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To those who think we’ve discovered everything:

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May I present to you the Luzon Dragon? From Cryptomundo:

A dragon-sized, fruit-eating lizard (genus Varanus) that was ethnoknown to locals but unknown to Western science has been discovered on the northern Philippines island of Luzon. Scientists have confirmed it as a new species, on Tuesday, April 6, 2010.

And to the cryptozoology naysayers, I say “suck it.” If we could have missed a six foot long lizard well into the year 2010, we could absolutely have missed things like Sasquatch, the mokele mbembe, the Loch Ness monster, Jersey Devil, etc.  Stop being so closed-minded!

Jalopnik does a how-to

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A how-to for nerds (and not just the car kind.) The topic: taking great car photos with only an iPhone. Now, as an iPhone user, an amateur photographer and a person prone to taking photos of his own car – and periodically the cars of others – this was perfect.

The example images of an Audi S4 sure didn’t hurt either…

Demand to see Iron Sky

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Following a tip from io9, I’ve come across a fascinating new movie-in-progress called Iron Sky.  It is purported to be a comedy but it seems to have taken quite seriously some of the more out there conspiracy theories about the end of the Nazi party (beyond just “Nazis fled to Argentina.”)  There’s a brief teaser trailer that should get your up to speed on the premise.

I haven’t seen Star Wreck, the filmmakers’ first effort, but I do love a good parody and am pretty excited for Iron Sky to hit theaters.  (I see “research” in my future, too.)  If you are impressed by the trailer, take a few seconds to demand that the movie come to a theater near you.

Australian mum writes again

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I’ve never heard a peep from my Australian counterpart, but I did receive yet another email from his mum, again asking for computer assistance:

Darling Nick,

The computer situation makes me feel quite ill, since in our era we were brought up to do what we said we would do or else be besieged with guilt.

Could you PLEASE find time today (half an hour at the most), to get it out of Chrissie’s (9810-3066, ring first) & back here for you to work on. I have left 2 flash drives in the dining room so that you may possibly get the photos & music out of it. I have left a laundry basket in Dad’s office so you can consolidate the bits & pieces. Unfortunately I can no longer lift it otherwise I would do it myself.

We shall be back after the 9th, & perhaps you can help me sort a new-old one then. No doubt you will have work on or be looking for a car & will still be impossible to pin down!!

lol,

MUM

As I’ve told “MUM,” there is absolutely nothing I can do for her other than recommending that she removes my email address from her address book so that it won’t accidentally complete when she means to reach her actual son.

This has to be the most unique form of spam to date.

Update: We have contact – and a ceasefire.

Sincere apologies, I shall remove your address at once.
Regards,
Judy

Perhaps my last message was too harsh, but I do truly feel bad that her son is not getting this important-seeming messages.  Of course, the other day I received a message from “ugamom” sharing a photo of her and Aunt Ann, so I’m sure I’m only about to embark on yet another journey.

Courier makes progress, marches on right brain

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It seems that Microsoft and Apple are set to have another Mac vs. Windows style showdown over tablets in the near future. I just hope we get arguments as classic as those based on “Look & Feel” out of the deal. Maybe even a made for TV movie?

Anyway, according to Engadget, the Courier concept seems to be edging closer to reality, with Microsoft posting job descriptions for the project team.  So it’s no longer an “if” with this product; the real question is who might the dual screen gadget be marketed towards? If writer Ross Rubin is thinking correctly, we could see a computing pole shift, with creative pros living and dying by their Couriers and iPads being used by the casual crowd.

Here’s hoping instead that Microsoft rolls the Courier experience into the iPad iteration of Office that the Mac Business Unit is cooking up AND releases an actual piece of hardware. A little competition never hurt, but let’s not start a fight that only causes customers to lose out on important innovations. This isn’t the 90s and we already have Apple v. Adobe on our plates!

(From Case for the iPad)

The world according to iPad

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Well, e-readers of mine, we are but a week away from the iPad’s introduction into society. That’s a business week, even – although the two I’ve ordered for work are probably more likely to be in my hands on April 5th. That being said, the internet is buzzing with iPad coverage. I thought I’d perhaps provide my favorite stories from today:

Read more at my new blog, Case for the iPad.

More proof that I’m not crazy

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Thanks to Jalopnik, I can now find solace in the fact that Maryland drivers really do have no concept of Left Lane vs. Right Lane:

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As you can see, they’d have no reason at all for learning this useful Pennsylvanian tradition of getting the fuck out of the way because there is NO DAMNED LAW HERE MAKING IT NECESSARY TO DO SO.  The next time I’m left scratching my head as to why someone would think the left lane is a great place to go 20 mph under the speed of the traffic around them, this fact will offer small comfort.

Right before the scream starts, that is.