The Adventures of Curious George

I'm finally starting, in earnest, getting my EuroVelo 5 mapping plans in order, and posting stuff on the internet. Good thing, too, as I hope to leave in a week. :) For those who follow this blog and don't know yet, if my knees don't give out and I don't freeze to death in the Alps, I'll ride my bike from Milano to Calais. Details are here: http://eurovelo5.georgejemmott.com I just wrote a post there of which I'm pretty proud . It's a bit dry, but for those that care about this cycle route, perhaps it'll be helpful.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 9:53 PM, Tim Hanna wrote: Subject: Barmonkey on steroids http://www.wired.com/ gadgetlab/2010/02/gallery- robot-bartenders/ seriously, that's what real engineers with real experience, real time, and real funding do, rather than 3 students do, sophomore year, in the second half of one course with $100. I'll get there one day... :) [now that I have some web-space, I hope I remember to re-post the website Sylvie and/or DJ made for that project] While I'm thinking about ideas for the future, to have in my space... if I ever have money and a space... 0. Barmonkey on steroids 1. public computer terminal. Useful for searching, controlling music, and perhaps self-made home-automation. 2. Big, huge, self-cleaning blender. I'm not sure if the self-cleaning part exists, but if it doesn't, it will. Add a water tap and a servo valve, and have the output over a drain. it'll flush itself pretty well, anyway. This is for all-fruit smoothies (which...

In much of Milano, the self-proclaimed Fashion Capital of the World, image is everything. If you can afford the Prada bag (or whatever Corso Como 10 is selling), then you're in the club. If you're not in the club, well... you're not in the club. That's an over-generalization, but in my experience, there are no thrift stores ( used clothing? Who would buy used clothing?), few public spaces, few cheap cafes with sitting space, money is class and class is important, etc. The weather is cold and dark in the winter and there are tons of closed-minded people. The lumbering, crumbling bureaucracy was annoying to deal with in the beginning. Both Anca's and my boss's have complained about it even more than we have. The owner of a business having to show up in person at 7:30am to get a spot in line at the government office to start the application process for a food and beverage license? If you show up after 9, you might not get in by the time they close. Anyway,...