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    Connections - Today

    Today and Yesterday and a couple of days after tomorrow

    January 10, 2016 - By 

    Today my husband David and I got together with my father-in-law Shel, and Shel’s lady-love Linda for lunch. We had dinner together last night at Bahama Breeze, because COUPON. And we’re having dinner with them Wednesday for the purpose of congratulating my niece Naomi on graduating (early) from high school. I’m not sure where we’re eating, but I bet a poo-kon will be produced at the end. Such an exciting life I lead! We eat out based on whichever of us has the best restaurant coupon! It’s not that we can’t afford this stuff; we count ourselves lucky on that…

  • Music - Radio

    Workaround for Last.fm: Universal Scrobbler

    January 10, 2016 - By 

    I listen to a LOT of music via Internet radio streams, and until August, I used to be able to put a nice list of "Listening" tracks on my various blogs. That was courtesy of Last.fm, which used to be the main place people could gather or "scrobble" their personal music libraries as they listened to iTunes or CDs on their computers or listened to radio stations online that provided the right kind of track medadata.

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    Straightening Out Topics

    January 10, 2016 - By 

    G+: Straightening Out Topics I hope the plugin I use to repost from G+ to my main site keeps working; +Daniel Treadwell has not posted in his support forum in many months. Also, all my Second Life and OpenSim-related content, friends and circles are moved to my "Lelani Carver" ident. Except for +Laura Foster, that is! Read at Google+

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    Emperor Norton, The Imaginary Majesty

    January 10, 2016 - By 

    G+: Emperor Norton, The Imaginary Majesty Via BoingBoing.net: ++++++++++++++++++ Life | The Emperor’s Bridge Campaign (for Emperor Norton) Emperor Norton (c.1818-1880) is both a legend and an historical figure. It’s not always easy to tell where one begins and the other one ends. Read at Google+

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    Earthrise

    January 9, 2016 - By 

    G+: Earthrise APOD: 2016 January 4 – Earthset from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation. Read at Google+

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    Pretty Bikes

    January 8, 2016 - By 

    G+: Pretty Bikes The one I'd have in a heartbeat: the Schindelhauer. And the view that goes with it. https://momentummag.com/bike-porn-10-beautiful-bicycles-you-wished-you-owned/ 10 Absolutely Beautiful Bicycles You Wish You Owned From steel to bamboo to 24K gold, here are 10 gorgeous bicycles most of us will probably never even get to touch. Read at Google+

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    Star Bratz

    January 5, 2016 - By 

    G+: Star Bratz Clever girls, turning Bratz dolls into Star Wars' badass heroine Rey! Originally shared by +Laughing Squid Creative Kids Turn Bratz Dolls Into Rey From Star Wars: The Force Awakens Creative Kids Turn Bratz Dolls Into Rey From Star Wars: The Force Awakens A creative group of children recently attended winter camp at the Parts and Crafts resource center in Somerville, Massachusetts and learned how to remove the original paint from Bratz dolls, repain… Read at Google+

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    Anyone Need A Lift In The Expanse?

    January 5, 2016 - By 

    G+: Anyone Need A Lift In The Expanse? These 3D .OBJ files are downloadable – and with a little work in Blender, they could be realized in Second Life as "full size" ships. Someone with better Blender skills than I currently have would have to do it, but that spacesuit… I might play around with rigging it. It's a CC-attribution license. Originally shared by +Jordan Schnaidt Anyone have a 3D printer to build some of these? I want a Roci! Syfy’s Thingiverse Profile Syfy – and its emerging technologies division, Syfy Labs – is a 24/7 cable network that is…