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deep thoughts
It’s a busy time for me at work and I’ve been on a trip this week. Nothing much to blog about yet; go check out this site for some deep thoughts (by Jack Handey, of course).
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General Loan
Do you know the real story behind this iconic photo? I sure didn’t. Go check it out: Eddie Adams & the Most Famous Photo of the Vietnam War The link above may act funny; if it does, wait a few minutes and try reloading the page. (Apology in lieu of attribution: My browser crashed and I can’t remember where I saw this link today, but props to whoever found it.)
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SE TEST
twitter is dead? long live twitter!
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David Palmer for President
It’s been so long since I’ve posted about 24 (and after seeing last season’s wussification of Jack, perhaps that’s a good thing), but I knew the silence had to be broken when Sammy sent this link: DENNIS HAYSBERT – ‘PRESIDENT’ HAYSBERT: ‘I’VE PAVED THE WAY FOR OBAMA’ “The actor thinks his role in the hit television drama gave Americans a taste of what the country might be like if a black man was in charge – and they liked what they saw.” You know, you really can’t make stuff like this up. If Jack Bauer’s popularity actually sways the political course of our nation – I’m almost happy, by comparison,…
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Cult of Paradox
I don’t get it, can someone explain how buying/using Apple products, especially iPods or iTunes, is not supporting DRM? Because I can understand wanting cool gear, and I can even understand sacrificing your morals for cool gear… But let’s be honest about it, yeah? Fuck DRM, fuck non-replaceable batteries, fuck a one-button mouse. Period.
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Baby Instructions
Some of these baby instructions should come in handy for us (boya is due in May): Go check out the whole gallery. (link from adam)
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TeacherTube
YouTube for, um, Teachers: LINK Haven’t seen much on it yet, but predict that it will prove too popular for itself.
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omg this link is dope
rap represented in mathematical charts and graphs ////////////////////////// (also see: Dead Mike, CB4)
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Contradiction: American Wagyu
This article about Kobe and pseudo-Kobe beef was interesting, but kind of pissed me off: Raising the Steaks I mean, the author is passing judgment on a practice he’s never seen first-hand? I lived in Japan for many years, knew a lot of people raising cattle, and I never saw a single cow living in a lean-to (I can’t remember seeing any lean-tos in Japan!). I sure saw a lot living in barns, open pastures, and ranches, though. This quote from the article especially struck a nerve: “And where is all that pasture to begin with, given that Japan is so short of land?” Oh, I see. The problem is…
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Nick Denton is the Man
For publishing the best Tom Cruise movie since Top Gun. Only one question: What’s that bubble-popping noise at 1:49? Ah, maybe it was just my mind exploding. /////////////////////// *One of my proudest accomplishments ever was introducing Nick to masamania when he came to Japan a few years back and asked for a few good links.
