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Yao Now Red Cow - good article on Kuro5hin about the rise of international players in the NBA.

“The music depicts the mythic, sometimes violent struggle between the occupants of Earth and a group of ex-Earthlings inhabiting the fictional planet Kobaia.” Some mad ravings about alternative music? No, it’s former world snooker champion Steve Davis giving commentary about the current B&H tournament. Clearly a slow news day over at the BBC…

Here’s a great story about AFC Wimbledon, a wholly fan-owned club that was organised in response to plans by the Wimbledon FC management to move to Milton Keynes. It’s heartening to see AFC Wimbledon successfully demonstrating that there is an alternative to current modes of club management.

Braille instructions on a drive-through ATM? Only in America (scroll down).

While I was working at UC San Diego earlier this summer, I’d often hear some music (country style, usually) wafting over the trees as I was walking home. For about a month, I never really had any idea where it was coming from - I assumed that it was maybe from the bar or the […]

Easyweigh is a nice little cardboard letter-weighing gadget that you can get for free from the Royal Mail. No, I haven’t used mine yet, but I do send letters abroad every so often. That it looks cool was admittedly a significant factor influencing my decision to get one.

An excellent piece of journalism on the crash of EgyptAir 990 from the Atlantic Montly.

Lots of interesting ‘howtos’

Two sides to every story - a funny, touching and strangely familiar story. Once you’ve read the post, click on the link at the top to read the other side’s account (Ben and Mena are a married couple working on a piece of software called Movable Type).