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September 2010

Great idea #43

Telephone speed dating. Like telephone, the game. Not on the telephone. In a group. Maybe you go with a friend. But instead of talking about yourself, you try to woo with other people’s stories. Maybe this idea needs more thought.

Can’t even give it away

A neighbor is moving, and she offered me her encyclopedia set.  It took me a beat to remember what that is, and a little longer to remember the physical requirements of owning such an item.  We received a hand-me-down Encyclopedia Britannica when I was a kid.  It came in a nice wooden chest, and was [...]

Shiny new toys

It knocked my socks off when I saw what Vincent Laforet et al. could do with the first generation of digital cameras shooting video.  That technology allowed creative flexibility that was out of reach of most camcorders- extensive lens selections, better low-light capabilities, more fine grained exposure and color balance control, all in a smaller [...]