This might be a fun project for a family reunion: recreate favorite childhood photos. Ask each person to bring a picture of themselves they love, then during the reunion help them recreate it. As the reunion winds down, do a slideshow of then & now photos.

Every once in a while I want to capture a web site or a portion of one. Today Lifehacker presented a simple solution: wget from GNU. Read below the fold for Mac installation instructions.
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This looks like it might be a cool step up from lego.

Even though this Ars article does not actually recommend the one practice I try to live by (use a non-admin account day-to-day), it looks like it would be worth reviewing some time when I have the energy to improve my own security practices.

Lorcan points to a UK report on the status and future of integrated library systems. A bit wordy, the report does gather together some useful information and observations. Examples below the fold.
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Spring is (finally) in the air and I was out in our garage again yesterday. The hole is still in the roof. The slab is still cracked. It is a pretty crappy feeling place. Replacing it seems impossible, but people do this sort of thing. Maybe I can too.

I was inspired by a post at notcot today. This led to modern cabana. Maybe something like this would be feasible? The magazine Ready Made looks interesting as well.

Some wonderful images and perhaps an example for the MDL.

Apple iPhone/iPod positioning is achieved with the help of a company called Skyhook Wireless. Now Skyhook lets you log the position of your own wifi access point so that your AP becomes part of the locator database.

This chart API from Google looks like it might be worth exploring a bit further.

Ignore it at my peril, indeed. OK, maybe I have to get around to reading this some time!