February 2009
14 posts
January 2009
48 posts
“When you get to heaven, you can tell which people are Newfoundlanders. ...”
“1. Turn the Wii console power OFF by pressing the POWER Button on the front of...”
– Kids freaking out because the Wiimote isn’t working? Here’s the answer. Thank you intratubes!
“Thankfully the music industry is always there to do something a little more...”
– TechCrunch
“After the release of the 1997 film, Titanic, Kate Winslet was dubbed “the...”
– Thinking man’s crumpet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Hmm - Palm, Apple, Android, RIM. The real winner here, apart from us consumers,...”
– ongoing ยท Mobile Gold
“The 90th minute comes and goes, and stoppage time begins to wind down. The pub...”
– It’s not Euro 88 vs. England, but still
“Remember, please, that until a generation or so ago almost no one in the world...”
– Beautiful, furious, article by Bittman about what really matters in the kitchen.
World's Largest Cities' Populations
Tokyo: 35.7
Mexico City: 19.0
New York: 19.0
Mumbai: 19.0
Sao Paulo: 18.8
Delhi: 16.0
Shanghai: 15.0
Kolkata: 14.8
Buenos Aires: 12.8
Dhaka: 13.5
Source: The Economist and the United Nations, 2007; figures in millions
“Vasili Borodin: I will live in Montana. And I will marry a round American woman...”
– THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
Kevin Kelly -- The Technium →
the idea of movage — constantly moving data to keep it fresh — versus storage
“Male echidnas have a four-headed penis, but only two of the heads are used...”
– Echidna - Wikipedia
“Shanghai has more Art Deco buildings than any other city in the world,”...”
– SmartShanghai.com - Rebuilding Sassoon
“If you are good at concealing laughter and contempt, you should ask a white...”
– Stuff White People Like
“The Efficient Market Hypothesis, homo economicus, the deification of markets,...”
– The Big Picture
