Johnny Chung Lee Creates "Minority Report" Effect with Wii Remote

So this is pretty neat.



Since I work at a company that makes input devices, this does make me wonder if we'd better think about trying to hire this guy...

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/

Further proof of job openings for Copy Editors in Taiwan

This motorcycle has a license plate that few in the US would feel comfortable displaying

Don't we usually try to AVOID passengers that are ticking???

See what happens when you just do a word-for-word translation?

I know you are, but what am I?

My parents read this, so I'll exclude the comment I originally had in mind...

Come on!

It's hard enough to fight the stereotype of the stupid, fat, ugly American. It's nice to see that Miss Teen South Caroline decided to join the battle...

...she just chose the wrong side...



Seriously, WTF is she saying?

Songs from the 90s

Actually, this is more wacky stuff spotted here in Taiwan, but I've managed to observe a theme on this one, so here goes:

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• Found this one in one of the local stores that carries pet goods.
  
  

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• You can...
  ...in the morning, you can...
  
  
  ...in the night, you can...
  
  
  ...when you want to...
  
  
  ...
  
  
  
  

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• I was kind of thinking about the theme from "The Love Boat", but somehow cheezy 70s disco music rings more true...
  
  
  I'm not sure what they are implying here, but I do know that there's know way I'm drinking this...
  

Are You Ready For Prayer Time?

Many (if not most) companies in Taiwan will engage in a semi-monthly "bai bai" ceremony, wherein they sacrifice food, incense and money (actually just paper) to their ancestors to bring fortune and luck. I have yet to really figure out the exact significance of this rite (and admittedly, I haven't really tried), but I think that the ancestor worship is some sort of a cross between Taoism and Confucianist beliefs.

Our office typically does not show many signs of having these sorts of religious/spiritual beliefs, so it was interesting when I noticed my coworkers preparing for this particular holiday, the Mid-Autumn Festival. I consider it a privelege to have been able to witness one of these ceremonies first-hand outside of the usual temple environs.