Saturday, December 4, 2010

  1. http://tinyurl.com/38ul4f2 The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge (明石海峡大橋) has the longest span (i.e. length of suspended roadway between the towers)
  2. Invincible holiday spirit: http://tinyurl.com/35j69va aircraft carrier up for auction "perfect for a relaxing day on the lake" only $1.5 mil
  3. le Viaduc de Millau, France http://tinyurl.com/3ymnrfo
  4. Storebælt Bridge http://tinyurl.com/29p2pkw
  5. 永代橋 http://tinyurl.com/29jtxea
  6. Steel Bridge http://tinyurl.com/2dqr9pd
  7. golden sun http://tinyurl.com/2g2cezj
  8. Midpoint Cafe http://tinyurl.com/2cwmc3w
  9. Route 66 like yesteryear's http://tinyurl.com/2g8wjbr
  10. This is not too bad a dog house, all things considered http://tinyurl.com/39rbywx
  11. Astronauts return home from International Space Station http://tinyurl.com/3a9yxk8 NASA continues to press forward on its Discovery launch
  12. story of quantum gravity http://tinyurl.com/29n5y7k how it all began
  13. http://tinyurl.com/384jvjf "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," the most expensive musical ever brought to a Broadway stage (CBS 60 Minutes)
  14. if we could drive on top... http://tinyurl.com/28ekos3 Oakland - San Francisco Bay Bridge, westbound, but facing east, top deck
  15. a happy hill http://tinyurl.com/2aurmy7 nature in San Francisco
  16. Sharon's picture of the day http://tinyurl.com/29gbpoc Springfield, Illinois
  17. I drove through Death Valley a number of years ago. This magical place saved me. http://tinyurl.com/2avmlhs
  18. Las Vegas Stratosphere + Starborn http://tinyurl.com/2esz4o9
  19. Shangri-La http://tinyurl.com/276kbvm
  20. The Magic City http://tinyurl.com/2evy6jq
  21. RV heaven http://tinyurl.com/2b2o3oy
  22. happy cabs, Pier 39, San Francisco http://tinyurl.com/24ccw6v
  23. Central Pacific Railroad Station, Old Sacramento http://tinyurl.com/2aql77q
  24. project "Urban Living" a slide show: http://tinyurl.com/284n63l please check back time to time
  25. Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail Siemens S70 "type 4" http://tinyurl.com/27s259e Portland Oregon SW Morrison St & SW 6th Ave
  26. a modern streetcar city http://tinyurl.com/234jp2c (Portland, Oregon)
  27. a lovely dancing girl http://tinyurl.com/25s8lw3
  28. a Frankfurt rail yard http://tinyurl.com/29y9sxz (Camberger Straße)
  29. the road to Treasure Island http://tinyurl.com/29okpa9
  30. Treasure Island & Yerba Buena Island http://tinyurl.com/26ahbmv
  31. Color me 凹凸 凹 凸 凹凸凹凸 凹 凸 http://bit.ly/fvuH6t
  32. The see-through Flatiron Building, Amsterdam style http://tinyurl.com/27ohrd9
  33. a fantasy-inducing walk down the pier http://bit.ly/hOuFIT (Silodam, Amsterdam)
  34. if buildings could swim...? http://tinyurl.com/2d5cjzu "The Whale," Amsterdam, Google Street View
  35. if buildings could walk... http://bit.ly/ihraC3 ING building, Amsterdam, Google Street View
  36. Boat Quay, Singapore http://bit.ly/9QLAdn
  37. Pont du Carrousel http://bit.ly/cnqZsO Paris
  38. sleeping cars and trains http://bit.ly/94tF8t Good morning!
