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Intellectual Property Asshole Competition

The first person to send him a cease and desist notice wins!

http://evan-roth.com/
http://evan-roth.com/
http://evan-roth.com/

Banyan Tree Corniche Bay

Foster. Not just pretty. Amazing. To be finished in 2011.

http://www.cornichebay.com/
http://www.cornichebay.com/
http://www.cornichebay.com/

Le chocolatier

Amazone: Accord du caramel et de l’acidité du citron vert

http://www.patrickroger.com/
http://www.patrickroger.com/
http://www.patrickroger.com/

OMFG.

Wolverine.

Surgeon: When it starts, whatever the reason is that you’re doing this, focus on that.
Logan: Trust me, I’ve been through worse.
Surgeon: No you haven’t.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458525/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458525/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458525/

The conversation is what matters (by Mike Masnick)

“These discussions are like another graduate degree for me, because I constantly have to think, rethink, defend and truly understand the arguments I’m making. It’s hard to overstate how incredibly valuable that’s been. The fact that many journalists refuse to engage in that sort of conversation actually shows through in their work: they don’t want to bother. They like to position themselves as experts, but many don’t really understand what they’re talking about. Engaging in the conversation may be a lot of work — and, at times, it can be frustrating or seemingly pointless. But, the massive amount of value I’ve received from those discussions — just like the student in the story above — is almost impossible to quantify. People talk about the importance of ongoing education. That’s exactly what these conversations are for me.”

http://techdirt.com/articles/20090428/0300334677.shtml
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090428/0300334677.shtml
http://techdirt.com/articles/20090428/0300334677.shtml

I just couldn’t agree more. Also, the article Mike links on his post is pretty good; food for thought.

Tweenbots

“Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter. Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal.”

Cuteness.

http://www.tweenbots.com/
http://www.tweenbots.com/
http://www.tweenbots.com/

Via jotajota, who doesn’t update and gives away his pretty links.

Watchmen

Adrian Veidt: It doesn’t take a genius to see the world has problems.
Edward Blake: No, but it takes a room full of morons to think they’re small enough for you to handle.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/

The trouble with Keynes (by Roger W. Garrison)

“Students often ask the obvious question: Why is government policy grounded in such a flawed theory? From a political point of view, advocating and implementing Keynesian policy is the surest way to election and reelection. The gains from printing and spending money are immediate, highly visible, and can be concentrated on individuals who make up powerful voting blocs. The costs of this policy are incurred at a later date and can be spread thinly across the entire population, making the link between policy and long-run consequences difficult for the voting public to perceive.”

http://tinyurl.com/dewgge
http://tinyurl.com/dewgge
http://tinyurl.com/dewgge

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Star wars canteen

I can kill me with a thought.

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