12979. Tom 7 (pool-173-75-25-122.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net) –
07 Feb 2015 11:51:58
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Harry: Yes, I thought the paisleys looked like dancing gametes too! It's cut from 1/4" stainless steel plate on a waterjet cutter that they have at TechShop. I really love that machine. Obviously the construction is way over the top (and stainless will probably rust anyway because it will be frequently wet and touching the iron pipe below), but that was part of the fun of it. I probably should have tumbled it, but I don't have access to such a machine -- maybe when the finish starts getting crappy I will try. It's funny you'd mention the bicycle chainring since I have a related secret project.
Labann: Not sure if that is a serious comment. :) I'm a fan of modern materials, especially metal (in fact I used glue and screws to join this, since they wouldn't be visible), but grew up in an old converted-barn house and bought one that is also wood-everywhere, so the choice here were was mostly aesthetic, and as an exercise to develop my wood skills. |
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12978. Labann (ip70-188-177-177.ri.ri.cox.net) –
07 Feb 2015 08:39:34
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You are victim to the enforced standards of old technology. Wood is what they made furniture of before the 1950s. New furniture that outperforms wood can be made of aluminum, fabrics, kevlar, leather, mylar, plastics, steel, titanium.
I've linked your original site on crap art to my blog. |
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12977. Harry (c-71-236-219-238.hsd1.or.comcast.net) –
07 Feb 2015 05:06:39
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Hey, Nice side table Tom. It looks great, and deftly executed. I also appreciate the boiler room drain cover from November. Recall thinking:
* cool design (+1 outer cutouts upgrade, +1 gamete pun potential)
* bicycle chainring motif-ish
* material? presumably metal? stainless steel?
* how thick?
* how was it cut?
Then of course, one thinks these fun projects, become like seeds cast; a forest grows, and when the canopy meets, somehow you have become Tony Stark..
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12976. Anonymous (107-137-232-116.lightspeed.rcsntx.sbcglobal.net) –
06 Feb 2015 14:52:24
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A+ |
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12971. Tom 7 (pool-108-17-125-112.pitbpa.fios.verizon.net) –
01 Feb 2015 23:59:05
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Yes! We may be on our way to some kinda record... |
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12970. jcreed (cpe-66-108-213-66.nyc.res.rr.com) –
01 Feb 2015 22:27:40
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I salute you in using-the-same-blogging-service-for-15-years solidarity! |
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WOW, what a bunch of fungiphobes. That innocent little mushroom is clearly pleurotus ostreatus, aka the oyster mushroom. You can find it in many high-end grocery stores. Not that I recommend you eat the one on your bathroom floor.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurotus_ostreatus
It does likely indicate a more serious wood rotting problem going on under your cabinet. Killing the mushroom on the surface will have little to no effect on the larger rotting problem. You need to pull that whole cabinet out to get to the problem underneath. |
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relaxing [insert 10^137 question marks] |
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This is the most fkin relaxing game I've seen. I could spent days with it, just miss some music. |
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I showed my friend this game. It may or may not have destroyed his mind, but he seems to be ok. lol jk jk it didnt destroy his mind
anyways cool game |
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Sweet! I find myself inexplicably sad when I get the squares all the way to the top left and they escape the box and fall into the void. It's like a universe is dying. |
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Creativity, at once self-kind, generous, playful, life giving. IMO intimately connected to a daring willingness to remain open beyond the immediately obvious, the stage for all manner of novel, interesting, wonderful new things. A meaningful point of being human i'd suggest. That, and.. it rocks! =) |
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12944. Tom 7 (74.125.59.145) –
05 Jan 2015 17:39:46
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Still alive! :) |
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12943. Wilford (204.44.83.194.static.quadranet.com) –
05 Jan 2015 12:03:38
[ Quake 3 Done! ]
Spot on with this write-up, I truly feel this amazing site needs a great deal more attention. I'll probably be back again to read more, thanks for the advice! |
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You must lead a very purposeful and simple life. |
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This thing doesn't make any sense. What's the point? To waste time? |
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Yes, someone sent me a picture of the little column on Twitter. :) Wild! |
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Are you aware that this is in Entertainment Weekly? |
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Yes, I'd like to turn it into an app some day, though that would pretty much require rewriting it... something I don't currently have time for. I'll never give up on Escape, though! |
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Whoa! That is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hi Tom. Want to wish you a happy new year, and I hope 2015 brings the causes, conditions, and openings on talk show schedules for completing Pac Tom! =) May you be healthy and prosperous ongoingly. |
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I'm pretty sure I asked this question on this page, but sorry. I forgot the answer. Just wait for Tom 7's response. :) |
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Any posibility of this game being turned into an app. Could be a big hit. |
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