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41 Pounds: No More Junk Mail!

Posted on March 31, 2007 Under Life

I followed a reader tip to 41pounds.org, and was delighted to read about this junk mail battling organization. I hate junk mail more than anything-- every time I open my mailbox and it's overflowing with crap, I can't help but…

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BetterWall Additions

Posted on March 31, 2007 Under Art

You may remember the post I made about BetterWall last Fall-- to refresh your memory, they're a Colorado company that sells those savory limited-quantity banners you see at museum exhibits. They recently made two noteworthy additions to their roster-- a…

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Your Scene Sucks: Silly Silly Scenesters

Posted on March 31, 2007 Under Life

From Rob Dobi, mastermind behind Your Scene Sucks: someone recently wrote me and complained that my old "how to dress emo" site was incorrect because "that is how normal people dress." for the most part, they are right. the term…

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Ashley Eyre: Holey Cuffs + Stuff

Posted on March 30, 2007 Under Design

This is a post I've been looking forward to writing for some time now. Ashley Eyre (local Boulder friend and "Hot Blonde Girl") has been making her bracelets for a while, but just recently launched her website so the whole…

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Nau Boulder: An Inside Look

Posted on March 30, 2007 Under Fashion

On this snowy March afternoon in Boulder, Josh and I decided to make an impromptu stop at the new Nau store. We wanted to get a first hand feel for what the stores are offering their customers and communities at…

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BubbleGuru: Embedded Video Messages

Posted on March 30, 2007 Under Gadgetry

I just got wind of this nifty new app called BubbleGuru through my brother-- it allows you to record video footage from your webcam and then place it onto any website, in an email, etc. The idea behind it is…

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MuteMath: Typical

Posted on March 29, 2007 Under Music

While there's no doubt that Mute Math was built for a major record label (in this case it's major "Indie" label Teleprompt/ Warner Bros.), I'm still excited to hear them play live when they come to Boulder's own Fox Theater…

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Chinese Couple Will Not Move

Posted on March 29, 2007 Under Life

In the good ol' U.S. of A, we have eminent domain laws that allow the government to take land from citizens as long as they pay the dispossessed a fair market fee for the "taking." Yang Wu and Wu Ping,…

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White Stripes Puzzle: Hmmmmm

Posted on March 28, 2007 Under Music

Are the White Stripes trying to weed out their intelligent fans from their vacuous ones, or are they just trying to create buzz for their new album Icky Thump (due out in June of this year)? At any rate, when…

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Peel: iTunes Blog Integration

Posted on March 28, 2007 Under Music

I'm already a big fan of the iConcertCal that Josh wrote about a couple months ago-- it allows users to see all of the relevant upcoming shows in their area with a mere keystroke in iTunes. Icelander Hjalti Jakobsson recently…

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