  39. Lovely San Francisco series http://bit.ly/baXxWN the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero
  40. Lovely San Francisco series http://bit.ly/9K7VwB Caffe Puccini, Little Italy (North Beach)
  41. Lovely San Francisco series http://bit.ly/azpv9M Café de la Presse & Hotel Triton
  42. beautiful Praha: Pražský hrad (Prague Castle) http://tinyurl.com/2d3w5cq cute street http://tinyurl.com/2aygys3 (Google Street View)
  43. a Big Dig exit with a downtown view http://tinyurl.com/24dbncs Boston, Google Street View
  44. http://tinyurl.com/2ecupgq US & Nato allies invite Russia to create a missile defence shield - some 30 states capable of hitting neighbors
  45. Isn't it lovely to imagine yourself in this white landscape? http://tinyurl.com/258mt9z I-80, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
  46. "Seven-storeys-high" slides are gone but an old video of Singapore's Big Splash water park entertains with stunts http://tinyurl.com/3xxl23x
  47. my old Singapore neighborhood, courtesy of Google Street View http://tinyurl.com/29cmlp2 Big Splash water park, where "every day is playday"
  48. China reaches for the sky with its first large commercial airliner, Comac C919 http://tinyurl.com/2cexl3p to compete with Boeing and Airbus
  49. Where I wasted all my teenage years http://tinyurl.com/2fjv3ep the BIGGEST little country in the world (Singapore!!!)
  50. Beautiful Hong Kong harbor http://tinyurl.com/25t4arw
  51. La Défense, the other Paris http://bit.ly/9klFcv a modern Alpha+ world city
  52. the other Paris http://bit.ly/8XuNPB La Defense
  53. struggle for harmony http://bit.ly/c9NXHG La Place de la Concorde, Paris
  54. Our Lady and the masses http://bit.ly/dBvhZe Notre Dame, Paris
  55. Triumphal car parade on http://bit.ly/91MGHz Champs-Élysées, Paris
  56. Angry Birds http://bit.ly/cFtUmv feeding frenzy http://bit.ly/cxHl1H
  57. Google Street View Art series "Urban Living" http://bit.ly/cdG9Kx La Tour Eiffel, Paris, France
  58. Google Street View Art series "Urban Living" http://bit.ly/9vuCIR Times Square, New York city
  59. OK. This one turned out real nice. Google Street View Art Urban Living series 1: downtown Los Angeles, photo #4: http://bit.ly/cVgmbg
  60. Google Street View Art series 1 "Urban Living," downtown Los Angeles photo #2: http://bit.ly/cVnLvF
  61. Google Street View Art series 1 "Urban Living," downtown Los Angeles photo #1: http://bit.ly/azh8c3
  62. Google map surfing is *ALMOST* as good as touring for real. http://bit.ly/aDVtLp No shortage of lovely Google street views.
  63. Missile: Impossible http://bit.ly/a0TOF0 "a highly undercover operation"!! (Jon Stewart mocks the media) 不可能的導彈 미사일:임파서블 ミサイル:インポッシブル
  64. (I was looking ahead) http://bit.ly/bortka Happy Pepero Day!! Happy Pocky Day!! Happy 11/11/11!! (I mean Happy 11/11/10) 빼빼로 데이 ポッキーの日
  65. http://bit.ly/bortka Happy Pepero Day!! Happy Pocky Day!! Happy 11/11/11!!
  66. Duh. http://bit.ly/9qYIer
  67. Gigantic bubbles discovered at the center of our galaxy http://bit.ly/c7uwcD NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
  68. Sharon's favorite song of the day http://bit.ly/bEuGQw L'existence précède la diésel (album: Déjeuner sur l'herbe, by Les Breastfeeders)
  69. A new Google Doodle! Happy X-ray discovery day. http://bit.ly/cFVeXd 谷歌塗鴉 구글 낙서 グーグル落書き
  70. (multitasking while watching the CBS Amazing Race)
  71. Subtle shift? http://bit.ly/9WB6oi Obama calls South Korea "the linchpin" of regional security, Japan "one of the cornerstones" of security
  72. http://bit.ly/9UjGY2 OPEC increased its global demand projection, again. Time to change your lifestyle. Gas prices are not coming back down.
