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I Want To Break Into The Watergate

Not for the documents. For the pulsating ceiling light display.

This is installed at the Watergate Club in Berlin.

Special thanks to Shuji Nakamura.


Boats and Bots: Two Workable Themes for a Swedish Pop Hit

Watching the Boten Anna music video, you'd think that Basshunter is singing about a boat named Anna that he pedals in a channel, in between using his computer and hunting bass at the club. Many people across Europe apparently thought so. However, a translation of the lyrics reveals that Boten Anna is about a girl named Anna that Basshunter thought was a bot in his favorite IRC channel.

What is amazing to me is that either of these scenarios provides song-writing material for a blow-the-doors-off European hit song.

Now watch the translated version of Boten Anna. It all should make sense now.


LOL Together

LOL Together, a lolcat filk of the Beatles' classic.

I found this one after watching Boing Boing TV's recent spot on filk music.


LOL Money, Hot New Freestyle

YTCracker of nerdcore fame has created a meme that, while it is just getting started, has the potential to go wide.

LOL Money, Hot New Freestyle.

LOL Mana

LOL Flyers.

LOL Ketchup