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I'm a huge fan of the sustainable architecture movement and deplore the mass market suburban landscape that has become so popular with outlying areas. Ever drive through those places and think, "Hey, were are all the local businesses?" Guess what, there aren't any because new "master planned" areas are designed by large home builders in cahoots with big box retailers to maximize profit not livability.

So what can you do? Here are 10 tips to get your started on changing the world, one house at a time: Slow Home Principles : Weblog

I personally don't know a thing about art, but that's no problem since the first rule of art is to go for what you like. I personally like things that are quirky, interesting to look at, and generally fun/inspiring. No dark, spooky stuff for me (eyeballs freak me out). But definitely no landscapes of sunflowers in the countryside either...bleach.

The problem with art is the cost. Well, that's the conventional wisdom anyway. I've seen a trend towards mini-art where folks can purchase prints or even originals for not much more than the price of a trip to the movies.

Take ThumbTack Press for example. Everything they sell is under $45 and the artist keeps half of that. It's a great way to make residual income in my opinion. They're similar to cafepress in that they handle production and fulfillment for the artists, but they differ in that they are going for a certain feel in their site and filter those entries that don't quite fit in with the other art.

A similar site is Tiny Showcase. They have a similar model, but seem to focus on only one artwork at a time and release them serially rather than the plethora like ThumbTack has. I'm not sure which is better, but I sure like the artwork on both sites.

A more well known store is Etsy that has a LOT of stuff (some cool, some not so much). Overall though, I like Etsy since there are some really neat things on the site and it beats ebay hands down in fees and findability of hand made items.

Anyway, it's a great time to be an artist and an art lover since the Internet is creating new pathways of distribution that allows art to be consumed on a more massive scale and allows artists to get their artwork seen far and wide at minimal cost.

I don't know about you but I love this uber solar house that rotates to face the sun and actually produces more energy than it expends. I wonder if this guy takes credit cards?

SCI FI Tech | SCIFI.COM

I am a self-proclaimed light snob. I really am. At home, I rarely use the built-in lights that we have in our ceilings since they are just awful. We've tried replacing the bulbs, but nothing really helps. Anyway, we've resorted to using the energy vortexes known as halogen floor lamps. I know, I know it sucks to use so much juice to satisfy my warm light jones, but it really does make a difference in the time I spend at home. That's why I'm glad to see Popular Mechanics take on the task of testing popular CFL light bulbs to see if they can get similar color to the incandescants and halogens. I'm happy to say that I will be bulb shopping very soon.

Popular Mechanics [via Popular Mechanics Compares CFLs (TreeHugger)]

I so HATE proprietary charging devices and adore all things USB. I hate disposable batteries even more...what a money sink and landfill-filler. I think I'm going to have to pick up a couple of sets of these things for my bluetooth mouse and helmet lights

Hmmm...maybe a valid xmas gift?

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