weird nostalgia

maybe some of you reading this know that i spent a summer living and working in sri lanka while i was in law school. i was working in a constitutional reform NGO, which was great especially since there were 2 or 3 constitutional crises while i was there (back when public officials totally giving [...]

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epidemic obesity is “natural”

there’s been a controversy over whether high fructose corn syrup can be labeled as “natural,” and the FDA has just sided with the Corn Refiners Association (and maybe with Disney, who doesn’t want to have wasted all that money updating the “It’s a Small World” ride so that overweight passengers no longer sink the boats) [...]

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happy people dancing on planet earth

apparently NASA has a website where they post beautiful pictures of the cosmos every day, and today’s astronomy “picture” of the day is a video of this guy matt who films himself dancing all around the world.  i think he has been doing this all over youtube for 2 years (so says wikipedia) but i [...]

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chimps get human rights *and* political correctness

probably the two go hand in hand these days.  from 2 recent editorials in the NY Times:
first, a resolution passed in Spain’s parliament granting legal rights to apes.  the main thrust being that living beings that differ from humans by a miniscule 2% of their genetic material should not be used in forced performances for [...]

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PSA re tire safety

according to an ABC news report, tire age is just as important to your safety as how deep the treads are, but manufacturers/distributors obscure the age & sell old, dangerous tires as new.  this report tells you how to look out for this trick.

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