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Map amusement

The PakTribune article isn’t amusing for its content: 90 militants killed in S Waziristan clashes.” But the map accompanying the text is solid gold.

The geographic features on that map belong to a different place entirely.

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(Spotted in a comment on the Strange Maps blog.)

01/28/2008 | Asia, fun, web | Comments Off

USMC vs. Chicago Manual of Style

The Chicago Style Q&A is, well, questions and answers having to do with style issues. The most recent batch of questions includes one from a Marine who is declaring War on Terror Double Spaces After Periods:

Q. About two spaces after a period. As a U.S. Marine, I know that what’s right is right and you are wrong. I declare it once and for all aesthetically more appealing to have two spaces after a period. If you refuse to alter your bullheadedness, I will petition the commandant to allow me to take one Marine detail to conquer your organization and impose my rule. Thou shalt place two spaces after a period. Period. Semper Fidelis.

A. As a U.S. Marine, you’re probably an expert at something, but I’m afraid it’s not this. Status quo.

Looks like the surge isn’t working for the WoDSAP either.

10/03/2007 | fun, work | Comments Off

Honda prepares robot overlords

The Yangpa has a fun post on Honda’s ASIMO* robot:

The crowd at the 2007 Auto Expo in Hiroshima, Japan, clapped politely as they watched simple tricks and exercises being performed by a prototype of the robot that will one day rule all of humanity with unfeeling ruthlessness. The demonstration, given by Honda corporation, featured the latest model of the ASIMO humanoid robot which has been under development for several years. According to Honda, the robot has been programmed to perform a variety of useful tasks, such as walking backwards, standing on one leg, and commanding an unstopple droid army to topple all existing political systems and bring them under the iron-fisted rule of Honda corporation.

* Advanced Step in Innovative MObility. Seriously.

09/28/2007 | Asia, fun | Comments Off

Now I want an iFung

Seen on the packaging for a fake iPhone, as reported by Bloomberg.com:

Waring. It will break the law without authorized by Apple Inc., if you use “iPhone” logo on any electronic pruducts.

09/11/2007 | fun, tech | Comments Off

The Worst Manual Contest

A company called Technical Standards used to run a contest to find the worst examples of translation, or just muddled information, in a product manual or other similar literature. The contest unfortunately seems to have fallen by the wayside; the most recent winners are listed on this page, complete with .jpg or .pdf scans of their horrible wondrousness.

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Who ever knew Ernő Rubik was such an evil mastermind?

09/10/2007 | fun, work | Comments Off