A Few Random Morning Links ...

How did the NYT manage to spend $40 million on their paywall?! Oops.

Delayed Delivery: Message in a Bottle Turns Up after 24 Years!

Retro Thing: First Orbit: 50 Years Of Manned Spaceflight

Harry Houdini's version of "Sent from my iPhone."

Stunning home in Brazil. And one in Costa Rica, Medieval Building Turned Into Contemporary Living Space. And one in Madrid.

The Brain That Changed Everything - Esquire.

Mechanical typewriters.

Hong Kong Company Moves Swiftly on Ultrafast Broadband.

Bike and sidecar.

Some Watches: kind of intrigued by this $300 automatic watch with GMT hand (more), New Sarpaneva Korona K3 Northern Star, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore, Zenith El Primero Stratos Flyback, new Rolex Explorer II teases and frustrates, BaselWorld 2011: Hublot.

Food: Hong Kong: Dim Sum at The Grang Hyatt, Nutella, Esperienza Italia 150, Frozen Hot Chocolate.

Who has a Royal Warrant?

Style: Stresemann suit, no pleats for me, nice jacket, Sartorialist Calls Fashion Blogger "Curvy," Shitstorm Ensues, Insult to Injury? Crocs Donates 100,000 Pairs of Shoes to Japan.

Travel: Eight Reasons to Visit Post-Communist Eastern Europe Now, Ships Woo Premium Passengers, Hike the 2,200-Mile Appalachian Trail in 4 Minutes.

Japan more than two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami, Faces of the displaced - The Big Picture

George Eastman House & Museum of Photography.

Tesla Sues ‘Top Gear’ for Libel.

California Points Gun At Own Head, Pulls Trigger.

Teachers in CA Receive More in Retirement Than Active Teachers in More Than Half of U.S. States.

There's nothing like a fountain pen.

Pakistan spiders flee floods in web-covered trees.

Design for the Real World: Interstate Signs.