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October 31, 2005
Brewster Jennings protects the World!
Totally cool!
Someone has made a Carmen Sandiego like game using the Google Maps API. The result is a cool search the globe game using real satellite images
Brewster Jennings Protects America
Now How bout a game where you are an evil villian trying to take over the world?
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October 28, 2005
Womenomics, Japan's Hope For An Economic Revival?
Thought provocing article I picked up via Blookmberg.
Bloomberg: Womenomics' Is Good for Japan
In spite of the clear logic in this argument, I still have a hard time believing that Japanese politicians and business leaders will ever provide the buy-in and support for the fundamental changes that are required. Hollywood movies have done more to further the Womens Movement in Japan that any other factor by a huge margin. In a country where the business philosophy is "Image first, Profits if we can, Shareholders Who?", the simple fact that motivating a huge, underutilized segment of the population will most likely just evoke the "If it IS broke, don't fix it" police.
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October 26, 2005
and Why May I Ask Has It Taken This Long?!?
Finally!
I have been waiting and waiting for what seems like forever for this. But now it is finally here.
The Toto N5 MP3 capable toilet seat. Whre have you been all my life?
for a mere $15,000 you too can have a fully speakered out toilet complete with pre-installed songs and an SD slot to bring your entire music collection into the throne room.
Impress Watch: Toto N5
My lIfe is now complete. I can die knowing the world is in good hands.
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October 25, 2005
Jacko-Lantern!
It's that time again kids!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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October 24, 2005
Email turns 34
Looks like October 1971 was the date that the first electronic message was sent over a network in the form that is commonly referred to as Email. Oh, what a long and bumpy road it has been. Also reminds me that even thugh I have a shoebox of old computer punchcards in storage somewhere and a couple of cassette tapes with lots of beeps copied over a radio rip of Michael Jackson's "Thriller", I have not in fact been using a computer longer than God as some tactful Apple store employee once observed when I showed him a G3 laptop.
Paul Buchheit writes on the Google Blog about the anniversary and some thought about email in general. Interestingly enough they mirror my own thoughts about email a year ago.
I rely on email, a lot, but it just wasn't working for me. My email was a mess. Important messages were hopelessly buried, and conversations were a jumble; sometimes four different people would all reply to the same message with the same answer because they didn't notice the earlier replies. I couldn't always get to my email because it was stuck on one computer, and web interfaces were unbearably clunky. And I had spam. A lot of it.
Say what you want about Google. Whether you think they take privacy seriously enough, or care about Mac users, or are they truly Evil, but one thing I really appreciate about them is that they are serious innovators. See a problem, apply imagination, skill and hard work and see what happens.
I have to say I really like Gmail. Sure its not perfect. I havn't completely switched over to it. Maybe I never will. But I am constantly amazed with how Google continues to innovate new tools. I look forward to updates, and above all, Email doesn't completely piss me off anymore.
Thanks guys, and Happy Birthday!
Google Blog: Guess what just turned 34?
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October 23, 2005
Anyone have $350,000 I can borrow?
Wow! Exactly what I need to further my plans for world domination!
Sakakibara Kikai is auctioning off thier Land Walker *Real , Working Robot* on Yahoo Auction right now. The starting bid was 36 million yen (about $350,000).
Yahoo Auction: Sakakibara Kikai Land Walker
Only a day left on the auction. For 1 low payment you can have your own bipedal robot exoskeleton complete with two working cannons!
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October 18, 2005
I can't think of a title that does this story justice
I've been follwing the whole Jack Thompson vs the Video Game industry, Jack Thompson vs. Everyone Under 20, Jack Thompson vs Everyone in the word, and finally Jack Thompson vs Himself story for a little while.
Mostly I found it pretty boring. I mean how many rhetoric spouting, loudmouth, my opinions are better than your facts, jerks does the world really need. And for every Mike Moore you have a Jack Thompson. They grow these guys in some hidden government jerk farm or something?
Still It does give people a chance to look really cool while dancing around these dorks. Penny Arcade (who have been providing me with therapy to get through my Sony addiction withdrawl pains) just blasted Jack clean out of the sky with his own video game violence induced shotgun.
Penny Arcade and Jon Stewart,
You guys rock!
Joystiq: Penny Arcade donates $10,000 in Jack’s name to charity
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October 13, 2005
Been slacking off
Yeah, slacking off on the blog. Actually I tried to be good, but having a lot of technical problems.
Been playing with new technology on the road (will write more about this later), but they don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing. Heading back to tokyo tomorrow, so hope to normalize a bit then. Got a lot to say. Hopefully I can remember it all.
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OMFG I think I just wet myself
Is this not the coolest thing you have ever seen?
Bloody Awesome super high tech road machine that looks like something from a saturday morning cartoon. Hybrid engine with 1,000cc class performance, hands free navigation-communication, proximity warning system, "#$@ kitchen sink!
Engadget: The Yamaha Gen-RYU hybrid motorcycle
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