Month: November 2007
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The textbook for the next 3 years?
[101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius](http://www.thinkgeek.com/books/nonfiction/9e72/). Some very handy tips for lair construction.
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Election07: Penultimate Edition
*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 52, [Galaxy](http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22806538-5001021,00.html) ALP 52, [Morgan phone](http://www.pollbludger.com/747) ALP 54.5, [AC Nielsen phone](http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/the-polls-before-e-day/) ALP 57, [AC Nielsen online](http://possumcomitatus.wordpress.com/2007/11/23/the-polls-before-e-day/) ALP 57. Someone’s going to look pretty dumb in about 24…
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Pocket sized calendar
[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.
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Handyman gadgets are out of control
[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.
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Summer Carnival How To
[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.
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Mr Potato Psycho
[The shower scene from Psycho acted out with Mr Potato Head](http://youtube.com/watch?v=iX7K9uSr6H0) Creepy. Possibly creepier than the original.
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Caretaker Finale
[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 few tries.
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Election07: Terrible Twos Edition
*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) ALP 57. [Galaxy](http://www.pollbludger.com/743) ALP 52. Someone’s going to look silly on Sunday. *Line of the day*: The Chaser team, [responding to Jackie Kelly’s suggestion that an attempt…
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The scariest thing in economics
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 make them think that they can apply their knowledge to a completely different field. A prime example from [the National Review talking about the falling dollar](http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODI1YzNkMjBmOWFhNDFkMGFiOTk3MjkyNWU1MTM5NTE=). After…
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Ever have trouble finding the back of a napkin?
[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.