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September 28, 2012

95: Buffalo buffalo

Hello.


Gangham Style
This video has already had over 300 million views on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
Dissected: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/08/gangnam-style-dissected-the-subversive-message-within-south-koreas-music-video-sensation/261462/


New thing from Linden Lab: Patterns
(Andy Baio says it looks like Minecraft meets Second Life. I’ve paid my $9.95 and pre-ordered)
http://lindenlab.com/products/patterns


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“New York bison whom other New York bison bully, themselves bully New York bison”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo (via @lauraehall)


London Underground circuit map radio
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/23445/yuri-suzuki-london-underground-circuit-map-radio.html
(via Phil Symonds. Thanks, Phil)


Underground Guerilla Signs
“Don’t acknowledge fellow passengers”
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/03/05/guerillas-on-the-london-underground/
(via Sam. Thanks, Sam)


The fastest man-made object ever? A nuclear-powered manhole cover
http://professionalparanoid.wordpress.com/the-fastest-man-made-object-ever-a-nuclear-powered-manhole-cover-true/
(via @direthoughts)


The most common pin numbers: is your bank account vulnerable?
“1234 accounts for 10.7% of all pins”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/2012/sep/28/debit-cards-currentaccounts


Internet Movie Cars Database
http://imcdb.org/
For example, http://imcdb.org/movie_419677-Dead-Man-s-Shoes.html


Behind the scenes at a McDonald’s photo shoot
(McDonald’s Canada seems nice)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSd0keSj2W8


Malcolm Tucker Star Wars quote
“The guy, he’s got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5iRmPBve80



Yours sincerely
Roo


Roo Reynolds
@rooreynolds
http://tinyletter.com/rooreynolds

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