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This is a far better review: http://unclutterer.com/2010/06/02/unitasker-wednesday-zoku-quick-pop-maker/ This appliance makes three (yes, THREE!) pops at a time in less than 10 minutes, and it costs $50. Like most newer model ice cream makers, the shell of the Zoku Quick-Pop Maker has to live in your freezer until you’re ready to use it, otherwise it takes more than two hours to freeze the shell first. In the end, it might take you more time to use this device (if the shell isn’t already frozen), about $40 more, takes up a good chunk of storage space, and makes considerably fewer ice pops than traditional methods. Maybe there are ice pop emergencies I’m not aware of that this device is perfect for solving? Or … maybe not. Product Review: Zoku Quick Pop Maker \| Apartment Therapy The Kitchn Flag this comment	6/17/10 6:37 PM
My cell phone is the best alarm clock there is. It's always with me. It always displays the correct time because it's synched with a cell tower. Why buy more crap to do work that my cellphone already does? Think green. 5 Cordless Alarm Clocks For Your Nursery \| Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh Flag this comment	5/12/10 11:07 AM
Love it. It's an extreme exercise in restraint. It's a beautiful space with beautiful views and to be able to live this simply is a major accomplishment. Yay! Apartment Therapy New York \| Klaus Biesenbach's Extremely Minimalist Apartment W Magazine Flag this comment	9/1/09 10:49 PM
AP's consumption-addled writers often miss the point with these sorts of thoughts. One lesson from these fires is that consumer cruft is ephemeral and we could all do with less of it. Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| Placing Value On Your "Things" Flag this comment	9/1/09 10:43 PM
"Where does the liberated twenty-first century minimalist keep their clothing, shoes, hats, umbrellas, linens, brooms, and the like? (or, perhaps these old-fashioned conventions are for hopeless squares...)" A minimalist goes nude. =) But seriously, most of that stuff is not necessary, at least not to the extent that the average person tends to accumulate that stuff. Apartment Therapy New York \| Open Plan Apartment with Bedroom Cube Flag this comment	4/26/09 3:08 AM
Tremendous vision. Nice work. I'd love to cut my square footage to 100 SF. Very nice. Apartment Therapy Unplugged \| Tech Tour: Judith's Lux Pod System Upgrade Unplggd Flag this comment	4/21/09 6:24 PM
Did I just stumble into SquirrelTherapy.com? This has nothing to do with apartments. Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| How To: Help an Abandoned Baby Squirrel#comments Flag this comment	4/21/09 5:55 PM
Love it! Someone wrote, "where's the closet space?" Closets are for hoarders. This couple is living a more minimalist lifestyle. But I bet that there are closets on the level below the raised area that the bedroom faces. Someone else wrote, "This would really freak me out....thoughts of the whole contraption falling onto the floor below would keep me up at night." Ridiculous. Engineering can be trusted to create stable platforms above the ground. I wonder if this person never sleeps on any platform that doesn't sit on rock-solid earth? "What if there was no back wall, and it was, like, a "open" cube?" Good thinking. Perhaps the cube could open (the closed side could swing up or out). Perhaps the backside could be faced with electrostatic glass sthat coud be turned opaque with a switch? Perhaps a simple roller shade or series of curtains could be employed for extra privacy/darkness. Apartment Therapy New York \| Open Plan Apartment with Bedroom Cube Flag this comment	4/21/09 5:49 PM
The space is beautiful. Furniture would only clutter it up. There's enough here for the folks that use it. Love the restraint and the dedication that this demonstrates. I would love to live here. Apartment Therapy New York \| Living Large in a SoHo Loft The New York Times 2.12.09 Flag this comment	2/12/09 9:15 PM
I love this. Apartment Therapy is too often about "knick knacks to buy for your house." This post captures the true spirit of what Apartment Therapy once was (and could be again). Apartment Therapy Chicago \| Learning to Live Small: Part II Stories of Living Well with Less Flag this comment	1/22/09 1:43 AM
how about this suggestion: don't start a library. libraries are anachronisms in this internet-connected age. they're also bad for the environment. that said, i've already GOT a library and ditching certain books is tough. Apartment Therapy Chicago \| Starting A Home Library What Would You Suggest? Kansas City Star#comments Flag this comment	1/13/09 10:18 PM
My rules: * don't buy stuff * actively give away or sell possessions until they number 100 or fewer Impossible, but a worthy lifelong project. Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| 10 Best Ways to Declutter for 2009 Advice from an Expert Flag this comment	1/12/09 8:52 PM
Love this bar (neato bathrooms in particular). Love this neighborhood. And love this tree. Apartment Therapy New York \| Hot or Not? A Real Money Christmas Tree#comments#comments Flag this comment	12/17/08 7:40 PM
33 years old and am living in my 32nd or 35th place... Apartment Therapy Los Angeles \| AT Survey: How Often Do You Move? Flag this comment	12/9/08 2:06 PM
gross. gives me goose bumps just thinking about accidentally scraping my nails on it in the middle of the night. Apartment Therapy New York \| Look! A Chalkboard Turned into a Headboard Flag this comment	12/9/08 12:37 AM
or a shoe... Putting the punchline AFTER forcing a clickthrough makes this a particularly bad post. No need to break this one into two. Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| Dual-Purpose Door Mat Flag this comment	12/5/08 7:06 PM
I live in a loft with no closets. Have become a rabid minimalist. With this shift, comes a simultaneous need to shift in my behavior as a consumer. It's been a five-year transition, but I'm getting better and better at it. The rewards are huge. Apartment Therapy Chicago \| AT On: My Real Life Battle With ClutterSarahrae Exposed Flag this comment	11/24/08 10:54 PM
without the accoutrement of porcelain, it would be simpler. this is frou frou consumerist junk. thumbs down. Apartment Therapy San Francisco \| Keyring by FredriksonStallard#comments Flag this comment	11/19/08 7:59 PM
trophy head meme is totally played out. doesn't matter if they're cardboard or crocheted or gilded or lucite. played. out. Apartment Therapy DC \| Look! Cool Animal Trophies from Cardboard Safari#comments Flag this comment	11/18/08 7:25 PM
This is excellent. With today's shoddily constructed buildings that lack good insulation between apartments, this is the only way to go. Apartment Therapy Chicago \| Hot or Not: Chicago's First Smoke-Free Apartment Complex Flag this comment	11/10/08 8:56 AM