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More than meets the eye
This is a little project I finished a while ago. I bought this non-working Panasonic cassette/radio from eBay for about $10 a couple years ago.
I then ripped the guts out and padded it with neoprene I bought from Clarke Rubber and used it as a case for my iPod.
OK, no I can’t control the iPod without opening the case. That takes a little more electronics skill than I possess. There isn’t enough room to make use of the existing headphone jack and port it through to the iPod, so I had to drill a hole. On the plus side, the silver locking mechanism you see on the bottom left still works, and it’s covered in sexy orange reflectors and just oozes 80s appeal. It’s pretty cool and gets some strange looks from other passengers when I’m on the train.
Legendary images: timing is everything
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Here’s a collection of images taken before or after the famous originals, or from a slightly different angle. Sadly they didn’t make the grade, and aren’t as memorable. But sometimes finding these can add a whole new level of understanding to your perception of what really happened. Continue reading
Well played, Google Maps
April 1 at Google must be fun. Witness 8-bit Google Maps:
The city of Perth in 8-Bit Google Maps
And this is my office from 8-bit Street View:
Anything in 8-bit is cooler
Children must wear seat belts
Monitor your website’s uptime with Google Docs
Track your website’s uptime and downtime with this awesome Google spreadsheet. Check this article for a spreadsheet and instructions. Is there anything you can’t do with Google?
Malaysian Formula 1 meal
Home cooked Pad Thai!Stir fried noodles with chicken, spring onions, chilli, crushed peanuts, corriander and snow peas. With a twist of lemon!
Also had fun with some other F1 fans in China, Canary Islands Germany, and Australia in Google Hangouts. Next race is in three weeks in Shanghai with the 360 on turn one.
Mercedes Benz C63 v V8 Supercar v McLaren F1
Starting a new tradition is easy
In an effort to introduce ourselves and our kids to new culinary sensations, we’ve started observing what we like to call the “Taste of the Race”. It involves two of my favourite things: food (of course) and Formula 1 Grand Prix motor sport.
The idea is that for each race on the 2012 F1 calendar we will attempt to cook and consume a traditional dish from that weeks host country. We discussed this at one of our family meetings one night, and everyone thought it’d be a good idea. We’d get to see an exciting race while chowing down on new and exciting food.
I told the kids about some of the countries hosting races, and immediately got some “ok” suggestions. Pizza for the Monza, Curry for Delhi, and Poutine for Canada. I’m sure with a bit more thought we could have something more exciting than Macdonalds for the US Grand Prix though, even if Macdonalds is the best food America has to offer.
Some countries will be a challenge. What is a typical dish from Monaco? What do they eat in Bahrain? How about Abu Dhabi? It’s all part of the fun, though, researching where all the countries are and what people like to eat. I told the kids I can ask my workmates what good Malaysian, Chinese and Korean dishes would be good.
For the first race in Melbourne, we chose the traditional Aussie meat pie and sauce!
F1, meat pies, kangaroos and Red bull cars
I hope to have pics of next weeks meal from Malaysia.
