It’s funny that we can impart meaning on something as aberrantly vague as “you are expert at probing the motivation of others.” But I guess all we want is some hidden insight into the future, and if there’s even a shadow of a possibility that we might decipher something from a book and/or newspaper, we’ll […]
Intelligent and astute, you have a persuasive manner and are an excellent promoter.
Posted by Ben on February 27, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/intelligent-and-astute-you-have-a-persuasive-manner-and-are-an-excellent-promoter/
Fun Golf Facts
Amount of water it would take, per day, to support 4.7 billion people at the UN daily minimum: 2.5 billion gallons Amount of water used, per day, to irrigate the world’s golf courses: 2.5 billion gallons Average amount of pesticides used per acre, per year, on golf courses: 18.0 pounds Average amount of pesticides used, […]
Posted by Ben on February 26, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/fun-golf-facts/
“There is no longer sufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction”
Which is good news, at least.
Posted by Ben on February 25, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/there-is-no-longer-sufficient-evidence-for-a-realistic-prospect-of-conviction/
Race To The Bottom
“I knew a girl once,” Simcha was saying, “who absolutely refused to call me by my real name.” I never really trusted Simcha behind the wheel of an automobile.
Posted by Ben on February 25, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/race-to-the-bottom/
Max
(2002) dir. Menno Meyjes – with Leelee Sobieski, Molly Parker, John Cusack. Oh, and Noah Taylor as Hitler. Synopsis: A fictionalized look into the life of Hitler (yes, that Hitler) as a young man, using an interesting story to try to examine what factors contributed to the Hitler that is now etched irrevocably into history […]
Posted by Ben on February 25, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/max/
Things I’d never thought I’d end up saying, #37
“Cell phones aren’t inherently evil.” Though it seems ironic, apparently cell phones are helping to “bridge the telephonic divide,” bringing rich and poor countries closer together when it comes to communication ability. In part this narrowing inequality has to do with the fact that cell phone towers are actually much cheaper to build than the […]
Posted by Ben on February 24, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/things-id-never-thought-id-end-up-saying-37/
Birds Attacking
Saw a memo on my desk, everyone else gone from the office, memo said: birds attacking. That’s all it said. Well, and To: (my name) and Cc: and the Date and our company’s Name and everything, but other than that. My radio-in my car-was turned off for the time being, what with there being a […]
Posted by Ben on February 23, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/birds-attacking/
That bastion of radical environmentalism, The Pentagon
I’m as suspicious of “secret reports” as the next guy, but this one seems to merit some attention. The report, dug up by those folks at The Observer, predicts catastrophic climactic change (e.g., increasingly violent storms making the Netherlands largely uninhabitable by, say, 2007), worldwide riots, a significant increase in the number of days above […]
Posted by Ben on February 22, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/that-bastion-of-radical-environmentalism-the-pentagon/
Fun with Polls: Sex, the Media, and You!
Q: “In your view, does the entertainment industry need to make a serious effort to significantly reduce the amount of sex and violence in its movies, television shows and music, or don’t you think they need to do this?” Gallup Poll. Feb. 6-8, 2004. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ? 3. Need To Don’t Need To […]
Posted by Ben on February 21, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/fun-with-polls-sex-the-media-and-you/
Friday Roundup
Fish from the sky: “As if the denizens of London did not already have enough to worry about trying to safely navigate muggers, backpackers and street performers, they now face a new threat: piranhas falling from the skies.” (yes, this is an actual quote from the article) Answers to the age-old question, “Has Text-porn finally […]
Posted by Ben on February 20, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/friday-roundup/