Calling OpenDNS! What’s going on?! I don’t live in China you know!

UPDATE 1: OpenDNS blocks Yahoo and Twitter too!

UPDATE 2: I removed OpenDNS, entered PLDT’s DNS settings and restarted both my Linksys wireless router and modem. That seemed to have solved the problem. It looks like OpenDNS is misinterpreting my IP address as that of someone who lives in China a communist country.

If you’re wondering what PLDT’s DNS are, you can try out these:

58.69.254.71
58.69.254.133
58.69.254.3
58.69.254.8
58.69.254.138

Looking at how immaculate and pristine the Googleplex is, I can’t help but wonder if Google has a janitorial or maintenance staff at hand. Aileen has been there twice and said she never saw janitors around. Is there some mysterious entity roving at night that gets rid of all the “spam” left behind by Googlers? I’m guessing that might be the case. I would even go as far as speculating that it’s a bunch of miniature robots cleaning up after everyone’s mess — on stealth mode.
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First, Elton John hates the iPod, now he wants the Internet closed down. Elton John claims that the Internet is “destroying good music” and “stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff”. He continues, “Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision.”
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All I can say is WOW. I know, I know, I’m digressing like I always do but I think this is important enough to talk about.

Who would’ve thought that the well-known and often abused sleeping pill Stilnox (Zolpidem) can wake up patients in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS) aka comatose patients? It’s heartening to know that there is hope for those who are often left helpless taking care of brain-damaged family members.

From the Mail on Sunday:

Louis Viljoen, who was in a persistent vegetative state after being hit by a lorry (a truck) while out riding his bike, was first given the sleeping to control involuntary spasms.

To the amazement of staff at the Ikaya Tinivorster rehabilitation centre in Springs, near Johannesburg, South Africa, Louis began to speak for the first time in five years.

That event sparked a string of other miracles across the globe.

From the Guardian Unlimited:

Many stroke victims, patients with head injuries and those whose brains have been deprived of oxygen, such as near-drowning cases, have reported significant improvement in speech, motor functions and concentration after taking the drug.

In other countries, Zolpidem is being sold under the brand name Ambien. If you know anyone who has relatives suffering from PVS, informing them of this breakthrough may give them a glimmer of hope.

Related Link: Extenze Longlasting Stamina

From TechEBlog via Zipped:

Called the ‘Land Walker’, this behemoth stands 11 feet tall, weighs 1 ton and sports two air guns. It was created by Masaaki Nagumo of Sakakibara Kikai Co., an environment machinery manufacturer in Shinto, Japan. Fascinated by his favorite anime show ‘Gundam’, Nagumo wanted to create something similar to the high-flying robots. Understandably, ‘Land Walker’ has a long way to go in terms of development, but Nagumo’s tenacity and genius alone are commendable. Don’t expect to see this on Ebay anytime soon. Right now it’s available only in Japan, for $300,000 a pop.

Demo clip after the jump.
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