  73. http://bit.ly/daN0Pg Holographic telepresence! Scientists unveil moving 3D hologram technology, just like how they did it in Star Wars
  74. gift wrapping how-to diagrams http://bit.ly/bBKAM5
  75. http://bit.ly/dv3E0j The next time I travel to Japan, I'm definitely going for the 88 yen sushi, downed with 88 yen beer.
  76. http://bit.ly/dqoe5n interactive web documentary Out My Window explores our urban planet told from highrise concrete-slab residential towers
  77. Are we in for a strong La Niña season? http://bit.ly/aXd8EV
  78. @ki6h http://bit.ly/96zj4v What they call your scary movie in China, Japan and Korea. (Blockbuster Paranormal Activity 2 by Michael R Perry)
  79. http://bit.ly/bQ1kkT China the urban pioneer? UN chief calls attention to "unique problems of the world’s slums" like, hmm, ones in the US?
  80. http://bit.ly/aKRrm1 Britain giving up its fleet of Harrier jump jets, will be sold to India or US, or consigned to the scrap-yard or museum
  81. Tahoe's Boreal is again 1st to open for the ski season in California http://bit.ly/97s0qS opened Friday with one run, a second run Saturday

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

  1. http://bit.ly/bNwwXY Elisa Point sings this breathy song with Fabrice Ravel Chapuis. From Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless (À bout de souffle)
  2. Meet Elisa Point, Female Leonard Cohen http://bit.ly/9QgHFS "Je Suis Ton Homme"
  3. An option to remember when dining alone in Japan and Korea http://bit.ly/c4IpCZ A meal choice of bulgogi/yakiniku for one 1인용불고기 一人焼肉
  4. Who's afraid of denim-on-denim fashion? http://bit.ly/ar2a0g 牛仔與牛仔的疊穿 청청 패션 デニムでデニム
  5. boldly going where no one has gone before, and not coming back? http://bit.ly/bdMrwx super-secret government agency DARPA 100-Year Starship
  6. http://bit.ly/9KA8eE Art History with Metaphor, narrated by Hal (Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey)
  7. cosmic bushels of buckyball http://bit.ly/antvnk carbon cage the "FedEx of space" transporting other molecules and atoms through the cosmos
  8. water on Mars http://bit.ly/cWhPNc Spirit, Opportunity, NASA missions have found evidence of ancient Martian environments favorable for life
  9. China beats U.S. for World’s Fastest Supercomputer title http://bit.ly/cGd468 Chinese supercomputer Tianhe-1A faster than Cray XT5 ‘Jaguar’
  10. "Charmed Giants Take a Big First Step" http://bit.ly/aMuWRk (San Francisco Giants - Words of the Day in Four Languages)
  11. Not Boba Fett http://bit.ly/bNHUf1 humanoid robot, Robonaut 2, to ride Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (@GMblogs)
  12. The Final Mission: http://bit.ly/cHxnl9 Space Shuttle Discovery set to launch Nov. 1, its final trip to the International Space Station
  13. A close encounter, Nov. 4: http://bit.ly/clNGpd best extended view of a comet in history, Deep Impact spacecraft will pass within 435 miles
  14. Korean Air: "with between 400 and 450 seats, the most spacious A380 anywhere" http://bit.ly/9JUB2O "unique features to be revealed later"
  15. Pione grapes!
  16. Google mont blanc cupcake. My 2-yr-old entry has dropped down to #2 http://bit.ly/bk064t GroceryTrekker facebook page http://on.fb.me/akCakm
  17. Google mont blanc cupcake. My 2-year-old entry has now dropped down to no. 2 http://bit.ly/bk064t Perhaps I should promote myself a little?
