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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Watch Snow White and the Witch in Teochew

Here is a cartoon video of the Snow White tempted by the evil queen to eat the apple, in Chinese dialect Teochew. Not only it reminds me of the event in Garden of Eden, but why is Snow White so naive and foolish, a mere un-proven promise of happiness from eating the fruit also can believe. Via

S-pore.com

Finding the root of all Chinese

家谱Jiapu.com(Chinese) is a member of Ancestry.com(English). It attempts to record every Chinese surname on one site. Quite impressive now from the look of it. You can even build your own family tree there.

家谱

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Photo of sun in the hand

I received a set of picture from a friend. Usually I treat it as spam. Not this one, this set of photo has a theme I like it very much. I save all of them and share one here. I don't know who took these pictures, if you find stumble upon, please tell me.

Sun in the hand- Thanks! Robert.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Disturbing picture that shook my day

This is a picture I got from National Geography. How can you not deeply care about the state of humanity after seeing this? I was badly shaken that day. But that was another story.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Toy Translates dog language into huma...

Toy maker in Japan claims developed toy can translate dog bark in human understandable emoticon. There are frustration, joy, sadness etc. I wonder is there a "I hate you" emoticon.

“Bowlingual”: Portable dog language translator (video) via CrunchGear

Intorducing Vintage Comic: A Contract with God

A Contract with GodFrom Wikipedia. It is often erroneously called the first graphic novel, or the first work to describe itself as such. It is nonetheless an early landmark of the form, and critically lauded in its own right. The kind of comic I like.

A Contract with God, Will Eisner.

Friday, July 17, 2009

A guide to Salmon fishing in Japan

Angler’s Guide to Salmon Fishing in Japan Japan is one of the place on Earth I would like to spend some time staying, weatherly speaking. Here is some tips from The Nihon Sun on catching salmon in Japan. From selecting location to local rules. Kudos! Salmon is just too wonderful for human to not know about it.

An Angler’s Guide to Salmon Fishing in Japan

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Richard Heek's amazing set of bubble photos on Flickr

Perfect bubble burst momentHe says on his Flickr,

"I think this is approaching perfection, in terms of what I set out to capture. Maybe nail varnish would complete this. ;-) There's something so satisfying about picturing something in your head and then finally seeing it on the camera!"

I think this is perfect! It is the most fantastic photo of bubble burst moment I ever seen captured.

Bubble Pop: Reflection Perfection

Friday, July 10, 2009

We are really so different that peace is impossible between us?

Watch upcoming D-9. District 9 is a different kind of Alien movie. Where it was no longer about how human fought against invading Alien, and miraculously gained final victory. It is instead, about Alien seeking refuge among us, and how it ended.

District 9
- Enter as Human or Alien

Stop Motion Donkey Kong clip done with large Post-it

Here is a awesome Stop Motion Yotube video of retro game Donkey Kong, for those of you who never got to play it. Guy, you don't know what beauty you missed.

The Awesomer - Pixels & Bricks: Post-It Donkey Kong in Raleigh

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

World first synthetic Human sperm. Next, world first synthetic baby from it.

Synthetic human spermProfessor Karim Nayernia and his team at New castle may have a break through. To grow human sperm from embryonic stem cells alone. The Synthetic sperm swims with head and tail, with some of the biological characteristics of real sperm. However, a change in the law would require, because the use of such in-vitro derived (IVD) sperm for reproduction was banned in Britain by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act last year.

From Times Online,

"Professor Nayernia said the IVD sperm have key traits of real sperm, including a haploid nucleus that has 23 chromosomes, instead of the 46 found in non-reproductive cells. “These cells are haploid, they have tails and a head, and they swim,” he said. “The only cells in the body that are like that are sperm.”"

This solved a millennium question of whether the chicken or the egg exist first. But science would only be possible if there is already a law exist in the nature.

'Synthetic sperm’ from stem cells raises hope for male infertility

Monday, July 06, 2009

How to Live with your Grandpa/Grandma

How to Live with your Grandpa/GrandmaOver at Dumb Little Man, Ali Hale has some wonderful tips on how you can help your Grandparent with their retirement period, and at the same time prepare yourself to get old. I especially felt the second point is a golden rule. Avoid Political/Religious Discussions...

How to Have a Great Relationship With Your Grandparents on DLM