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June 2011 Posts

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  1. Jun 8: Intro to Overlanding (1)
  2. Jun 14: Safari at Lake Nakuru
  3. Jun 15: Flamboyance of flamingos
  4. Jun 16: Crash of rhinos
  5. Jun 17: Crossing the equator on land
  6. Jun 20: I never would have imagined that one day I’d find myself in Rwanda (2)
  7. Jun 24: Mountain gorillas (5)
  8. Jun 27: White Nile Whitewater (1)
  9. Jun 29: Ugandan chapati cooking (3)

June 2011 Neatlinks

Sun, Jun 5

File under “if I had a backyard”: Upgrading the Big Green Egg… (2 comments)

Terrie dispatches two goats: Of Blood and Earth (0 comments)

My own mom featured on her company’s blog: 3 for Me: Kathy Watt (0 comments)

Must have: Lego Maersk Container Ship Set (1 comment)

For more East African animal goodness, check out photographer Nick Brandt (0 comments)

Mon, Jun 6

Chuckle: Annoying.js (0 comments)

Wed, Jun 8

Neato: Mapnificent: Shows you areas you can reach with public transport in a given time. (0 comments)

Sun, Jun 12

An elevated perspective on African wildlife: George Steinmetz’s African Portfolio

I love this excerpt from the About Flying section:

The whole thing packs up into three bags weighing less than 72 lbs (32 kg.) which is the limit for standard baggage on most commercial aircraft. Thus I enter most countries without significant problems from customs or aviation authorities. I don’t need an airfield for take off or landing, only a clear area a little larger than a basketball court.

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I’m a few months behind on pop culture, besides what filtered through on our travels. Just heard Adele’s Rolling in the Deep for the first time today. Wow.

Also, am I wrong for finding LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem (song and video) totally catchy? (3 comments)

Wed, Jun 15

Oh Internet! Antoine Dodson performs at the 15th Annual Webbys

Love the lead on Wikipedia:

Kevin Antoine Dodson is an ‘accidental singer’…

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Thu, Jun 16

I wonder if this will affect their “world’s most livable” ranking: Cars set on fire in Vancouver following loss (3 comments)

Sun, Jun 19

The Dutch Mint is about to release a commemorative, silver-plated, 5€ coin. But get this: they feature a QR code on the reverse. Let’s hope they don’t all accidentally point to justinsomnia.org. (I’d almost consider picking one up—for the sheer novelty of it.) (0 comments)

Fri, Jun 24

A fair-use conflict with an unhappy ending: Andy Baio gets Kind of Screwed (for a story with a happier ending, check out my own A Response to Liberty)

Update: The Online Photographer chimes in (as I hoped he would): Kind of Blue, Kind of Bloop, Kind of Screwed (0 comments)

Neato: The Pentax Q System (with “Toy” lenses!) (0 comments)

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