January 2008
15 posts
“Regular activities engaged in by viewers during TV commercials: * 41.2%...”
– from pmarca via BIGresearch
“At the beginning of the 21st century, African societies face a twofold...”
– from african development from a comparative perspective in VOX
“Companies are genetically engineering crops to endure global warming. Problem:...”
– from how donated organs can alter your identity from slate
“In China 25 years ago, over 600m people—two-thirds of the population—were living...”
– from the world’s silver lining in the economist
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“In order to meet recruitment targets, the Army has even had to scour the bottom...”
– from slate
listening to the sound of dogs barking in the distance, waiting for sleep to come
Rambo Inflation →
Number of people killed per minute in the Rambo series: Rambo: First Blood (1982): 0.01 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985): 0.72 Rambo III (1988): 1.30 Rambo IV (2008): 2.59
“People always feel compelled to sum you up, to presume that they have you and...”
– from Heath Ledger in an interview with the NY Times
Alrighty, getting this going (again) — I’ll be posting links, quotes, pics here on a regular basis… watch out!