Yes, you can paint your couch, I did!

We've had this couch for over 10 years, and it was time for a re-invention.
First, I stapled the skirt up.
Next, I ordered stainless peg feet.
Finally, I convinced my wife, that regular (egg shell finish) wall paint would give us new lease via a vibrant color (the original color was between forest / pea soup green).
It worked!
(That is, after 3-4 coats of paint, of course. Roller application of the paint worked best.)
And mom made us new pillow covers from old curtains.

Yes, you can paint your couch, I did!

The Future Is Now? Pretty Soon, at Least

“Certain aspects of technology follow amazingly predictable trajectories,” he said, and showed a graph of computing power starting with the first electromechanical machines more than a century ago. At first the machines’ power doubled every three years; then in midcentury the doubling came every two years (the rate that inspired Moore’s Law); now it takes only about a year...

The Man :: The Hipster :: Gramps

Robot achieves scientific first

Discovered new scientific knowledge independently of its human creators:
Laboratory robot called Adam formed a hypothesis on the genetics...

With advances in artificial intelligence, it's conceivable that the role of robots would, in the more distant future, creep deeper into the human realm,
progressing from lab technician to lab head. Robots may even be capable of performing supposed acts of genius, such as Einstein's conception of special relativity...

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specs: approx. length 3.5', dia. 2'

[maker: creation]

The rise of the very small machines:

This is the future of hardware. For a few users who need a high-performance device, PC makers will offer ever-more-blisteringly fast, water-cooled boxes with screens the size of your living room—at $2,000 a pop. For everyone else—lawyers looking for something to do on the train, women desperate for something that fits in their handbag—netbooks will dominate.