Richard's Blog

Lost mysteries blog

A complete list of all the remaining Mysteries that have yet to be solved in ABC's show LOST.
If you like the show then its a good read
lostmysteries.blogspot.com

Pogues live this year

Shows in late 2006

The Pogues will be performing in Japan, U.S.A. and U.K. & Ireland in late 2006.

Japan

Monday, October 2, Osaka, Nanba Hatch
Tuesday, October 3, Nagoya, Diamond Hall
Thursday, October 5, Tokyo, Shibuya AX

U.S.A.

Monday, October 9, San Francisco, The Fillmore
Tuesday, October 10, San Francisco, The Fillmore
Sunday, October 15, Las Vegas, The House of Blues
Wednesday, October 18, Los Angeles, The Wiltern
Thursday, October 19, Los Angeles, The Wiltern

U.K. & Ireland

Mid-December. Dates are not yet announced. Venues will be Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, Dublin, and Nottingham.

The Pogues: In the wake of the Medusa

Updated a few things

Changed the menu around and added some feeds from friends sites

How to look like an idiot

Ride your bike on the water.

Very cool mod for you bike to allow you to actually ride your bike on water. I want one, I want one, I want one!

www.shuttlebike.com

Cordless phone hack

Build your own intercom or walkie talkie out of two old cordless phones

We all have old phones. Why not turn them into an intercom for your kids tree house. Or turn two old cordless phones into home base walkie talkie. Here is how.

Switch to linux

To the tune of "Why don't you get a job" by The Offspring - Watch the video!

My friend's running Windows
Man, he hates that thing
He gets malware every day
He has to be careful or a virus will hit
In the worst kind of way

He wants to stay safe
He works his hands to the bone
To pay for the latest upgrades
Now he needs newer hardware just to boot the OS
Well my friend
You gotta say:

You won't pay, for upgrades. No way!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux

To browse the web safely, caution isn't enough
To keep all the spyware at bay.
To read email, anti-viruses ain't enough
Cause Windows ain't exactly safe!

I won't pay, to stay safe. No way!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux

I guess you think it ain't easy switching over these days, oh no.
But hey man, free software is simple and friendly
These days!

Let me tell you about my other friend now!

My friend's running Linux and she loves that thing.
She raves about it every day!
She's got more dinero for no extra work
Cos for Linux
You don't have to pay

You won't pay, for upgrades. No way!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Oh yeah
I won't give MS money!
I always paid!
No, no, Why don't you get Linux
Say no way, say no way, no way
No, no, Why don't you get Linux

OneAndOneIs2 - Why don't you get Linux?

Google Calendar tip

Publish Google calendars on your web site

Hot out of the Google Calendar oven: you can now publish a calendar on your web site for viewing by anyone (not just GCal users.)

From the Settings section of a calendar, hit up the HTML button to get a Javascript for including into your site's pages. The Gcal HTML configuration tool customizes width, height, background color, title and other display settings. Except for the big honkin' self-promotin' Google Cal logo, this is fantastic for any site with upcoming events to announce. — Gina Trapani

Make Gnome look like OSX

My half attempt at it...

Used this guide here.

Paper airplane building

Build the world's best paper airplane

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This probably won't make you all that much more productive (unless you build paper airplanes for a living... then maybe), but these instructions for building the "best paper airplane in the world" look like a fun project for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

The step-by-step photo tutorial should make it easy, but if you're still confused, the video makes it pretty clear. I saw a paper airplane with a similar design at this year's Maker Faire, and let me tell you - those things can fly. I can't vouch for the "best in the world" claim, but I can tell you that it will probably blow away any paper airplanes the amateur builder has ever constructed. If you try it, let us know how it goes in the comments or at tips at lifehacker.com. — Adam Pash

Flock Rocks

I have been using flock for 2 days now playing around with it none stop. Its great. The people behind it have put a lot of thought and time into it.

I can view pictures on flickr and photobucket. Blog text and pictures stright from a website without even going on the blogger website. Read news feeds and blog them if I wanted to. Drag and drop text and images. Can even store them in the brower if I wanted to. I can share links with del.icio.us automatically.
...altogether its pretty fun.
Have a look at the tour and give the beta a try.