An interesting piece from Donald Trump’s blog about the price of gasoline and oil supplies. It’s a quick read.

Everyone is in the game to make money. Altruism is for the innocent poor and philanthropy for the guilty rich.

blog/ts1000.jpgThere are some great web sites devoted to covering old computer equipment. Even some people who collect old gear and put it back into use. I don’t have enough space in my office for that but it does make me wish I had kept some of that old gear.

Graphical User Interface Gallery: with screen shots and applications including Xerox, Amiga, Apple, NextStep, Windows, Linux, and others.

Old-Computers.com: photos and specs on every computer ever made.

Nods to my Sinclair 1000 (I even had the 16 KB memory adapter pictured), VIC-20, TI-994A, Atari 800, Atari 520, then my first 286 PC.

blog/nar_logo.jpgHere’s an older article from the Wall Street Journal about a quietly-passed law which forbids real estate agents to charge less than 5-6% for their commission. It also outlaws realtors from accepting smaller fees for smaller jobs, like paying to list a home but not represent the seller.
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blog/canon_xl2.jpgHere’s a consolidated list of hardware, software, and suggestions on low-budget filmmaking. The key word here is low-cost so the gear isn’t the best or the flashiest but if you don’t have a budget, well then, this will need to do.

Original article found on TUAW.

I became all too familiar with the need for this device while we were conceiving Junior. The wife claims her temperature was critical for proper timing but considering it only took two romps in the hay to conceive, I’m not so sure.

Read about Woman C: The Ovulation Thermometer from Gizmodo.