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Where is that? - Robin Barooah from email

We showed up in a... Nonchalant manner. You too can show up at any time, nonchalant or otherwise. The Bulb is pretty cool as well. - Jon

This were our 100 favorite images from our January trip to Japan. - Jon

impressive. takes "getting crabby" to a whole new level. - Felicity Arnold

Yes, there is a Russian missile cruiser parked on the Embarcadero. No, this is not the setup for Red Dawn Part 2. - Jon

Looks like a Type 2 phaser burn. - David Smith from IM

Smells like one too. - Jon from iPhone

I believe the Buddha prefers something produced by Herman Miller. - Jon

So sad :( - Bret Taylor

Gabe, it was Casey's old startup. - Paul Buchheit

"We make decisions with partial information. We are forced to steer by guesswork. We go with our gut. That is, some of us do. Others use data. A timer running on Robin Barooah’s computer tells him that he has been living in the United States for 8 years, 2 months and 10 days. At various times in his life, Barooah — a 38-year-old self-employed software designer from England who now lives in Oakland, Calif. — has also made careful records of his work, his sleep and his diet." - Jon from Bookmarklet

“Recently, we have had some successes in the fight against terrorism,” he said. “We were able to take the heads off the most notorious gangsters. But apparently it was not enough. In any case, in due time we will find and punish them all. Just like their predecessors.” - Jon from Bookmarklet

"Take the heads off" ... they do things differently over there. - Jon

"2K Sports announced today that they will give away an unprecedented cash prize in the amount of $1,000,000 to the first person who throws a verified perfect game in Major League Baseball® 2K10, the next iteration of the popular Major League Baseball® 2K series, prior to May 2, 2010." - Jon from Bookmarklet

I wonder how many more perfect games we'd see if the real pitchers were handed a check for a million dollars at the end of a perfect game. - Jon from iPhone

This time lapse sequence in the BBC "Life" series was truly amazing. - Jon from Bookmarklet

What the world needs is 9 Shay's laughing. - Jon

"And so, this is a really huge advantage for us.. maybe I should just leave it there." - Jon

Quite a euphemism for Microsoft, they of the cardinal direction "north". That leaves south for Apple and east for Google? - Jon

"Who would not want to choose a Mac over a 'windows unit'?" - Robin Barooah

"At Crown Point high above Burnley town UK the ‘Singing-Ringing Tree’ – a unique musical sculpture in the form of a tree appears to bend against the endless winds that pass over the hills. Designed by award-winning architects Tonkin-Liu. The wind produces a low and mellow hum through pipes which are tuned so that they do not disturb the wildlife." - Jon from Bookmarklet

Reclaiming the term 'Panopticon' - Robin Barooah from email

Probably making Bentham roll in his grave. - Jon

Riding the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Kyoto. The S90's color selection mode provides some interesting visuals to compliment the Norman Cook supplied music pouring out of the iPod. - Jon from Bookmarklet

Shame the quality decreased so much in the transfer to Vimeo. - Jon

"Fox generally leans more to the right than a man who's just had his right leg blown off." - Jon from Bookmarklet

"one of my favorite television and musical comedy acts now has a novelty app that enables you to make decisions via their quirky humor. spin the bottle, flip a coin, ask the moon (kinda like the old eightball trick), and a fortune teller. stellar illustrations and booshtastic audio!" - Jon from Bookmarklet

"Looking through this lens also enables us to think about infrastructure in a new way. The era of massive, expensive, centralized projects like the Big Dig in Boston has passed. “Now, with the ability to model dynamic systems, we can show a much more decentralized collection of resources could provide greater benefit,” de Monchaux says. “If, in the 19th century, it was a biological metaphor that fueled the creation of Central and Golden Gate parks, the idea that a city needs hearts and lungs to grow, there’s now a networked metaphor. The city is a dense network of relationships. The best way to provide infrastructure is to not go in with a meat ax but to practice urban acupuncture, finding thousands of different spots to go into.”" - Jon from Bookmarklet

Walgreens' attempt to unite Valentine's and Christmas into a new super holiday? - Jon

Maybe it's 'envy' -- for those doing a sort of anti-Valentine's - sara

They have those at our local sushi place in Oakland, Kansai. It's very relaxing not to have to deal with being bugged, but to know that you'll be able to get service when you want it. - Robin Barooah

We saw the buzzers in action at dinner, which was sushi, as well. Only at that place, when the button was pressed it would light up your table number on a bigger board and everyone, from the sushi chef on down, would yell something out, presumably " patron at table 14 pressed button" which made the system slighlty less peaceful. Also, not sure if it is meant to be a reference, but Kansai is the region we are in currently. - Jon from iPhone

I'd guess it's a reference. Our Kansai has giant TV screens showing either football games, or MTV, and is too noisy to tell whether the staff shout something when those buttons are pressed! - Robin Barooah from IM

I have been making rice porridge recently with salmon, onions, nuts, and fermented tea leaves. I must try those other things. - Robin Barooah

I was very surprised how much I liked it. - Jon from iPhone

Where did that come from? - Robin Barooah from email

Yeah, I think we can all agree, one of Seagal's finest films. - Jon

IF YOU MAKE NOISE, HE WILL COME - David Smith from IM

Apparently they were sold out of monkeys so my niece got me this little guy instead. - Jon from iPhone

Looks like the Mad Hatter should be sitting in that. - Jon

that looks perfect - Robin Barooah from IM

"If I were a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and lie down on my back with my history for a pillow; and I would take from the ground some of the blue-white poison that makes statues of men; and I would make a statue of myself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who. –Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle (1963)" - Jon

"An aide to the First Lady, wearing a radio on the back of her dress, watches as President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Mrs Gursharan Kaur, greet guests in the Blue Room of the White House at the State Dinner, Nov. 24, 2009." - Jon from Bookmarklet

That's quite the earpiece -- is that 'aide' with airquotes? - sara

"Man Contemplates His Station In Life" and "Man Contemplates His Life In Motion" - Jon

The line for Southwest was so long it stretched into the international terminal. A little bit of rain resulted in a 4 hour delay, so I decided to make this video while I waited. Nothing compared to the 24 hour delay I am currently experiencing. - Jon

Yeah the battery on my phone died right before the Queen arrived so I didn't take a photo. She was pretty spectacular. I was more excited to finally get on my plane so I didn't wait to get an autograph. - Jon

"“I don’t care about Sandia or the Department of Justice or any of them,” General Jabiri said. “I know more about this issue than the Americans do. In fact, I know more about bombs than anyone in the world.”" - Jon from Bookmarklet

"On Tuesday, a guard and a driver for The New York Times, both licensed to carry firearms, drove through nine police checkpoints that were using the device. None of the checkpoint guards detected the two AK-47 rifles and ammunition inside the vehicle." - Jon

Be careful to avoid the pollution. - Jon

Very nice. We were actually in some hot springs that outlet into the river, and only spent a few seconds in the actual (ice cold) rio grande. - Robin Barooah from email

Sometimes I feel like I only have one left. - Jon from Bookmarklet