Team Hamlett

Wasabi Avocado Soup – Vegan
The Official Netflix Blog: Encoding for Streaming
Fresh Green Bean Salad
Indonesian Mix Salad
Driven: Shai Agassi’s Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road
In case anyone wants to read more, this is the article that introduced me to Better Place.
An Outlet at Every Parking Meter?
The Bay Area is teaming up with Better Place to add power sources for electric cars all around The City. I remember getting really inspired and excited when I first read about Better Place a few months back but thought it would be one of those things that never really got off the ground in the US. It’s awesome to see California taking a step forward.
Another Bathroom Renovation I Really Like
Love the grey tiles.
More Shipping Container Homes

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Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Links for November 20, 2008

Recycled Bowling Alley Furniture
Buying Out?
“When Best Buy announced its latest sales figures last month, the company reported “an unprecedented drop in consumer buying of items like flat-screen televisions,” said Ori Brafman, a business expert and an author, with his brother, Rom, of “Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior,” out since June from Doubleday Business. “But when Wal-Mart released its report last week, there was a surprise. Consumers had increased their flat-screen purchases. Somehow, because Wal-Mart feels like a bargain store, shoppers who have deprived themselves of luxury items elsewhere rationalized their purchases at Wal-Mart as ‘getting a good deal,’ ” Mr. Brafman continued. “Granted, flat-panel TV’s at Wal-Mart might run a little cheaper than elsewhere, but no financial adviser would include one on his or her list of Items to Buy During Tough Times.”
Split Pea Dal
Spicy Coconut Milk Soup
Year + Beard = Yeard
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Announced As 2009 Green Car Of The Year
What Up, My Obama?
Dipset.
Malcolm Gladwell: Presentations from Gain 2008
Challenged Ballots: You Be the Judge
Apple Bends to Studios, Adds Copyright Protection to MacBooks
Google Mobile Uses Private iPhone APIs
Dramatic Dining Room
The Relationship Between Personality, Branding and Blogging

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Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Links for November 19, 2008

How to Make the Perfect Phone Call
Today I Will Be Happier than a Bird with a French Fry
Barley and Roasted Vegetable Salad
St. Louis Bowling Hall of Fame
Why the Drudge Report is One of the Best Designed Sites on the Web
Eco-Savvy Garage Sunset
Love.
Defense Says Jury Pool Filled With Viciousness Towards Lori Drew
This is the case of the crazy middle age lady who set up a fake myspace profile of a teenage boy and tormented one of her daughters clinically depressed friends until she committed suicide. I hope they throw away the key.
Thai Lemongrass and Ginger Iced Tea
Grant Hills Dropping at Reed Space.
Never really felt these. Or any Fila for that matter.
JS-909. The Javascript Drum Machine
Lease the Battery, Not the Car.
Nissan has been reading up on better place.
Store Your Books in the Rafters
Grammy Northwest MusicTech Summit Keynote
Quick read presentation by Ian Rogers this past week about the future of music distribution and the theory that the music is about the artist and the fan, not the label. Ian is an interesting success story and I have been following his path on and off since he was moderator of the Beastie Boys listserv back in the mid 1990s. He spent time at Nullsoft and Yahoo Music before becoming CEO of Topspin where he is trying to change the music distibution game one artist at a time. He and his daugher Zoe are shouted out in the Beastie Boys single U.N.I.T.E. off Hello Nasty. Zoe had her own online radio show on http://www.littleradio.com/ in high school and is now attending MIT.
The Miraculous Power of Scale
Ignore the Sergey Brin video…It is long and just a small part of it is referenced in the article itself. All these articles from Chris Anderson really have me interested in his upcoming book.
100 Everyday Wines Under $15 that Outscored $50 to $150 Bottles
An Introduction to iTunes U
Beards and Moustaches
Miso-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Holiday Mashed Potatoes
Chana Dhal
Barstool Roundup
iPhone-Optimized Google Search Results
Voice Search in Google Mobile App for iPhone
Very pleased so far. II have found it especially useful in finding white page phone and address listings while driving. The iphone formatted results are a welcome addition too.
Life Magazine Photo Archive Hosted by Google
Is Hipster a Dirty Word?
What Meh Says About Us
Edamame Millet Bowl with Miso Sauce

