Hey! This is some good news. From the release:

"Through extensive R&D, the inclusion of the 8.9" display screen does not affect the overall weight of the Eee PC 900, which remains below 1kg – making it easy for children and WOMEN to carry it around."

So women can finally forgo the services of laptop sherpas since we all know that 1kg is the upward limit of feminine capability. Yikes.

I think the cost and boingboing-appropriateness is fine as far as I'm concerned. You can get plenty less for plenty more at your average mall and BB brings to light art and design trends among other things, so I don't see how featuring an uncommonly designed hoodie can be construed as anti-BB-ethos...whatever that means.

What I'm concerned about is my age. I just don't think the hoodies are that attractive. I love Gamma-Go's designs -- that's not the issue. It's just that clothing wallpapered with graphics don't really appeal to me (especially the circuitry hoodie). I see a lot of yoots around the Bay Area wearing shirts and jackets in a similar design, often with crowns or dollar signs as the stylistic element, and it comes off as too much and too manic. But I'm 36, so I'm old and my opinion no longer counts.

Another surprising ceramics manufacturer is Coors (yes, as in beer). The ceramic crucibles I used in chem classes back in the day were made by them.

http://www.coorstek.com/history.asp

I betcha some clever person could do something similar using Processing. I'm just now learning Processing and I'm amazed at the potential.

Could they have been used for grinding? Any arrastras nearby? It honestly doesn't look a whole lot like what would have been used in an arrastra (certainly not the ONE I've seen), but what do I know...

http://www.csuchico.edu/~rcooke/rastra.html