"The Most Counterfeited Products"
Not many surprises--pills, software, designer-label clothes--but interesting anyway.
Not many surprises--pills, software, designer-label clothes--but interesting anyway.
"There are many blue holes off the coast of Belize . . ." Who knew?
I think I understand Mississippi's ranking and Utah's ranking. But what's up with Montana?
I haven't tried any of these services, but still find I have to fax things occasionally--annoying!--I may in the near future.
. . . what to do with those skimpy, derriere-exposing hospital gowns."
An objective I heartily endorse
I assume that most of you reading this don't have to work "in Hell for $11 a day".
Some good advice for the youngsters (Wall Street Journal, 5/3). (Well, Lesson 3 is flawed because it fails to apply present value analysis, but hey, four out of five ain't bad.)
Along the same lines: "The $1500 Frisbee".
From the Dark Roasted Blend blog (5/20):
Awe-Inspiring Construction of Mountain Highway Bridges in China
China is home to some of the most spectacular mountains, and some of the deepest gorges that need to be spanned with ridiculously tall bridges - and all these infrastructure projects are supposed to be good for Chinese economy.
There is only one problem: the amount of jaws dropped into the gorges by awestruck tourists and the sense of professional envy these bridges inspire in architects around the world, itching to land a similarly grand project . . .
"WD-40 is mostly a mix of baby oil, Vaseline, and the goop inside homemade lava lamps." (Wired, 4/29.)
Mike Munger writes:
Because I know lots of students and ex-students, I get reports from the field from non-profit folks. These kids go over their wanting to change the world, and end up just shaking their heads and thinking, "WTF?" This, I thought, was a pretty good one. . . .
Idealistic young Americans considering service abroad would do well to read the report.