Smorgasbord of short links

Osama Bin Laden spotted on Coney Island.

Canada's Privacy Commissioner has raised concerns that Google Street View may violate "many basic rights of citizens".

British couple has been living a Travelodge motel for the past 22 years.

A regional governor in Russia declared today to be "Day of Conception," and has offered couples time off from work to make babies. Couples who give birth nine months later on Russia's "national day" (June 12) could win cars, cash, home appliances, and other fabulous prizes.

On the fine television program Judge Joe Brown, a professional Chewbacca impersonator states his defense during an unemployment check case to the amusement of both court and judge.

Apparently, Palestinian territories -- including Ramallah -- produce some pretty awesome micro-brews. BB reader Ghassan says, "I myself love Taybeh beer. In Arabic 'taybeh' means good or yummy, and in the case of this beer it also stands for the name of the village in which it is made. I wanted to head over to the festival last weekend but checkpoints on the way are a pain."

The BBC reports on a creative, collaborative, web-based approach for individuals to help in the search for missing billionaire Steve Fosset.

Dave Bullock has posted some fun photos of Keepon, the cute, dancing robot, getting fresh with the ladies at the Wired Nextfest benefit concert for Creative Commons.

(thanks, Jesse, Andrew, JFR, Bonnie Burton, Ghassan, William Drenttel, eecue, iPienso)

Discussion

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#1 posted by Josef Assad

, September 12, 2007 10:49 AM

Aye, Taybeh beer is the best in the whole Middle East beating out even Egyptian Stella and Lebanese Almaza. Moroccan Casablanca isn't all that shabby either.

Worst has got to be the Tunisian Pression.

#2 posted by hofftv

, September 12, 2007 10:53 AM

I'm pretty sure that the Chewbacca in that clip isn't talking about an unemployment check. This is the Chewbacca that headbutted a tour guide back in Feb. 2007 at Hollywood and Highland in Los Angeles.

Here's the original story from BoingBoing:
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/03/unruly-chewbacca-imp.html

#3 posted by Steve Zembek

, September 12, 2007 11:10 AM

I thought the Chewbacca defense was a reference to south park. I was sadly disappointed.

#4 posted by Anonymous , September 12, 2007 11:38 AM

So Canada's Privacy Commissioner figures Google Street View would be a violation of privacy?

What about the 100+ CCTV private security, news, police and traffic cameras I walk by every day on the streets of Toronto?

Oh, I wasn't supposed to KNOW about those?

#5 posted by Anonymous , September 12, 2007 1:36 PM

Is Fossett a billionaire? I don't think he was since Branson financed some of his adventures.

#6 posted by acb

, September 12, 2007 1:49 PM

I once had a Taybeh (at the Porterhouse in London, where they have about 200 beers from all over the world), along with an Israeli beer whose name I forget. They were quite similar.

Upon reading the bottle, I was disappointed to find that the Taybeh was actually brewed in Austria.

#7 posted by Anonymous , September 12, 2007 2:06 PM

So where are the links (short or otherwise)??

#8 posted by Brad , September 12, 2007 2:27 PM

Was Fosset a billionaire? I believe that Branson funded some of his adventures so I figured he would be a mere millionaire.

#9 posted by Anonymous , September 13, 2007 7:27 AM

RE Street View and Privacy: Every filmmaker knows about permits and notices that are required in each city, in the US and Canada and just about everywhere, before shooting on public streets for commercial productions. Just because its on Google and looks cool doesn't mean it's "right" or legal.