At least not in the iPad App Muji to GO, which other than that i quite like by the way (not as much as the Muji Calendar app)

during my trip to california someone turned me onto the iPhone/iPad game words wth friends. at first i was pretty exited, but this has quickly changed to something very negative. words with friends brings out the worst type of behavior in people, the anonymity of the web seems to feed it.

scrabble is a classic social game that encourages competitive as much as it does team play. when people play scrabble at home with their friends or family and one player starts to build strange clusters to milk more points for himself, there is a good chance that the people in the room will start to call him on it. no such thing will happen when playing words with friends online with strangers and i found that even playing it with friends they start to play much more egotistically just to scramble more points. the social aspect of the game gets lost, just the competitive part remains, no more fun, the game play gets formulaic and turns very boring very fast.

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MOVE OVER, CHICKEN WING! – "Impress all the other soulja boys and girls with these hot, barely choreographed summer dances!" bust a move, …erm… buster.

Mark Frauenfelder | Colbert Report – boingboing's mark frauenfelder s on the colbert report, wicked shoebox guitar solo there.

SURRA DE BUNDA – nosebutt with the … erm … butt, as seen on jon stewart.

'Ahead of the Game' – Trailer for a new film for 2012 [HD] – '"Ahead of the Game' is a feature length documentary set in the heart of the neighbourhoods hosting the London 2012 Olympics.
It is a personal exploration of the multi billion pound project as seen through the eyes of AJ, a 20 year old who grew up in poverty on the estates of the East End.
With the world's media focused on the Games, AJ exposes the reality of development in one of the poorest places in the UK."

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Report: Pentagon launches "manhunt" for Wikileaks founder. Founder: "Yoo-hoo, I'm in Vegas!" – "In the Daily Beast today, Philip Shenon reports the Pentagon has launched a "manhunt" for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has… just announced he'll be in Vegas tonight. Huh? The Defense Department is upset at Wikileaks and Assange for publishing a number of secret and sensitive documents, and the "Collateral Murder" video." runnnnnn!!!!!

Denmark Leads the World in Meat Consumption, United States Fifth – "According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the average Dane devours 321 lbs. of meat a year. This edges out New Zealand (313 lbs. per person) for the top spot. The United States, at 275 lbs., is fifth — also following the tiny nations of Luxembourg (312 lbs.) and Cyprus (289 lbs.) For the sake of comparison, the average citizen of the United Kingdom eats 175 lbs. of meat a year, and the typical Frenchman 222 lbs." aha, that explains why the danes are so aggressive, i wondered when i visited copenhagen.

Radiohead frontman: Music industry on verge of collapse – "It will be only a matter of time – months rather than years – before the music business establishment completely folds. (It will be) no great loss to the world."

BIT.TRIP RUNNER – very fun looking retro game, wii only though.

Fried Eggs on Corn Tortillas with Two Salsas (Huevos Divorciados) – "The eggs are "separated" by their salsas—one is topped with fiery red, the other with jealous green." as seen on regine debattys facebook page.

Your Brain on Computers – Plugged-In Parents – "The boy, who Ms. Im estimates was about 2 1/2 years old, made repeated attempts to talk to his mother, but she wouldn’t look up from her BlackBerry. “He’s like: ‘Mama? Mama? Mama?’ ” Ms. Im recalled. “And then he starts tapping her leg. And she goes: ‘Just wait a second. Just wait a second.’ ”
Finally, he was so frustrated, Ms. Im said, that “he goes, ‘Ahhh!’ and tries to bite her leg.”

Walking the Dead – "the shoes were all of the same brand and he had worked out that the company was a defunct one that had been dedicated to turning out footwear for the deceased. That’s right – the dead. Apparently, wearing filthy Birkenstocks was just as bad form when leaving this world as when living in it and an entire industry had dedicated itself to solving this problem. So that explained why this company had been manufacturing shoes that were up-to-the-minute fashion-wise, but didn’t have to withstand a whole lot of walking. Well, any walking."

The Herbaliser 'Herbal Tonic' Free Album Mini-mix – "Free album mini-mix of the forthcoming best of album from The Herbaliser 'Herbal Tonic', mixed by DK."

Freedom From Porn – ipad adds re-decorated.
The Tourist Lane
"For our latest mission, we created separate walking lanes for tourists and New Yorkers on a Fifth Avenue sidewalk. Department of Transportation “employees” were on hand to enforce the new rules and ask pedestrians for their feedback on the initiative. "

Apple's Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed – "Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking."

Swiss solar innovator wins Millennium Technology prize – "The inventor of a low-cost solar cell that could be used to build electricity generating windows has been awarded this year's Millennium Technology Prize."

Charles Eames and photos of solar power history – "This gorgeous photo shows designer Charles Eames demonstrating his Do Nothing Machine, an experimental solar-powered toy he made in 1958." fantastic photo of my favorit designer.

