First thing I'd do is get this plugged into NZ weather feed and get it indicating the temperature for the day so my partner will stop nagging me "What's the temperature going to be today?".
I know you could probably just duct-tape an iPad to the wall or get a smart fridge or whatever but I like the idea of a lo-fi display that's part of the furniture, not too tech, always on, communicating by light rather than pixels.
Geez about time - not that I know whether Flickr is worth the investment, but as a heavy user of Flickr since pre-Yahoo, I'm glad it's making a comeback ... clear out those cobwebs!
Good, one less ridiculous obstacle for us poor designers who literally now have to refer to a bible of Don't's when designing every part of a screen and interaction.