So, the word on the street is that the bar this year was mind-bogglingly hard.
Well, that gives me something to look forward to for next year. Cheers!
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World’s Biggest Retailer Wal-Mart Closes Up Shop in Germany | Business | Deutsche Welle | 28.07.2006“”We made mistakes,” said Wal-Mart Germany’s CEO David Wild … ‘Many of our (product) buyers in Germany were Americans. Some real goof-ups occurred as a result. Like, did you know that American pillowcases are a different size than German ones are?’ he a
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KDunk on bachelorette parties: “Where did these traditions come from? I’m guessing New Jersey but I could be wrong. “
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Ethan Zuckerman gives us the lowdown on why Somalia is going to end up on the front pages again.
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“He fuses music, pulsating color and high drama into something that is occasionally nonsensical and frequently sublime. “Miami Vice” is an action picture for people who dig experimental art films, and vice versa.”
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Yes, it’s a turbine engine powered by wood. The stone age meets the jet age.
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How to fly an F-15 on one wing.
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Old New Yorker article about how the Citibank building almost fell down after it was built. Very interesting seeing this after reading about the disaster in the Big Dig.
Anthony Bourdain watches Beirut die in front of his eyes.
Eurotrash blows the lid off untruths in gossip mags.
Shocked, just shocked, am I.
Oh, and it’s very very very good to have ET back and blogging.
Via CNET, I managed to run across a story about a London-to-Ulaanbator rally that requires that all cars be powered (or underpowered, as the case may be) by a 1.0 liter engine or less.
To put that in perspective, the only new car sold in the US today that would be able to meet that requirement is the Honda Insight, and I doubt that it would really qualify, since it’s a hybrid.
There are several suggested routes; the northern passage goes through Sweden, Finland, and Siberia (it’s the route I’d choose—more daylight hours), while more southern options include scenic travel-spots like Iran, Moldova, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and many others. In theory, it’s possible to traverse northwestern China on the way to Mongolia; in practice, it’s somewhat less than advisable.
Still, I have to admit that trying to coax an underpowered Renault or original Mini Cooper through the Khyber Pass sounds like a lot of fun. And as a race, it’s a hell of a lot more interesting than the Daytona 500.
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Cargo Ship listing at about an 85-degree angle to port.
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The judge is, surprisingly, not just rolling over on this one.
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An amazing, and somewhat lengthy, overview of all the operating systems ever developed by Apple, starting with the ROM for the Apple I.
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Honda—they of the motorcycles, lawn mowers, race cars, family sedans, ATVs, trucks, etc. have found another vehicle to put their motors in—a jet plane. It is powered by twin over-wing engines.
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…would you have a green-skinned alien with antennae coaching third-base in an All-Star game.
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The Times article about the HondaJet: “The HondaJet, meanwhile, is the latest variation on Honda’s tradition of offering any kind of product with an engine in it. “
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So… the plaintiffs lack standing because they can’t show that their phone records have been turned over to the government, but the defendants are precluded from demonstrating same because of national security concerns. Yeah, right.
As seen on ESPN, the 11 p.m. Sportscenter:
ESPN confirmed today that Harold Reynolds, baseball analyst with ESPN since 1996, is no longer with the network. The company offered no further comment.
That was the entirety of the item. The perils of reporting on yourself strike again.
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There is nothing you can’t find on YouTube.
