Paula Wirth

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• Commented on Denture ice cube trays
  These look especially good in a fizzy drink, served in a short, clear glass... Found them at: http://www.zgallerie.com/p-6567-frozen-smiles.aspx...
• Commented on Portable ashtrays disguised as cookies
  This biscuit tastes like ASH!...
• Commented on Pink shoe-phone probably not one for the lads
  Finally a product for the foot fetishists who enjoy talking dirty on the phone......
• Commented on Speaker Buddies are unnervingly creepy
  If these were orange, they would look just like Kenny on South Park......
• Commented on G1 Android phone coming October 22 for $179
  As tasty as Andy Rubin's technological prowess may be, it is Rubin, not Reuben. No pastrami required. ;-)...
• Commented on Mildly sexist washing machine ad touts that "steam thing" that women need
  Considering that, even in this day and age, more women get stuck doing more (or all) of the household chores, perhaps we haven't evolved past the desire for this kind of sexist ad. Seems that not much has changed since...
• Commented on Thereminists for Obama badge
  Somehow, I figured that the unicorn chaser, Unicorns for Obama, was more BoingBoing's style... http://www.democraticstuff.com/Unicorns-for-Obama-Photo-Button-p/bt23828.htm...
• Commented on Millimeter wave scan machine at Denver Airport
  For the curious, here is the link to actual TSA images, using the millimeter wave scan machine: http://www.tsa.gov/blog/uploaded_images/TSA-Release-Images-2-050808-726403.jpg and with text: http://www.tsa.gov/blog/2008/05/you-asked-for-ityou-got-it-millimeter.html...
• Commented on Joel's next keyboard: Crayola EZ Type
  Ack. I have a print job I did that required the use of Comic Sans. Required by the client, that is. What we do for money......
• Commented on Food that eats itself
  There are several groups on flickr for this topic: Cut Me, Wicked Servant: http://www.flickr.com/groups/cut-me-wicked-servant/ and Scary Beings Eating Themselves http://www.flickr.com/groups/autophagy/...
• Commented on Bike helmets that look like hats
  Funnily enough, my bike helmet saved not my head, but my nose and chin. Because when (ironically) a bike store van came careening down the street and knocked me out of the lane and over the curb, flying face first,...
• Commented on From <i>Gremlins</i> to your doorstep, the Smokeless Ashtray
  Or, a more effective and inexpensive way to deal with the smoke problem in your office: smoke outside. Works for most businesses these days....
• Commented on Ikea to become virtual network, sell cell phones
  Actually, Ikea's avatar is pretty hysterical. They had the good sense to program in some responses to inane questions, such as: Q: "Are you single?" A: I don't really want to talk about personal issues like marriage. If you could...
• Commented on Face swapper software protects privacy
  Now people have an excuse for their MySpace picture not looking like them......
• Commented on Photos from SF Zine Fair
  This was a great show -- I have to admit that I spent more than I should have, people were just so darn talented. Loved the Murder Can Be Fun zines, those are a great read. Also enjoyed seeing Vanessa...
• Commented on Haters of cellular lock-in: Has AT&T seen you coming?
  I can only think that they may raise the rate of an early termination fee at some point. I bet there is small print that allows them to do that. May still be cheaper to go with the early termination...
• Commented on Unsurprisingly, the <i>Venture Bros.</i> love mid-century modern chairs
  Yep, the chairs shown in the right top picture are indeed Herman Miller Eames Chairs, from the 1960s. I too sport one of these in my living room, with the arms, clad in black. These are featured in Taschen's 1960s...
• Commented on Orwell's 1984 as a pulp novel
  Pulp covers of classics are in no way unusual. I have tons of them on my flickr stream. Although I do tend to find the covers WAY more exciting than the actual contents. For instance, this D.H. Lawrence cover is...
• Commented on Totem shower brings bathroom luxury to the ... yard?
  This sure looks like the Japanese shower I used in Tokyo, only with a bit more style. They had a tiled bathroom with a floor that slopes downward to the drain. No doubt this would also work well on a...
• Commented on Bioscientists photoshop their cultures to fake results
  Could have seen this coming, perhaps I was part of the problem. Back in 1997 (or so), I got a job as a medical photographer/illustrator, and when I started the job, one would shoot a gel like this on a...
• Commented on Monocycle is the chariot of choice for the 21st Century Man
  I just saw this in Tokyo at the Exhibition 3 "XXIst Century Man" directed by Miyake Issey, at 21_21 Design Site (Museum in The Roppongi area). The actual building of the gallery, designed by architect Tadao Ando, was the most...
• Commented on Flickr adds video-sharing
  Hmmm. More videos of people's kids, cats, weddings, and their girlfriend/boyfriend/pornstar inclinations. Not sure if this is an improvement, as much as I am otherwise a flickr fan. Not mentioned in most blogs either jumping on the flickr video bandwagon...
• Commented on Lost Instruments: The Claviola
  You'll be happy to know it is extremely easy to buy something like this -- it is called a pianica, and it is the instrument japanese children often learn music on... I have a pink one by Tokkai Gakka/Yamaha. You...
• Commented on "I Love My Electric Appliance!" Vintage Advertisements
  Thanks so much for featuring my flickr group on boingboing... the members post such great stuff!!! As for vintage vibrator ads, you'll find those in the Her Secret Past - So Dainty, Perky and Fresh! flickr pool!!! http://www.flickr.com/groups/hersecretpast/...
• Commented on Lazyweb: Bitmap to Vector?
  The Adobe product you mentioned is called Streamline - and now is integrated into Illustrator as Auto Trace... The Stanford product is the best one I have seen... if you get a digital artist who is good with Bezier curves...
• Commented on Tickler brand ukulele T-shirt
  I think someone just won BoingBoing Bingo. http://www.boingboingbingo.net/...
• Commented on Mysterious, doughy, unknown blob clogs sewer
  There is a paper-mache compound (another brand akin to Sculptamold) similar in color to this mixture... it is grey (like laundry lint) - it can soak up a lot of water... It becomes like thick gooey clay. It will totally...
• Commented on Wedding cake clone of bride
  What is funny to me is just how much the sugary duplicate looks like a Second Life rendition of the bride......
• Commented on Adobe Creative Suite fails "catastrophically" thanks to DRM
  Blog ate my url - here is the error screen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/inkvision/2162355002/...
• Commented on Adobe Creative Suite fails "catastrophically" thanks to DRM
  YIKES!!! I am glad that Adobe's attempted update on my CS Suite failed... I couldn't make it through one day without my applications, I depend on them. Not sure if my computer setup would be affected by this issue or...