Dear Log,
Link roundup! YEEHAH!
- ëJapan, once known for serious products like cars, is soul-searching
over global boom in cutenessû. On the one hand, design and aesthetics
are a great thing. On the other hand, don't go banking on an
animë economy, folks.
- ëWhen excited, Guinea pigs tend to do little jumps in the air (known as
"popcorning"). [...]
Whatever the reason, this perception of pigginess occurred in many
languages other than English.û
- ëThe Real Academia Española listed loÃÂsmo and laÃÂsmo
as correct in 1771, however, it
condemned its usage in 1796. It now currently
recognizes it as a vulgarism.û
- ë[In traditional Korean cuisine,] Meals are eaten with a set of
silver chopsticks and a long-handled shallow spoon (similar to the
Western spoon, unlike the Chinese soup
spoon)û
- The new Bruce Sterling book, Visionary in Residence.
- Meanwhile,
at the Twin Peaks data center...
In conclusion, I believe that children are our future!
I.e., horrific and liable to kill off most of humanity.