Copyright: The Elephant in the Middle of the Glee Club – "The fictional high school chorus at the center of Fox’s Glee has a huge problem — nearly a million dollars in potential legal liability. For a show that regularly tackles thorny issues like teen pregnancy and alcohol abuse, it’s surprising that a million dollars worth of lawbreaking would go unmentioned. But it does, and week after week, those zany Glee kids rack up the potential to pay higher and higher fines."

Restaurant tells diners to eat up or else – "An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return. Chef Yukako Ichikawa has introduced a 30 percent discount for diners who eat all the food they have ordered"

Was Barack Obama In the 1993 Music Video For 'Whoomp (There It Is)'? – "Finally, a Barack Obama conspiracy theory for the rest of us! Everyone from Tea Partiers to hip hop message boards thinks Obama was an extra in the music video for Tag Team's single "Whoomp (There It Is)"."

Wired News (and Adrian Lamo) report alleged Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video leaker – "Wired News senior editor (and former hacker) Kevin Poulsen and reporter Kim Zetter have unveiled the identity of an Army intelligence analyst arrested over charges that he provided Wikileaks with the "Collateral Murder" video."

Solar Equation in Melbourne – "The solar animation on the balloon is generated by live mathematical equations that simulate the turbulence, flares and sunspots that can be seen on the surface of the Sun." installation by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, visitors can influence the projction using an ipod touch.

Your Brain on Computers – Attached to Technology and Paying a Price – "As computers have changed, so has the understanding of the human brain. Until 15 years ago, scientists thought the brain stopped developing after childhood. Now they understand that its neural networks continue to develop, influenced by things like learning skills."

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KittehRoulette – refresh for random kittehs of the internet – no penis here, pheew

The Gift, by Carl Erik Rinsch – "Five short films. Five genres. Five of RSA's hottest directors. One unifying piece of dialogue." this is an excellent short film, the others are also worth checking out.

Tina Fey Unveils "The Sarah Palin Network" on SNL – "Tina Fey reprised her role as Sarah Palin on tonight's episode of Saturday Night Live with an unveiling of the fictional "Sarah Palin Network" in what turned out to be a smart, tight and thoroughly funny sketch."

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Teen hammers father to death over computer game – "A 14-year-old boy killed his sleeping father with a sledgehammer after his parents told him not to play a computer game overnight and took away the keyboard."

Fancy Horse Makes Blizzard $2 Million in Four Hours – "The Blizzard Pet Store is offering two new virtual pets to World of Warcraft players today, one of which has generated over $2 million in sales in its first four hours."

Apple’s New Developer Agreement Unlevels the iAd Playing Field – "Apple told us last week that it would not prevent third-party ad networks from embedding ads in applications for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, even though those networks would compete with its own iAd platform."

Chris Morris: the Orson Welles of British comedy? – "With the impending release of a new film and biography, the enigmatic creator of Brass Eye faces a choice: venture into the limelight, or risk compromising the exposure of his work"

The 30-Second Rule, A Decision Tree – "You’ve just dropped food on the floor. Should you eat It? This handy flow chart will help you decide, but if you subscribe to the 10 second, 20 second, or 30 second rule, you’ll have to read fast!"

BAD BOY KUMMER von Miklos Gimes – a brief description of the movie and some additional info is online.

Five rational arguments against Apple's 3.3.1 policy – "It’s better to be loved than to be feared. It’s only when you can’t make them love you that you want them to fear you. Apple has jumped the gun. We weren’t done loving you before you made us fear you."

Suicide Statistics – infographic a look at suicide statistics.

The Amazing Media Habits of 8-18 Year Olds – "Kids consume a hell of a lot of media–and more all the time. Basically, if kids are awake, they're consuming media."

Useless Fliers – "Download a pdf of it!" and some more

Thinkstank, Useless Flier Cargo cult advertising.  A flier… – "Cargo cult advertising. A flier that exists for no apparent reason, and which you can take a piece of with you to remind you that it was there."

After iPad, Rivals Offer Hybrid Variations – "Just as Apple’s iPhone shook up a complacent cellphone industry, the company’s iPad is provoking PC makers — and non-PC makers — to fight back with new devices."

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Live Webcast Fail – oh my gawd. feedback!!!!

Stewart to O'Reilly: Fox News a 'perpetual emotion machine' (video) – "You have become the most reasonable person on Fox News," Stewart said to O'Reilly. "Which is like being the thinnest kid at fat camp." john stewart in the lion’s den.

Jon Stewart on The O’Reilly Factor: Part II – contd.

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Nigerian Stars Fight 419 Scams With Pop Music – "'Maga No Need Pay' is the latest pop song to make its way around West African radio waves, and the message behind it is clear: just say "no" to cyber-crime." and a catchy fucking tune it is.

Art History Poster – been contemplating about “Manzoni owns shit” and what an achievement that is.

