• The Deck illuminated keyboard looks pretty cool. Each individual key is backlit by leds, like the keyboard on a Powerbook. They also let you customize it with different colors, casings, and keycaps. It\’s pricy, though, at $150!

  • Last Ninja: \’Be Able To Kill Your Students\’

    Traditional weaponry such as swords and throwing stars feature prominently is Hatsumi\’s lessons, as do handclaws for climbing walls, blow darts and chili pepper dust to throw in an opponent\’s eyes.

    But true ninjutsu, Hatsumi says, is self-discipline and balance in the boardroom and the battlefield. It\’s about mastering one\’s weaknesses, including laziness and fear, and exploiting a rival\’s needs, such as sex and pride.

    This guy sounds like the ultimate badass.

  • \’Karate Kids\’ Rescued After Japan Mountain Quest

    Three Singaporeans were found safe Thursday after getting lost on what they said was a mission to find a legendary karate expert on a snowy mountainside in Japan.

    One of the three men told police in Hirosaki, near the northern tip of Japan\’s main island, that they had come to Japan after his dying father, a martial arts expert, had ordered them to seek out the karate teacher…

    I get the feeling the dad might\’ve been fucking with him. This would make a good movie though.

  • Taco Hunt is a cool blog dedicated to the LA taco scene. The guy goes around town and reviews restaurants and food trucks in search of the ultimate taco. He takes plenty of mouth-watering photos too. I usually go to this place for soft tacos, but now I have a bunch of other places to check out.
    [ From Kottke.org ]

  • Lack Of Women Turns Tables On Suitable Boys

    Long, twirling moustaches and bejewelled daggers are no longer enough for a man seeking to marry in India\’s desert state of Rajasthan, long considered a land of fearless warriors.
    …
    A declining sex ratio in the state is prompting a girl\’s parents to spurn offers of marriage from men unless the potential groom\’s family also has a marriageable daughter for their son, the Sunday Express said.

    That\’s the problem with women these days, they\’re not impressed by men with long twirling moustaches and bejewelled daggers anymore. Give me the good old days when I could walk into a club with my curly moustache and have to fight off the women with my ruby and emerald encrusted dagger.