April 2008
58 posts
Zero Punctuation: God of War: Chains of Olympus →
This week on Zero Punctuation, God of War: Chains of Olympus.
McCain's Tax Cuts and the Deficit →
Your article “McCain Tax Cuts Would Bloat Deficit or Take Huge Spending Curbs” (Campaign ‘08, April 22) ignores the obvious question of what will happen to the federal deficit if taxes are raised.
Ivy League Admission Newest Fad Among Elite Korean... →
After reading this, I have to really say, I thank god I’m not an Asian whose pursuing such a life of going to an Ivy League just because it’s the hip thing to do among my ethnicity. Sure, I do have a friend, who happens to be Korean, going to Columbia next year, but he didn’t honestly work extremely hard. In fact, I must work harder than he does, and he tells me this too! Forgive...
Pregnancy Tips →
From the guys that brought you the do’s and don’t’s of taking care of babies.
$20M 'fence' scrapped for not catching enough... →
The government is scrapping a $20 million prototype of its highly touted “virtual fence” on the Arizona-Mexico border because the system is failing to adequately alert border patrol agents to illegal crossings, officials said.
No sex for all-girl fish species →
A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe.
If half of the people on earth live on $2 a day,... →
Rice importing countries are being hit by export bans in key producers Rice prices have scaled fresh heights in Asian trade amid concern that export bans by key producers will hit supply.
Zero Punctuation: Super Smash Bros. Brawl →
This week on Zero Punctuation, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
A Review of Prom - My Cousin's Wild Party
Me: how was that? (Referring to Prom Night)
My Cousin: awesome, worth the $600 +
Me: shit, what happened?
My Cousin: lots of stuff lol, rented a party bus, suite, and stuff. 3 of my friends lost their virginity that night
Me: lol
My Cousin: kinda funny
Me: was it worth it for them?
My Cousin: ya, I was just chilling. Our group was big
Me: but no unwanted pregnancies, right? lol
My Cousin: I Dunno, lol. But she is like 16 and he is 18. I would think that that is illegal
Plastic made from pig urine →
Denmark-based Agroplast wants to transform pig urine into plastic dinnerware and household items. We all have to have dreams, I suppose. The company has essentially devised a way to better commercialize urea, a compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen, found in urine.
Green companies to watch: Renewable energy →
It’s Earth Day, and the press can’t wait to tell you what’s new in the green community. Here’s the companies: 1) Ausra 2) SolFocus 3) Southwest Wind Power 4) First Solar 5) Cool Earth Solar
Hacker redirects Obama's Web site to Clinton's →
Someone exploited a weakness in Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s Web site and redirected visitors to rival Hillary Clinton’s site over the weekend, according to a posting on the blog of security firm NetCraft.
The Bay Area Fairy tale - A Collaborative story by...
Once upon a time, there lived a handsome prince named Rafael who was madly in love with his right elbow. He kept a pet Iguana in a shoebox under his bed that had a nasty temper. He wore a big Afro and was a master in jujitsu. He was trained by his pet iguana, one day, after rising for morning chores, but before attending to any of them, a young princess approached his cottage where he stays during...
How the rich starved the world →
World cereal stocks are at an all-time low, food-aid programmes have run out of money and millions face starvation. Yet wealthy countries persist with plans to use grain for petrol. Plus Iain Macwhirter on how food prices are rocketing
News: US school book: "Global warming will avoid... →
Friends of the Earth is calling via an email campaign on one of the US largest textbook publishers to correct a school book containing a discussion of global warming “so biased and misleading it would humble a tobacco industry PR man.”
The Insanely Rich? →
Institutional Investor’s Alpha reported Wednesday the top 50 hedge fund managers earned a combined $29 billion (€18.2 billion) in 2007. Five managers earned more than $1 billion (€630,000 million).
Zero Punctuation: Condemned 2: Bloodshot →
This week on Zero Punctuation, Condemned 2: Bloodshot and the phrase “errant turds.”
Public asked to shape open-government bill →
Foundation posts proposed bill online for public to tweak, bypassing lobbyists.
Kenya unveils coalition cabinet →
Kenya’s president has announced a new power-sharing cabinet following a deal with the opposition to end the long-running political crisis. -BBC News
Historic China-Taiwan talks held →
Could this be the beginning or the end?
WatchTalks Steven Pinker: A brief history of violence
WatchTalks Johnny Lee. Wii Remote hacks
We'll look at ourselves as the troops continue...
Americans have been in the War with Iraq for more than five years, so why does the majority not care about this war anymore? Over 4,000 American soldiers have died and General Petraeus has asked the government not to start pulling back yet because “we still have work to do.” Really? Five years and still not done? It was hopeless from the beginning, and it remains hopeless. So why...
A Little Switch-A-Roo Here →
San Francisco leaders surprised thousands of supporters and protesters today by rerouting the Beijing Olympic torch run from its advertised route to a picturesque course that avoided the throngs of demonstrators along the Embarcadero.
Zero Punctuation: No More Heroes →
This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee reviews No More Heroes. Vote for The Escapist at The Webbys People’s Voice Awards!
Super Mario in 14kb Javascript →
I’m not too gamy savy, but this suprises me. I’m amazed at what we have done technological wise over the years.
Not Fazed - "Iran to OPEC: Stop Oil Sales in...
It’s been a threat for quite a while now. It’s really resurfaced during the whole economic downturn since August and it really caused problems like this to arrise. However, there are so many difficulties for such things to happen. First, there’s the US and their whole issue if they can’t buy oil in dollars anymore, i.e. financial blunder. Also, the European market...
Gambling on a championship →
EVERY MARCH offices across America partake in an annual ritual, filling in brackets to enter pools for the NCAA college basketball tournament. Tonight’s game will determine the winners. Though American office workers may not be the only ones gambling on the outcome of a college sports game, the endowment of the universities in the tournament may have the most on the line.
Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone →
Long story short: My son got home, ecstatic with independence.
So who raises the children in America?
Who raises the children in American? Well, I say that parents should, and I mean “are supposed to,” raise the children. However, not all parents are good parents, and I know there is no easy way to define good parenting. Bad parenting is not hard to define though. For one thing, bad parenting means in one case that the parents aren’t raising their children, or not raising them...
