From china
July 10th, 2008 by Ari 
Originally uploaded by bachrach44
Every so often little things happen which serve to remind me of the global society we live in, and how that has subtly changed every aspect of our lives. A few weeks ago I ordered a 5x5x5 rubik’s cube off of ebay. I looked only for the lowest price, without regard to too much else. When the cube showed up in the mail a little later, I realized I had ordered it from Taiwan, R.O.C. The box even includes a customs declaration where the sender wrote simply “puzzle”. 15 years ago this never would have happened. Today, it’s so commonplace I’ll be half of you aren’t even reading anymore.
July 10th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I don’t know. I think it’s kind of cool.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
We ordered a 60 mW violet/near-UV laser for lab from China. This is a $2000, Class 3b (ie you can bet there are shipping restrictions) laser. The customs form said “Pen – $30″…
July 20th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Hey, Ari, you moved back to DC? (I do think it’s pretty neat that you’ve been engaging in international commerce…)