(I like Chris Sawyer’s games…that makes him the Chris of the Day…cd. if you want to nominate a chris of the day email chris@fukn.us ) Chris Sawyer Software Development Computer Game Development, Design, and Programming Chris Sawyer is the designer and developer behind Transport Tycoon (published 1994/1995), the widely acclaimed RollerCoaster Tycoon game franchise (published…
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CD Damitio is a Honolulu based storyteller and #Web3 pioneer. Editor of Vagobond Magazine and author of books that focus on the places where technology, travel, political, and the religious/philosophical meet. http://vagobond.cent.co | http://vagobond.com @vagobond
Ananova – Musical breast implants
(This is like soooo Neal Stephenson… -kg) Computer chips that store music could soon be built into a woman’s breast implants. One boob could hold an MP3 player and the other the person’s whole music collection. BT futurology, who have developed the idea, say it could be available within 15 years. BT Laboratories’ analyst Ian…
How many branches of international NGOs are there in Africa? 397? 3,972?
No, there are 39, 729!!!!! Reuters AlertNet – Foreign NGOs map new route to African legitimacy
Reuters AlertNet – U.S. rejects Katrina meals, offers them to others
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The United States on Friday offered needy countries more than 330,000 packaged meals donated by Britain to feed Hurricane Katrina victims but rejected due to a U.S. ban on British beef. State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said the “Meals Ready to Eat,” or MREs, had been held in a warehouse…
'Cruel joke' of India's relief effort
(Here’s another look at how disaster response really “works.” And this isn’t just applicable to India. -kg) The good Samaritans – missionaries, doctors, political oddballs, power grid engineers, bankers, clerks, religious workers, unemployed youngsters- are all going up the picturesque mountain road in dust-caked smoke spewing vehicles bearing stickers like ‘Fallow me’ (sic) and ‘Killer…
China zoo worker mauled by lions
(It’s Zoo Day @ fukn.us! Or something. Anyway, this puts things in perspective when you have a bad day at work. -kg) A Chinese zoo worker has been badly mauled by three lions on his first day at work. Unfamiliar with the layout of Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Zhang Huabang accidentally entered the lion area,…
Mystery fog engulfs Nigerian city
(This story is from 2 days ago and has been picked up by multiple media outlets, yet I can’t seem to find any more recent information… -kg) Nigeria’s main city of Lagos has been enveloped in a thick, white, malodorous fog, which has caused panic. Lagos’ state governor closed all schools in the city and…
we make money not art
(Dude…what is the world coming to when buddhist monks are in fear of their lives..? Man, I kinda want one of them motorcycles…cd) we make money not art October 14, 2005 Monkmobiles and safron bulletproof robes 07:53 PM wearable To protect Buddhist monks in predominantly Muslim southern Thailand from increased violence, new products are being…
Underwear Runners in Kona
StarBulletin.com | News | /2005/10/14/ ASSOCIATED PRESS Competitors wearing little but their underwear smiled and cheered as they finished the ninth annual Underpants Run, yesterday, in Kailua-Kona. About 100 men, women and children ran in the mile-long event, which crossed paths with the start and finish areas of the considerably more serious Ironman competition, which…
Orangutan Love…
(I’m happy to say that it looks like my friend Rusti (below right) and his mail order bride Violet (below left) will soon be moving into spacious new quarters at the Honolulu zoo. When I asked Rusti how he felt about it this is what he had to say “The bachelor life wasn’t all it…