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Sony Electric Rice Cooker

Sony was founded in 1946.

This electric rice cooker was its first product.

It was a huge flop.

Construction Workers on the Chrysler Building in1929

Back story here.

Who's Number 100?

Why, it's me.

It took me 3.5 years to break into the Hacker News Top 100 karma rankings.

Once I did, I stopped to catch my breath and realized being at the very bottom was as good as being at the top in terms of visibility — and takes a lot less effort.

I'll just chill for a while until whoever's number 101 usurps my bottom feeder spot, at which point I'll gear up my karma machine for a bit to reclaim my place.

'The Librarian' — Giuseppe Arcimboldo

Everyone's seen his iconic 'Vortumnus (Vertumno)' (below)

but only this week did I happen on his wonderful c. 1566 painting pictured up top.

Oil on canvas, measuring 38" × 28", it's in the collection of Skokloster Castle in Sweden.

More?

Below, "The Waiter,"

painted in 1574.

Tattly — 'Temporary tattoos by real artists'

Try it, if you don't like it you're not stuck with it.

Cheap thrill.

Nobody will know you're carrying (unless you show them).

From $2.50.