Category Archives: Linktastic
How do you say August Rush in Chinese?
I’ll let the video speak for itself: For anyone who doesn’t know what August Rush is, check this out.
Rick’s Web cam of the Japan Quake
My friend Rick, who lives in Tokyo, switched on his Web cam when things started to shake in Japan two days ago. Here’s the resultant video. There are quite a few videos floating around that show much more stunning imagery than Rick’s apartment wall and chair moving around, but for me at least it really …
iFantastic – Atomic Tom rockin the iPhone
Sometimes you see something inspiring that just sort of makes you go, “Ah hell, this work will still be here tomorrow — I need to go play some music.” If you’re outside of China, I’m sure if you just search YouTube for “atomic tom iphone” you’ll find this video.
Amazing: Blu’s Big Bang Big Boom
Between work and new daddyhood, I’ve still not much time to make some proper updates on here… but this is amazing: As seen on Wooster Collective, h/t to Ric.
Jane McGonigal’s +20 Crazy Idea
The counter-balance to yesterday’s insane video, this is game developer Jane McGonigal’s TEDTALK. It’s absolutely brilliant. Key take-aways: Gamers have spent 5.93 million years (collectively) playing WoW and solving its problems. By 21, the average kid in a country with a strong gaming culture will have spent 10,000 hours playing games (read Outliers for why …
WoW WTF…
Though I consider myself a gamer (I’ve got an afternoon of Neverwinter Nights planned for today) and have played most all of Blizzard’s early stuff, I never got into WoW. It appears I’ve been missing out. I have no idea what a “guild” is, but this is the most amusing thing I’ve seen in a …
Act For Mums – a request for signatures
I’ve been getting e-mails from ONE.org for several years now, and whereas many of their actions tend to be too US-centric to allow me much participation, their most recent campaign to hit my inbox touched home on a couple of levels. Subject: The perfect Mother’s Day present If you’re anything like me, you’re thinking about …
Having a baby in China – some links
I’ve heard from a number of people that when you have a baby, you suddenly realize that everyone else is also having a baby. This has certainly been the case with me. From friends and family back home, to friends here in Suzhou, to friends out there in the blogsphere, everyone seems to be popping …
