Archive for March, 2010

On Celebrity

Posted by justin

March 25, 2010

The most recent distribution of Academy Awards finally found its way to my computer. I used the occasion to prepare the speech I’ll give when I win mine.

The tragedy isn’t that American health care provision is going to be reformed by government mandate, it’s that reform was needed.The tragedy isn’t that American health care provision is going to be reformed by government mandate, it’s that we needed another mandate.

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Skinny Women Earn More, Skinny Guys Earn Less

Incredible. I spent the last two months eating and applying for jobs. Apparently, they were mutually beneficial.

Power Women 2010 - Forbes.com

Forbes demonstrates once again they have no idea what happens in the real world.

Hand the Taxpayer a Receipt

Shouldn't this already be available? Just plug in the amount of income tax you paid, and it calculates totals based on the Federal budget. I mean, it's not like the accounts are actually separate. Nice idea, though.

What If Every Movie Ended Just the Way You Wanted?

This sounds like a remarkably terrible idea. The whole idea of a story is that you experience it, not control it, right?

The War on Work

I've been thinking about this. Look for more. In the meantime, check out the video (not for the squeamish).

Hong Kong PSi Tower by Michael Young

Ugh. Yes, it's ground-breaking and inspiring. And ugly. Look at the thing—and that's just his mock-up.

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