Taken from #3 David Takashi Favrod “Gaijin” Series

Been almost a 3 week hiatus, but here you go. I sort of delayed getting back into this but I couldn’t help but clean my plate. Either my filtering has gotten better or less topics are of interest these days, 3 weeks of reading could only muster 27 links.

-Eugene

Reference
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***: Denotes an article I found particularly interesting
Picture: self-explanatory
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An archive of previous Link Dump’s can be seen here.

*If you’re always on the go, I’m a huge advocate for Instapaper. Basically you can bookmark links to read on your mobile device later and it can strip away all the unnecessary imagery to load more quickly.
**If you encounter a login page for a NY Times article (yes there are quite a few of them…), I highly suggest signing up for a free account or else use this dummy one I set up.

Login: tempaccountNYT
Password: tempaccountNYT

China Corner
#1. Slow Boat to China = Big Fuel Savings | Slow Ships Cut Greenhouse Emissions
This is sort of not really 100% relevant to China, but I guess a lot of shipments are from China… Anyways not everything needs to be shipped ASAP… slowing boats just means more preparation is necsesary, but it’s a win-win.

#2. ***Is the era of cheap Chinese labour over?
Super fascinating read. I’ve always thought that China’s latest uprising in terms of labour wages would mean the end of an era, but more so for the cheap goods sector with low margins. I think this sort of reinforces that, but relative to the rest of the production world, China workers STILL make peanuts.

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#3. David Takashi Favrod “Gaijin” Series
A series of images depicting Japanese childhood memories, but in Switzerland.

#4. ***The Rolling Stones’ Other Mick: Mick Taylor’s Substance Over Style
Deemed not cool enough for The Rolling Stones, Mick Taylor never lasted… but he was a mean guitar player apparently.

#5. Luke Ramsey + John Holinty Mural in Edmonton
It’s quite Os Gemeos-esque but gotta rep the home town.

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#6. The Big Lies People Tell in Online Dating
Among the deception: height, how much money you make and posting up old ass photos.

#7. DETAILS: Everything You Think You Know About Mike Tyson Is Wrong
This popped up awhile ago and if you haven’t read it, DO IT NOW. Tyson seems to have a roller-coaster ride of a relationship with the public: love —> hate —> love?

#8. Logic Does Not Apply Part 2: Breakfast
More intermittent fasting support and why breakfast ISN’T the most important meal of the day.

#9. The Creativity Crisis
If the rest of the world looks to maintain a certain intangible edge over China, I still think creativity is their calling and they should pay close attention to its nurturing and development.

#10. Background Music Can Impair Performance
I hate listening to music when I work so I guess I’m better off.

#11. Phys Ed: Does Lucky Underwear Improve Athletic Performance
Maybe I should make up some lucky charm for increased confidence.

#12. Higher Education Is Overrated; Skills Aren’t
I wonder what else could I do outside of being a managing editor. I scour job ads for fun and while I realize I don’t have the necessary scholastic qualifications, I think I definitely possess the skill set. I think the world has entered a time of rethinking. Decisions made by “higher education” people predominately in the financial sector didn’t turn out so rosy.

#13. Exercise and Caloric Restriction Rejuvenates Synapses in Lab Mice
Fat gluttons will die first obviously.

#14.Speed Demons: The Domination of Sports by Blacks
A very scientific breakdown of why blacks do in fact dominate professional sports.

#15. You Scream, I Scream… at the Price of Ice Cream
When you eat that cheap (but still delicious) ice cream, know that it’s made from the dregs of the dairy industry. But $5+ for an ice cream cone is pretty expensive as well.

#16. Re-engineering the fundamental design of the gas and brake pedal into 1
Since all that pedal-related Toyota scandals, a Japanese design that has been around for awhile gains traction in re-inventing the way we interact with our automobiles.

#17. The World’s Biggest 40oz Collection

#18. What You Say About Others Says a Lot About You, Research Shows
Don’t talk shit people!

#19. Do Typefaces Really Matter?
I think typeface is highly overlooked, nobody thinks about the certain response elicited by a font style.

#20. Paper vs. Pixel – When Writing About Magazines Goes Bad
My buddy Gary once again provides a well-thought approach to his favorite magazines as well as the debate of paper vs. digital.

#22. The changing social landscape of getting by on less and being happy about it
More and more people are trying to revert to a simpler lifestyle.

#23. The Essence Controversy Is More Than Skin-Deep
The black female-centric Essence magazine recently hired a non-black chief editor, aside from the obvious skin color issue, what other problems surround the choice?

#24. Black Jews Will Save the World
In Israel lay a small community of black Jews who practice their own form of modified Judaism.

#25. Interval Training Doesn’t Work
I was on the HIIT bandwagon for awhile, while I’m not totally off, it’s perceived strengths get a thorough bashing here.

#26. Inside Apple’s Antenna Design and Test Labs
They forgot the testing function “hold iPhone 4 here”.