japan

1/31/06 Gil's LotD!

Gil's link of the day!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4532245984549289375 A parody of Hollaback Girl by a bunch of Indian guys.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6943201001782160188 Japanese TV clip showing a water rocket launcher.

1/17/06 Gil's LotD!

Gil's link of the day!
http://ishi.blog2.fc2.com/blog-entry-151.html
This is by the same guy who made yesterday's Falling Sand Game. Also look on the right of the page for a game called Cat Cannon which is a lot of fun.

5/26/07 Gil's LotD!

5/26/07 Gil's LotD!
http://www.livescience.com/health/070510_facial_culture.html News story about the difference between the way Japanese and Americans look at faces. ^_____^
http://www.topoware.org/concept.html This designer made an entire dining set with a topo map theme.

5/19/07 Gil's LotD!

5/19/07 Gil's LotD!
http://www.opentopia.com/showcam.php?camid=4239 Stalker time: live webcam of a dental office in Japan.
http://80.126.134.185:8085/cgi-bin/guestimage.html More webcams: watch a pool in what looks like a school.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Friends_of_gays_should_not_be_allowed_to_edit_articles Wikipedia policy on editors who are friends of gay men/women.

5/16/07 Gil's LotD!

5/16/07 Gil's Link of the Day!
http://hitotoki.org/ Short stories from Tokyo tagged on a Google map.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_oCZsJbl7A Dog vs baby!
http://springs1.0catch.com/goodbye.html Generate an angry, parting rant!

5/11/07 Gil's LotD!

5/11/07 Gil's Link of the Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAUXdDO_NgM An interview with Pikachu's voice actor. Be sure to see this video.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_PipeOrgan Know anything about pipe organs? Join in!
http://everybody.who.opposes.me.willbedefeated.com/ Replace the text before .willbedefated.com to have the video talk about your enemy!

5/3/07 Gil's LotD!

5/3/07 Gil's LotD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOvq3-oG5BM A preview video of Sumotori Dreams, a tiny and funny game. The link for the download is in the description and be sure to see the video.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=263297 The latest scam in Japan is selling people sheep and calling them poodles?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHi-ZcvFV_0 A parody Facebook infomercial.

4/26/07 Gil's LotD!

4/26/07 Gil's LotD!
http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/a-nations-youth-all-thumbs-with-pcs/2007/04/13/1175971346787.html A story about the extensive use of cellphones with the latest generation in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-u9SzVdVGI A very funny mix of the soundtrack of the 300 trailer with footage from Anchorman. Be sure to watch this video.
http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2007/04/2650.php A website typo printed Hustler as for kids ages 5-10.

5/22/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.ninjanewyork.com/ A restaurant in New York where you are served by ninjas.
http://www.channelchooser.com/ Free TV channels streamed over the Internet!

4/30/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.langorigami.com/art/gallery/gallery.php4?name=mt_diablo_tarantula Amazing origami of insects.
http://www.lasikathome.com/ Laser eye surgery at home: what could possibly go wrong!
http://www.hometheaterblog.com/hometheater/2006/03/what-about-bose-part-1/ An audiophile's view of Bose stereos.
http://proxy.org/cgi_proxies.shtml A list of tons of free web proxies, as well as an option to choose a random one.

3/27/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.damninteresting.com/watch-the-skies-in-the-year-52007-ad Apparently, there's a plan to send a satellite up around Earth and have it eventually reenter in fifty thousand years. You can submit a message to be put in the satellite, the link is at the bottom of the page.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8972478390980130889# A Japanese ad for noodles.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2428643356101239067# An ad which depicts Bill Gates wandering the halls asking for change because he wants to buy a pop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzfP0Ig7eVQ A six-legged wall climbing robot.

3/26/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.tiltomo.com/ This website analyzes pictures from Flickr and lets you search for others that are similiar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFj_i6HtebM From the video's description: A man throws boiling water into the air in Saskatchewan during a typical mid-winter, -40c(-40°F) day.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2171728448553341327# A guy dresses up as a stormtrooper and walks around downtown Tokyo with a friend to tape reactions.

3/24/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.scene.org/awards.php Awards given to demos, which are small computer programs designed to push the capability of a computer's hardware to the limit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgPmaNMReKQ A Japanese commercial for tea. I think this video is really funny.
http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com/paris-panoramique-360-110.htm A 360 degree panorama of Paris, France at dusk. This is a really cool picture.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STQ3nhXuuEM A Japanese video of a robot which actually transforms and moves.

3/20/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.horae.dti.ne.jp/~fuwe1a/newpage5.html A japanese page linking to pictures of dolls set in poses mimicking the diagrams from a Russian military manual.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1842850215102200838# A commercial illustrating the importance of paying attention.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=36099539665548298# What if Microsoft made the iPod packaging?

2/25/06 Gil's link of the day!

http://www.abandonedrailroads.com/ Abandoned railroads of the US.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8886199035190443829# Woman in a seal hat hides from a polar bear.
http://www.smokymonkeys.com/triglav/ An in-browser RPG.

7/14/05 Gil's LotD

Gil's link of the day!
http://www.segatoys.co.jp/nearme/ Japan has created a robot cat

7/5/05 Gil's LotD

Gil's link of the day!
http://www.origamiboulder.com/ Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper.

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