“Migraine is a neurological disease that can cause a wide range of symptoms during an attack. The most commonly thought of symptom is headache.” - Dammed var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6538345-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @mandel)http://mandel.themacaque.com/<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz8pdzPUCq1qz86boo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Took this on the flight to NYC, we managed to get there!!!!! Right now we are trying to find places to go out and something to do after the 9 hours flight.</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/446124425http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/446124425Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:37:11 +0000<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2010/03/11/9976571.aspx">Application compatibility layers are there for the customer, not for the program</a>: <p> Some time ago, a customer asked this curious question (paraphrased, as always): </p> <blockquote> Hi, we have a program that was originally designed for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but we found that it…</blockquote>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/443260190http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/443260190Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:54:59 +0000<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PinkTentacle/~3/iTo3_UTbjBo/">Vintage PopSci: Volcano bombs, yubiwaza & more</a>: <p>Popular Science recently put its entire 137-year archive online. Here are a few summaries of some of the older, more captivating stories about Japan from the collection.</p> <p align="center">* * * * *</p> <p>“<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=_ykDAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA103&dq=can%20we%20blast%20japan%20from%20below&as_brr=1&as_pt=MAGAZINES&pg=PA103#v=onepage&q=&f=false">Can We Blast…</a></p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/442954802http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/442954802Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:56:32 +0000<a href="http://www.themacaque.com/?p=524">Quick UI update</a>: <p>I’ve realized that I have not communicate much lately (I blame my job, having to do a 9 am – 1 am shift is crazy). So I have decided to give a very quick update. All my current work has been focused…</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/442131622http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/442131622Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:15:50 +0000<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/forgetomori/~3/om67pW7ysLo/">El fin del mundo</a>: <p align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6pGbMJrXvLo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="305" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></p> <p><strong>Ronald Reagan</strong> speaking in Spanish is just the beginning of this piece of perfection, by <strong>Alberto González Vázquez</strong>. [via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGbMJrXvLo">Nerdcore</a>]</p> <div> <ul> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/home?status=El+fin+del+mundo+-+http://b2l.me/jn4fd+" rel="nofollow" title="Tweet This!">Tweet This!</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://forgetomori.com/2010/miscelaneous/el-fin-del-mundo/&title=El+fin+del+mundo" rel="nofollow" title="Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon">Stumble upon something…</a> </li> </ul> </div>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441482314http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441482314Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:22:32 +0000<a href="http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2010/03/mario-and-luigi-own-restaurants-in-manchester.html">Mario and Luigi own restaurants in Manchester</a>: <div> <p><a style="display:inline" href="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a91a93aa970b-pi"><img alt="Mario-Bros1" title="Mario-Bros1" src="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a91a93aa970b-800wi" border="0"/></a> <br/></p> <p>Guess what? Mario and Luigi have real restaurants in Manchester, England! Mario’s is red and short and Luigi’s is tall and green. </p> <p>via <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/09/mario-and-luigi-rest.html">Boing Boing</a></p> </div>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291870http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291870Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<a href="http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/P8D46mzSiUE/woman-imitates-micha.html">Woman imitates Michael Jackson after brushing her teeth</a>: <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3sYVLHwf7JQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><p> In this weird video, a French comedienne transforms herself into Michael Jackson with just some mascara, lipstick, and scotch tape. <br style="clear:both"/><br style="clear:both"/><a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=70cc802321ecdc30e953ebbe5f4985f1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border:0" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=70cc802321ecdc30e953ebbe5f4985f1&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" src="http://a.rfihub.com/eus.gif?eui=2226"/><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~4/P8D46mzSiUE" height="1" width="1"/></p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291857http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291857Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<a href="http://jonathanischwartz.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal/">Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal</a>: <p>I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too.</p> <p>In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux desktop called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Looking_Glass">Project Looking Glass</a>*, Steve called my office to let me know the graphical…</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291861http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291861Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<a href="http://notalwaysright.com/the-problem-was-licked/4612">The Problem Was Licked</a>: <p>(<em>Tech Support</em> | <em>Albuquerque, NM, USA</em>)</p> <p><i>(I am troubleshooting with a customer. I notice the liquid damage indicator is red, which means it has been exposed to liquid.)