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![]() Saturday, January 26, 2008 – Permalink – You are What You Eat - WithOld Food ToolsEven before we had Ron Popeil to provide our cutlery, there were knives, spoons, and later forks. California Academy of Sciences: The History of Eating Utensils ![]() A History of Eating Utensils in the West: A Brief Timeline "Henry Petroski, in The Evolution of Useful Things, makes the argument that it is not so much that necessity is the "mother of invention" as that invention takes place in response to dissatisfaction at the shortcomings of an already existing way of doing things.
"Born in 1935, he was for all practical purposes orphaned three years later when his parents divorced and he and his brother were shunted to a boarding school in upstate New York. See all Topics <Doug Klippert@ 7:59 AM
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Thursday, September 27, 2007 – Permalink – Photoshop BeginningsWho started it all
Photoshop profile History of Photoshop See all Topics Labels: History <Doug Klippert@ 7:44 AM
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Sunday, August 05, 2007 – Permalink – Paperless OfficePaperless Bathroom"In 1982, an article in The Economist began:
"When you press the "cleanse" button, a wand, about the size and shape of a fat pencil (that was previously hidden under the seat) automatically extends, washes itself, and then sprays a carefully aimed aerated stream of water for a few seconds, or until you touch the "stop" button. Then the wand rinses itself off again, and it retracts, out of the way again.
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Monday, July 23, 2007 – Permalink – Horrific StoriesWhat did your Grandparents do?
Unsettling Events! See all Topics Labels: History <Doug Klippert@ 6:49 AM
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007 – Permalink – Tesla's BirthdayJuly 10, 1856There has been an attempt to make July 10, the birth date of Nikola Tesla, Global Energy Independence Day. The purpose is to promote emerging energy technologies that move us away from oil dependence. ![]() Happy Birthday Tesla Tesla - The Lost Wizard Tesla Coil Tesla cage of death See all Topics <Doug Klippert@ 6:52 AM
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 – Permalink – World War IColor pictures"Louis Lumière had already invented instant photographic plates and the Cinematographe when, in late 1903, he and his brother Auguste patented a new process for producing colour photographs : the Autochrome. Institut-Lumiere.org Here are some examples: ![]() "It looks like a painting by impressionist Edouard Manet, but it is a real color picture, made in 1914, by Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud, Commander of the Photography and Cinematography Section of the French Army. Here are some more: World War I Photos The Great War See all Topics Labels: History <Doug Klippert@ 6:31 AM
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 – Permalink – Wage is too MinimumLow pay by stateSince 1997, the federal minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15. The new Congress plans to introduce legislation raising the minimum wage to $7.25-an increase that is long overdue. Here is an interactive map that will show how your state relates to the others. Minimum wage map Via J-Walkblog See all Topics <Doug Klippert@ 8:06 AM
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Thursday, May 03, 2007 – Permalink – Where in the World is it not?Trouble mapIf it's not happening here, it's coming down over there. Here's a Google map mashup of the world wide mashups. Global Incident Map See all Topics <Doug Klippert@ 6:36 AM
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 – Permalink – Edison SpeaksCylinders of soundThe archive at Edison National Historic Site includes approximately 48,000 disc and cylinder records produced by Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, between 1888 and 1929. Many of these, including unreleased and experimental recordings, have been at the Laboratory since Edison's lifetime. Some of the earliest examples of recorded sound in existence are preserved within this unique collection. Sophie Tucker, June 1911 Edisonia Sounds See all Topics <Doug Klippert@ 4:32 AM
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 – Permalink – Old MagazinesCovers and ads
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