⇒ 8.8.8.8.8.8

8 seconds past 8 minutes into the 8th hour of the 8th day of the 8th month of the 8th year of the 2nd modern millenium...that's the opening of the Beijing Olympics for ya...

if you haven't figured it out by now, asians dig the number '8' - it's uber lucky.

Watched most of the opening ceremony--not bad! Actually much more memorable and classy and cultured than Sydney and Athens (IMHO).

other stuff:
http://io9.com/5034100/the-cheesy-art-of-skywalker-ranch
http://io9.com/5034825/make-your-own-insane-clown-posse-with-the-many-faces-of-joker
http://io9.com/5034999/the-shadowy-eco+destructive-technology-of-day-the-earth-stood-still

One last thing: did you notice that 8 minutes past 8pm = 20:08! Crazy!

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⇒ Full retard

Robert Downey Jr: never go full retard

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⇒ weekly 18 d3

the day crawled, then flew right by!

spore http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/index/0,,5017712,00.html
http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/08/fatal1ty_pro_gamers_are_like_rock_n_roll_stars-2.html

http://www.ato.gov.au/businesses/content.asp?doc=/Content/38336.htm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/03/topless-women-kid-rock-bi_n_116632.html

http://valleywag.com/5031796/privacy-advocates-nearly-publish-guide-to-carjacking-google-executive

http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

for Mac: http://www.google.com/mac/
and PC: http://pack.google.com/intl/en-gb/pack_installer.html?hl=en-gb&gl=au&utm_source=en_gb_AU-et-more&utm_medium=et&utm_campaign=en_gb_AU

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⇒ frustration!!!!

it's so hard to verbalize exactly how i feel about this whole money and family thing...on the one hand, you gotta do the right thing...help each other and sh!t...

on the other hand, you gotta look out for #1...why am I always coming in second? Even in my own personal world? Damn! So cutting! I have to keep my mouth shut about this sh!t!!

GDDMN IT! FCK! FCKN HLL!

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⇒ weekly 18 d2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code
http://meteor-smash.org/refill/caps/include/inc/topic-2357.html

weird creature washes up:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24105658-13762,00.html

google's street view has gone live!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=australia&ie=UTF8&ll=-25.244696,116.71875&spn=35.871074,111.09375&z=4&layer=c
I feel so wonderous, yet violated! What ever happened to 'Don't be evil'?
on the otherhand, here's a delightful (that's the feeling i get when I watch it) vid promoting street view:


http://developer.yahoo.com/search/boss/
http://www.abs.gov.au/
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.nsf/43b68f1dafb94862ca256eb0000221a5/849afeee7a90642dca256ab800804099!OpenDocument

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⇒ weekly #18 day 1

Rafa Nadal ASSURED World #01 ranking. Federer's 2nd round loss in Cincinnati masters to Ivo Karlovic and Nadal's run to semis (before loss to Djokovic) means he will be #1 by 18th August, 2008. About bloody time! If winning the French Open, Queens and then Wimbledon in the same year, in addition to 2 masters series, doesn't make you #1, something's seriously wrong with tennis.

Federer will drop down to #3 (Djokovic is up to #2). All due respect to Federer, he's not playing badly--he made the semi-finals or better of the 3 grand slams this year, but he's not getting the phenomenal results we're accustomed to seeing from him.


iView Beta from the ABC http://www.abc.net.au/iview/?WT.mc_id=CORP_srch_iview&gclid=CJ2FtI3n8pQCFQRJFQod5VhbrQ

http://www.theaterhopper.com/store/tshirts/spoiler1.php
http://www.theaterhopper.com/store/tshirts/spoiler2.php

http://www.cracked.com/blog/2007/09/28/american-apparel-ads-make-me-want-to-defile-things-i-shouldnt-want-to-defile/
http://www.cracked.com/article_16513_6-creepiest-marketing-campaigns-aimed-at-children.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16508_6-terrifying-things-they-dont-tell-you-about-childbirth.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16521_5-tiny-mistakes-that-led-huge-catastrophes.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16512_p2.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16230_6-creepiest-comic-book-characters-all-time.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16517_if-hancock-was-10-times-shorter-100-times-more-honest.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16513_p2.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_16508_p2.html
http://www.cracked.com/article_15974_7-insane-conspiracies-that-actually-happened.html

http://www.myc902.lasyk.net/
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=166270
http://www.mobile88.com/cellphone/Sony-Ericsson/Sony-Ericsson-C902/themes.asp
http://www.getjar.com/software/

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⇒ something from week 16

Optimus Pultius
65 inch digital posters
Blu-ray getting smaller
Times square visio
TDK Blu-ray plans
Samsung's new HDTVs
Water powered clock
Radiohead's new music vid 'House of cards'. Bypasses cameras completely.
thin and dense HDD
PC building tips
Crap gadgets
Nanotube progress
Game industry facts
Spore space phase. Has one ending. Apparently.
Wii now console leader
Best iPhone app: iPint
Ghostbusters Wii
Sony PS3 80GB SKU. The farce continues.
Wii add-on

iTab. MAC project continues.

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