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The Burj: Medieval Folly In Dubai

misgatos — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:42:19 +0000

The thing about criminal lunatics who live like God’s just keeping their chairs warm is that, well, they do know how to put on a show.

via Warren Ellis » Coming Anarchy.

Surgery Or Metalwork?

misgatos — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:39:27 +0000

My little brother had major surgery to repair his ankle a few weeks ago.

His bones never really grew properly in this area, so at age eight he underwent his first corrective operation. This latest was the ninth procedure on this foot.

This go round, his surgeon removed most of the assorted metal implanted in my brother's ankle (pins, staples, screws, broken screw bits, etc.). The surgeon then broke the foot and ankle in three places, inserted pins to hold everything together, stapled together the incisions, and sealed the whole thing in place with a cast.

Hopefully this will be the last surgery the kid will ever need on his ankle.

I've since taken him to get the visible metal removed, and he's asked me to document the process. He has all of the photos and while he hasn't shared many yet I've included a pic of hispre-staple-removal foot below the jump. (Not for the faint of heart). If he sends me more pics, I'll also add them here -- I know I took a great shot of his doctors yanking out the pins with a pair of pliers. Good times.

He's now staple and pin-free and has upgraded to a walking cast. A few more weeks and he'll even be off of crutches entirely. Happy holidays, indeed.

33 staples + 3 six-inch pins = No joke

Now to keep the villagers from stabbing him with pitchforks, and him from using the pins as jewelry for piercings. Yikes.

Cutest Kids Costumes. EVER.

misgatos — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:21:14 +0000

THAT’S BJORN BORG AND MARIO BATALI

The hair. The belly! But where's the beard? The Batali costume is a great idea, and could also be the basis of an Iron Chef group set or a pairing with Gwenneth Paltrow...

via George Clooney lives in Italy but by himself.

EPMD Sample Map

misgatos — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:51:57 +0000

Creating new out of old...

EPMD Sample Map

Fortune Cookie Truth via Waxin and Milkin

misgatos — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:47:44 +0000

Fortune Cookie Truth via Waxin and Milkin

Use The Camera You Have

misgatos — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:43:43 +0000

Remember Chase Jarvis? I linked up his excellent iPhone photography back in April. His mantra was, and remains, that the best camera is the one that’s with you.

He’s taken it to the next step and released his own $3 iPhone app, The Best Camera, which lets you apply various useful filters to the photos you take on your iPhone.The app also lets you upload to various web sites (but, alas, not Flickr). And, if that’s not enough, Jarvis has released a book of his iPhone photography.

Chase Jarvis: The Best Camera

Pubsubhubhub for Dummies (and yes, by “dummies,” I mean “me”). – A dollop of daisy

misgatos — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:18:34 +0000

Pubsubhubhub for Dummies (and yes, by “dummies,” I mean “me”). - A dollop of daisy

Street Fighter IV characters go 2D, revisit the late ’90s

misgatos — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:10:03 +0000

Street Fighter IV characters go 2D, revisit the late ’90s

Hannity at the Bunny Ranch Brothel (via Reddit)

misgatos — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:27:23 +0000

Hannity at the Bunny Ranch Brothel (via Reddit)

xkcd – A Webcomic – Date

misgatos — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:01:52 +0000

xkcd - A Webcomic - Date