Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
I really dislike telemarketing. I try not to be rude to anyone, even telemarketers; I just wait until they say what they’re selling and tell them I’m not interested. Most of them quickly thank me and move on to their next target. But there are times when my patience is sorely tested.
Via LifeHacker, a very interesting article about people and why we don’t always (or even usually) make rational choices.
A fellow (and apparently something of a celebrity) over in the UK decided to print his banking details in his column in the Sunday newspaper, to “make the point that his money would be safe and that the spectre of identity theft was a sham,” after it came to light that the British government lost …
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Scott Adams made an entry in the Dilbert Blog today, making a prediction of a coming Golden Age. It’s a lovely vision, and I’m sure the reality will be interesting, even if nowhere near as awesome as he describes. But there’s one thing in particular that he mentioned that bears repeating: Wars appear to be …
Good Lord… how are all those starving military contractors going to make any money off of it if it’s not a war anymore?!
There really isn’t much that I could add to this.
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As a fan of science-fiction, I’ve often paused to wonder just why an alien race might, in real life, be interested in Earth and/or humans. The plots in SF books, movies, and games are, for the most part, simply laughable — they want humans as food or because we’re a good place to lay their …
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My mother sent me this as a warning: Rick was in trouble. He’d forgotten his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him “Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 6 seconds, AND IT BETTER BE THERE!” The next morning …
One of the stranger stories I’ve read recently. (I’m just glad it didn’t rain.) 😉