Day: February 11, 2004

a terminal for Panther slightly nicer than Terminal
Web link of note: iTerm
(At http://iterm.sourceforge.net/)

US Dept of Energy effort to subsidize solar powered houses
Web link of note: Million Solar Roofs
(At http://millionsolarroofs.com/)

They make tiles for your roof that are solar panels!
Web link of note: Atlantis Energy Systems
(At http://www.atlantisenergy.org/)

Say the word karaoke.

Did you say “Carry-Oakie”? BAD! That’s how hick Americans say it.

The proper way is KAH RAH OH KAY. Short KAY- it’s close to KEH. Don’t stress any syllable over another; this isn’t French. Say it like a robot.

ka ra o ke .

Actually you know more Japanese than you think. You know the word karate? Not only does it sound similar, but the kara part of that word is the same word.

• kara te is “empty hand”- a way of fighting that does not include weapons, which you hold in your hand
• kara oke is short for kara okesutora which is Engrish for kara ORCHESTRA- “empty orchestra.” Like the music is there but the musicians are not.

You dig? Okay lesson over.