April 2009
20 posts
“But the indefatigable Ms. Powers was not satisfied: “I said to the salesman,...”
– They have a converted 2 bedroom rental, and they spend $6,000+ on a mattress. What?? (NYT)
They sound nice though
Arrr →
Peter Chalk, an expert on piracy at the Rand Corp., said it is a predicament of the U.S.’s own making, since the only way to stamp out the pirates would be on land, where they have been able to take advantage of Somalia’s failed state to set up camps and establish havens in port towns like Caluula, Eyl, Hobyo and Haradheere. The U.S. and its allies have been unwilling to tackle the...
Retail "investors" trading like they've lost faith... →
Evidence of retail investors increasing the number of trades that they make. This will work for some, but overall they’ll lose even more money :(
Roosters take over Hawaiian Island →
“Do you know how to cook a rooster?” asks Jeanne Jackson… “You put it in a pot with a lava stone. When the rock gets soft, you still have two more hours.”
Honda success in brain-machine interface →
Cool!