Is child labor really so bad when we can buy fancy electronics and running shoes at such incredible prices? While we might not like the thought of kids doing a day’s labor instead of homework, most people likely couldn’t be bothered to care.
03.3.10 | Featured, Technology, World | Jason
Who knew that a drought in Australia would have such long-lasting implications for the rest of the world? In 2008, the land down under suffered a devastating blow when it failed to reap sufficient yields of staple grains like wheat. As a result, countries like Japan that rely heavily on imports to feed its people [...]
The amount of time, money, and energy people spend being terrified of terrorists is downright incredible. Everyone has probably heard about the supposed “failed attempt” of a Nigerian man to ignite his underwear bomb on a flight bound for Detroit a few weeks ago by now. I say supposed because according to a quick Google [...]
There’s been yet another report of data theft in the news, this time involving thousands of customer records at T-Mobile in the UK. CDs containing customer names, addresses, and the date their mobile contract ended were sold by employees of T-Mobile for what was probably a ridiculous sum of money. This sort of activity is [...]
11.19.09 | Technology, World | Jason
What the heck is wrong in the world, lately? It seems that nobody is held accountable for their actions when visiting foreign nations anymore, and it has got to stop.
Today two American reporters were given a pardon from Dear Leader for sneaking into North Korea from China for their little TV show which, in North [...]
It seems like only yesterday that the International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet, instead dubbing the tiny rock a “Dwarf Planet.” However, here we are a little more than two years later and the American state of Illinois has returned the previous title of “planet” to the world discovered by [...]
Why is it that so many people feel that science and religion are mutually exclusive? While there is ample evidence of religion outright rejecting the findings of many of the world’s most formidable scientists, there is no solid reason to think that a person must choose one over the other. Or is there?
Yesterday [...]
Perhaps the title is a little over dramatic, but Australia’s move to begin filtering the internet has left me wondering what effect this might have on other western nations. According to articles on the ABC, the BBC and the CBC, the Australian government is due to start a series of field trials to filter [...]
12.4.08 | Internet, Online Crime, Politics, Technology, World | Jason
Looking up at the azure sky, the primate watched for signs of a storm. The summer had offered a bountiful supply of roots, fruits and vegetables, but now it was time for the fall hunts to resume. The flame had gone out several weeks before, making game difficult or impossible to eat. [...]
According to recently declassified records dating back to the Cold War, two American F 86-D Saber attack jets were scrambled to confront an unidentified flying object in UK airspace during the spring of 1957. One of the pilots, Milton Torres, was only seconds away from firing a salvo consisting of two dozen rockets at the [...]
The gentle sound of children laughing and playing in the nearby park wafted over a cool autumn breeze. Summer was now over and the cold clutches of winter would soon be upon the city. Sitting by the window, the ex-athlete looked at the scene with distaste.
One year ago, on a day much like [...]
A few days ago, while telling me how stupid I was for saying that I wanted a notebook computer to last at least 15 years...
The countdown is almost up on this year's winter Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and thousands of people residing bo...
Do you ever wonder about your neighbours? I wrote a few months ago about how one of my neighbours has the same camouflag...
Believe it or not, I had a terrible habit back in Canada. It wasn't one with drugs, alcohol, women, or even excessive ...
Over the last decade or so I've been battling a bunch of minor problems such as insomnia, headaches, chest pain, and blo...