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what is switched?

zephyrin_xirdal — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:15:39 +0000

zeph’s pop culture quiz #29

What is caused by using the switch?
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brand on drugs

zephyrin_xirdal — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:09:18 +0000

via ↑entry at ↑boingboing

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who is descending?

zephyrin_xirdal — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:06:02 +0000

zeph’s pop culture quiz #28

Two people are running down a staircase—why and who are they?
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what is observed?

zephyrin_xirdal — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:01:25 +0000

zeph’s pop culture quiz #27

What strange occurence does the man checking surveillance tapes observe?
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me on wikipedia

zephyrin_xirdal — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:16:43 +0000

This is in order to prevent anyone assuming that my vanity has gone straight through the ceiling. I just discovered that there is an entry called ↑Cyberanthropology at the German Wikipedia. To my surprise within this entry there is an inside-Wikipedia link ↑Alexander Knorr (Ethnologe) [(social/cultural anthropologist)]. And indeed, since 25 April 2012 there is an entry at Wikipedia on yours truly [I am awaiting its speedy deletion ;-]. Someone started the thing and meanwhile four other people worked on it. Till now it’s only four sentences long—and here my question: Should I, as time will permit, myself enlarge it? Frankly, somehow I do shy away from that.

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droids must eat

zephyrin_xirdal — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:01:32 +0000

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blade runner letter

zephyrin_xirdal — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:50:56 +0000

On 11 October 1981 Philip K. Dick wrote a letter to Jeff Walker of the Ladd Company concerning the movie ‘Blade Runner’ (Scott 1982). Just recently ↑it has been published on philipkdick.com:

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split or steal

zephyrin_xirdal — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:46:04 +0000

Watch first, then read the ↑analysis by Bruce Schneier :)

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what is inside?

zephyrin_xirdal — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:10:06 +0000

zeph’s pop culture quiz #26

What is inside the armoured car so strongly guarded by the coppers? The rule is that every Monday I post one pop culture quiz question, but as the last times, and today, they were solved just too fast I decided to post a second one today. Obviously my riddles are too easy—now dig your teeth into this one!
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UPDATE and solution (27 April 2012):
Now that really was a tough one and it needed some hints from my side, but then Alexander Rabitsch ↵got the movie, and the very next moment ryoku ↵posted the solution :D Inside the armoured car is the crown of Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba, which is about to be driven from San Francisco harbour to the Fremont Museum. The scene is from the last of the Mr.-Moto movies starring ↑Peter Lorre, ‘↑Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation‘ (Foster 1939). Here is Peter Lorre as Mr. Moto with the crown:

FOSTER, NORMAN. 1939. Mr. Moto takes a vacation [motion picture]. Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox.

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what is closed?

zephyrin_xirdal — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:17:13 +0000

zeph’s pop culture quiz #25

What has been closed? After the quick solutions the last two times, hopefully this one’s harder … the screencap is from an extremely well known movie, though.
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