June 2010
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Last night I had a great idea. I will need 3-5 adventurous people to help test the concept with me before we take it to the mainstream.
Jun 28th
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English People Like: #11 Reminding You About The... →
Seeing all the WW2-themed headlines in the English tabloid press this past week about how today’s matchup with Germany is the latest round in an almost century-long rivalry between the two nations, reminded me of this post: Why do English people like reminding you about the war? It’s not one of the first things a foreigner notices upon entering England for the first time. No, it takes a...
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Why do English people hate the word "soccer" so...
In Central Asia today people speak over 100 variations of the Turkic language. There are something like a dozen different words for “cow”. And yet the languages are mutually intelligible to the extent that if you ask for a cow you are sure to never receive anything but a cow. That the concept of “cow” is embodied in different words by different people does not impair the...
Jun 20th
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“If you visit any number of Sunday league matches played by youngsters, you’ll...”
– On English football, A letter to Fabio « Theo’s Blog (Not Walcott)
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“This will become the backbone of the Afghan economy.”
– Jalil Jumriany, an adviser to the Afghan minister of mines. The NY Times reports: The value of the newly discovered mineral deposits dwarfs the size of Afghanistan’s existing war-bedraggled economy, which is based largely on opium production and narcotics trafficking as well as aid from the ...
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I’ve been thinking more and more about the internet and democracy, specifically bloggers’ rights vs journalists’ rights with regards to free speech. As it becomes easier for writers to get set up with their own personal publishing platforms, the distinction between “blogger” and “journalist” becomes grayer and much less relevant. Work is generally ...
Jun 9th
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“I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college...”
– Barack Obama finding out ‘whose ass to kick’ over oil spill
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“The dead have joined Rachel Corrie, Tom Hurndall, James Miller and Brian Avery...”
– Israel reveals its true face | Ahdaf Soueif | Comment is free | The Guardian
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