Going Boing Boing!

I first got to know about Boing Boing through Otterman perhaps 2 years back? (can't quite remember)
I have not been a frequent visitor to the website, preferring to read selected articles through others' highlights.

With my current job, I need to be aware of current technological inventions/trends/news. So I installed Feedreader, a for-Windows -98-and-later aggregator which supports both RSS and ATOM feeds. And guess which feeds I first subscribe to?

Since then, I have been very amused, entertained, educated by the stuff that are posted on Boing Boing.

Here are some interesting ones from this week:

Iguana's penis removed: Mozart, an iguana at the Aquatopia in Antwerp, Beligum, had his penis amputated. Apparently, he was suffering from a week-long erection that interfered with his mobility.

Glasses that vibrate you into alertness

More bad science in kids' food packages

The tagline for Boing Boing is "A Directory of Wonderful Things". Indeed!

Virtually Swedish!

I used to think Swedish = Volvo, Saab and Ikea.

But with the recent visit of the Gotheborg, a recreated Swedish 18-century East Indiaman to Singapore, I am becoming much more aware of all things Swedish.

I recently attended the exhibitions "Improving Life - the design of Swedish inventions" at the Singapore National Museum. Never knew till then, that safety matches was a Swedish invention! Or zippers, 3-point seat belts, Tetra Paks or the adjustable wrench! There were 60 other useful inventions on display. It was definitely an eye-opener.

The Swedish creativity doesn't stop there. They have now ventured beyond the real world. Link

She is now the first country to have set up an embassy in Second Life, a virtual reality world where residents get to create the life as they want it.

"We are planning to establish a Swedish embassy in Second Life primarily as an information portal for Sweden," Swedish Institute (SI) director Olle Wästberg told AFP.

"Second Life allows us to inform people about Sweden and broaden the opportunity for contact with Sweden easily and cheaply," Wästberg said.

Nifty shoe storage!

Alerted through Boing Boing.

The Shoe Rolodex comes in 3 different colours (white, silver and black) Yummy!

You can order this online, but my colleague and I thought of introducing this to the Singapore market. Do you figure it would take off?