  18. http://bit.ly/aIvdBx A Concorde jet to become London's latest tourist attraction: double-decker floating pontoon near the London Eye
  19. cute video: Cat Beats Up Dog http://bit.ly/9BPjCx Don't miss 0:19
  20. monopsony visualized http://bit.ly/apu8tk [from Ancient Greek μόνος (monos) "single" + ὀψωνία (opsōnia) "purchase"]
  21. What's on my mind http://sharonhahndtwitterblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/2008-april-2009-update.html
  22. A nice table comparing private jet card programs (charter cards, private jet membership cards...) http://bit.ly/cD4vzt Gulfstream IV $14K/hr
  23. On the Road http://tiny.cc/2shui There *IS* a Jack Kerouac Alley in San Francisco. Adler Place near City Lights bookstore, North Beach, 亞打罅巷
  24. Poised for a rebound? http://bit.ly/aWr05l Business jet operator NetJets signs order for 50 new Embraer 6-seat Phenom 300 @embraeraeronaut
  25. yesterday's Tomorowland http://bit.ly/95qrbI
  26. http://bit.ly/9bD0PY colorful history of the Strand Theater on Market Street, courtesy of San Francisco Public Library and Cinema Treasures
  27. "They're mourning for their childhood more than they're anticipating their future" -Don Draper http://bit.ly/cvjpYG "Tomorrowland," Mad Men
  28. This lion's head is in the clouds http://bit.ly/ako7Nu
  29. A striking contrast! http://bit.ly/bsM9I5 blue San Francisco Federal Building & the bright red Strand Theatre, Market Street
  30. Newly Declining Countries (NDC) http://bit.ly/aHGybn Japan, U.S., Germany... #NDC #新衰退國 #신쇠퇴국 #新興後退国
  31. President Lee warns G20: failure to settle currency disputes could fuel protectionism, damage world economic recovery http://bit.ly/cPenqp
  32. your "___________________" goes here: http://bit.ly/agwJcF a blank neon sign on Market Street, San Francisco
  33. the loveliest autumn countryside you'll ever see: http://bit.ly/bzJfFI ... too pretty not to share! (Aurora, New York)
  34. a seagull and a peanut http://bit.ly/97noE3
  35. homeless in San Francisco http://bit.ly/bfHZnK
  36. Decrepit hotel sign across the street from the San Francisco Chronicle building: http://bit.ly/cbaaPh Mint Plaza & Mission
  37. speeding through Oakland, California http://bit.ly/cYDHo4 a BART train ride (video) from MacArthur station to Rockridge station
  38. iPhone screenshot of an iPhone screenshot of an iPhone screenshot? http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonhahndarlin/5075545523/
  39. iPhone screenshot of an iPhone screenshot http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonhahndarlin/5076116440/
  40. iPhone screenshot II (startup screen) http://www.flickr.com/photos/sharonhahndarlin/5076091498/
  41. Google's self-driving cars hit the road: http://bit.ly/d1S0qK Tomorrow's highway trains? Will you let a robot drive you? 無人駕駛汽車 무인자동차 無人自動車
  42. all good things come in sixes http://bit.ly/bbBhWI six playing cards, or are they?
