links for 2007-12-11

• World War Robot (WWR)
  Ashley Wood’s World War Robot. >Hi>IM>BERTIE> Hitting stores April 2008. 43 points of articulation. 14″ tall. Bertie the PipeBomb is designed by Ashley Wood and produced by Bigshot Toyworks X Threezero.
  (tags: AshleyWood worldwarrobot robots bertie actionfigure figurine)
• BLDGBLOG: Mobile Minimalism
  Lab Zero using shipping containers as architecture: 1) when you can, you should reuse existing materials for somewhat obvious environmental reasons, and 2) the spatial, logical, and combinatorial systems that cargo containers simply are simply awesome.
  (tags: bldgblog architecture design house modular shippingcontainer minimalist labzero mobile module solar sustainability)
• Top 60 Japanese buzzwords of 2007 ::: Pink Tentacle
  Grand Prize Winner: Something needs to be done (about Miyazaki) [(Miyazaki o) do gen ka sen to ikan – （宮崎を）どげんかせんといかん]. In reference to the need to escape from the old ball and chain that has become the root of stagnation.
  (tags: pinktentacle 2007 japan japanese language buzzword culture trends slang humour media 60 list)