Sunday, March 14, 2010

  1. Tokyo metropolitan area's 3rd airport Ibaraki meets the demands of the times http://bit.ly/auM2Bx People pose for photos in front of planes
  2. http://bit.ly/cJJRE7 fish equivalent of young spring chicken, likened to cherry blossom, pink-tinged kasugodai/sakuradai only available now
  3. http://bit.ly/dxHnZf tai(鯛) series. Akodai, ishidai, kinmedai, madai, amadai, kurodai & of course, our star matodai. Now, look for medai.
  4. Watch Oscar-winning short "Logorama" http://bit.ly/c5zsAZ (Garage TV, De kortfilm der logo's) Michelin Men(?), psychopathic Ronald McDonald
  5. You say black watermelon, some say expensive. http://bit.ly/d1mEU6 Black is indeed beautiful; just ask a ganguro (ガングロ). Densuke, anyone?
  6. iPhone photo: My favorite train station in the whole world http://bit.ly/a73A1l Route 24/College. Downtown San Francisco and bay dead ahead.
  7. Frank Chu, SF http://bit.ly/aOkGvh "LEWELLING HUTROFRILLIONS OF POPULATIONS CBS:LITROWRENIKIL NETCASTS EGREGIOUS PETULANT TROTROKRUNICAL"
  8. Apparently "a smart, new minimalism is sweeping the fall runways in Paris" http://bit.ly/cMWzYB Paris Fashion Week, Phoebe Philo's Celine
  9. Evolving cityscape: San Francisco's inland Embarcadero proposal (Ferry Building to Fisherman's Wharf) sea of contention http://bit.ly/aZasFL
  10. Science Fiction films never win a best picture Oscar http://bit.ly/cTokSN the Academy has never been ready to recognize SF films in general
  11. iPhone Apps for pilots: AirWX (Felix Khazin) FAAWait (Tactical Logic) PilotFAR/PilotAIM (CoDeveloper) LogTen Pro & OnTime (Coradine)
  12. http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sharonhahndarlin Flickriver, a Flickr viewer, "one seamless 'river of photos' view", nice black background
  13. hurts my eyes to look at these photos http://bit.ly/aisw0s http://bit.ly/daMUBm bonus pictures http://bit.ly/dyOXGu http://bit.ly/bkRPuX
  14. Muni Diaries http://bit.ly/9diZd4 Weekend Photos: Will there be a Muni next Monday? F-Line streetcar PCC 1076 (DC) photo Sharon Hahn Darlin
  15. "Mannahatta exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. Do I sound like I'm in mourning?" http://bit.ly/apuATr photo Sharon Hahn Darlin
  16. NFL Team Topics media viewer http://bit.ly/9TORJN Rush Hour by Sharon Hahn Darlin (gleans from Youtube, Flickr, Google News)
  17. TACK SJÄLV http://bit.ly/bRyO88 Vi har märkt det - Foto: winter uppladdad av Sharon Hahn Darlin. Vi på vinterväder tackar för informationen.
  18. http://bit.ly/aHLqab When millions would have done anything to get out, Denis Avey smuggles himself into Auschwitz in 1944, witnesses horror
  19. A radically different vision from Tea Party, left-of-centre http://bit.ly/dobIlk Coffee Party USA is making waves, courtesy of Facebook
  20. "Stopp- Keine Gentechnik im Essen" http://bit.ly/cZFjNq Opponents outraged, GMO producers happy. German-engineered GM potato wins approval
  21. http://bit.ly/cOmtZm Then: Michelangelo's Ignudi. Now: massed naked Australians who posed nude at Sydney Opera House (Spencer Tunick's work)
  22. http://bit.ly/cTeWTD Small cars will dominate Geneva Motor Show. Audi, Lexus and Aston Martin go frugal. Many electric and hybrid models.
  23. http://bit.ly/alddus "Bottom of the barrel" to medals in Nordic combined. Bill Demong carries US flag, Closing Ceremony Vancouver Olympics
  24. Danica or Jeff Gordon? http://bit.ly/anMpgE "Fans at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have spoken" judging by NASCAR Danica Patrick souvenir sales
  25. Rice ball fun, sushi bomb http://bit.ly/9Pdyei Yummy (scary?) pictures. More fun than mere sushi rolls. Have a blast!
