As posted in the comments of a OpenMoko Neo 1973 review…

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(((A Linux-powered phone under development)))

neopic_sm.pngxtifr: But seriously, am I the only one who finds the version number a little off-putting? It kind of makes me feel like I should go back to wearing tie-dye t-shirts and bell-bottom jeans before I consider getting one of these. And, somehow, I find myself expecting a large, heavy, immobile device with a rotary dial.

ncm: It’s not a version number, it’s a model number. It appears to be meant in homage to the year when the cellphone first appeared. Today is a lot like 1973 in some other ways — disastrous war based on lies, crooked president, crappy pop music, ugly shoes, expensive gas.

Link

Drains of Canada: An Interview with Michael Cook

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river-overlook, originally uploaded by bldgblog.

BLDGBLOG: I’m also curious if there’s some huge, mythic system out there that you’ve heard about but haven’t visited yet, or even just an urban legend about some tunnels that may not actually be real – secret government bunkers in London, for instance.

Michael Cook: I guess the most fabled tunnel system in North America is the one that supposedly runs beneath old Victoria, British Columbia. It’s supposedly connected with Satanic activity or Masonic activity in the city, and there’s been a lot of strange stuff written about that. But no one’s found the great big Satanic system where they make all the sacrifices.

Link to interview