It Must Be Art
It's a paper turntable. I'm sure that Mikey Fremer will be contacting the artist for one to go next to his Nixie clock.
It Seems So Obvious When You Think About It
Given its ubiquity, strength, and lightness, why don't they build bikes out of bamboo?
It Would Be Cruel of Me to Say I Know a Lot of People Who Do This
But true.
It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here
My continued use of my desk is the bane of Bagheera's existence.
It Would Probably Be Cheaper to Just Staff the Stores
Business Week writes about the increasingly sophisticated measures stores are using to prevent shoplifting. Okay, but when I was in retail and I took inventory control classes, the experts said the most effective anti-shoplifting measure was the phrase, "Can I help you?"
It's a Good Story, But . . .
The story of Carl Friedrich Gauss' schoolboy triumph over a manipulative teacher is well-known, but Brian Hayes discovered a more interesting tale—and a moral.
It's a Good Week to be an Eno Fan
More Eno, Wes? Why yes, thank you.
It's A Little Deuce Coupe
Well I'm not braggin' babe so don't put me down
But I've got the most eco-friendly set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me, he don't even try
Cause if I had a set of wings man, I know she could fly
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got.
But I've got the most eco-friendly set of wheels in town
When something comes up to me, he don't even try
Cause if I had a set of wings man, I know she could fly
She's my little deuce coupe
You don't know what I got.
It's a Matter of Perspective
I've seen lots of links to the article on LiveScience about ants counting their steps in navigating the shortest route between two points. Ho hum, I thought, I had a cow-orker who did the same thing when deciding which route to take to the bathroom at work—and he was way dumber than an ant.
It's An Old Joke
But the classics never stale.