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OK, so why the zen bones thing?

About 20 years ago I stumbled upon a book called "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Being vegetarian - the "flesh" bit didn't grab me, but the short pithy Zen stories inside it, did.

Ever since then my web nick has been zenbones, my Hotmail, my Gmail address, you name it. It's kinda stuck.

Is the blog about Zen? Nope.


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Now That’s What I Call Talent of the Day:

 A recent episode of China’s Got Talent featured the inspirational story of Lui Wei who, despite losing his arms in a tragic accident at age 10, managed to learn to play the piano with his feet.

And what have you done lately?

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This Japanese Beatboxer is just OTT!

via Super Mario Beatbox (via HIKAKIN)

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A “Vuvuzela Button” has been added to YouTube.
Try it on this link (French coach refuses to shake hands with Carlos Alberto Parreira. Dweezle!)

A “Vuvuzela Button” has been added to YouTube.

Try it on this link (French coach refuses to shake hands with Carlos Alberto Parreira. Dweezle!)

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Life in the FAST lane

Looks like fun!

via The Slide

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How To Play The Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly In Just Four Turns

Yes, it is a scripted game to demonstrate what’s possible, but still, pretty cool. Dan Myers, a professor of sociology at Notre Dame, shows you how to play the shortest possible game of Monopoly in just four turns.

via Shortest Possible Game of Monopoly 

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This drummer is clearly at the wrong gig - very funny!

YouTube » this drummer is at the wrong gig

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Top 10 Biggest and Best Jumps Ever

This will leave your stomach in a knot. Promise! 

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Danny has mad bike skills!

Every time I see this clip I am blown away at the skills some people obtain. It’s mad, crazy and inspiring!

17 million views on YouTube - and climbing. See why » Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009

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YouTube Launches in South Africa
Says Google, “… we’re excited to launch http://www.youtube.co.za, a South African version of YouTube and our first domain on the continent. The goal here is to give South Africans a way to easily discover local content and content producers. From now on when users in South Africa visit the site, they will see, for example, the most popular and most viewed videos in South Africa along with local content that closely matches their interests.”
See also:  
http://www.youtube.com/sabc
http://www.youtube.com/etv
I also heard a rumour that Google has YouTube servers caching local content here in South Africa too. This is great news! It means faster streaming, local bandwidth and an ever-increasing commitment by Google to host their services here in SA. 
Their Google Maps Street View for South Africa is about to launch here too!
Official Google Africa Blog: YouTube Launches in South Africa

YouTube Launches in South Africa

Says Google, “… we’re excited to launch http://www.youtube.co.za, a South African version of YouTube and our first domain on the continent. The goal here is to give South Africans a way to easily discover local content and content producers. From now on when users in South Africa visit the site, they will see, for example, the most popular and most viewed videos in South Africa along with local content that closely matches their interests.

See also:  

http://www.youtube.com/sabc

http://www.youtube.com/etv

I also heard a rumour that Google has YouTube servers caching local content here in South Africa too. This is great news! It means faster streaming, local bandwidth and an ever-increasing commitment by Google to host their services here in SA. 

Their Google Maps Street View for South Africa is about to launch here too!

Official Google Africa Blog: YouTube Launches in South Africa

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Beat-boxing dog

What a hoot!

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Trillions:

Beautiful presentation of the challenges facing computing

Trillions

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Lance Armstrong training session?

Incredible! 

(Thanks for the link, Albert!)

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This Is Geeky, You Should Watch It of the Day: Up-and-coming Korean Internet sensation applegirl performs Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” using iPhone apps in lieu of instruments.

Gotta love what she does with those iPhones! Serious talent.

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This is why I think the iPad is a game-changer…

Sure beats flipping though dead trees covered in ink!

Sports Illustrated - Tablet Demo 1.5

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