Once you ignore the pointless luxury brand logo on the pipes this is an interesting looking bike. http://www.bikeexif.com/chanel-motorcycle For the kindlers. An archive of public domain books that are set up for over-the-air download. I’m going to suck down Shakespeare real soon now ™ http://feedbooks.com/help/kindle For all your radish slicing needs. The Lego Microtome. http://www.instructables.com/id/Lego-Microtome/ I forget about Square America …
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Morning LInkage (Jul 21)
Short list this morning. Piccoli Bastadi means, of course, little bastards. Here’s a page of shots of little (mostly 50cc) Italian bikes from the 70s. The siter is in Italian but worth crawling around. http://www.piccolibastardi.it/index2.html Materials Science continues to amaze me. Here is a structural steel beam that can be moved into place without cranes. (or — as …
Morning Linkage (Jul 20)
Auto-topia reports: BMW to produce an electric scooter? http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/bmw-scooter/ There’s a picture and a google translation here: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.soloscooter.com%2Fnoticia.asp%3Fref%3D22286&sl=es&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF‑8 Moto unicorn chaser for the mention of the C‑1: http://www.bikeexif.com/ducati-bobber Pop-tarts may be the breakfast pastry of choice on your house but these look way better: http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2008/08/how-to-make-you.html Today’s photo galleries: Woodstock: (some NSFW) http://www.laurencemillergallery.com/currentexhibition.html Ozark’s Music Festival — almost as …
Morning Linkage (Jul 16)
We’ve all seen the pictures of the motorcycle tow truck. Here’s the website of the manufacturer (now in English) Truly cool. http://www.comingthrough.se/main.php?lang=UK&page=pro Audrey Kawasaki’s custom painted helmet for the CELERITAS charity auction. Is a gentle tribute to pretty girls and weird skull-moth bugs? Anyway, I like it. (Follow her links to other helmets too.) http://i‑seldom-do.livejournal.com/141556.html I love …
Morning Linkage (Jul 14)
Charming little toy that does that glasses cleaning thing your grandfather did when he wasn’t sure how to answer “Why is Uncle Tommy’s head like that?” http://vimeo.com/5567700 The laptop is becoming the form factor of choice for WTF mod-ers. http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/a_commodore_64_laptopwhat_the_benheck_is_going_on_here_14033.asp A couple of retro tech links: Grid Beam looks like a very grown up version of the Mecco or …