Someone should tell Hawai'i that Crack Seed sounds a bit odd to the rest of us...
Crack seed, a popular local snack in Hawaii, comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, and flavors. Also known as Li Hing Mui or See Mui, crack seed is actually a variety of dehydrated and preserved fruits. If you've never tried this local favorite, read on!
[ Crack Seed Center ]
Update: Crack Seed certainly sounds much more appetizing than Clam Jerky, however.
For Morocco, winning a place in the Cup of Nations semi-finals is another step in a long rebuilding process. The Atlas Lions confirmed their place in the last four following their dramatic extra-time victory over North African rivals Algeria in Sunday's quarter-final.
[ BBC SPORT | Football | African Cup of Nations ]
Another step closer... If only we had these games televised in the US. (Or are they?)
This weekend I did a rather unexpected thing. I “purchased” a copy of Pokémon Ruby. I have somehow avoided Pokémon for most of my life, as it is clearly a marketing trick of some sorts. This weekend, however, I found myself wanting the newest Pokémon game (at least one of them, Iman has the other). This could be due to a recent foray into nostalgic games, picking up Pokémon Snap! and Pokémon Stadium for Nintendo 64.
The other thing that this reveals is that I'm really into my GBA these days. With all of the power and fun of my GameCube, stunning graphics, surround sound, etc. I am rather surprised that I've bought far more GameBoy Advance games lately, than GameCube games. Perhaps this is a commentary on the quality or quantity of games for the GameCube, perhaps I'm just addicted to a bit of old school style, I just not real sure.
[ Beastie Boys ]
OK. So it took me like 5+ years to get around to picking up a copy, and the boys from Manhatten have apparently been waiting for me to do so before releasing their next.
MCA, Mike D, Adrock let me now formally appologize for taking so long to purchase your latest, this should now clear the way for further albums.
Designing fonts in Redmond "Microsoft has learned of a mistake in the Bookshelf Symbol 7 font ... we failed to identify, prior to the release, the presence of two swastikas within the font. We apologize for this and for any offense caused." From a statement released in December by Microsoft senior vice president Steven Sinofsky.
[ CNN.com ]
And before you say, come on I'm sure it's not really a swastika, or maybe it's that backwards swastika that is a hindu religeous symbol, or whatever:
Way to go, Microsoft. I'm sure someone accidentally put a swastika in there. Twice.
Update: If this offends, you can remove it with a Microsoft “tool”.
Everybody gets the day off. No, I mean everybody. I don’t want to see any poor saps working at Denny’s or Wal-Mart during Pizza Party U.S.A. – we’ll pass legislation making it illegal to wear a nametag on Leap Day. The only people allowed to work will be the mail carriers charged with delivering the pizzas to neighborhoods around the nation (and each will receive a copy of the Shins’ Chutes Too Narrow for their trouble).
Then, at noon on Feb. 29, citizens from around the nation will travel to their local community centers, present photo I.D. (to prove they chipped in), and receive in return: – Three slices of pizza
- A 16-ounce soda. And no diet soda, either
- this is a pizza party, people!
- $2 in quarters for the video games
[ The Morning News ]
It will never work. If everyone has the day off, who made the pizza? Who is checking IDs?
The Zappa boys are now 2 for 2 in the lovely lady department.
The Legally Blonde actress and rock-scion beau Ahmet Zappa have capped their six-month whirlwind romance with a walk down the aisle.
[ Yahoo! News - Most Viewed ]
Neither Zappa has struck me as being a “super-stud”, so perhaps they'll combine efforts and pen a book on how to hook a hottie... Not that even a book would help most of us in that department. (Maybe it's just their guitars and general good nature, neither of which I think I could swing...)
The problem: you like women but they don't like games. The solution: get them addicted to the same stuff you are.
Then, one of those roommates introduced me to The Sims. After that offhand introduction, I played that deliciously addictive game until at least 3:00 A.M. every morning for nearly a month—rarely remembering to eat dinner. That was it. I was changed. The genesis had begun.
[ Xbox.com :: Fun With Friends: Gamer Genesis ]
Sure, at first this seems stupid, they'll want to hog the TV and console, and they may even beat you at some games (which is quite embarrassing in front of your friends), but in the end it will all pay off, since you'll have twice the budget for purchasing gaming equipment and supplies.
Another hopeful? Mario Party 5. My baby's momma has the MP5 jones, and it could lead to further gaming...
This, in my humble opinion, is the best news I've heard in weeks:
Saudi Arabia's top cleric called on Muslims around the world Saturday to forsake terrorism, saying those who claim to be holy warriors were an affront to the faith.
[ Yahoo! News - Most Viewed ]
Now that the same message has come out of Cairo and at Mount Arafat during hajj, maybe the international Muslim community will wake up and stop listening to the murderers.
The Orkut wave has hit me, oddly enough through Dari.
The center of the Orkut vortex is Orkut himself.
So far I'm as excited as I was about Friendster, but even more so because Orkut appears to have developed a more solid system and better interface. It also doesn't hurt to be supported by Google, as I expect it makes hosting cheap.
I've sent invites out too my direct family (and assume that they will then invite their significant others) and people in my address book who seem like “friends”. The general rule seemed to be, if I've been inside your house, I added you to the list. However there are people who I haven't been to their houses who likely qualify as a “friend” and there are people who's houses I've been inside, who might not appreciate an invite. (Some folks are a bit paranoid with their privacy).
That being said, if you think you're my friend, and wanted an invite, send me an email and we'll see what can be arranged... (Heh heh heh).
And, conversely, if you did receive an invite and didn't appreciate it, let me know and I won't invite you to these sorts of things in the future...
I generally don't like blogging things that someone tells me, if I know that they have a blog that the item might eventually end up on. It feels like I've scooped them with their own lead. However, in the case of Dari, I expect that he'll not get arround to blogging, or won't think that the item is blog-worthy. Now, recently this has made me feel like I was somehow taking advantage of his observations, but I don't think that should affect me any more, since I'm not the only one who does this:
Eagle-eyed Dari spotted this bit of fun in a video game product description at Amazon...
[ Rants and Ramblings ]
My IE Power Toys have a seriously weak installation process, so I whipped up a little install for the whole set of toys. If figure if I gots the toolz, I should use them.
An evolutionarily advanced human with enhanced physical and psionic abilities. StarCraft: Ghost™, Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming tactical-action console game, refines the epic experience of StarCraft to the level of the individual soldier. Engage the StarCraft universe face-to-face as a deadly Ghost operative in the employ of the Dominion. With the help of determined allies, follow story-driven missions that take you from massive planetary battles through dangerous solo operations to an unexpected turn of events that leaves the fate of the universe in your hands.
[ StarCraft: Ghost ]
My predictions (based on the lengthy article I just read in play magazine):
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This will be a significant “must buy” title on all 3 current platforms
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