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The Problem With Saints by 8in8
8in8 is a supergroup composed of Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds and Damian Kulash of OK Go. They set out to record 8 songs in 8 hours and ended up with 6 songs in 6 hours. Here is a … Continue reading
Hacker Typer
Hacker Typer is a web site that lets you bash away at your keyboard and pretend that you're writing the Linux Kernel just like they do in the movies and on TV. It's pretty hilarious. Found via Hack a Day
Laughing Squid Web Hosting Sys Admin/Tech Support Position Available
We're hiring! Laughing Squid is currently looking for a combined Sys Admin/Tech Support person in the US who can work on the server side of things as well as provide tech support for our web hosting customers (mostly Help Desk, … Continue reading
Testing, Testing
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Community Paper Crane Folding & Fundraiser for Japan
As a gesture of Portland's hope and goodwill toward the victims of the recent disasters in Japan, we're having a community paper folding to make cranes on Saturday, March 19th from 12pm – 5pm. The folded cranes will go on … Continue reading
Cranes for Japan
There's a tradition in Japan of making origami cranes as a token of peace and general good will. The tradition says that if someone makes one thousand cranes they can have a wish come true or something like that. I've … Continue reading
Adorable Banksy-inspired rock monster street art
I'm guessing this is somewhere in the midwest, but oh I could totally see this happening in Portland. Could be a fun project, I think. Hmm, just need some paint, some rocks, maybe a little blue tack to stick them … Continue reading
Holga Lens on a DSLR
A cheap plastic lens on a fancy digital camera. Worst idea ever, or cool hack? It's cheap enough I'm kind of tempted to order one just to see what the photos look like. /via @boingboing
