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Paperformers, Part III (Complete)

Thursday, August 26th, 2004

Wow! I finished making a Paperformer, and it really works: I was able to transform an hour into a stupid boxy paper model of Bumblebee! By the halfway point I was ready to use the X-Acto on myself instead of the car, but I stuck with it because I am a stubborn bastard and wanted to see if I could get to the end.

This thing should be included in some kind of bootcamp for Archis. Seriously, it could be some sort of Elmers-and-X-Acto Endurance Test, to be taken by first-semester students. The jury would use a loupe to inspect your cuts (the kerf of a razor blade comes into play!) and points would be taken off for edge gaps on folded boxes. (Add 16 fl. oz. each of vodka and orange juice for the “extreme” second-semester version.)

(Previous: Part I, Part II)

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Paperformers, Part II

Thursday, August 26th, 2004

I’m trying my hand at one of these Paperformers. First lesson learned: It would be better if, instead of a hand, I had a robotic multi-tool with a laser scalpel and millimeter-wide forcep fingers. That ought to be listed as a requirement, frankly.

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More from Lakoff on Republinguistics

Thursday, August 26th, 2004

Following up on his thoughts last year, George Lakoff offers more insight into conservative languagecraft.

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Paperformers

Thursday, August 26th, 2004

Paperformers: More origami than meets the eye.

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Law School Is Hard. Or, Maybe It’s Just Easy.

Wednesday, August 25th, 2004

Adam looks for the other shoe: “… after all the buildup about how incredibly mind-pummeling law school supposedly is, either I’m doing just fine because I’m exceptionally gifted, or I’m not only not doing just fine, but I’m doing so badly that I cannot recognize the danger signs.”

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Econ papers.

Wednesday, August 25th, 2004

Economics research paper repositories: IDEAS (U. Connecticut); EconPapers (RePEc). [courtesy muxway]

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RIP Butera’s.

Wednesday, August 25th, 2004

By the way, I meant to mention that much more distressing than the recent closure of the great big Schlotzky’s on Kirby is our recent discovery that Butera’s is also turning away new business. We drove up Montrose a few days ago and saw empty windows and for-lease signage, and fondly recalled summers of sandwiches piled high, Dr. Brown’s Root Beer in a can, local art on the walls, and dire contention for streetside parking. Anyone know why they closed (or if, as this review suggests, it was once part of a chain)?

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