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Monthly Archives: October 2006

links for 2006-10-31

Damn Interesting » Monster Rogue Waves
They are not Tsunamis, and they do exist.
(tags: environment nature ocean science sea)

Guardian Unlimited ¦ Mister Nice has discovered the thrill of the third way
“The Conservatives must still repeat, morning, noon and night, the mantra of the new politics: “It’s not what you say, it’s who you are.” The 20th [...]

Draganflyer V Ti RC Gyro Stabilized Electric Helicopter

Any fool can fly it. It carries a camera. Superb.
Draganflyer V Ti RC Gyro Stabilized Electric Helicopter

Designer terror-porn now in vogue

From The Age (Australia):
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE purpose of these remarkable, disturbing pictures? Given they’re in Vogue Italia, the primary purpose is to sell clothes. But disregard that truism for a second to consider them.
The cover of the magazine - the international bible of fashion, no less - features a rake-skinny, plague-pallored model undressing. [...]

links for 2006-10-26

Sick war pictures that put Germany to shame | the Daily Mail
What a load of hysterical Daily Mail tosh. These Germans are fighting people who cut the heads of living humans and wave them around. “Global outrage” about soldiers japsing with an old skull is makes me wonder what the response was to Beslan?
(tags: media [...]

links for 2006-10-25

“Paris Syndrome” leaves Japanese tourists in shock - Yahoo! News
Around a dozen Japanese tourists a year need psychological treatment after visiting Paris as the reality of unfriendly locals and scruffy streets clashes with their expectations, a newspaper reported Sunday.
(tags: travel funny France Paris)

Why 112 cars are burning every day - World - Times Online
A year [...]

Dubai shrouded in fog at sunrise

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Via Save Manny

links for 2006-10-20

Analysis: Gallic intifada
“Turf conscious bloggers in Paris’ rundown, mostly Muslim, suburban immigrant housing estates rival in violent messages that threaten to beat senseless and even kill any intruder caught in “our ghetto.” Almost every word is misspelled, in both argot slang
(tags: immigration Islam racism Europe France terrorism long_emergency islamism)

links for 2006-10-19

The Amazing YouTube Tools Collection
(tags: howto lists video film software useful freeware hacks online)

links for 2006-10-18

BBC NEWS | UK | Human species ‘may split in two’
Mostly bunk I think, but entertaining
(tags: future society genetics genes race anthropology futurism)

links for 2006-10-17

Official Celebrity Bra Size List
Curious about your favourite Star’s stats are, read all about it
(tags: culture sex reference)

Freedom: True and False - New English Review
Blistering critique of political islam and its defacement of Islam proper
(tags: Islam islamism politics religion)

Penguin Books - a photoset on Flickr
Beautiful collection of Penguin books covers
(tags: cool culture flickr gallery graphics [...]