The Linkage for December 17th
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from December 2nd to December 17th.
Bankers ‘whacked’ in arcade game
An arcade game that allows people to vent their anger at bankers has proved so popular the owner keeps having to replace worn out mallets.
Tags: uk funny
Dubai cracking down on beach shenanigans
In Dubai, you can get a ticket for ogling a woman at the beach. Gee, doesn’t that sound like a fun place to visit?
Tags: society crime law dubai
Brian Williams leaves 30 Rock to tape “30 Rock”
This gives me a headache. The walls between alternate realities must be breaking down.
Tags: television nbc funny
Suck it, Dallas: the Houston Rodeo outdraws the state fair
I believe the headline says it all. Looks like Big Tex and fried everything can’t compete with Hannah Montana on a rotating stage.
Tags: texas houston dallas rodeo state_fair
AT&T takes the fall for the iPhone’s glitches
With AT&T getting blasted from all corners about how crappy their service is (and it is), it begs the question – would Verizon be in the same sorry shape if they were the exclusive carrier of the iPhone. The answer is probably yes.
Tags: business apple att mobile technology
Former NBA player wins eBay auction to name shrimp species
A shrimp that lives on southwest coast of Australia has a new name, thanks to an Australian graduate student, eBay and former NBA basketball player Luc Longley.
Tags: nature animals australia basketball nba funny
Japan’s hotels woo train spotters
Although some people would pay extra money to not have a train zooming past their hotel windows, Japanese hotels have figured out that there’s also quite a few people who would pay more to be able to watch the trains from their rooms.
Tags: japan travel business train
The “other” Vancouver facing an identity crisis
With the 2010 Olympics set to open soon in British Columba, the citizens of the older, less-known Vancouver in southwest Washington have decided they’re tired of playing second fiddle to their Canadian counterparts.
Tags: united_states canada washington 2010_olympics
Microsoft continues to not understand the web
In spite of all of their efforts to make it look like they’re adopting standards and working with the open dev community, Microsoft continues to push out proprietary crap that fails to even remotely come close to playing nice with anything that they haven’t developed in-house.
Tags: business microsoft net_issues stupid
Biggest thing going for the NHL is the loonie
As the Canadian dollar skyrockets in value, the long-suffering Canadian contingent of the NHL is enjoying a financial resurgence.
Tags: hockey nhl canada economics
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