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August 29, 2007

Control Rooms: Decrepit

Haiko Hebig's photography of abandoned or decrepit industrial machinery and its control rooms (via Boingboing). Beautiful.

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August 20, 2007

A wonderfully nostalgic gallery of

A wonderfully nostalgic gallery of photos of a guy's visit to Toronto back in 1977. --- with some updated matching photos from post-2000.

A family tree of comics in the UK. Buster! Beano!

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August 15, 2007

Steve Munro's Web Site is

Steve Munro's Web Site is a terrific source of behind-the-scenes information and analysis of the Toronto Transit Commission. Steve has a long history of transit watching and he is considered an expert on the subject of the TTC both by municipal government and the commission itself.

Boing Boing:
200708071607The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive has a post with a bunch of interesting WWII propaganda posters. Link

Ever wondered what happens to bacon and eggs when they're sealed (separately) in lexan 'tombs' and kept for a month.. two months... or even a year?

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August 01, 2007

Made in China!

Made in China: The Atlantic.com has a terrific slideshow(with audio) about the manufacturing industry in Shenzhen.

Consumer Reports has an article on the "ten most hyped kitchen products." No kidding.
Turbocharged dishwashers?

Consumerist's top-10 Tips That Will Make Sure You'll Stay Broke

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