HandBrake

DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter for OS X and Linux.

Noritake

Yesterday the wife and I went shopping for some Noritake bone china, and ended up buying a set for six in "Blue Sorentino". The style is pretty funky, a non-existent (alien?) flower pattern that looks like it might be found on the back of playing cards. It's weird but looks like one wouldn't get sick of it.

Anyway, apparently Noritake makes a bunch of other stuff like VFDs (vacuum fluorescent displays).

A search turned up one site selling the Noritake yearly Totoro plate from Japan.

Make Blog

I'm subscribed to the AIM MakeBot, which sends me the latest entries from O'Reilly's Make magazine's site, specifically the Make Blog. There's a bunch of quirky stuff on there, some of which is dubious, but some of which is pretty cool.

Like an article about how to soup up a DVD burner's laser diode and make a 200 mW laser. (via)

Then there's an site selling antique sock machines. No kidding. (via) Sounds cool, except they cost $2000 a pop.

ヘルスに乾杯？

んー、何ともいえないな・・・。この前に知り合ったヒトはここで働いているらしい。

モテるかモテないか

会社のMさんが「モテぢから実力テスト」のリンクを送ってくれた。そんで、妻と俺が受験してみた。結果がまったく違って、なぜか俺がアイツの半分位。ちくしょー！まぁ、前から俺がモテないって分かっていたが、こんなにはっきり知らせられてムカつくなあ。

奥様の結果
俺様の結果

国産畳ベッド

I want. This tatami bed rules!