Be a Rock & Roll drummer

In one easy video lesson. (.wmv) via MetaFilter.

CSM review of Flickr

'Flickr' is in an online photo class by itself.

Pensacola Beach,FL - Sandshaker Lounge

The US Marshalls are auctioning on Bid4Assets.com, the famous property located at 731 Pensacola Beach Boulevard, Pensacola Beach, Florida. Any undamaged unopened liquor will convey with the sale of the property.

Lockheed writes more code than Micosoft

"It's impossible to tell where the government ends and Lockheed begins..."

Malicious-Bidding Rampage Saturday

A newly registered eBay user (newtonfred200) went on a bidding rampage on Saturday, putting $10,000 bids on auctions for Jeeps, Fords, Hondas and other vehicles. via AuctionBytes.

Nordstrom - She reads customer's minds

Alissa Kozuh of Nordstrom.com tries to understand what customers are looking for by analyzing the words they type into the site's search engine -- all 45,000 of them.

Brass Plum?

ComeClean

It will make your soul tingle...

Google Suite

"Install them all." 5 downloads with one click.

PayPal notifications missing shipping info.

I thought this was some sort of security modification, but I guess it was just a problem, that is now fixed.

Implementation - A Flickr Novel

Another very cool project on Flickr: Implementation, a novel by Nick Montfort and Scott Rettberg that you can read as a slideshow. It is a novel told in stickers that have been posted from New Jersey to Norway. via FlickrBlog.

Flickr Screensaver

You can configure it to display photos from a particular person, from a particular group, photos with a certain tag, and more. via FlickrBlog.

SoldPoint! - Flat fee eBay drop-off

SoldPoint is changing the face of the eBay drop-off landscape by charging a simple, reasonable flat rate of $34.95, rather than the usual 25-45% commission currently associated with these stores. Press release.

Supercrema Pasta Gianduja

Now known simply as "Nutella". I'd never heard of the stuff until my Sister-In-Law forced some on me a couple weeks ago. It is simply delightful on bread, washed down with my fresh French Pressed coffee. And to think, "Worldwide, it outsells all peanut butter brands combined."

USPS Flat Rate ($7.70) Priority Boxes Available

Two sizes: 11-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 13-5/8 11 x 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 Available now at http://shop.usps.com/

PA says NO to Philly WiFi

...MAY NOT PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC FOR COMPENSATION ANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INCLUDING ADVANCED AND BROADBAND SERVICES, WITHIN THE SERVICE TERRITORY OF A LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY...

The Hand Up Project

Man made Hermit crab shells.

GapingVoid on "The New Realities"

So tell me something interesting about yourself. Lie if you have to.

The Tech-Support Generation

Millions of young Americans will head home next week to give thanks, eat turkey … and fix their parents’ computers.

Industrial Machine Gun Sculpture Coffee Table Eames era

This is an incredible sculpture coffee table circa 1965. This piece is comprised of sheet metal and welded steel. The "box" is welded and riveted together to form a frame around a GIANT hand sculpted and hand welded machine gun.

How NOT to pull a car from the water

A photo essay...

Bill Gates' Inbox

"Bill literally receives 4 million pieces of e-mail per day, most of it spam," Ballmer said Thursday... In addition, several Microsoft employees are dedicated to ensuring that nothing unwanted gets into his inbox. "Literally there's a whole department almost that takes care of it," he said.

FedEx logo

I can't believe I never saw it, and I'm sort of in the business, and see their logo everyday. Maybe this is a good test of one's creative perceptiveness?

iBend - The First Circuit Bent iPod

This is an Audio Art piece, and may function in unexpected ways, or it may even cease to function. Due to these limitations, each art piece is sold AS-IS.

The Apologevent

Thanks FCC. You are a wonderful marketing partner.

Former MTV veejay takes technology to podheads

Informative article on podcasting.

China eats mobile phones for breakfast

Amazing statistics on cell phone use in China.

T-6's over Vancouver

"Remembrance Day Fly-Past" via AvWeb.

U. of Iowa's Jumbotron

A nice game room accessory.

Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich

I made this sandwich 10 years ago, when I took a bite out of it, I saw a face looking up at me, It was Virgin Mary starring back at me, I was in total shock... AP article.

Band Aid 20

You might have hated it at the time. But over the past 20 years, Do They Know It's Christmas? has attained a mythical glow... The track settles down by the final chorus, led by Keane's Tom Chaplin and Chris Martin - who, along with Joss Stone, are the real stars of this version.

Treo 600 vs. 650 photo comparison

Both cameras are VGA (640x480), but the 650 has much better low light sensitivity.

Gmail multiple image viewer add-on

Instead of having to click on each attachment, this add-on will allow you to view them all inline.

Best investment ever?

Is the slightly under $200,000 1998 investment by Ram Shriram, now worth over a billion dollars, the greatest investment ever? via InsideGoogle.

The Children's Blizzard

On Friday, January 13, 1888, just as school was letting out on a bright, sunny day, disaster struck the Dakota Territory. Reviewed at BlogCritics, and another article here.

USMC '96 HMMWV with less than 5K miles

Now wouldn't this be fun?

Scoble notes an attention getting resume

Hint: try something original and do it on your blog.

USB "Thumb" Drive

This is truly a 1 of a kind item.. It can be found no where else but here on ebay.. Each "REALTHUMBDRIVE" is manufactured in our state of the art prosthetics laboratory.

Ronald McDonald

Hmm... something lost in translation?