</i></p> <p><b>Me:</b> “I’m sorry, but your…</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291865http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291865Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<a href="http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2010/03/a-web-site-full-of-funny-godzillathemed-haiku-.html">A web site full of funny Godzilla-themed haiku</a>: <div> <p><a style="display:inline" href="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a91adab8970b-pi"><img alt="Tumblr_kyrihmjn4R1qbot00o1_r1_500" title="Tumblr_kyrihmjn4R1qbot00o1_r1_500" src="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a91adab8970b-800wi" border="0"/></a> <br/></p> <p>My friend <a href="https://twitter.com/kotoripiyopiyo">Ichiru</a> in Japan just sent me a note on Twitter saying: “I heard this site is quite popular in the US.” I hadn’t seen it previously, but it’s a hilarious collection of…</p> </div>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291873http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291873Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<a href="http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2010/03/24year-old-pet-store-manager-steals-penguin-to-pay-off-debts.html">24-year old pet store manager steals penguin to pay off debts</a>: <div> <p><a style="display:inline" href="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a9225c05970b-pi"><img alt="Penguin_1592898c" title="Penguin_1592898c" src="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a9225c05970b-800wi" border="0"/></a> <br/></p> <p>A 24-year old pet store manager in Nagasaki named Akira Honda <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/7403150/Pet-shop-manager-caught-stealing-penguin-from-Japanese-zoo.html">was arrested</a> for stealing a penguin from a zoo to pay off his debts. The bird he snatched was a Humboldt Penguin; they’re…</p> </div>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291877http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291877Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<a href="http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2010/03/a-warrior-does-not-have-a-double-tongue.html">A warrior does not have a forked tongue</a>: <div> <p><a style="display:inline" href="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a91ad8ff970b-pi"><img alt="E7af340d" title="E7af340d" src="http://www.tokyomango.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3253ef0120a91ad8ff970b-800wi" border="0"/></a> <br/></p> <p>Over at Boing Boing, we’re doing a special yakuza feature series with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307378799?ie=UTF8&tag=tokyo04-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307378799"><em>Tokyo Vice</em></a> author Jake Adelstein. Today we kicked it off with a Q&A in which we peer into his life a bit and get…</p> </div>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291874http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/441291874Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:02:40 +0000<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz34rsIL8w1qz86boo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/439622598http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/439622598Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:23:48 +0000<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DMoWt0wnlUw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DMoWt0wnlUw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>yes, we keep on the stupidity :P</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/439616382http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/439616382Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:20:26 +0000<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Torrentfreak/~3/1Kb3BFlpz2Q/">Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent</a>: <p><img src="http://torrentfreak.com/images/new-moon.jpg" align="right" alt="paris love"/>This week there are four newcomers (three comebacks actually) in the top 10. New Moon is the most downloaded movie on BitTorrent. </p> <p>The data for our weekly download chart is collected by…</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/434768062http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/434768062Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:15:10 +0000<object width="400" height="323"><param name="movie" value="http://www.twitvid.com/player/57B8D" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.twitvid.com/player/57B8D" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" height="323" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/432134879http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/432134879Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:03:17 +0000<a href="http://lemongirl.tumblr.com/post/430170896">Trololololololo</a>: <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUlw4NT08Ds&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" width="400" height="336" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="never" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br/><br/><p>Trololololololo</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/430546317http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/430546317Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:41:08 +0000<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUlw4NT08Ds&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xUlw4NT08Ds&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://lemongirl.tumblr.com/post/430170896/trololololololo" class="tumblr_blog">lemongirl</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Trololololololo</p></blockquote>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/430307720http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/430307720Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:51:10 +0000<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/forgetomori/~3/Xp5oNZJaTpo/">The Biggest Crop Circle Ever: the reality show</a>: <p><img style="border-bottom:0px;border-left:0px;display:inline;border-top:0px;border-right:0px" title="projetoatlas" border="0" alt="projetoatlas" src="http://forgetomori.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/projetoatlas.jpg" width="500" height="500"/></p> <p>Almost 60 acres. 530 x 450 meters in size. Created in an evening of August, 2009, at the province of Zeeland, Netherlands, it’s the biggest “crop circle” ever created. And with a twist.</p> <p>…</p>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/428075703http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/428075703Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:40:27 +0000<a href="http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2010/03/video-people-singing-weezer-on-the-streets.html">Video: People singing Weezer on the streets</a>: <div> <p><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RXnHnWTqa_M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></p> <p>On <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/04/video-japanese-peopl.html">Boing Boing</a>, I just posted this hilarious video of Japanese people singing Weezer on the streets of Tokyo, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. Unlike the more <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSp-PsDs0JY&feature=related">fetishized, fabricated music videos</a> portraying Japan, I thought this one was really genuine and funny. </p> </div>http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/428075704http://mandel.themacaque.com/post/428075704Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:40:27 +0000