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A camera lost, found, and returned to... wait, no... parts of it... No. Um. It’s complicated . ( The Other Michael ) (The plot sickens at BoingBoing.net.)

Before they became The KLF , they were The JAMs , and they managed to get into quite a bit of trouble. So much so that they had to withdraw their album What the Fuck’s Going On? from sale, and destroyed all but five of the copies after failing to meet with ABBA and arrange a detante. Luckily, despite its near-complete destruction, it can be downloaded , and may now achieve ubiquitous appreciation.

In a recent article for PC Magazine, Dvorak wonders “ Will Apple Adopt Windows? ” I can answer that: Um. No.

Warbears : Storm a terrorist-held building, SWAT style -- with teddybears.

Captain Picard's Journal Bollywood remakes FIGHT CLUB (I thought there is no fighting in Bollywood movies, so this should be interesting to see how they handle it. I predict Jets vs. Sharks.) John's Secret Lego Page (Full of Lego movie recreations of famous scenes) Pictures of amazing skies :

Does anyone know where to get the Glassbreaks mashup collection anymore? I only managed to download two very impressive songs before it got cease-and-desisted into oblivion. A web location or even a drop at yousendit.com or dropload.com would be just swell. Swollen, in fact. It looks like the masher is still at it; I’ll be looking for The Beastles next... Update: Got it! Rather, both of them. Thanks!

Ashley Wood’s work at Drawn! The Illustration Blog

For fans of both comic books and bits of trivium, check out these commonly held legends, exposed.

As the write-up implies, it’s all in German, and the beginning is a bit boring. Watch it through to the end and appreciate its utter darkness, like the thickest of German brews. (thanks, timk)

The advertisements for Nepia brand tissue are only moderately weird by Japanese TV ad standards , with their box-headed, animal printed hosto-man type characters. I just find it sophomorically funny that the only female character is a sexy woman for the “wet” line of moist tissues. These run Windows Media only, sorry. (And not friendly with the last edition of Microsoft Windows Media Player for Mac and Firefox, to my experience.)

As Go Home Productions ’ Rapture Riders has become popular enough to remove from free circulation and into paid, it is worth noting that 99X’s mashup page still has it (and many others) for free download.

Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong has played host to some of the most dramatic landings outside of a warzone. The approach appears to have required a banking turn before approaching a very short landing strip on what appears to be a reclaimed land island in the harbor. Check out the last portion, the on-strip course adjustment of this landing . Or this barnstorming flight over a park . Worst of all, imagine yourself as a passenger on this flight .

Only of marginal use, relevance, and amusement in the post-dot-bomb economy, Jakob Nielsen’s Usability Fighting Styles provided a mercifully brief look into the raging heart of a pioneer of web-fu.

We all recall that in Pulp Fiction , Jules said he was going to “walk the earth” like Caine from Kung-Fu . In actuality, he went on to be an inspiring hockey coach .

News to me: there will be an official Batman Lego series. This is going to hurt my wallet, I can tell already.

Gorillaz’ Feel Good, Inc. , and whatever Madonna is doing (her legs are too distracting for me to parse her music) were performed at the Grammy award ceremony. This is particularly impressive when the fact that the Gorillaz are a virtual band of cartoons that appear onstage with the arguably real Madonna. Check out Madonna vs. Gorillaz .

These tunnel accidents appear to be non-fatal (or I’d not post them), and are hopefully only injurious to the pride of the at-fault drivers despite their dramatic nature. Ignore the music in this clip; in fact, put on the theme to The Benny Hill Show ; it’s more appropriate. (thanks, timk)

Parasites Fish Bug Wasp ( robin d laws )

In case, like me, you missed them, all the Super Bowl XL Commercials are on Google Video . The unaired GoDaddy ones are some of the most pathetically groping and misplaced use of sex to promote goods and services that I have ever seen outside of a beer commercial. Pepsi might well have noted that “brown and bubbly” is also an accurate descriptor for explosive diarrhea. On the other hand, the MacGyver ad is cool.

Worth1000 is presenting a photoshop contest of anime character proportions on real world people . Freaky, though-provoking, and a little bit dissettling.

My friend Andrew, over at Yukihime, notes some not-so-united states as represented in a Japanese-developed game. His description made me laugh: This map is basically what would happen if you got a bunch of Japanese guys in a room, got them drunk, and then asked them to draw what they could remember about America on a bar napkin. Make sure to check out the actual map; it looks like it would be a fun place to live.

I think I’ve met the gamers represented in Fear of Girls at various times in my gaming life. It might have been at one of the three or so gaming conventions I attended; I have not played with these types, but I know they exists. I know how they smell as well, unfortunately. ( lj gamers )

(thanks, the other michael )

I am usually against people who use the “-san” honorrific on themselves, but Eugene Ciurana’s Sushi Eating HOWTO is full of good tips: Warning signs that you probably won't get good sushi The fish and other seafood are not on display at the sushi bar The fish and other seafood on display look dry The sushi chef or (worse) a food server wants to take your order for all sushi items at once The sushi chef doesn't give you a chance to order "one or two pieces at a time", Japanese style The restaurant advertises "all you can eat sushi" for a fixed price The menu items are not listed in Japanese followed by a translation; they appear only in your native language The menu consists mostly of rolled sushi with names like California Roll or Oriental Delight More than half of the available ingredients are cooked The sushi chef hasn't the vaguest idea of what you're talking about if you ask for kazunoko, shiso, inago, chirashi, or yama gobo The morsels of fish...

They Might Be Giants Multimedia : Many videos from the career of one of my all-time favorite bands. Does anyone else thing there should be a warning before links directly to RealMedia files? ( theynow )

Unclaimed Baggage Center : That stuff you forgot on the plane? It’s for sale now. You can buy it back. Or you can buy other people’s property. The prices aren’t great, but the content is fascinating. ( mefi )

— Woodrow Wilson

This was listed on mefi as “ Ask a Republican ” -- it should probably be re-labeled as “ask someone from the radically right” or “ask a neocon” -- but it’s still funny. ( mefi )

Simple but effective effects make this advertisement for DJ equipment stunningly memorable. ( .mov ) ( mefi )