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Entries from May 2008

Web Comedy

May 16th, 2008 · No Comment

I discovered a few funnies on Twitter that I thought I’d share with everyone.  This will keep you busy for a while.
Twelve People Actually Worth Following On Twitter by @Nick
Favrd by @Textism
Top Nine Reasons Why Moms Primarily Read Mom Blogs by @Joeprah
And oh, I just followed @StephenTColbert, but I’m not convinced he’s the real Stephen [...]

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Brand

May 13th, 2008 · 18 Comments

My wife told me the other day, “Do you realize that some people use name brands to describe a product?” She noticed when she was talking to her mom in Indonesia, her words for certain products like diapers and baby shampoo, were replaced with words like “Pampers” and “Johnson”. She went to get [...]

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Posted in Stuff

Happy Mother’s Day

May 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I called my mom yesterday to wish her a Happy Mother’s Day. She lives in Jakarta, so it’s 15 hours ahead. It was Sunday for her. It turns out, mother’s different in Indonesia. According to Wikipedia, it’s suppose to be December 22. Since everyone’s celebrating in North America, I might [...]

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Posted in Parenting

Head Tracking in 3D Revisited

May 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Earlier this year, I blogged about Johnny Lee’s project on using the Wii-mote to track head movement in 3D. The project had a lot of potential. Sure enough, he’s now featured in TED, re-presenting the same project. This time he’s got Electronics Arts developing an “easter egg” or a hidden feature in [...]

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Posted in Geek · Stuff

Eight Random Facts About Me

May 5th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Periapex just tagged me with this meme. I’ve done a similar one before with the 7 Weird Facts About Me. I wasn’t going to do this again but Reggy persuaded me to do it, so I’m giving this version a go.
It’s actually pretty tough to do this self-examination. But the other [...]

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Posted in Self · This Blog

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