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

via Jalopnik
  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.