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{title}Cos-Play to Teach Geek's English - Tokyo Cosplish School
A Tokyo school has just begun teaching an innovative new subject called Cosplish, a hybrid of the words "cos-play" and "English." The strange course focuses on three topics which have become increasingly… 		Aww a school for people like me? Only 10 years too late...and in a country that I do not call home. However there is a huge difference between western otaku and the traditional Japanese otaku. I would know being a phantom one and all. A Japanese otaku is a very generalized term meaning "obsessive fan" and from there it gets broken down to Anime, sci fi, ect. The context in western culture is more specific in that...well, its an "obsessive fan" of Anime, Video games, J-music, and Japanese (pop) culture.
- Allen Butler
{title}Bionic Eye - Retina Replacement Prototype
Researchers at the Boston Retinal Implant Program have successfully developed a prototype for a retina replacement device. The bionic device is the size of a pencil eraser. The device, which is implanted… 		This is cool...but the word "transmitter" is odd to me. Yes, its transmitting light signals to the optic nerve but where else is it transmitting too? A spy satellite perhaps? Or maybe even YouTube; they will start a live streaming service soon I hear. I want to help the blind but I'm sure the espionage community is excited about this as well.
- Allen Butler
{title}Trend Hunter 2 Sneak Peak - PLEASE COMMENT
Here's a sneak peak at some of the rough formatting for a new front page... You'll note that it has more of a magazine feel to it. Note that I haven't been getting into the details (like graphic resizing or making sure everything is there), but the design should give you a good idea of what's next.… 		Seems great. The giant banner ad in the middle of the page caught me off guard though. I agree with all above and say the bigger pics make it work.
- Allen Butler
{title}Ultra High Speed Public Pods - SkyTran Individual Maglev System
This looks like a super-cool ride you might see at Disneyland, but it's actually a design concept for a real for an ultra-fast public transit system. UniModal Transport Solutions created the Personal Rapid… 		Even if we just had a working/viable public transportation system here in So. Cal. I would be ecstatic.
- Allen Butler
{title}Be The First Lord or Lady on Your Block - Buy Your Way To Nobility in Sealand
Be the first in your crowd to be royalty. The Principality of Sealand (real) is offering the opportunity to become a Lord or Lady. There are loads of official looking documents to verify your standing… 		I would pay to be nobility of sealand
- Allen Butler
{title}Turn On - Australia's Hot Love Drink
Why drink Red Bull when you can drink Turn On. Turn On includes the Guarana, Ginseng and Ginko Biloba you love, plus Schizandra, an aphrodesiac herb. The drink is one of the hottest new things in Australia. 		"turn on" + vodka = Best selling bar drink of all time $$$$$$ !!!!!!!!!
- Allen Butler
{title}Art Coincides With Your Mood - MoodSpace by Interactive Art
What if you could design your own moods? For only $25,000 you can add an entire wall that shimmers and glows to your living room decor. Now imagine being able to fine tune it. The MoodSpace by Interactive… 		Great ideal...unless your manic depressive. You wouldn't want this mind reading piece of art adding fuel to your emotional fire, unless you were in a good mood.
- Allen Butler
{title}For The Ultimate Bridezilla - Bridesmaid Contract
In a recent poll run by You and Your magazine it was said that 1 in 5 brides would want their bridesmaids to sign and abide to a contract or get the boot. For better or for worse, as the list of things in the contract go on they only seem to be getting worse. Bridesmaids would have to ensure that n… 		When you can make jokes like this towards the ritual of marriage, their has to be something drastically wrong. Already, here in the States, laws pertaining to marriage and divorce here are horribly one sided and are only of benefit to the women of the relationship.(Its only in a rare case that you will hear about a women paying alimony.) Just the mere fact that the term "Bridezilla" exists should scare most away from this archaic ritual.
- Allen Butler
{title}Magical Drink for Gamers - Mana Energy Potion (For Real!)
Obssesed gamers spend hours and hours on their computers. And when on a roll, sleep and food become secondary to them. That's where Mana Energy Potion comes in. A 40mL bottle promises +160 mana, 5-8 hours… 		Yes! Now its time to level up!
- Allen Butler
{title}A New Generation of Terror – Anonymous Hackers
Anonymous is an organized group of hackers, reportedly responsible for 90% of all Internet terror. Fox11 news covered the group back in 2007 and reported Anonymous would hack into MySpace users' pages… 		It will be interesting at least to see the outcome.
- Allen Butler





{title}Animals as Babies - Dog Backpack
You've seen people strap their babies on their backs and on their stomachs, so why not do the same with their dogs? People treat them as children these days anyway, so it really isn't that bizarre. These… 		The danger to the animal out weighs the "cuteness" of this.
