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SWF on Korean TVs. SWF on Korean TVs: On the other hand, an upcoming settop box in Korea will use the genuine Macromedia Flash Player... S-Net Systems used the full set of predictable services from the Espial browser, which includes the Macromedia Flash Player... [JD on MX] 1:51:38 PM

Keychain-sized plants are big in Japan. Cory Doctorow: These "keychain plants" are said to be all the rage in Japan, though if I had a pair of vending-machine knickers for every time I've heard that, I'd be a very panty-rich person indeed. Link (via Gizmodo) [Boing Boing] 11:04:01 AM

Comparing a dollar then to a dollar now. Mark Frauenfelder: I'm writing a historical non-fiction book and I am having a hard time figuring out how much specific sums of money from the old days would be worth today. I came across this nice calculator at the Economic History Services site. The thing I learned is that there isn't one answer to the question "How much is $100 from 1960 worth today?" From the site: In 2003, $100.00 from 1960 is worth: $621.65 using the Consumer Price Index $502.09 using the GDP deflator $761.26 using the unskilled wage $1,297.73 using the GDP per capita $2,086.61 using the relative share of GDP Link [Boing Boing] 11:00:05 AM