Now that we’ve got a little bit more bandwidth in Vietnam, Stephanie’s been posting some videos from our time in the Philippines. Check ‘em out: Tricyle and Jeepney – Banaue and Into the underground river

Cool, gross: bird saliva factory

Andy got (and brewed) our poo poo coffee from Bali (aka kopi luwak)

Neat to see Eric Rewitzer’s new paintings (some based on my container ship photos) taking shape: Panamax Update: The Chop (love the last shot)

Wikileaks would be a great thing, if it weren’t for Julian Assange. Good, long article: Dealing With Assange and the Secrets He Spilled

Hallefuckinglujah: Color-coded threat system to be replaced in April

“The old color-coded system taught Americans to be scared, not prepared,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson , D-Miss., the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee. “Each and every time the threat level was raised, very rarely did the public know the reason, how to proceed, or for how long to be on alert.”

This looks totally hot: Fujifilm FinePix X100

Missed opportunity for a Jay-Z allusion:

China and India may have growing pains — but debt is not one of them.

What a slick site for the new HTML5 Logo (and it even validates!)

Can’t believe they passed up my HTML5 fist…

Just stumbled upon this new typographic map of San Francisco from Axis Maps (see also: Ork Posters)

Not sure how to feel after reading The Tragedy of Nepal by Andrew Hyde (via Kottke). First thought: maybe I don’t want to go to Nepal. Second thought: criticism is hard to do well. Third thought: the comments make it a more complex piece.

Long, but good read on the Euro: Can Europe Be Saved? (I’ve kind of been on an economics reading binge lately, I’m not sure why…)

Ricky Gervais: Why I’m an Atheist (I prefer this approach to Dawkins’, but I suppose they both move the ball forward)

Neat: Telstar Logistics Tours Gourmet Food Truck Factories (for the New York Times)

H-H-Hot! Penguin Classics ultra mega super 1.21 gigawatts box set

Exciting news for small car fans:

Chrysler’s long-term outlook is heavily dependent on a series of smaller, fuel-efficient models it will get from Fiat, the first of which is the tiny Fiat 500 micro-car that is to arrive in this country later this year.

SF artist Eric Rewitzer, of 3 Fish Studios, will be using a few of my container ship photos as the basis for some paintings he’s doing for an upcoming show: Panamax Begins Today

At least I’m not the only one who “decorates” with books: Selling a Book by Its Cover

I just lent $25 to a restaurateur in Iraq (and you can too!)

Stephanie’s posted some photos and a video of us scooting in Amed, Bali

File under: there are some things $500 million can’t buy:

Even as Goldman takes a stake in Facebook, its employees may struggle to view what they invested in. Like those at most major Wall Street firms, Goldman’s computers automatically block access to social networking sites, including Facebook.

Just googled “pen fifteen” thanks to xkcd. Oh the things I don’t know!