Now don’t get me wrong, I love Gmail – but just how long is it going to be in beta? Google Docs and Calendar I can understand still being in beta, but Gmail? I mean, the shit pretty much up and conquered all the free alternatives and most of the paid ones, too. Although the invitation system is still in place, anyone in the world can freely sign up for an account now, so… Why does Google still label it a beta?
Maybe there’s a secret teledildonics function they want to unveil before going one point oh…
Category: Web
Escaping the Bangkok Hilton
This is not the Hilton of which I speak, this is.
Richard Barrow has scored an exclusive interview with the author of Escape, “the true story of the only Westerner ever to break out of Thailand’s Bangkok Hilton, aka.Klong Prem Prison.” He’s currently posted the first part of the interview; I’m looking forward to the final part.
Note: I won’t buy the book, but I wouldn’t mind downloading it.
Morning eyesores
In order of soreness:
- Smearing boogers on the wall over at passive-aggressive notes
- Cruel, sick joke: Bentley Continental badged as a Hyundai over at Autoblog
- Erykah Badu’s Vagina Can Save Hip Hop over at Humanity Critic’s Vibe blog
- Finally, Gen Kanai gives in to the Dark Side
Oops, did I just call Erykah Badu’s vagina an eyesore?
Thailand’s Ban on YouTube – Updated
This is what my previous post (with embedded video) looks like when viewed from Thailand:
click to see full size
Awesome logo – I’m being watched by the Man!
USB sushi, eclipsed
Humping Dog – “USB Meets Love”
Via g-man, who says, “Yo, the Japanese have too much time on their hands to be inventing shit like this…”
Log log log (log, log, log)
The Log Song from Ren & Stimpy
What rolls down stairs alone or in pairs
Rolls over your neighbor’s dog?
What’s great for a snack and fits on your back?
It’s Log, Log, Log!
It’s Log, Log, it’s big, it’s heavy, it’s wood.
It’s Log, Log, it’s better than bad, it’s good!
Everyone wants a log! You’re gonna love it, Log!
Come on and get your log! Everyone needs a Log!
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This post was inspired by the dearth of search results for “log log log”. I want that top spot, baby!
(lyrics via)
Yeah, but can it play La Cucaracha?
Check out these downloadable mp3 NYPD siren sounds. I dare somebody to use one as a ringtone.
“When New York City police officers have to use their sirens, they have the option to mix and match a series of screeches and wails.”
Is this part of the service referred to in “Protect and Serve?”
Islands and Lakes and Maps, oh my!
My weekly pedantry hunt went well:
The largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island
An infographic showing left-side vs. right-side driving countries
Some foreign homonyms for Dutch places
All located on the website for Topografisch Verbond Elbruz – “There is so much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge”
(thx Sandman)
My Only Phobia: Sharks
I have always had an irrational fear of sharks. Even in our pool, when I was little, I was afraid of swimming alone at night and would imagine fins following me from the shadowy depths… Like I said, irrational. It has gotten better over the years, but I still like being around others when I wade in the surf or swim out a bit farther when at the beach… That said, I know the importance of sharks in the food chain (and that’s not to say they belong in Chinese soup bowls). And that said, I found the recent run of anti-shark and other underwater weapons over at Wired very interesting:
SEALs v Sharks 1: Bang!
SEALs vs. Sharks 2: Darts!
Splash, Splash, You’re Dead: The Military’s Next-Gen Water Gun