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Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Links for November 16, 2008

Does the Long Tail Create Bigger Hits or Smaller Ones?
Incidental Brand-Consumer Encounters
Weekly Web Address from the President Elect
Streuseled Caramel Pumpkin Pie
Pecan Pancakes
Crispy Tofu w/ Sweet Chili Soy Sauce
Butternut Squash Risotto with Sage
Pumpkin Creme Brulee
Chargrilled Sweet Baby Peppers
Some Girl Talk Chicago Coverage
Freemium Math
Photos of Women Bodybuilders
Sunchoke Soup
Indonesian Chili Dip
Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software
Kind of excited to try this out. Was possibly going to launch last week but doesn’t appear to be up there yet. Would be useful in the car.
Advice for Indies
Jar Jar Binks Salad
“Most annoying salad ever.”
5 Best and Worst Costco Deals
Foosball Towel Rack
Gypsy House – Berkeley, California
Great use of glass throughout.
Jeffrey Deitch Wants a Basquiat in the White House
Jordan Jumpman Ray Allen
Ray Ray keeps coming up with the nicest Player Editions.
Apple Publications Style Guide 2008 (PDF)
Shoe Vault Classics – DC Lynx
I too think this was one of the most functional skate shoes of all time. I went through three pairs back when i was skating a lot.
Finding a Freemium Model that Works For You
Give Up and Use Tables
We’ve scientifically determined the maximum amount of time that you should need to make a layout work in CSS: it’s 47 minutes.
Shepard Fairey On Changing The Dominant Paradigm
High Quality YouTube Video Hack
Potato, Green Bean & Chile Salad

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Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Links for November 13, 2008

A Few Questions with Todd St.John
Sugar Pumpkin Soup
Things for iPhone
This sounds like it might fill a much needed hole.
More on the Govt Auto Fleet Solution
Saving US Auto Manufacturing
How People Really Use the iPhone
PDF version of an iPhone usability study.
Mac and Cheese
12 Interior Painting Tools You Never Thought You’d Need
New Coins
Gorgeous. I am tempted to track these down.
Baked Ziti
Google Flu Trends
Levi’s BMX
Levis produced BMX video. They hired a good camera person so this really sets itself apart from most bmx videos. Too bad they chose to go with no player controls…
Gmail Gains Voice and Video Chat
I haven’t given it a try yet. No one else I know seems to have downloaded the plugin.
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S Review Part One
Love the Jalopnik writers. Danna and I always check these out when we go to get our oil changed. Big fans of the design. Hopefully they bring out a clean diesel version sometime.
Vegan Hazelnut Cupcakes
Ginger Chewies
Gumbo
Coal Headwear
Just a good looking snowboard company site.
Reference Extract
“Reference Extract is envisioned as a web search engine, like Google, Yahoo and MSN. However, unlike other search engines, Reference Extracts will be built for maximum credibility by relying on the expertise and credibility judgments of librarians from around the globe.”
Purl Soho
QUARTER POUNDER
A new version of McDonalds that is not branded as a McDonalds has opened up in Japan. Should totally work over there.
Obamaland and McCainland
M.I.A. Tour Rider
These never get old for me.
Courgette, Red Pepper & Mushroom Rice
Rahm Emanuel Facts
“Rahm Emanuel Facts are as awesome as Chuck Norris Facts — except 100% true!”
Minutes of the Meeting on EOT & Font Embedding
The W3C is taking a serious look at improving type on the web. An actual working group is being formed. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction. It’s been a long time coming.