Now the Russkis are bombing the so-called moderate Syrian rebels [1], or as the WSJ likes to call them, “relatively moderate rebel factions like al-Qaeda“. Not the first to note this, but by declaring ISIS [2] the new enemy, and Assad the new Hitler, we’ve kickstarted Cold War V2.1 [3], except that Al Qaeda has […]
Trillions spent on the NSA to surveil politicians and citizens, and not a clue that the Taliban might not have surrendered. Or that our hand-trained moderate rebels won’t surrender the first time they meet OpFor. Oh, wait, that was last year. Lucy will totally not move the football this year, Charlie Brown.
No adblocking, “for performance reasons”, for iPad 3 (the original retina display). Sigh. Even though it’s perfectly functional, and would benefit more from adblocking.
Whistleblower or fall guy, take your pick: “The test manipulations are a moral and political disaster for Volkswagen. The unlawful behaviour of engineers and technicians involved in engine development shocked Volkswagen just as much as it shocked the public. We can only apologise and ask our customers, the public, the authorities and our investors to […]
My gut, and my intellect, tell me that Uber [1] is a bad idea. There are reasons why we have taxi medallions – look at the places that don’t. Do you really want a million Uber drivers cruising around LAX looking for pickups? There are also reasons why we have employment laws, FICA payments, worker’s […]
* also never let a sucker make two lights in a row
Car cela libère mon esprit de la tyrannie des choses insignificantes. —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry when asked why he climbs
As Seen On TV!
TIL: Sticking your fingers down your throat is not a reliable nor particularly easy way to make yourself vomit (don't ask). Darn you, TV! Once again you have lied to me. I am looking at you, Burn Notice. In my youth, I learned that hanging on to the hood of a moving car ASOTV is […]