You know how everybody “knows” that DDT is toxic to humans? That it’s a terible carcinogen? Perhaps its not. Perhaps banning DDT causes unnecessary human deaths. “In 1956, a group of human volunteers ingesting DDT for periods of from 12 to 18 months at 1,750 times the average amount for the U.S. population showed no […]
Brownie Reflex Synchro Model We went to Rutledge on Sunday: Brett & me and Joe. Joe got way cool retro glassware and some other cool vintage stuff, and I got another old camera, a Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro Model (mfg. from 1942-1951). I’ve already ordered film for it (custom film, apparently, since Kodak no longer […]
Finally, the rest of the vacation pictures I promised last month! Dig our fun fun visit to Ron’s in Coal Creek, an exciting photo gallery featuring mountain vistas, Joy & Ella, knitting, dogs, and snow!
As you know, I read voraciously. I don’t restrict myself to ebooks, but an awful lot of my reading is in e-format. I started reading ebooks way back in the day – ten years ago, now – when I got my first palm-top computer. At that time, it was mostly Project Gutenberg stuff; books that […]
St. Helens is erupting again. Take a look: Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam, Special Conditions and Current Update. And then talk about it in the St. Helens’ thread on Rants!
“Use this simple java applet to compare colours quickly and easily. Excellent for designing web pages, as you can set the foreground and background colors to your tastes, and then read their hexadecimal values. You can contrast different sizes of text and/or a big colored area against the background colour.” Visit the Colour Numbers – […]
From Zone Alarm, an Internet Exploder online pest scan. Lovely.
The Movable Type Style Generator loads a new, random style every time you refresh. Nice for color scheme ideas!
I’m on my way home from a two week vacation in Colorado and will soon resume regular updates here on the ‘box. Just you wait ’til you see the vay-cay pics… especially from the Telluride Blues & Brews fest! Yee haw!
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