The Homebrew Channel

/. had a link to some hack for the Wii called The Homebrew Channel, which allows running homebrew code on a Wii. I knew there was a good reason for buying the Zelda Twilight Princess game: even though I haven't played it yet...installing the "Twilight Hack" apparently requires the game. A software hack sounds a lot more attractive to me than having to install a hardware mod that may get screwed by a Wii firmware update.

Another way to beat jet lag

Russ sent me this link to an article regarding how to beat jet lag—by going hungry.

変圧器

秋葉原で見てきた。これは西口の線路下の店や、ラジオ会館の店じゃなくて、駅の南にある、線路下のほうだ。俺的に新しい発見の、「ニューアキハバラ。」そこの店に真空管アンプ専用変圧器などが置いてある。

Californication

I found a blog that has a translation of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Californication into Japanese. Wacky! And I think the guy did a pretty good job. As well as making reasonable sense of Anthony Kiedis' lyrics!

Pop Baby Names

CNN had an article recently about the top 10 baby names for 2007. Essentially it was a wrapper around the SSA's press release. "Emily" (12 years running) and "Jacob" (9 years running) are the most popular names...? I don't know any Emilys or Jacobs, but then again, I don't know anyone with 9-12 yr olds.

Previously I'd linked to a CNN article on "baby name remorse" and the SSA's top name list. Search for "baby" on here to retrieve all such links.

渡辺玲子

Her version of Tzigane kicks ass.

Gun Links from Edo

Ed sent me these a while ago in an IM session. Most are C&R related.

IMA
Model 1 Sales
AIM Surplus
SOG
Military Gun Supply
Akron Armory
Classic Arms

Happy Hour

This is so friggin' true.

Konica Pages

I found a site with scanned Konica user manuals. There was another somewhat interesting one as well.

Camera Fungi

I didn't realize how mold/mildew or whatever could grow in camera lenses. I mean, I'd heard of it, but never knew how it could happen. It's humidity that does it. While I was in Japan, it was much more humid than in the upper Midwest of the U.S., so some SLR lenses I had grew some stuff. That really sucks. Here's some stuff about cleaning out fungi. Professional help may be best. However, apparently the fungi can etch the coating on the lenses, which sucks. Act fast.

Fungi in Photographic Lens [sic]
Camera cleaning, restauration [sic] and maintenance
Cleaning lens fungus

FlatWire

Digging through some old WSJs that had piled up, I found reference to a product called FlatWire, a paper-thin wire that can be used to add lighting without tearing up a wall to install. They have A/V models, too. I've seen flat speaker wire before, but not quite this thin.

43 Folders

43 Folders is Merlin Mann's personal productivity site. (Link to most popular posts.) I stumbled upon it when googling David Allen's Getting Things Done. Apparently 43f has a bunch of "life hacks" in the GTD vein.

The tip about metering usage of clothing by putting the hangers up backward, replacing them the right way, and after six months purging clothes that are unused is particularly interesting. I have a closet full of stuff that I don't wear but can't seem to part with. My work room is strewn with stuff like that. I need a bigger place to hide my stuff.

Pilkington Competition Equipment

My dad sent me a link to the Pilkington site, since they're one of the few places that have information on the Beretta 89. I'm still not clear on how it differs from the 87, other than the grip, but they sure as hell look cool.