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		<title>Amazing (planned) Chinese bus reminds me of&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This amazing public transport plan from China (found via slashdot)

China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/


Reminds me of the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This amazing public transport plan from China (found via <a href="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/10/08/03/1544225/The-Bus-That-Rides-Above-Traffic?from=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+slashdot%2FeqWf+%28Slashdot%3A+Slashdot%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">slashdot</a>)</p>
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<h4>China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under</h4>
<p><a>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/</a></p>
<p><img id="vimage_3225231" style="margin: 4px; border: 1px solid black;" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/08/hugebus02082010-1280706868.jpg" border="1" alt="" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="360" height="134" /></p></blockquote>
<p><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tC3Xae0Vhh0JTM:http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7431/catbus.jpg&amp;t=1" alt="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:tC3Xae0Vhh0JTM:http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/7431/catbus.jpg&amp;t=1" width="200" height="162" /></p>
<p>Reminds me of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbus" target="_blank">Catbus</a> from <em><a title="My Neighbor Totoro" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro">My Neighbor Totoro</a></em>.</p>
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		<title>Computer Engineer Barbie coming soon to a toy store near you</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking geek chic, Computer Engineer Barbie® wears a t-shirt featuring binary code and computer/keyboard icon along with a pair of black knit skinny pants. Computer Engineer carries a Barbie® smart phone, fashionable laptop case, flat watch and Bluetooth earpiece. With stylish pink-frame glasses and a shiny laptop, she is ready to conquer the day’s tasks [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><img class="alignright" src="http://lifewise.canoe.ca/Living/2010/02/12/news_anchor_barbie_250.jpg" alt="" width="152" height="112" />Looking geek chic, Computer Engineer Barbie® wears a t-shirt featuring binary code and computer/keyboard icon along with a pair of black knit skinny pants. Computer Engineer carries a Barbie® smart phone, fashionable laptop case, flat watch and Bluetooth earpiece. With stylish pink-frame glasses and a shiny laptop, she is ready to conquer the day’s tasks on the go or from her desk.</p></blockquote>
<p>via <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/14/computer_engineer_barbie/">Computer Engineer Barbie coming soon to a toy store near you • The Register</a>.</p>
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		<title>NASA Launches David Bowie Concept Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lovely &#8211; real fans will spot all the references:
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle Moonage Daydream, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie.
From The Onion



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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nasa_launches_david_bowie_concept"><img class="alignright" title="NASA Bowie Mission" src="http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/NASA-Launches-R.article_0.jpg" alt="[The space suits have] also been updated with several improved components to ensure the team is completely safe when its time to leave the capsule—if they dare." width="163" height="167" /></a>Lovely &#8211; real fans will spot all the references:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>CAPE CANAVERAL, FL—NASA officials announced today the successful launch of the new shuttle <em>Moonage Daydream</em>, marking the beginning of a long-anticipated two-week conceptual mission inspired by British rock star David Bowie.</em></p></blockquote>
<p><em>From <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/news/nasa_launches_david_bowie_concept" target="_blank">The Onion</a><br />
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		<title>Train Buffet joke &#8211; made me lol</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny &#8211; via Martin Kelner&#8217;s Guardian column:
[set on a british inter-city train] a passenger gets a cappuccino, a cheese and tomato sandwich, a packet of crisps and a Kit Kat and hands over payment, saying: &#8221;I&#8217;m sorry, I&#8217;ve only got a twenty-pound note.&#8221;
The buffet car steward replies: &#8220;Well, you&#8217;d better put the Kit Kat back then.&#8221;
The column [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny &#8211; via Martin Kelner&#8217;s Guardian <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/jan/25/espn-fa-cup-chelsea-tottenham" target="_blank">column</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>[set on a british inter-city train] a passenger gets a cappuccino, a cheese and tomato sandwich, a packet of crisps and a Kit Kat and hands over payment, saying: &#8221;I&#8217;m sorry, I&#8217;ve only got a twenty-pound note.&#8221;</p>
<p>The buffet car steward replies: &#8220;Well, you&#8217;d better put the Kit Kat back then.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>The column also discusses ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Free View Weekend&#8221;. I watched (some of) their coverage of the Milan Derby. An eventful and quite interesting game. I don&#8217;t understand why anyone would want to PAY FOR a subscription though&#8230; especially when they subject you to long (4+ minutes?) of ads in the breaks. Pay a subscription and still get bombarded with (stupid!) adverts &#8211; How is that supposed to appeal?</p>
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		<title>The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos</title>
		<link>http://www.distractedbyathing.net/2010/01/the-100-most-iconic-internet-videos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is from last summer -  but I just bumped into it.
A comprehensive list &#8211; many I know and remember fondly &#8211; many which escaped me till now (e.g. No 2 &#8220;Christian the Lion&#8221; &#8211; how had i missed that?).
It&#8217;s hard to argue against the &#8220;Star Wars Kid&#8221; being at No 1.. but my favourite [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is from last summer -  but I just bumped into it.</p>
<p>A comprehensive list &#8211; many I know and remember fondly &#8211; many which escaped me till now (e.g. No 2 &#8220;Christian the Lion&#8221; &#8211; how had i missed that?).</p>
<p>It&#8217;s hard to argue against the &#8220;Star Wars Kid&#8221; being at No 1.. but my favourite is still probably &#8220;David After Dentist&#8221; (No 7 &#8211; if you only watch one&#8230; watch that one).<br />
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="425" height="344" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/txqiwrbYGrs&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/txqiwrbYGrs&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;fs=1&amp;" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>A good list with useful contextual commentary too.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urlesque.com/2009/04/07/the-100-most-iconic-internet-videos/?ref=chz">The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos [Full List] &#8211; Urlesque</a>.</p>
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