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Here’s a visually stunning presentation about the state of the Internet. The blogosphere section was particularly interesting.
Mmmvelopes!
JD’s (the company that brought us the delights of bacon salt and baconaise) has created Bacon flavored envelopes !!!
“No longer will envelopes taste like the underside of your car. You can enjoy the taste of delicious baconinstead.”
Get ready… because I’m about to send letters to EVERYONE!
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“A printer that uses pencil to print your documents! Traditional don’t you think? I feel the concept gets even more radical because it proposes the use of eraser to erase off mistakes! Do I hear my office scream in delight; no more cartridge woes!”
I’d buy it.
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An Indian U of Maryland physics prof came up with these zero rupee notes that Indians can slip to officials who demand bribes. They’ve been wildly successful, with a total run over over 1,000,000 notes, and the reports from the field suggest that they shock grafters into honesty. Fifth Pillar is the NGO that produces the notes, and they’re available for download in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
(This might work in the Philippines)
Explanation of the markings on the Voyager Golden Record