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/77911553/printing_designs_in_.html)).
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How much should an iPhone cost?
Nice bit of analysis from Joshua Gans [estimating the price elasticity of iPhone demand](http://www.economics.com.au/?p=599). Short version: They could be making a lot more money…
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12/3
Weight: 110.3kg Breakfast: Weetbix Lunch: Vegemite Sandwich x 2 Dinner: Mince with Sundried Tomato Pesto & Rocket Total Calories: 1267kCal
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11/3
Weight: 111.8kg Breakfast: Weetbix Lunch: Cheese & Ham Danish (Bakers Delight) Dinner: Fillet steak, potatoes, peas Exercise: None Total Calories: 1313kCal
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10/3
Weight: 102.3kg Breakfast: Lunch: Dinner: Snacks: Total Calories: Exercise: Ladder:
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9/3/07
Weight: 113.2kg Breakfast: Weet bix Lunch: Vegemite sandwich Dinner: Vascos steak with mushroom sauce Dessert: Plum pudding