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Live Love Scooters Kids Dark T-Shirt

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Get off the lawn

There's one thing that Rupert Murdoch, Arianna Huffington, Steve Brill, and I agreed on yesterday – and and there's probably nothing else one can imagine this group would ever find consensus around. At the two-day Federal Trade Commission "workshop" (read: hearing) that asked how journalism will "survive" (their word) in the internet age, we all [...]

Compare/contrast

Tweet: Compare/contrast Rupert Murdoch on the internet (and me) then and now.
In 2005, Rupert Murdoch gave a rousing speech to the American Society of Newspapers Editors calling on them to listen to digital natives. Yesterday, his deputy, Les Hinton, gave a speech to the World Association of Newspapers in India warning them to beware geeks [...]

First, do no harm, government

Relevant to today's FTC workshops (read: hearings) on the "survival" (their word… I would have said "rebirth:) of journalism in the internet age, Geoffrey Cowan and David Westphal issue a good set of principles for government involvement (read: meddling or support):
First and foremost, do no harm. A cycle of powerful innovation is under way. To [...]

Cool Tools 

Frieling French Press

After breaking two glass carafes while living in the middle of nowhere, I knew there had to be a better answer to the standard French press. The Frieling is; made of all stainless steel parts, it's insulated and has no plastic anywhere. It is awesome.

Some people think that allowing the grounds to sit in the bottom of the Freieling for an extended period of time (because the water stays hot) will make the coffee bitter. My experience is that it doesn't. Even if you choose not to let coffee sit in the press for the two hours that it'll remain hot, the insulation still makes a difference in the initial four-minute brewing period. Though the temperature of the water in a typical glass French press will decrease immediately, the water in the Frieling retains its heat while my coffee is brewing.

The only downside of this outstanding pot is that I don't get to watch the brewing process. I've found it well worth the trade-off. It's beautifully designed and not easily broken - dishwasher safe, too. I've had my Freiling French press for almost two years now, and the mirror finish still looks great except for a dent or two. It doesn't scratch easily, and it still looks and performs just like it did out of the box. It's the best investment for my kitchen I've made in years.

-- Brechelle Ware

Frieling 0103 5-6 Cup French Press
$60

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Behringer USB Audio Interface

This digital audio converter is marketed as a high-quality and inexpensive way to digitize old cassettes and LPs. I'm sure it's excellent for those tasks, too, but I've found it particularly useful for making audio recordings on a laptop without a pro-tools budget.

Basically, it's a less noisy way of taking sound from a mic and recording it onto a computer. Recording on an 1/8-inch-line input can be pretty noisy, especially on a laptop. This converter cuts out much of the noise, and makes a usable recording. I recently recorded some narration for a voiceover on a video I'm putting together, and it works pretty well. It's also USB-powered, so no need for batteries or an AC power cord. There are more expensive versions that do a slightly better job, but I find this product does a great job for the money.

-- Drew Reed

Behringer UFO202 U-Phono High-Quality USB Audio Interface with Built-In Phono Preamp
$30

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Manufactured by Behringer

Norpro Stainless Steel Pail

What's truly superb about this countertop pail -- aside from its fun design, reminiscent of a classic galvanized trash can -- is that it's made of stainless steel and is dishwasher safe. We fill ours daily with kitchen waste -- messy coffee grounds, used tea leaves, aging cornmeal mush, soggy cucumbers -- but a quick cycle in the dishwasher and it looks almost as good as new. Years ago I used a plastic bucket designed to perform the same task, but it was difficult to keep clean and less rugged for outdoor trips to our backyard compost bin (the lid kept breaking). Since it gets banged around inside the house and out, I prefer this stainless steel, one gallon-capacity model to its ceramic lookalike.

Yes, there are many clever ways to repurpose some other household container into a waystation for outbound kitchen waste, but I haven't seen one work as well as this sturdy, ventilated design (the charcoal filters for odor control do keep rotting smells in check, while allowing for airflow). Frequent trips to empty a simple Tupperware container would be fine, but our bin's about 30 feet from the back door, and we only end up heading out there about every other day.

-- Elon Schoenholz

Norpro 94 Stainless-Steel Composter Keeper (1 Gallon/4QT/3.8L)
$47

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Replacement Filters (2 piece)
$4

Manufactured by Norpro

Elemental Scientific

This is the best source for buying small quantities of chemicals -- always a challenge in these days of chemical hysteria. Elemental Scientific will sell to individuals, online, with no paperwork or license needed. They have a very respectable selection of about 300 reagents and compounds. More than enough for most educational purposes, or for most basement experiments. You can purchase all kinds of acids, corrosives, poisons, explosives and dangerous stuff that you can not get elsewhere -- but only in small quantities. That's fine, because a small amount is often all you want for doing experiments, and many chemical supply outfits will sell only larger quantities if they sell to you at all. Elemental also offers glassware, lab equipment, and general experimental paraphernalia. They cater to homeschoolers and hobby experimentalists. If you've ever tried to buy chemicals elsewhere you'll recognize what an incredible resource this place is. Most chemicals will be shipped UPS, but a short list of 18 especially hazardous chemicals need extra hazmat protection, which is an added charge.

-- KK

Elemental Scientific

Invisible Glove

Latex gloves and the better purple nitrile gloves can be irritating to the skin, reduce the ability to feel what you're doing and are easy to drag, pinch, and tear when working on mechanical things. If you've ever tried to wind a wing nut or fiddle with a fastener with those thin, sticky gloves you know what I mean. With Invisible Glove, I can work with my hands directly on the job in front of me.

A tube of Invisible Glove for less than ten bucks will last months. You put it on once and work all day -- just one more application after you wash your hands to have a meal. With latex gloves, you're going to go through several pairs in a day and end up spending more money.

I do a lot of different things, some of them greasy and grimy like working on an old engine or painting and yard work, and others like client meetings and dinners out where nasty hands with grease under the nails just don't fly.

Invisible Glove is a simple, cheap solution. It goes on like a hand lotion -- just a bit greasier. It only makes your hands slippery if you put too much on. It works exactly like it says, though. Oil, grease, dirt, paint, solvents, and pretty much anything else just washes right off when you're done. No more greasy black fingernails and paint-stained hands.

-- Andrew Pollack

BlueMagic 5215 Invisible Glove Protective Hand Coating
5 oz. Hanger Tube
$3

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Manufactured by BlueMagic