The Rapture
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<p>This week on Dai-Cast, we’re back in the Crystal Gondola! But look out, ‘cause Beej can’t keep a live connection. On this show, you’ll find <a href="http://twitter.com/ihorner">Ian Horner</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/tuxbeej">Brendan “Beej” Dery</a>, <a href="http://pocky.org">Dan Ross</a>, <a href="http://jasohill.com">Jason Hill</a> and host of the <a href="http://99yen.tiltyhouse.com">99 Yen Challenge</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/apsalar">Coriander Dickinson</a>.</p>
<p>Here’s what we meander through:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2011/05/27/7-amazing-animal-stationmasters-of-japan/" title="7 Amazing Animal Stationmasters of Japan">Animal Stationmasters</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/2011/05/27/japanese-whisky-commercial-wacky-bearded-foreigners/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JapanProbe+%28Japan+Probe%29" title="Japanese Whisky Commercial / Wacky Bearded Foreigners | Japan Probe">Nikka Whiskey’s “Mr. Black”</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2011/05/06/hatsune-miku-debuts-in-creepy-us-toyota-corolla-cm/" title="Hatsune Miku Debuts in “Creepy” US Toyota Corolla CM | Sankaku Complex">Toyota ruin’s the image of Hatsune Miku</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.moeyo.com/2011/05/sufes56_megahouse_reebok_koukaku_shoes.html" title="もはや履くのではなく"搭乗する"シューズ。 メガハウス×リーボックが「タチコマ」を再現したシューズを開発中 【スーフェス56レポ】 - moeyo.com">Tachikoma Shoes!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/4603/iccards.jpg" title="iccards.jpg 800×771 pixels">IC Card Interoperability Map</a></li>
<li><a href="http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6915/img5421w.jpg" title="img5421w.jpg 800×534 pixels">Many</a> <a href="http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2402/img5010b.jpg" title="img5010b.jpg 800×534 pixels">Pictures</a> <a href="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2487/img5373d.jpg" title="img5373d.jpg 800×534 pixels">Of</a> <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/5736186919_7c2fbce1d5_z.jpg" title="5736186919_7c2fbce1d5_z.jpg 640×439 pixels">Train</a> <a href="http://i48.tinypic.com/2yzeluw.jpg" title="2yzeluw.jpg 1024×683 pixels">Stations</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/u3kjp/5511211308/" title="NEW OSAKA STATION | Flickr - Photo Sharing!">That</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JRW_osaka-station.jpg" title="File:JRW osaka-station.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia">We</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JRW_osaka-station_201104.jpg" title="File:JRW osaka-station 201104.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia">Talk</a> About</li>
<li><a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/2011/05/25/summer-2011-fast-food-burger-battle-in-japan/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JapanProbe+%28Japan+Probe%29" title="Summer 2011 Fast Food Burger Battle in Japan | Japan Probe">Summer Burger Wars</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-05-18/bandai-wins-gundam-knockoff-suit-vs-chinese-company" title="Bandai Wins Gundam Knockoff Suit Vs. Chinese Company - Interest - Anime News Network">Mobile Lawsuit Bandai (wins over china)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/chinese-gundam-%E5%A4%A9%E9%83%B72%E5%8F%B7#.TeB2i83ujwo" title="Chinese Gundam / 天郷2号 | Know Your Meme">Chinese Gundam</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PEwFROochY&feature=player_embedded#at=31" title="YouTube - 浪漫鉄道 - JR九州社歌（ローマ字・英訳字幕付） JR Kyushu song English sub">Ending Song - JR Kyushu Song</a></li>
<li>Beej’s Webcomic of the Week <a href="http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/" title="2D Goggles | Dangerous experiments in comics">“Lovelace and Babbage”</a></li>
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<p>!ʇsɐɔ-ıɐp</p>
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