  26. miniature perfection http://bit.ly/bkK93N 移軸鏡攝影 tilt-shift photography "somewhat of a misnomer", simulated shallow DoF (depth of field)
  27. Rockettes on ice http://bit.ly/aDKl3c Synchronized skating "is not an Olympic sport, so no one knows what it is." Same hair and makeup
  28. curling = 冰壺 ("ice jug") http://bit.ly/aIEToN ice hockey = 冰上曲棍球 ("bent stick ball on ice") http://bit.ly/bs7O2P
  29. Freshly coronated queen of the Olympic ice rink Kim Yu-na likes to eat Yuna cake, drink Yuna smoothie, advertisers say http://bit.ly/9isW7N
  30. Communication ambition: VoxOx, Twanslate, Twinslator, Tweet Translate... http://bit.ly/92KtMA Star Trek-style Universal Translator to come?
  31. http://pf.eeg.jp/SharonHahnD 最近ツイートされたURLから分析したSharon Hahn Darlinさんの気になるキーワード best blog digital friends songs チャン 旋風じゃがいも 炒飯 葡萄牙 醤油ラーメン 高速列車
  32. Octomom says if she ever marries, she'd "only" have one more child http://bit.ly/bT3LMA How to write octomom in Chinese a.k.a. octopus mama
  33. Shamu. Free Willy. No accident cute orca is named "killer whale"? "Tiger whale" in Chinese http://bit.ly/bfMeGm Trainer killed at SeaWorld
  34. "Queen" Yuna the "it" girl of the moment. http://bit.ly/9IFUec $240 billion NPS fund allowed to buy into IPOs. South Korea is on a roll.
  35. Making a drink while waiting to watch women's figure skating on NBC. What would be the most appropriate cocktail?
  36. Michael Paul Smith's love of miniatures - modern art masterpiece. http://bit.ly/dD5nHh magic in Elgin Park with no Photoshop
  37. Original Superman's powers were limited - lifting a car over his head, etc. http://bit.ly/a7nlx7 First Superman comic book sold, $1 million
  38. Washington D.C. Metro system deteriorates, New York Subway ridership declines. http://bit.ly/90uaNt Seoul's Subway stations go digital.
  39. Qantas dumps 1st class for more seats http://bit.ly/aRiUZz late Leona Helmsley's Dunnellen Hall estate drops price from $125 to $60 million
  40. Oops. Neighbors mistakenly loot the home of a Patterson woman in her 70s after she was taken to a hospital http://bit.ly/dny155
  41. "Wong Fook Hing Bookstore" http://bit.ly/906qHF And a Melrose Park, Illinois store where it actually is one. "Nothing illegal about it"
  42. time capsule http://bit.ly/9SD9DP Has anyone documented Yanbian design; supersized, primary-colored, large-lettered signs with actresses?
  43. Yes, botnet IS zombie network http://bit.ly/9Vvl5N "Expect to find another 100 or more ZeuS-based botnets just like it if you go looking"
  44. World Cup to be broadcast live to cellphones for free http://bit.ly/cI0zGn BBC News app launching April features breaking news, live video
  45. Women's Olympic gold. How to write "Lindsey Vonn" in Chinese http://bit.ly/afrOTQ NBC's "coverage" increasingly ridiculous in digital era
  46. http://bit.ly/djNz8b China slashes its bond holding by $US34.2 billion (4.3%) to 755.4 billion dollars in December, flexing financial muscle
  47. print journalism's future? http://bit.ly/d8rkmN transition on par with radio to TV: multi-dimensional engaging content, browser scrubber...
  48. 1 + 1/2 meal: http://bit.ly/9QTaMR A full bowl of noodles with half serving of fried rice, hanchan ramen 半チャンラーメン, 半チャン定食 hanchan teishoku
  49. "beauty, poise & symmetry" http://bit.ly/9YumSG Scotties are territorial, alert, quick, feisty, self-assured, playful, intelligent, loyal.
  50. How not to draw attention to yourself http://bit.ly/a0fx8S If you were a Ferrari 458 Italia that looked like a cow, perhaps it wouldn't work
  51. Computer Engineer Barbie can't wear miniskirts? http://bit.ly/9Dgp1h Not that there's anything wrong with binary code pattern tee & glasses
  52. TGV. Shinkansen. Now CRH. Fastest yet. http://bit.ly/dATzoX Chinese bullet train travels 664 mi in 3 hrs. Less time than Boston-NY by Acela
  53. http://bit.ly/aRd4Ol Yanbian photos can offer clues to North Korean everyday lives. Advertising signs with pretty girl+food combo can, too.
