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Usually when you see these kinds of lists, they are horribly inaccurate, but interesting anyway:
Weird and wondrful foreign phrases.. that just don’t translate.
There are tons of these in Thai, of course… It’s fun learning them in everyday contexts.

If you have some time, check out this piece (in three parts) by Errol Morris, a New York Times blogger:

Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (Part One)
Which Came First? (Part Two)
Which Came First? (Part Three): Can George, Lionel and Marmaduke Help Us Order the Fenton Photographs?
The last part gets a bit long but its nice seeing someone else wrapped in the unrelenting grips of obsession sometimes.

If you have the skills, forge your own tanto, like this guy did: TATARA PROJECT
And yes, I know Hattori Hanzo was a samurai, not a sword smith. I’m also pretty sure his sword did not look like this: Link’s Master Wooden Cosplay / Practice Sword from hanzoswords.com

For a quick laugh: The World in Only Seven Pictures

This is so sad:

Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for most listeners located outside of the U.S. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative.
We believe that you are in Thailand (your IP address appears to be xxx). If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask that you please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com
If you are a paid subscriber, please contact us at pandora-support@pandora.com and we will issue a pro-rated refund to the credit card you used to sign up. If you have been using Pandora, we will keep a record of your existing stations and bookmarked artists and songs, so that when we are able to launch in your country, they will be waiting for you.
We will be notifying listeners as licensing agreements are established in individual countries. If you would like to be notified by email when Pandora is available in your country, please enter your email address below. The pace of global licensing is hard to predict, but we have the ultimate goal of being able to offer our service everywhere.
We share your disappointment and greatly appreciate your understanding.

RIP, Pandora. Shame on those that killed you, for without unrestricted access from outside those walls, you truly are dead.

This interview at Wired regarding the final rendering of Blade Runner is awesome: Ridley Scott Has Finally Created the Blade Runner He Always Imagined

There’s some messed up shit going on in this part of the world…