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Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts

Friday, April 29, 2011

Link roundup

1. T-shirt design contest, where the goal is to remix McBess's art.

2. Niche blog The Yelp Elite highlights amusing comments by Yelpers. For example:
Russo’s is a master of details…can’t help but notice the napkin changes that are made throughout the evening….1st is a Damask napkin, followed by a Chic dinner napkin and later changed to a Wilshire dessert napkin….Can’t imagine the huge pile of linens in the laundry area.
Via.

3. Tsunami stones in Japan:
Hundreds of so-called tsunami stones, some more than six centuries old, dot the coast of Japan, silent testimony to the past destruction that these lethal waves have frequented upon this earthquake-prone nation. But modern Japan, confident that advanced technology and higher seawalls would protect vulnerable areas, came to forget or ignore these ancient warnings, dooming it to repeat bitter experiences when the recent tsunami struck.
Via.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Link roundup

1. Quantum Mechanix collectibles are buy 1 item, get a 2nd at 40% off until April 18th at Entertainment Earth. (That includes Battlestar Galactica Propaganda Posters, and Battlestar Galactica Evolution of the Cylon Poster.)

2. Elderly Japanese commonly store their money in home safes, and recently hundreds of safes swept away by the tsunami have come back ashore.

3. If you missed the announcement, this month's art contest is creating a 404 error page for the Nintendo 3DS.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Heroes print by Alex Pardee



Alex Pardee created this print to honor the engineers trying to get the Fukushima reactor under control Proceeds will go to the engineers' families.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Link roundup

1. Tremendous news - - ESPN is bringing back Jon Gruden's quarterback camp:
Gruden will conduct film sessions with Ryan Mallett of Arkansas, Jake Locker of Washington, Andy Dalton of TCU, Cam Newton of Auburn and Blaine Gabbert of Missouri as part of an hour-long special that will air Thursday, April 21.
2. Supposedly, foreigners in Japan who left after the tsunami are being called "fly-jin."

3. Katy Perry's cat is named Kitty Purry.