  54. I can't explain the orange cones. Can you? http://bit.ly/bUZ6L3 I love the strange trains in the oval paintings
  55. Steam is captured! A bowl of shoyu ramen I had on Tuesday at Ramen House Ryowa in Mountain View: http://bit.ly/bXto9B (醤油ラーメン, 菱和ラーメン)
  56. YUM! Nama chocolat (生ショコラ) http://bit.ly/aOIzdj Soft nude (powdered, no covering) chocolate ganache truffles made with plenty of fresh cream
  57. http://bit.ly/d2T0q5 Winter. Literally.
  58. The feed I keep returning to for excellent photography: http://friendfeed.com/persian-cam
  59. Don DeLillo. Why are so many so obsessed with my invisibility, my hiddenness, my absence? http://bit.ly/dzNzsS Lethem doesn't repeat.
  60. Toyota plans to issue a recall for the latest Prius model in Japan. http://bit.ly/bfe3YP Honda recalls Jazz models due to fire hazard
  61. Presidential showdown: Tension soaring ahead of Ukraine's election http://bit.ly/a3vSFQ Candidates mobilizing supporters for demonstrations
  62. Potato swirl stick, anyone? Chips with a twist http://bit.ly/c6hr2c spiral-cut, skewered and fried potato chip sticks - 회오리감자, 旋風じゃがいも
  63. http://bit.ly/9Bdn0H If you were a BMW you'd be a smoking-hot M6, Art Car the Social Revolt or S1000RR Superbike the Conservative Radical?
  64. An interesting photo caught my eye while I was searching for Chinese signboards http://bit.ly/d6phxo So is it a deli or an inn? Serves hemp?
  65. Alberto Giacometti sculpture L'Homme qui marche I (Walking Man I) sold at record price at Sotheby auction http://bit.ly/9y577V 阿爾貝托·賈科梅蒂
  66. US President to skip EU summit in Spain, Europeans may fear "Mr. Obama views the EU as irrelevant" http://bit.ly/bG38IL Portugal in trouble
  67. Photo slide show: http://bit.ly/byxVpp colorless ideas, orange red hope, blue dream, white longing, pink desire, yellow stairway to heaven
  68. Economic crisis propelling Greece towards a cliff? http://bit.ly/akcIuZ Markets in a funk about Greek debt. Wasn't ready for euro membership
  69. Ambitious China to challenge Boeing, Airbus http://bit.ly/c8CyQr North America loses bragging rights to having the best-traveled population
  70. http://bit.ly/dy8Jvg "January seemed to brim with coincidences .. somebody has to be laughing over these you've -got-to-be-kidding moments."
  71. 一 + 一 = ? http://bit.ly/9S4rKa a.k.a. What's black, red & grey and fascinating to contemplate?
  72. Singapore's workforce assessed world's best. Design hasn't been their strong suit. (Sorry, Teamy the Productivity Bee!) http://bit.ly/9GOVVq
  73. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil twitters @GroundhogPhil and texts (“groundhog” to 247365) http://bit.ly/bbQ0R8 marmot to substitute in Alaska
  74. World's 5th largest pension fund South Korea’s NPS (National Pension Service) takes 12% stake in London Gatwick airport http://bit.ly/9NRIZc
  75. That's so cheerleader who like, can't like, say smart stuff http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonhahndarlin/4322832213/sizes/l/
  76. Obama's dangerous China game http://bit.ly/a3HvcK crisis of 2007-09 historic moment the West lost its self-confidence and global prestige?
  77. Concerned. Talks needed between Beijing and Washington to avert a crisis over $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan. http://bit.ly/9jwS3h
  78. Avatar vs Confucius in China? Chinese Avatar poster 阿凡達 http://bit.ly/dtPjSP Film breaks worldwide box office record, past $2 billion mark
  79. Instant nostalgia department: http://bit.ly/9Og8fH San Francisco street tonight, kinda like what you'd remember from old postcards
  80. "Rich individuals from Europe and the Middle East are moving money from Switzerland to Asia" http://bit.ly/9L5Xtz Singapore a safe haven