  43. all good things come in sixes http://bit.ly/abOyOk 6 bronze keys
  44. Transamerica building, more like a real pyramid http://bit.ly/bBedjj
  45. Airbus A320 door detail http://bit.ly/bA4IAM
  46. jetBlue captain and my luggage (aww you didn't have to -see it's little but it carries everything I need- thank you! http://bit.ly/bm6yt4
  47. a cool grasshopper found in Pacific Heights http://bit.ly/cHSHdp
  48. rooftop Navy Blue Angels http://bit.ly/cCfN6i San Francisco Fleet Week
  49. emoting pumpkins: http://bit.ly/ca5Jnp These pumpkins look like emoticons ☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺
  50. Mont Blanc cupcake! http://bit.ly/atEpDZ
  51. Cute! Hello Kitty Choco Pie http://bit.ly/9oplt3 Lottepie "chocolate coated pie"
  52. cubist liberty: spotted in the Hamptons http://bit.ly/9Zf8xZ sculpture of the Statue of Liberty, a la Chicago Picasso (drive by shooting)
  53. Navy Blue Angels, seen from my window. http://bit.ly/9hVbo8 San Francisco Fleet Week
  54. one happy day in the Poconos http://bit.ly/cjhTro Pocono Floral Company
  55. It's a Googie world #4 http://bit.ly/b263Lz A huge sign! Western Appliance. Cute "parking at rear" arrow, television-stereo audio components
  56. It's a Googie world. #3 http://bit.ly/9UMPvw the most striking red "V" you'll ever see. Winchester Shopping Center, San Jose, CA
  57. It's a Googie world. #2 http://bit.ly/an32OP Safeway, Marshalls, El Pollo Loco, Diddams Amazing Party & Toy, Sports Authority, San Jose CA
  58. It's a Googie world. #1 http://bit.ly/doMabl A cat and the Space Needle
  59. "The Only New York Style Pizza in the Poconos" http://bit.ly/ccRVUf One of the guys at Goombas told me, "We've been here a LONG, LONG time."
  60. America (mindless bully?) has been ignoring Europe and Asia (cultured sissies?) way too long. Nice to see ASEM's tone turning more confident
  61. a challenging sign for Ivy Leaguers: http://bit.ly/bDaEOC "When gates are closed ... "
  62. an old pilot joke: what makes an airplane fly? http://bit.ly/b7QjeV
  63. End Euclid(ean) zoning, by all means http://post.ly/125N0
  64. Mexican Coca-Cola http://bit.ly/9PwzlX made with real sugar, naturally (spotted in upstate New York, at Wegmans Ithaca on route 13)
  65. salvation via Fendi http://bit.ly/bhYt7R St. Thomas Church seen from Fendi, 677 Fifth Ave (53rd street) oh so popular since Sex and the City
  66. the deepest of the Finger Lakes, 36 miles x 3 miles x 618 feet: http://bit.ly/cyZdY6 the site of the WWII Sampson Naval Training Center
  67. Treasure hunt for divers? 19th-century Cayuga/Seneca Canal, mill/factory foundations underwater beneath Van Cleef Lake http://bit.ly/aP4019
  68. Cross the Whitestone at dusk. Aim your camera at airplanes waiting to land. Click. http://bit.ly/c07sFc Huh? Photography not allowed here?
  69. two happy girls on vacation http://bit.ly/dauH8S (beautiful upstate New York)
  70. last day of vacation with my friend J http://post.ly/11aRN
  71. I love beautiful moments like this http://bit.ly/8Z4rlz a little girl dancing by herself at night, illuminated by street vendor lighting
  72. http://bit.ly/cK4o6o the (space resort) company has taken bookings but no hardware has been built/tested and critics have voiced skepticism
  73. http://bit.ly/aMdl69 "Displays of towering ambition" the Galactic Suite, the first space hotel offering a 3-night stay, is planned for 2012
  74. http://bit.ly/9inVKA Too many American students can't do math direly called for in this global economy. Adopt Singapore math?
  75. my favorite shot taken at New York's JFK airport http://bit.ly/cND0PZ it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Saarinen! (and it's facing you!)
  76. "only full transparency and tough years of painful choices can prevent irreversible fiscal catastrophe" http://bit.ly/cGxMD1
  77. a majestic bird http://bit.ly/calGDj TWA terminal designed by architect Eero Saarinen, JFK John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
  78. Did somebody say McDesign? A good time for the great design of McDonald's? http://bit.ly/9Ckktl (a New York "upscale" @McDonalds)
  79. Qantas ✈ jetBlue ✈, handsome in blue and red (JFK Airport) http://bit.ly/bRNA6u
  80. S is for Style http://post.ly/112qD