Sorry about that whole “U.S. economic collapse” thing (Straw and A Camel’s Back)

There’s an ooooold saying about the tipping points in life. This ones comes from deep in the desert, back in some of the first communities our species ever built. The wiki says the story goes like this. The idiom the straw that broke the camel’s back is from an Arab proverb about how a camel [...]

The World This Week By Wah : September 14, 2008 : Part 1 of 2

Here is the first part of my new weekly feature.  I had to split it into two parts because of youtube limits (still working of finding a better place that works well.  Enjoy.  I should have the second half availabe in the mornig. Doing the video stuff is easy.  Doing the editing is taking a [...]

Posting from the New Laptop

Just picked up a refurbished gateway for half a g. It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a new laptop, and this is the least I’ve ever spend on a new PC. Should have some updates for performance and whatnot coming.  The processor and memory are nice, but I’m afraid the graphics card is going [...]

Aaaaand…I’m free again

Good news today as I have made my resignation official.  Good news for you, dear reader, as you’ll have more to read.  And good new for me, your writer, as I’ll have more time to write and the ability to do so with a clean conscience. You see, I was previously employed by a large, [...]

The Downside of BioFuels (and Stupid Wars)

Haiti’s President Tries to Halt Crisis Over Food – New York Times The police in Haiti struggled Wednesday to control looting and rioting over high food prices as President René Préval issued a sharp call for an end to the chaos. “The solution is not to go around destroying stores,” Mr. Préval said in a [...]

And harrumph.

So it begins again. I must tell you all of my many conquests. I am a destroyer and saviour of worlds. This is my only outlet into your dimension, and it takes a great deal of energy to visit here, so relish each and every one of my posts as if it came from your [...]

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