Category: Pensées

06 Oct

On the Probability of Being a Sucker

The fact that there’s one born every minute means that MOST people aren’t suckers…especially in China. Keep that in mind when discussing the masses.

28 Sep

Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb?

You can be certain that the person that tells you, with sincerity, that there’s no such thing as a stupid question has NEVER been a fourth grade teacher.

25 Jun

A Solution to Peak Oil Has Dire Consequences for China

Andrew Leonard of Salon’s How the World Works doesn’t need to worry about oil prices anymore. A workable solution to the diminishing supply of oil has finally been proposed: Vivoleum!
What exactly is vivoleum?
[In my best Charlton Heston]:People! Vivoleum is made of PEEEPUUUHHL!
Expect the United States to invade China by week’s end.

05 Jun

Google with Chinese Characteristics

I usually point my browser’s home to Google’s advanced search page. For a week leading up to last night, the page wasn’t displaying properly. The Google logo floated weird. Now, as of the 5th, it’s back to normal. Just because you’re paranoid, don’t mean they can’t get people better skilled at web layout to be [...]