InterestingWebsites Archive* dodoskido: Windows into Microsoft *

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I'm not generally the kind of person to say that something only occurs in one place ala "only in San Francisco" because that is quite a narrow view of things I think, but I think Osento's Gender Policy Blurb may qualify as an "only in San Francisco" sort of thing...

Osento Gender Policy Statement
1. If you were born female and are transitioning and have not had genital reassignment surgery you are welcome at Osento. However, if you consider yourself male, please respect this as a female only space and do not come in.
2. If you are a female who was born male and have had genital reassignment surgery you are welcome at Osento.
3. All other females 14 years and older of all races, colors, sizes, abilities, religions, affectional persuasions, pierced, tattooed, or other body modifications are also welcome here. Lesbians, straights, bisexuals, stone butches, spiked hair, no hair, blue or pink hair, grandmothers, granddaughters, professionals in business suits, strippers, blue collar, white collar, no collar, union, non-union, and all other females are welcome at Osento.

PLEASE HELP ME KEEP OSENTO A SAFE RELAXING SPACE.

* Phone Tree *

Hate talking to a computer when you need help? Me too. Here's a start: gethuman database.

* Get Smart *

My brain is in need of serious pimpin' these days. Luckily the Brits have a guide on how to get yoru noggin' bling on ....

Guardian Unlimited | Science | Simple ways to make yourself far cleverer

THE GET SMARTER GUIDE
Saturday
Brush your teeth with your 'wrong' hand and take a shower with your eyes closed.
Sunday
Do the crossword or Sudoku puzzle in your Sunday paper and take a brisk walk.
Monday
Have oily fish for dinner, and either cycle, walk or take the bus into work.
Tuesday
Select unfamiliar words from the dictionary and work them into conversations.
Wednesday
Go to yoga, Pilates or a meditation class, and talk to someone you don't know.
Thursday
Take a different route to work; watch Countdown or Brainteaser.
Friday
Avoid caffeine or alcohol; memorise your shopping list.

03/ 8/06 10:41 permalink discuss

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* Tapei Plastic Primates *

I just got my IconBuffet Delivery of the Taipei Plastic Primates icon set. I totally love tis set, but I'd like to get some of the other sets.

I'm looking for:

Taipei Buddies 1 and 2
Taipei Night Market
Manhattan Night Life
Oslo Atmosphere
and Oslo Finance

If you have any of these, let me know and I'll send you Taipei Plastic Primates and Shanghai Tech in exchange for any or all of them. And big ups to iconbuffet for the cool icons and even cooler icon-junkie trading scene that has emerged because of them.

02/21/06 10:45 permalink discuss

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* What's Up SushiSuperstar? *

Check out: Sushi Superstar - the funny asian video collection

There's some seriously funny stuff over there, like:
Go Asian Boy, Go Asian Boy
Go Big Boy, Go Big Boy
Crouching Tiger Axe Body Spray Commercial
Who Let the Dogs (with Afros) Out?
Super Mario Bros Show

and lots more! See For Yourself.

12/13/05 00:15 permalink discuss

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* Protect Your Move *

Moving? How do you know if you're getting ripped off or not? Well the easiest way is to just do it yourself. But if you've just got too much stuff to do it yourself and really don't want to simplify, try checking out the government's Protect Your Move site. It lists a lot of moving companies and their complaint records which is nice so you can find out if there have been problems in the past with those burly guys coming to take your things to their new home.

See For Yourself.