ugh
I just realized how boring this paper sounds: Paragraph 2 is also similar to Article 10 of the draft articles recommended by the WCED’s Experts Group on Environmental Law, which aims to prevent “transboundary environmental interference or significant risk thereof which causes substantial harm” (emphasis added). The present provision extends liability not only to physical harm, but also to the … Read More
holy $#!7, it’s snowing!
big sticky plops pelting down
end of poverty
since I mentioned I was going to see jeffrey sachs, I thought I’d give a mention to his latest book, the end of poverty. it sucks. he’s a terrible writer, and a narcissist to boot. the gist of his book is: “[insert country here: Bolivia, Poland]’s economy succeeded because of my work, and [insert country here: Russia] failed because they … Read More
children, firearms, and homicides
children. I’m planning to go see bill clinton and jeffrey sachs (uh, and patrick huard?) talk at the millenium promise conference in november. am able to get a somewhat subsidized price for 2 tickets, just need to find someone to split it with. firearms. at work today I had to complete a Code of Business training that the company does … Read More
bomb, or not?
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porcine plasma?
at the risk of being distasteful, a friend forwarded me a link of “infidel’s revenge pen”. … it even has an MSDS sheet.
one night in beijing
I was reading here about a song that is apparently a hit in chinese karaoke. following a link to the song, I checked it out, and it’s… incredible. in a way that no other c-pop song could be. I mean, it’s got falsetto! (imagine a chinese version of Queen. in a bad way.)
jesus’ japanese descendant
not only does japan have the longest-running hereditary monarchy at some 2600+ years (whew! disaster averted with the birth of hisahito), but there is also a legend that jesus escaped jerusalem and made his way to aomori, where he became a rice farmer.
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