Heh… I love when CNN busts themselves. I can’t wait to hear the silence from this one. Is 5.6 percent a low figure, or a high one? Depends. If only 5.6 percent of hamburgers are discovered to contain meat, that’s way low. But if 5.6 percent of teachers are using their students as drug mules […]
Make your own barcode or UPC code. Link (via LockerGnome)
Kerry was in Vietnam. The Kerry committee’s final report, issued in January 1993, delivered the ultimate insult to history. The 1,223-page document said there was “no compelling evidence that proves” there is anyone still in captivity. As for the primary investigative question ?what happened to the men left behind in 1973?the report conceded only that […]
Has anyone in the States ever heard of this? The Book Group (via ..:peacedividend:..>
If anyone sees this come to America or sees a Region 1 DVD, PLEASE let me know. I don’t understand a word of Japanese, but this looks visually incredible. Link (via BoingBoing)
I saw the USA version of Iron Chef USA. Please God, please, don’t let this version be this camp. Link
Two part article on the Guardian about how the influx of diverse peoples into the homogenous culture in Britian has resulted in a “progrssive dilmena” It was the Conservative [British] politician David Willetts who drew my attention to the “progressive dilemma”. Speaking at a roundtable on welfare reform, he said: “The basis on which you […]
Interesting reading. Tom Peters posted 16 observations about outsourcing and the new global economy. His conclusion: we need to train many, many more creative, risk-taking entrepreneurs. That will require a massive shift in how we educate our youth. The only reliable indicator of whether you will be an entrepreneur: you are the son or daughter […]
Must have been a slow news day. Good for you TV 8; nothing like bringing more shame and negative press to the area. Link
This article from the O’Reilly Network is a nice, short read why Ralph Nadar’s run for President is more important than a Democrat winning the election. I find it both amazing and unsurprising that the number one response to Nader’s entry is not about his ideas and whether they’re any good. It’s about how his […]