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08.24, Friday 16 Jan 2015

1.

List of company name etymologies, Wikipedia.

Some Korean companies:

  • Daewoo which means ‘Great House’ or ‘Great Universe’ in Korean
  • Hyundai ‘the present age’ or ‘modernity’ in Korean
  • LG from the combination of two popular Korean brands, Lucky and Goldstar
  • Samsung meaning three stars

Good names. Great universe.

2.

Business Cat has some coffee.

3.

When you press the Help button on the ticket machine at the subway in Japan, a man climbs out of a hidden little door.

4.

24 pieces of life advice from Werner Herzog.

Some faves:

  1. Send out all your dogs and one might return with prey.

  2. Learn to read the inner essence of a landscape.

  3. Take revenge if need be.

  4. Get used to the bear behind you.

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