Has headline hyperbole gone too far online? Stewart "obliterates" blogosphere – "Last night, in a segment titled "The Blogs Must Be Crazy," Jon recapped the ongoing war between reality and the headlines used throughout the blogosphere to recap said reality." Jon actually skullf#@ks the Blogoshpere. outch. brain hurts now.

Shapeways interviews Bruce Sterling – "Spimes are pieces of technology that know where they are and can reveal their entire history to you." mkay then…

San Francisco’s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church – "Westboro Baptist Church showed up to protest in front of Twitter’s San Francisco office on Thursday, but found themselves severely outnumbered by a crowd of absurdist pranksters, including guest blogger EDW Lynch above." i quite liked “God hates retweets”.

Celebrities with Short Legs Pictures – "Let's not allow Hollywood fool us any more with their visual tricks, and expose how short celebrity legs really are. Photoshop celebrities and politicians with really short legs." awww, ponies. [via b3ta]

Gaming Junkie Kills Mother For Not Paying Internet Bills – "Lonut Silviu Savin, a Romanian Counter-Strike gamer, was devastated when his mother attempted to stop his addiction to the game by simply not paying the internet bill. The adoptive mother paid alright; with her life. After Lonut was unsuccessful logging onto the internet to play Counter-Strike, he stabbed his adoptive mother 17 times, which ultimately, lead to her death." shocking, but really that surprising?

Blogging: Not for the young? – "With the increase in micro-blogging applications like Twitter and Facebook, traditional blogging has declined amongst young adults and teens since 2006 with only 14 percent of teens now saying they blog, compared to 28 percent in 2006."

‘Don’t Be Evil,’ Meet ‘Spy on Everyone’: How the NSA Deal Could Kill Google – "That’s a lot harder to swallow, when Google starts working cheek-to-jowl with the overcollectors. The company pinkie-swears that its agreement with the NSA won’t violate the company’s privacy policies or compromise user data. Those promises are a little hard to believe, given the NSA’s track record of getting private enterprises to cooperate, and Google’s willingness to take this first step." Don’t Be Spying on Everyone.

Torrent Sites Blamed For Twitter Attack – "Twitter alleges that a torrent script developer has installed backdoors into his software, allowing it to gain login credentials of users. These credentials have been abused to boost the follower count of unnamed Twitter accounts." kinda blah but interesting.

Johnny Rotten Settles Suit Alleging He Punched a Woman in the Face – "Lydon, who lives in Los Angeles, denied any wrongdoing." is punk now dead then?

GC-SUNDANCE-Four-Lions.mp3 – interview with chris morris regarding his latest movie four lions, that i must see asap.

Geek graffiti in bathroom – “downloading… please wait. 25%”

The new iPad. – “Now with over 300 cameras. Happy?”

pain pack – very impressive ze frank project, using phone message from people in emotional pain, he then asked musicians to create first samples then pieces of music.

Anger Release Machine « Urban Prankster – "Are you stressed out and feeling the need to break something? Just pop a few coins in the Anger Release Machine and choose a porcelain item to smash." smart.

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iPad is iBad for freedom – “With new tablet device, Apple’s Steve Jobs pushes unprecedented extension of DRM to a new class of general purpose computers”

The iPad provides the ultimate browsing experience? – Millions of websites use Flash. Get used to the blue legos.

8 Things That Suck About the iPad – apple ipad – Gizmodo – agree on all accounts. not getting one of these. seems like they took all the mistakes they made on the iPhone and amplified those instead of getting rid of them.

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Chris Morris's Four Lions: 'jihadist comedy' – "How not to buy bomb-making bleach " the latest chris morris comedy.

Friday Film Pick: RiP! A Remix Manifesto – "The NFB recently made the entirety of RiP: A Remix Manifesto available for online viewing. For free. In HD."

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Unhappy Hipsters – "it's lonely in the modern world" [via b3ta]

Ten Word Wiki – The Express Till For The Internet – "Ten Word Wiki is an Encyclopedia for the ADD generation. We Describe Everything In Ten words" [via b3ta]

Every day the same dream – "Every Day The Same Dream plays at issues of lives led in quiet, soul-sapping desperation by forcing you to subvert your own easy routines and comes fully loaded with a gut-punch for anyone who has been or is currently a wage-slave office drone."

Boing Boing: Games To Get – games recommended by the boingboing crew.

Will I get laid on Valentine’s Day? – looks like i might ^^

Spirit – particularly cute xkcd cartoon.

World Economic Forum – Home – fake or real? very well done mediahack.

Mute Button Pacifier (Baby Blue): Baby – ha ha haaaaa

app.itize.us – minimalistic iPhone iPod app reviews. nice.

GENTRY – floppy disc art.

gnop – reverse pong, you control the ball not the paddle.

One of the best environmental films ever made, Dreamland shakes the soul – "There is one reason, above all the others, that the Academy Awards are not worth paying any attention to this year: the documentary Dreamland is not up for best picture, best documentary, or best anything." ok, ok, we heard ya…

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