- Allen Butler
{title}Disco With Your Baby - Clubs Cater to Mothers with Babies
Baby Loves Disco started in the US, by dancer Heather Murphy, and has now landed in the UK (when I am based) and I love it. It is the ultimate in a child friendly night out – a disco with your baby!… 		Something not right about taking a baby to a place with a full bar...plus wouldn't the loud music hurt the babies ears?
- Allen Butler
{title}Vagina Couch - Genital Home Furnishings
First banned on Craigslist for obvious reasons, was than unbanned and put at the top of the list for 600$. Made by an art student from California, this edgy sofa-king awesome couch looks like it wouldn't be too uncomfortable and defiantly doesn’t lack any style. Just plop down and cozy up between … 		If you sat on another couch, maybe one thats younger and skinnier, would this one get jealous and call you a cheating bastard?
- Allen Butler
{title}Music Icon Goes Global - Gibson Guitars Merges with Danish Audio Co.
The top brand in acoustic and electric guitars Gibson, announced that it will merge with a Danish audio equipment company. Gibson has set the standards for gee-tars since forever. Every major artist knows and plays Gibson. The company will grow to over 5000 employees after the merger. Gibson's brand… 		I would love to be hopeful for this...however, since the last time the Gibson company changed hands there has been a marked decline in quality of their guitars (non-custom, of course). As of before the merger they were relying a lot on gimmicks such as the self-tuning "robot" guitar and their cheaply made ready made guitars (anything not made by the custom shop) which included the "Gothic series" which were the standard Gibson body types - SG, Les Paul, and "flying V" painted flat black. Fender now days isn't much better. If I wanted a decent Les Paul I'd get a "law suit" era Ibanez Les Paul copy or shell out the $3000US for a Custom Shop Gibson "goddess" Les Paul. My money is more on the contemporary companies such as Ibanez and Carvin.
- Allen Butler
{title}Historical Landmarks as Art - Graziano Cecchini Colors Spanish Steps
Graziano Cecchini, the man who turned the Trevi Fountain blood-red last October, has balls, lots of them, which he dropped down the famed Spanish Steps in Rome. "The balls bounced downhill before filling… 		Reminds me of a Simpsons episode where Homer attempts his own "conceptual art" by flooding the streets of Springfield to resemble Venice. Art should change the world around us...its what makes living is so great.
- Allen Butler
{title}Special Drugs For Gamers - FPSBrain
I'm not even sure what to say about this. According to the makers of FpsBrain, a new energy pill, "Electronic sports is becoming more and more professional." That being said, they though it made sense… 		Maybe a bit better for your teeth than energy drinks. By the ingredient list it would seem that the condition called "niacin flush" is almost a certainty. I'd try it at least once.
- Allen Butler
{title}$300 Laptop - Classmate PC is Intel’s Challenger to OLPC
Intel recently left the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative and is now pushing its Classmate PC. The new computers are also low priced, semi-rugged laptops, but they have a Windows XP OS rather than… 		This and the OLPC initiative are great ideas on the surface. However, it wont be long before controls are placed on how these are used. Computers are just as much a form and a tool of personal expression as much as they are for word processing and research. Any control placed on usage will teach children that the world of technology is bland and sterile and not one of creativity and discovery.
- Allen Butler
{title}$725 Million Robot - 18 Meter Gundam Robot
Japan’s Science and Technology Agency website, SciencePortal, has released specs and pricing for a life-sized Gundam Robot. The giant humanoid would stand 18 meters (59 feet) tall and weigh 43.4 metric… 		Please, please, please tell me its a functional model!? for a .75 Billion it better do something more than look good. Let the record show that I'm against war...but I would be proud to a part of a military that had a "Gundam" division.
- Allen Butler
{title}Big Blog Pranksters - Gizmodo Blogger Banned from CES
At least one Gizmodo blogger has been banned from CES for life after using a device to shut down all the flat screen monitors at CES. The Gizmodo prankster was using a TV-B-Gone Kit which fires off IR… 		This is a great prank... Being banned for life from CES is over reacting a bit. There was no damage to the televisions and its not like they could not sell their gadgets without their fancy power point and flash animation presentations. The organizers of CES need to grow a sense of humor.
- Allen Butler
{title}Pink Parking - Car Parks Get Girly
Officials in the Swiss city of Bern are hoping to stop men grabbing the extra large parking spaces reserved for women drivers - by painting them pink! They are also considering adding flowers and other… 		Gender bias is wrong. I will happily park in these spots as protest. Women can not fight for equality then ask for special treatment because you are women.
- Allen Butler


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