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Liukowleezation
This photo has been floating around for a month, usually with a variant of this explanation: “Preparing for English-speaking visitors, a restaurant in China recently ran its name through an online translator, took the result, then purchased and mounted a large sign displaying the English version of their name: Translate Server Error.” I tend to be a bit more suspicious – whoever thought up this viral photo strategy is a freakin’ genius! I hope they make money hand over capitalism-loving fist as a result of this brilliant web strategy.
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Calvin and Jobs
Oh my. If only Susie Derkins could have seen this: Calvin and Jobs Kick Steve’s Nuts
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FTW: The candidate who pledges to reform/elim TSA gets the traveller’s vote
Wherein airline pilot Patrick Smith (of Ask the Pilot fame) gets jacked at a security checkpoint for airline eating utensils stowed in his luggage. Seriously, how can you travel by air these days and not think that the terrorists have already won?
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Generation Kill
A new HBO show worth watching, although this week’s episode was kinda slow: Generation Kill
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New Word: Monkeypig
Avert thy gaze if thee be eeeasily frightened: Hark, a monkeypig!
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b00mshine
The ultimate chillout chain reaction bubble game. (It’s all about level 12, yo)
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A couple tech links
These are really good: Our Electric Future by Andy Grove (of Intel fame) A Trio of Videos of Neal Stephenson Talking About SF
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Food link shortage
Here’s some food-related links a reader sent me a while back: Meatwater, High Energy Survival Beverage Incredible Sushi Art Beijing takes dog off the menu for Olympics
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bby
The best article in recent memory on the current state of B-boy affairs. However, I think somebody needs to reassess the relationship between B-boys, breakdancing, and hip-hop, if for no other reason than to appease the demon soul of the New York City Breakers: That’s them performing for Ronald Reagan! ///////////////////////////////// I think this post is as good an excuse as any to embed that Little Superstar vid again:
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Ultimate time killer
… Or an awesome screen saver. Check it out: Moodstream
