The Angry Dome Vox 2009-04-22T15:44:57Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00ccff8ab88c6731/ Straight from my dome to your dome. The Box of Judgement tag:vox.com,2009-04-22:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c67310110181b5ce1860f 2009-04-22T05:41:19Z 2009-04-22T15:44:57Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Box Box of Judgement Video The Ugly Guts XBee on Explorer USB MacBook sending a tweet

We have a Wii at work. This is very cool and progressive, but like duct tape, every good thing has its dark side. A highly competitive culture has grown around the playing of Wii Tennis, and with competition comes...yelling. People get really, re...

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]]> One Tenth of a Mile of Cable tag:vox.com,2008-07-03:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fa9683eb000002 2008-07-03T06:13:55Z 2008-07-03T06:18:22Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Maybe "19 lbs of cable" is more impressive?

This is what a tenth of a mile of audio, video and network cable looks like. You know how concert halls or space shuttles are always talking about how many hundreds of miles of cable they have? Well, I decided I'd calculate the mileage on the bi...

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]]> Total Toilet Ensemble tag:vox.com,2008-06-30:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fa9683a0a00003 2008-06-30T04:58:57Z 2008-07-03T05:21:10Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

TT-6000! Find Sarah Connor! I think he broke it R.E.B.s All three boxes Pfabulous Pfaucet Another view of the carnage Water supply

This post is named in honor of the toilet we picked up at Lowe's yesterday, along with a faucet, vanity, light bar, mirror and shelves. And while that's only about a third of the shopping we did for the basement this weekend, I think that the thin...

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]]> Camn Dameras tag:vox.com,2008-06-22:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fad693c7560004 2008-06-22T16:04:09Z 2008-06-22T22:31:20Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Wait for it... There!

Lovely!! I didn't even think I ran red lights. But the photos, courtesy of the Montgomery County Department of Police, tell a different story! While they call it a "public safety program," it's clear that this is merely a fundraiser – paying th...

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]]> Take A Hike, Amelia Bedelia tag:vox.com,2008-06-22:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fad692c64b0005 2008-06-22T06:10:41Z 2008-06-26T11:51:54Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

East View Rock Kings Whiteprint Recessed lighting fixture Four-gang switch box Kadin and the Structural Member Ring around the...? South Wall Water Meter Closet

This weekend is an interesting one for me and my kids for several reasons: It's short – I only have a few days with them, because this was "release week" at work, and my regular Friday telecommuting was just not going to fly. :( My mom isn't he...

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]]> Scintillating News tag:vox.com,2008-06-17:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fa967fac200003 2008-06-17T02:18:11Z 2008-06-17T02:37:27Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Johns Hopkins adventure!!

To anyone who doesn't know me, and any of my friends who I've unwittingly left out of the loop (I'm so sorry!), a brief bit of background: Amy was diagnosed a few months ago with melanoma, a skin cancer which has the potential to be very serious. ...

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]]> DRM Bites Man tag:vox.com,2008-06-15:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fad69197460004 2008-06-15T13:46:44Z 2008-06-15T13:53:26Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I dislike Digital Rights Management, but I have to admit that I've kind of bought into it. I like movies, my Apple TV gives me those movies on an on-demand basis at a mostly reasonable price, and I figure that content providers want to protect the...

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]]> I Hope You Like Basements tag:vox.com,2008-06-13:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fae8c268bf000b 2008-06-13T04:26:25Z 2008-06-13T19:11:10Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Floorplan 1.0 Storage Framing More Framing Lumber

For the next several weeks, anyone who reads this blog is going to be seeing a lot of photos of basements. Why? Well, why dontcha grab a cup of Strawberry Quik and sit a spell... Recently I fulfilled every mother's dream by raising the white fla...

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]]> Volcanic Rock tag:vox.com,2008-06-11:asset-6a00ccff8ab88c673100fae8c1cf32000b 2008-06-11T03:03:54Z 2008-06-13T06:08:44Z monitron http://monitron.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Rock band names gleaned from one hour of watching the History Channel: Mega-Eruption Volcanic Winter Sizzling Magma The Modern World Supervolcano 1,000 Year Ice Age Megadisaster Imminent Threat Mammoth Mountain Gigantic Caldera Pulsing Just Be...

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