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‘Cloud’ computing, buying DIY, felting cat fur (?!) …

20 12 2007

Handmade 2.0 (NY Times) - Interesting summary of DIY culture online, including Etsy and stitch ‘n bitch parties
Google and the Wisdom of Clouds (Business Week) - Fascinating story about tapping Google’s ‘cloud’ computing for research and business
How to … make felt from cat fur (getcrafty.com) - gross, but kind of neat all at once …
ROUSes in Indonesia (BoingBoing) - Who knew those Princess Bride critters really existed? Five times the size of a city rat …
Vacuums kill fleas dead (Reuters) - Works even better than pesticides to get rid of fleas in carpet. “No matter what vacuum a flea gets sucked into, it’s probably a one-way trip,” the researchers say.

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17 12 2007

The real value of stay-at-home parenting - Trent from the Simple Dollar runs the numbers and figures that adding up typical costs of working and savings from not-working could easily be equivalent to $29,000 per year.
Wired’s guide to radical cubicle makeovers - the extent of my cubicle decor is usually changing the art on my computer’s desktop. This takes cubicle-dwelling to a whole new level. (Via The JobBored)
Pros and cons of coffee drinking - protects against Parkinsons, Alzheimers and diabetes, BUT also linked to heart disease, osteoporosis in women and of course sleep disruption, dehydration and addiction. (Via The JobBored)
Huge tax-free investment returns - … from bulk buying. Some creative math shows that buying a year’s worth of wine at a discount of 15% results in a 33% rate of return … numbers this complex make my head hurt, but it’s a savings either way you look at it.

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