“So I made this thing‚ this video. And a lot of people are watching it.

And they take away a message. It’s unspoken, and maybe because it’s never articulated it becomes more potent.
By saying nothing, people hear exactly what they want to.
And that guy on the screen becomes a symbol for what’s important, what’s possible.”.

Where the Hell is Matt?. Matt, “that guy who dances on the internet…”

The song: Sweet Lullaby by Deep Forest.

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“Choro-Q is a series of Japanese 3-4 cm long pullback toy cars first made by Takara in 1978.”. (from Wikipedia)
	“Typically, you pull them back and they zoom off. Put a penny on their back and they do wild tricks.”. (from jackadeal.com)

Choro-Q: the website*.

From the top: Honda Civic RS (1972) and Honda Odyssey (from Takara-Tomy).
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The Social Issues Research Centre Guide to Flirting.

“Research has also shown that men have a tendency to mistake friendly behaviour for sexual flirting.
This is not because they are stupid or deluded, but because they tend to see the world in more sexual terms than women.

There is also evidence to suggest that women are naturally more socially skilled than men, better at interpreting people’s behaviour and responding appropriately.
Indeed, scientists have recently claimed that women have a special diplomacy gene which men lack.”.

“Yugo Nakamura is a creative director, designer and engineer exploring various forms of interactive system in digital and networked environment. Yugo has exhibited and lectured in Asia, U.S.A and Europe. Some artworks from his personal website yugop.com have recenly been shown at Center Pompidou (Paris), Kunstlerhaus (Vienna), Design Museum (London). His commercial works have received many international awards including Cannes Lions, OneShow, Clio Award, and NY ADC.”.

Above: Clockblock 1.0, web clock and screensaver, detail.

See also: Industrious clock.

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- Believe me, more people fear and respect me than him. I’m much bigger than God!
- Careful. That’s what got the Beatles in trouble.
- Ah, I’m bigger than them, too.

A Life With Death. A 24-hour comic by Chris Allan.

“The 24 hour comic challenge is for a cartoonist to completely create a 24 page comics story in 24 straight hours.
Over 1000 people have taken the challenge so far.”.
By Scott McCloud.