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		<title>Apps can be gorgeous? Really?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before the era of Steve Jobs keynotes, did anyone ever use the terms &#8216;beautiful&#8217; or &#8216;gorgeous&#8217; to describe software or a user interface? This usage is now ubiquitous when people write or talk about apps. This struck me as I &#8230; <a href="http://auroralux.net/blog/2012/01/28/apps-can-be-gorgeous-really/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Accidental Handyman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend after filling our dogs&#8217; water bowl using the sink in our half bath downstairs, as I was walking out of the room I heard dripping water. Turns out the faucet wasn&#8217;t leaking in to the basin, but down &#8230; <a href="http://auroralux.net/blog/2012/01/26/accidental-handyman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Today I learned a little bit about clothes dryers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bad news came this morning as we were cleaning the house in preparation for Christmas: the dryer wouldn&#8217;t start. Andrea and I both assumed that the belt must have worn out, and I made another assumption that cost me &#8230; <a href="http://auroralux.net/blog/2011/12/24/today-i-learned-a-little-bit-about-clothes-dryers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How a tweak becomes a full-blown upgrade</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pre-built DIY brewery I bought earlier this year is now sitting in pieces on our garage floor. I realized something about DIY projects after getting it home and wired up for use &#8212; when the works of a thing &#8230; <a href="http://auroralux.net/blog/2011/11/21/489/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nest costs WHAT?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>frank</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nest Learning Thermostat sounds neat, which is what I accidentally keep calling it when I forget its forgettable name. Even the nicer thermostats I use have room for improvement, but $250, excluding installation, smelled more than a little bit &#8230; <a href="http://auroralux.net/blog/2011/11/20/nest-costs-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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