Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Up on top of the roof of gr/eats, there’s an owl. I know people who like owls, collect them, and so on. But would they want this one? It’s probably super vintage. I wondered what the glass cup is all about? Sake? Was it some kind of Shinto offering? See that metal thing? This morning we had to fix it which meant, take the whole thing off and work with it. My dad got some new bearings for it, and had to replace it. My dad estimates that this “blower” is about 50 years old. A new one might be $800, and the bearings itself were over $100. Eventually it’ll have to be replaced, but for now, it works. It’s also amazing how things were or are made. This blower had to be completely dissected just to change the bearings. I’m sure new ones would be made with a little more planning, even though a lot of car engines have this same problem. Need to change a gasket? It’s possible it’ll take all day just to reach a $5 part.
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Just when you think the dunk contest is tiring out and sputtering and getting no further than the And 1 invented dunks, things go a step further. Dwight Howard donned a Shaq like nickname of Superman, and threw down a dunk. He didn't even touch the rim but got high enough to throw the ball down into the rim. It was weird. He also did some crazy dunks that only a 7 footer could pull off. I still...
Just when you think the dunk contest is tiring out and sputtering and getting no further than the And 1 invented dunks, things go a step further. Dwight Howard donned a Shaq like nickname of Superman, and threw down a dunk. He didn’t even touch the rim but got high enough to throw the ball down into the rim. It was weird. He also did some crazy dunks that only a 7 footer could pull off. I still think it’s pathetic that Lebron James hasn’t made an appearance in the dunk contest. Kobe’s done it, Vince and TMac has done it, but not Lebron. I don’t really understand how he gets a pass. He’s 23, and should still do it. Until then, he’s not the man. He’s the child.
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I did an interview today Breaking Trends in the Global Village™. What is this? I'm not quite sure, but I was recommended from a consul general and so forth. I do interviews many times a year and I'm not sure why I do this, but I do them. Maybe I hope in the big scheme of things it'll help out. I'm not sure. So I did this one with some kind of trend group, which frankly should pay for this, and...
I did an interview today Breaking Trends in the Global Village™. What is this? I’m not quite sure, but I was recommended from a consul general and so forth. I do interviews many times a year and I’m not sure why I do this, but I do them. Maybe I hope in the big scheme of things it’ll help out. I’m not sure. So I did this one with some kind of trend group, which frankly should pay for this, and then I’ll do another one later for a student who has to write a paper. Half the time, the students tell me that publishers never reply to interview requests, except for us.
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