I’ve been through a lot of the archives, and Shai Agassi probably gave the single most important talk at TED this year:
vhc tabehodai
Max loves the very hungry caterpillar. We read it to him almost everyday. I found this pic over at B3ta.
near wild heaven
An old woman came by my table at an outdoor restaurant, selling this (plus another similarly-sized chunk) out of a basket. It was the last of her merchandise so she let me have it for 50 Baht ($1.50 US); about 30% off the going rate.
There is nothing more delicious than wild honey, even just a very small amount (It’s the reason Pooh bear is such a fat ass, after all.).
Deeper Murasaki (chorus FAIL)
This is what happens when you depend on an audience not familiar with the lyrics. Other than that, awesome performance. Doesn’t hold much to the original Deep Murasaki I linked to last year though (JASRAC keeps taking it down but it sprouts up again every time):
Intergalactic Power Punch
NES otaku headline: There was an unreleased sequel developed for Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
It was never officially released due to licensing and quality problems.
It contained super-strong aliens and Don King…
AND THE ROM HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE TO DOWNLOAD!!!
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In other news, all hail Bald Bull:
The Twitter Defense
“Banal is good.”
That’s like, deep, dude.
For fucks sake.
bike skills
wow.
Successful Ambush
Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results
“Sergeant Reese gave his rifle to another sniper to cover him while he tried to cut away a Taliban fighter’s ammunition pouches with a four-inch blade. The fighter had only been pretending to be dead, the soldiers said. He lunged for Sergeant Reese, who stabbed him in the left eye.”
Sometimes it’s easy to forget we’re still fighting a war with a defined enemy and objectives.
