of stuff n such - 29.03.05

Depressed Annan close to quitting over UN scandals: The United Nations secretary-general is said to be struggling with depression and considering his future.[via TimesOnline]

Amazon Knows Who You Are: It received a patent recently on technology aimed at tracking information about the people for whom its customers buy gifts. [via Wired News]

Micro$oft to rename media player-less Windows: OS to be called Windows XP Home/Professional Edition N. According to Micro$oft, they had considered other names like Windows XP Not Incorporating Windows Media Player. Can we have shorter names? [via CNet]

Hand Roll Piano Keyboards: Flexible keyboards. A Chinese product from Tianyu Technology Co Ltd. [via i4u]

Swimmers on swingers website: Our local swimmers had their images posted alongside scantily-clad female models on Singapore adult website, Club Mojo. I wonder who discovered their images on that website. [via TodayOnline]

Ukai: or cormorant fishing, is a traditional method of river fishing that has been practiced in Japan [via MonkeyFilter]

Mustache March: A silly little idea/project where every guy at a company grows a mustache during March. Their tagline says "Just Grow It!". And their logo looks familiar. [via MonkeyFilter]