gizmodo:

This could very well be the world's first Swiss Army Knife. Bearing a striking resemblance to modern multi-tools, it has at least six distinct functions and originates from the Roman Empire circa 200 A.D.

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keiko lynn

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from nbaoffseason

Does this mean I'm a hater? Yes.

here and there

reblogged from taiwanderlust :

“The reason our houses are so big (and inefficient)…is we have eliminated a healthy civic life. We build homes with giant foyers because we have no public squares.

We need media rooms because it’s not easy or pleasant to drive to a multiplex theater, cross a parking lot through an ocean of cars, and pay a fortune for popcorn.

We build bars in our basements because there are no neighborhood pubs.

We have giant refrigerators and ever-growing storage needs because shopping is both far away and unpleasant (hello, Costco).

The result? We heat and air-condition unused rooms in oversized unpleasant houses. And because our home bars and foyers are empty and our media experiences private, we’re lonely, to boot.”

- Andres Duany, paraphrased

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Yes! Yes! Yes! I am familiar with community planning and multi-use developments! Give me a job!

THE EDGE

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  from Drive On!:

I was already on pole, then by half a second and then one second and I just kept going. Suddenly I was nearly two seconds faster than anybody else, including my team mate with the same car. And suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension. It was like I was in a tunnel. Not only the tunnel under the hotel, but the whole circuit was a tunnel. I was just going and going, more and more and more and more. I was way over the limit, but still able to find even more. 

 -Ayrton Senna

                               

If there's a video game equivalent in Forza 3, I'm gonna try my damndest.

Justine Henin

I know it's easy to like dominant sports figures like your Kobes, Tigers, Phelps, and Federers; it's only natural to be in awe of the things they do. I'd say Justine Henin is on that list; you could even argue that she's more fun to watch than them. She retired at no.1 and comes back 2 years later like she never skipped a tournament. Who does that? I guess you can say MJ did it, but he came back midseason and couldn't get past out of the Eastern Conference. Serena took a break and came back to dominate, but c'mon, everyone knew she would. Henin just took out a #5 Dementieva in straight sets on her first grand slam back! She hits as hard as anyone and she's 5'6"!*  Her backhand is like a swiss army knife made of titanium and diamonds!

I want to play tennis.

*With exception to the Williamses. I'm pretty sure Serena can arm wrestle Lebron and win.

boing boing:

"....it appears that a high Korean court has taken steps to legalize the practice of selling virtual goods from video-games for real cash, provided that the virtual goods are acquired through work and skill, not luck or chance. The implication appears to be that game-companies can essentially mint money."

Hey! Maybe I can afford the IVs one day.

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i had no idea

gizmodo:

Ever wondered how a beast like the Hindenburg zeppelin—a gigantic 803 feet in length and 130 feet in diameter structure—was built in the 1930s? Here's the answer: With the biggest ladders you can possibly imagine. [Thanks David Keyes]

Hermosa to Santa Monica!

(OR how a slow beach ride turned into a 30 mile tour)

I liked it, and I also really like this picture.

Hangin with a 5 year old.

I tutor a 5 year old girl. Her reading isn't the greatest, but she can draw me anything except for the things I/the workbook asks of her.




She told me that the short one is her, the tall one is her mom, and the thing on the right is her little brother. That black stuff is her bangs which she uses to cover her face in an attempt to scare her brother away.



She's also really excited about Cooking Mama 2.



That's a bear and a lion. Real farm animals are boring anyways.

My phone is possessed/glitching bad. It lights up at 12:08 AM everyday. Somehow, I am always looking at my phone at 12:08 AM. Everyday.

nytimes.com

So there IS an apartment worse than living at home.

Happy New Year! What???

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