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A different type of Godzilla game

I’m not sure words can describe my utter amazement at such a … off-the-beaten-path … game idea. Thanks to Octopus Dropkick! for digging up a really weird game.

2004 07 27 Comments Off on A different type of Godzilla game

Flexing your Chinese skills in China

I follow some English blogs of other people’s life in Asia. One of them is Brainysmurf who is an American teaching English in the U.S. Recently he posted on some of his thoughts about trying to find a job using Chinese skills in China. Needless to say, his thoughts were rather disappointing for the aspiring […]

2004 07 23 Comments Off on Flexing your Chinese skills in China

Smart Systems not just smart people

I was reading this 2002 article (again) on The Talent Myth. In it, the author surmises that a smart system is more effective than smart people in a large system. I’m sure with the downfall of Enron there has been a backswing in Corporate Management to not just search for star talent. Searching for star […]

2004 07 17 Comments Off on Smart Systems not just smart people

Tom Vu, ridiculous Infomercial maven

Found this from Language Log. Seems there was a Vietnamese awhile ago going by the name of Tom Vu who came up with a pyramid scheme and made a bit of money (then got into trouble with the authorities). All I can say is ugh. Not a good role model or representative of the Vietnamese […]

2004 07 16 Comments Off on Tom Vu, ridiculous Infomercial maven

Full Screen VR Panoramas of DEC AltaVista Servers from 1996 (QTVR)

Very very cool. Reminds me of being in server rooms and data centers. Also a very neat treat for people who have never seen the inside of a server room like this. But this is what was at the heart of Alta Vista back when AltaVista was a big thing in search engines. Check it […]

2004 07 15 Comments Off on Full Screen VR Panoramas of DEC AltaVista Servers from 1996 (QTVR)

Double mistaken identity?

I had a rather odd experience the other day while waiting at the train platform. I was standing behind two girls who I thought were your typical Japanese high school students. However, when I started overhearing the conversation I realized they were speaking English. Perfect English of the North American variety. I found this rather […]

2004 07 15 Comments Off on Double mistaken identity?

It’s just polysemy folks

Language Log talks about how people mistake polysemy (multiple meanings of phrases or words depending on context) in languages that are not their own as a sort of deep philosophical message. “In the same way, what is mere polysemy in English is not a philosophy seminar in Mohawk. It’s just polysemy.” When I first started […]

2004 07 12 Comments Off on It’s just polysemy folks

Twilight Samurai gets an American tour

I saw this movie over a year ago on a flight to Japan. In general, I have trouble these days staying asleep on long flights so end up watching almost every single movie offered on the flight. This one is highly recommended! The main character which is depicted in the poster was the kick-butt Kendo […]

2004 07 07 Comments Off on Twilight Samurai gets an American tour

You CanSpeak Arabic: The FPS

MSNBC has an article about the US military working on a FPS game where you play someone on the armed forces side that needs to infiltrate and find information regarding something important. To do so, you are not armed with guns and a rocket launcher but instead you need to speak Arabic. Using some pretty […]

2004 07 05 Comments Off on You CanSpeak Arabic: The FPS

Golf Mongolia

The New York Times has an article about an American who is spending his summer vacation golfing across Mongolia. The basic idea is get a bunch of stuff needed for living on the plains, wack a ball, go find the ball, rinse and repeat. All I can say is this is a really cool way […]

2004 07 04 Comments Off on Golf Mongolia

Before Sunset

I was a little ambivalent when I heard this from a friend but now that I’ve seen the trailer I’m gung-ho to see this movie. Only problem is, I have no idea when it’ll make it to the Land of the Rising Sun. D’oh.

2004 07 04 Comments Off on Before Sunset

Brushy

Kudos to Chris Baird

2004 06 28 Comments Off on Brushy

Mix one part Hindi and one part English gives you Hinglish

Language Log has links to some articles about the intersection of Hindi and English. Quite interesting. I am reading up on it now. I’ve known about Spanglish, Franglais, and Japan-glish due to my exposure to these languages but Hinglish is a new one for me. Go read it yourself

2004 06 27 Comments Off on Mix one part Hindi and one part English gives you Hinglish

Stupid People

Wow this post is close to mind boggling for me…. Check it out for yourself Thanks to Epimetheus for the link

2004 06 27 Comments Off on Stupid People

English Names are a snap, right?

Language Log links to this really amusing imaginary scenario where George Benard Psschaughal tries to collect his Nobel Prize. (link here). Absolutely hilarious. Here’s a quick excerpt: GBP: Psschaughal. George Bernard Psschaughal. HSC: Ja. Of course. Just a moment, sir. [Rifles through papers.] Er, I don’t seem to see… GBP: That’s because you’re looking under […]

2004 06 25 Comments Off on English Names are a snap, right?