I noticed this first a few weeks ago; at that time I read somewhere on the Thai Visa forums that TTT was blaming YouTube viewing difficulties on a broken optical trunk and figured it might be the same reason. YouTube has been back up for a while, though, and MetaFilter is still down.
I can view it by using proxies, so it isn’t a huge problem for me, but I wonder if it’s really being blocked, and for how long? (and as a side note, I wonder if this thread had anything to do with it?)
Anyway, the reason I was trying to visit there today was to see the linkage from KokuRyu – thx!
Category: Web
Ancient Photo Generator
Use this ancient photo generator (in JP, but a cinch to use) to give your photos that certain Edo look. Here’s the results using a photo of the plot where we built our house from my post the other day:
Al Jaffee for President
If you were ever a fan of Mad magazine, you must check this out: Al Jaffee’s fold-ins for Mad magazine, from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form.
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(Need a login for the NYT site?)
First US-spec GT-R test runs published
Road and Track just ran a head to head test between the upcoming GT-R, the 2008 Corvette Z06, and the 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo… You might hear people talking about big block power and German engineering, which are points well taken, but the fact is that there was a very clear winner here.
Ligers, geep, and Bowler bears
Check out this small gallery of strange cross breeds.
It looks like they’ve finally found a natural alternative to painting donkeys to look like zebras TJ-style.
Hiropro Gear Update
This is a quick update to my post from a few years ago, entitled, Stephenson as Prophet.
A company called Dainese (apparently not Italian for “Die Chinese”) has developed a working prototype for an inflatable collar airbag system for motorcycles. You can see the video here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mo9Vlt5tGwY
Enter the Daver
So I come home from a much-needed vacation only to be confronted with one of the strangest internet sights I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen things that would make you cry): Cosmic Buddha’s resident drummer in a tinfoil hat holding a cat wearing the same, headlining an article over at Wired about – hold it – conspiracy theories!
At the end of the article, the author, Noah Shachtman credits the photo to a forum called CR4, but I couldn’t find anything there. I think it’s up to Dave to find out the story behind his clone.
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UPDATE: It would seem that my google-fu is much stronger than yours. I present an earlier occurrence of this photograph, as well as the possible original source.
If Dave wants to find his long-lost brother, he should get in touch with the webmaster at Planet Wally.
Also, I’ll post the photo in question in the extended entry below for future reference.
flickr group update
I let my flickr pro account lapse at the end of last year, and not just because they sold out to a bunch of greedy corporate zombies and made change my username, either. A lot of it had to do with the fact that my net connection, until this very week, was sad and pathetic (and reminiscent of analog modem days, but without the cool “screaming in tha ether” sounds).
Anyhow, now that I have a proper connect and even got issued a credit card here in Thailand, maybe I’ll renew again (but nothing can make me retract the corporate zombie statement). I was just checking the jump photo group I created a couple years back, and was pleasantly surprised to see that it grew a little: 226 members and 978 photos
This isn’t a huge or very popular group by any means, but just big enough to see a new photo every time you log in. Join up, if you have the jump in you!
(might as well) JUMP! on Flickr
check yourself
I know, I know. An occasional link and/or hurried musing does not (contrary to the title on my banner) an interesting blog make, but it has suddenly become so hot in this region as to shut down all unnecessary thought and action as we scurry around looking for shade and a siesta.
Anyhow. This here’s a handy site for when you think gmail/google/your website is down, but you’re not sure if it’s just your connection: downforeveryoneorjustme.com
Origin of Redneck Mansion Pic
You may have seen this online somewhere with the caption, “Redneck Mansion”:
Which is funny because nobody believes it’s a redneck mansion and many belive it’s been photoshopped. According to Snopes, neither of these is true.
Still funny, tho.