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The story of the Christmas Dinosaur
This is a long time running joke in our family. See the picture below?* What do you think it is? Well, I've already hinted that it's a dinosaur, but in actual fact, it's a set of German cookie cutters that are Christmas themed. This one is supposed to be a lamb.
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Japanese magic microwaves
Via Susie, this great article on hello kitty toilet paper and drink box sake in Japan:
Only in Japan . . .
Take a close look at the second button on the microwave panel below. That is the sake button. Cheap, cold sake goes in the microwave. Delicious, hot sake comes out. All at the press of a button. It is a magic machine.)The more sake you drink ( Read more... ) -
The future has effectively disappeared
"Now that we’ve passed through 2000, the future has effectively disappeared - except for the far far future."
Kevin Kelly is doing some excellent writing on "the future" and other topics. See The Missing Near Future for more. I have to say that most of my thinking about the future is mainly dystopian -- although I hope to be working on projects that ( Read more... ) -
Photos of me for a magazine
I got asked for photos for a magazine article where I got interviewed. Here are the links I sent.
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Personality Assessment from Brainbench
Posted without commentary. Ahem. You can take the test here.
Here are your Brainbench Personality Assessment Results.
Please review these results carefully and refer to the
interpretation notes at the bottom.
PERSONALITY EVALUATION:
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