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I have a pet theory that geeky people tend to read a lot of non-fiction. Certainly, that theory holds true for me. I would say the ratio of non-fiction to fiction is about 5:1 for me. (Currently, I’m engrossed in an oldie-but-goodie, Thomas Friedman’s “From Beirut to Jerusalem”)
Why is this so? My theory is that [...]
For those of you readers who have Macs and are thinking of using Camino as a web browser, be aware that there are at least two issues which prevent me from using it. One is (presumably) fixable, one is not.
The fixable one — at least I hope it is fixable — is that when you [...]
The latest piece of digg-fodder was one of those “N tips on saving money”. Usually, those lists are pretty dumb (aka use your common sense), but I am oddly drawn to them, like the el cheapo Asian moth that I am. Today, one of those lists linked to this blog post about saving money by [...]
As an Asian, I am blessed with soft skin, super intelligence, and extreme frugality. However, there are some things that as a race, we just can’t do well. Growing facial hair is one of them.
Ne’ertheless, to celebrate Manuary, I got a head start this year, starting the growth process in mid-December, and throwing off the [...]
64th Anniversary of the Nanking Massacre
Slip
note to friends — do not ask my dad about Japanese cars
Continuing with the food theme for today, this article in the Coloradoan about how the Whole Foods in Maine is selling lobsters had a line that made me retch:
Great Expectations on dvd
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Virginia-based animal rights group, would rather Whole Foods not sell live lobsters, but it said the [...]
Yikes, a serious dearth of interesting posts here lately. My apologies.
Not that today will be any better. Best I can do is send you to some other site to read the interesting stuff they have written.
New York Times article on how to use the broiler in your oven correctly.
Enjoy.