Pipeline - Happy Veteran's Day

Great writing on Vet's Day:

This one’s for my dad. And yet, I don’t know that I want him to read it. He never reads this site, so the only danger of it happening is that my mom will read it and tell him about it. Your choice, mom.

NuMarkets - eBay drop off at every USPS location

NuMarkets, the pioneer of eBay consignment selling and shipping centers for the public and businesses, announced today it has teamed with United States Postal Service connecting 40,000 USPS locations and 700,000 postal workers with NuMarkets to take eBay selling services into every house and business across America.

Oprah's Closet on eBay

Nov. 10-17 This is no ordinary closet cleaning! Each item has a signed certificate of authenticity from Oprah.

How 3 Entrepreneurs Triumphed on eBay

Not all eBay entrepreneurs are alike. Meet 3 business owners who took very different paths to achieve their business dreams.

One Day - 50% off Fixed Price listings

eBay is holding a 1-day, 50%-off Fixed Price insertion fee sale on Wednesday, November 10, 2004

eBay Pulse

eBay launched a new service for users to view popular searches, Stores and products on the auction site. eBay Pulse is updated daily and also lists the highest-priced items and most watched items across eBay.

In addition to its top lists and other item listing details, eBay said the eBay Pulse feature offers pop culture information, overall buying trends, fun facts about eBay, and other eBay-related news.

New eBay TV spot debuts

Our newest television commercial debuts tomorrow. The new Power of All of Us ad demonstrates how eBay helps to connect people with their passions. It’s called Toy Boat, and can be seen on the following prime time programming:

• LOST (ABC) on Wednesday
• King of Queens (CBS) on Wednesday
• Joan of Arcadia (CBS) on Friday

Should be on the web site soon.

Reminder: No USPS tomorrow 10/11

Thursday, November 11 - Veterans Day Thursday, November 25 - Thanksgiving Day Saturday, December 25 - Christmas Day Saturday, January 1, 2005 - New Year's Day

Churchill's parrot still alive

SHE WAS at Winston Churchill's side during Britain's darkest hour. And now Charlie the parrot is 104 years old...and still cursing the Nazis.

Babe contract reaches $1 million

The contract that sent superstar Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees has surpassed $1 million on ebay. via Inside Collecting

Looks like some bid cancellations have taken it back down to half that.

Search for Singular and Plural Spellings

Over the next week, we will be expanding this enhancement to include many of the keywords commonly used in Search.

Turkey & Gravy Soda

The Jones Soda Company is back with their Holiday Pack. "Just like Mom used to make."

Scot Wingo finds SubEWL

Scot Wingo of ChannelAdvisor found my blog and E-mailed me. He thanked me for being a CAPro user and I told him I was happy with the product. In our back and forth, he offered to look into a problem I'd had with CAPro not respecting inventory on the relist of mulitple item ads.

Scot also offered to send a copy of his latest book "eBay Strategies". It just arrived with some other CA promotional goodies. Thanks again Scot.

10x10

100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time.

Faces of the NYC marathon

But beyond the pride and relief of accomplishment, each person’s face now seemed to hold a new secret, as if they had each just learned something about themselves they didn’t know before. It was a quality that could only have been witnessed after their races had been won.

IMSmarter launches

Use your existing IM client to:
Search your IM chat history...at work or at home!
Discover when your friends update their blogs
Blog as easily as sending an IM
Remember the laundry you just put in the wash
Recall web sites, phone numbers, and email addresses mentioned on IM
...and much, much, more!

This looks interesting. Works by proxy to be a sort of secretary to your IM. via Boing Boing

NBA fines Cuban for blog entry

"I won’t say what I really think about the genius that started the season on election day since it’s probably the same person that started the season on Halloween in previous years."

eBay changes auctioner's UserID

Some eBay users have moved to auctions.overstock.com. Some have even made it known with their eBay ID's.

The Decline of Brands

The truth is, we've always overestimated the power of branding while underestimating consumers' ability to recognize quality.

Breakup lines from various philosophical schools

The Behaviorist: I just can’t keep going through the motions anymore.
The Relativist: It’s no one’s fault.
The Empiricist: I think we should see other people.
The Functionalist: I don’t care about accommodating your feelings.
(and plenty more...)

A time-lapse Lunar eclipse

Multiple exposures, and digital enhancements are used to create a time-lapse effect that dramatizes how the Moon looked as it faded out and re-appeared during the three hour lunar eclipse.

Walmart's $19 Vivitar digital camera

Picked up one of these today. Was curious to see the capabilities of the lowest priced camera possible. I imagine this is what the low end cameraphones are capable of.

No flash, fixed memory, no means of picture review, and if the AAA batteries die, you lose your pictures. Took some shots on the way home, and couple indoors.

Changed the "Daily Zeitgeist" over on the right, so it displays just my pictures, and those of my contacts (as if I had any friends that knew how to shoot & post digital pictures). I'll be playing with this more in the days to come.

Douglas DC-3 Plane Auction

This beauty it ready to fly...

Google Desktop Graduates

Google Desktop is now a "graduate" of Google Labs.

Germany says eBay has to take returns

EBay Inc., the world's largest Internet auctioneer, isn't exempt from consumer protection rules that allow customers to return goods without a reason, Germany's highest civil court ruled. via eBay Strategies

No more 500 display

This week we are removing the ability to display 500 items under Seller’s Other Items. The maximum number of listings that can be displayed at one time will be 200.

Someone keeps stealing my letters

This is like the old SlapStick game...

Vulcan Bomber

Vulcan Bomber XL391 (Complete with Engines)