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Sepak Takraw, For Real
02.27.08 | Permalink | Comment?

It took a video by The Onion to alert me to the existence of Sepak Takraw, a traditional Southeast Asian sport which, in the words of the US Takraw Association, combines “elements of soccer, volleyball, net footbag, gymnastics, and martial arts.” The video (below) may be a joke, but the sport apparently is not.
Movies, TV, Tech
I Want My IPTV
02.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Who’s doing IPTV right? Joost sucks, unfortunately, and Apple is on its way, but its the combination of Netflix and Microsoft that has me really excited.
Music
Justice Is So Metal
02.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Bands without creative names shouldn’t be playing music in the first place. The Goo Goo Dolls is not a creative name. Justice is a creative name. In fact, Wikipedia lists only two bands in the world named Justice. One’s a German thrash-metal outfit from the early 90’s, and the other, of which I’m a fan, [...]

Sepak Takraw, For Real