Archives > October 2009

Lego Sushi

Lego Sushi

Photo credit: "Big Daddy" Nelson on Flickr [via Frank Street]

Oct 25, 2009 | Filed Under: Food & Drink |

Bag Check

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From xkcd.

Oct 20, 2009 | Filed Under: Travel |

Prosciutto di Parma

Prosciutto di Parma

Bigger view. The smell of ham must be intoxicating in there. Umm........ prosciutto.

Photo credit: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Oct 15, 2009 | Filed Under: Food & Drink |

Texas Living Pods

Texas Bungalow

Found this photo attached to a NYTimes article about how the U.S. can't track whether foreign visitors have left the country.

It appears to be a spherical tent attached to a one-car shed. It's identified as a "bungalow" in the article. I find it fascinating, but a cursory Google search has not turned up any info. Eyeballing the photo, the unit can't be bigger than 150 sq-ft (probably closer to 125). There's a certain dystopian futuristic look to these pods. I wonder how much the rent is for one of these things. Also, is it unbearably hot in the Texas sun? A/C? Shower and toilet? Who can tell me about these things?

Photo credit: Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Oct 12, 2009 | Filed Under: Architecture & Design |

My Favorite Google Doodle Yet

Google Homepage with Barcode Doodle

Beautiful.

57 years ago today US Patent 2,612,994 was granted for the barcode.

Oct 7, 2009 | Filed Under: Internet |