Interesting story of one of the ways that ARUP tries (and seemingly succeeds) to maintain a good culture within the company. One bad apple really can spoil the whole bunch and it takes courage to oust them early, particularly if they seem to be talented.
Lots of interesting possibilities for further reuse of bits from printers. Obviously someone needs to work out what to do with the non-stepper-motor bits of a printer :-)
Internet-Connected Sonic Anemometer. You can measure wind speed and direction with some ultrasonic sensors. No moving parts. I've been wondering whether to see if the guys at the bombed out church would like one of these to let them show on their website whether St. Lukes will be open or not