[teh glorious interweb what got stuck in my 
camino tabs this past week]
schmooze and abuse
purrcast – podcast made from purring cats. [via bb]
Nintendo, Microsoft and Philips flunk toxic test – “The Greener Electronics Guide is our way of getting the electronics industry to face up to the problem of e-waste.”
Google Thinks Spammers Might Be Giving Up – “Google won’t disclose numbers, but the company says that spam attempts, as a percentage of e-mail that’s transmitted through its Gmail system, have waned over the last year.”
Meet the women who won’t have babies – because they’re not eco friendly – “At the age of 27 this young woman at the height of her reproductive years was sterilised to “protect the planet”.”
Bicycles That Carry Powerful Beats, and Even a Rider or Two – “They are ordinary bicycles, not motorcycles, although these contraptions look and sound more like rolling D.J. booths. They are outfitted with elaborate stereo systems installed by the youths.” [via bb]
etoy wins VIDA AWARD 2007 with MISSION ETERNITY SARCOPHAGUS – “Spanish telecom giant Telefonica saves etoy.CORPORATION from bankruptcy and brings etoy’s mission to the next level.”
Secret Message from CSS-Tricks – neat CSS trick.
Google hopes to undercut coal with cheap, renewable energy – “the search engine behemoth has announced a plan to develop sources of renewable energy that will be cheaper than coal. The new initiative, RE<C will begin by focusing on solar power technology, and will also encompass geothermal energy production.”
What the French President Actually Said About Pirates, Networks, No DRM, and Fat Government Subsidies For Videogames – “Internet, c’est une “nouvelle frontière”, un territoire à conquérir. Mais Internet ne doit pas être un “Far Ouest” high-tech, une zone de non droit où des “hors-la-loi” peuvent piller sans réserve les créations, voire pire, en faire commerce sur le dos des artistes.”
applematters.png (image) – “A self-described Apple user … is targeting OS X enthusiast sites with defacements that accuse them of excessive fanboyism.”
EMBRACE – a very powerful short film by hillman curtis. [via swissmiss]
Hidden truths – The hidden truths in games. Pac-Man: “The Hidden Truth: Consume or die.” Super Mario Bros.: “The Hidden Truth: Guys will do pretty much anything if there’s a pretty girl involved.”
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