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  • Erik's Links For November 2nd 2008

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    Erik’s Links For November 2nd 2008

    • Resize Your Web Browser with Bookmarklets : CreativeTechs Tips:
      Neat way to quickly resize your web browser to certain widths
    • A Primer In Selling Your Art At Festivals
      Some good things to keep in mind when I finally start selling my work
    • The Best Mouse You’ve Ever Had: Lifehacker
      I’ve been thinking about replacing my Logitech MX500 which is starting to show some wear & tear
    • Cool Tools: Palm Nailer
    • Sounds like an interesting tool. Now I just need something to nail… Badum-Tish

      From The Page: A palm nailer is a magic hammer. Like a nail gun, you hook it up to an air compressor, but unlike a nail gun, it can be held in the palm of one hand. Its appearance doesn’t make its usage obvious, but this air tool pounds in nail after nail without hurting your hand at all. Just place a nail exactly where you want it. Press the opening on the nailer over the nail, and BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! BAP! — compressed air drives a little hammer head inside the sleeve to gently pound in the nail. It takes about 10+ taps to get a nail all the way in, but in under a second.
    • How to Tie a Bowline Knot: Video Demonstration
      Always be prepared…
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    U.S. AQUA PURE DRINKING WATER

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    I found this U.S. AQUA water can in an antique shop in Poulsbo, Washington. On the side it talks about how it’s “IMPERVIOUS TO NUCLEAR FALLOUT” and cheap insurance. This convinced me that I had to buy it.

    Then it sat on my desk for a month and a half. Besides providing life sustaining water in case of political destabilization due to the Nuclear Armageddon that we all know is coming in the near future, it also makes an awesome paper weight.

    I haven’t been able to find anything about U.S. Aqua or it’s fallout impervious canned water on the internets, (other than some long dead eBay links that won’t even show the seller or the specific auction even) so this is my original content contribution. Heres the complete text from the side of the can. Below that you’ll find a gallery with a bunch more images of said water can.

    U.S.
    AQUA

    PURE DRINKING WATER

    CONTENTS 12 FLUID OZ.

    This can contains water pumper from our own well and immediately processed under scientific methods resulting in a highly pure drinking water. Under ordinary storage conditions, this water will keep for years.
    IMPERVIOUS TO NUCLEAR FALLOUT. But, in case of fallout, wipe can and can opener before opening can.
    This water is processed under provisions in permit issued to Teasdale Packing Company by California State Board of Health and meets the requirements as set forth in the U.S. Public Service Drinking Water Standards.
    Recommended for convenience in emergency uses. It is cheap insurance to have a supply on hand.

    PACKED BY
    TEASDALE PACKING CO.
    SAN JOSE,
    CALIF.

    C32

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    Mac Tip: Change Screen Capture Format With Terminal

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    Remember how easy it is to screen capture on a Mac?

    Cmd + Shift + 3

    to take a picture of your Entire active screen.

    While

    cmd + Shift + 4

    gives you some crosshairs that allow you to select what you want to copy.

    Only problem is, the files are always saved as .png files. This is annoying if you want them in another format like .jpg. Normally you’d have to open your image editor of choice and then re-save it.

    Turns out there is an easier way though!

    All you have to do is run this Terminal Command

    defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg

    then restart your computer. Now every time you take a screenshot it will be in .jpg format.

    If you want your screenshots in other formats like gif, png, or even pdf just change it in the terminal.

    Via TUAW

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  • Burn After Reading Was Great

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    Burn After Reading Poster

    I saw “Burn After Reading” at the theater last night. I thought it was great. If you liked the trailer you may like it. If you thought the trailer was lame you have a much higher chance of liking it, or at least that was my case.

    Go see it. It’s funny. You’ll laugh. Or you’ll stare uncomfortably at the screen.

    Also the “PC or Mac” line cracked me up.

    Update: Found the CIA Man song by the Fugs, that you hear at the end credits, on Amazon MP3.

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  • Spiffy Looking Fragile Heart T-Shirt

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    I know there is a song that would go perfect with this shirt. I’ve heard it before but for the life of me I can’t remember how it goes. Anywho, the shirts pretty nifty and it is offered in both male & female variations. So that’s a plus if your Speedo matches your girlfriends bikini.

    Source Via Tcritic

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