Archive for March, 2008

three anecdotes about China and the environment.

of three anecdotes about China and the environment.
The first was from the Lonely Planet’s China guide, wherein one of the contributors said he was an avid jogger who moved to Beijing. Upon discovering the poor air quality, he decided it was better for his health to stop jogging.
The second was the funny and sad story [...]

XM / Sirius merger approved!

1 crappy company + 1 crappy company = 1 crappy bloated company. I would complain this is a monopoly if I had any faith in the industry. Their stocks haven’t budged, I wonder why.
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fate & destiny

I’ve been mulling over this for a time, and I’m trying to balance my own wants and needs with what the world gives me, and it’s hard to distinguish what is given and what is made to happen if you will.
For instance, did the world give me my home renovated, or did I [...]

Proposal for the tallest building in the US.

WTF, Philly get’s a proposal for the tallest building in the US? How is this, is the country finally discovering that it’s a great place to live? No way.
NIMBYs and Negledelphians, please ignore this and go hide in your holes.
Check the links:
PhillySkyline
American Commerce Center Home Page

Philly Water = FAIL

“_Officials in Philadelphia said testing there discovered 56 pharmaceuticals or byproducts in treated drinking water, including medicines for pain, infection, high cholesterol, asthma, epilepsy, mental illness and heart problems. Sixty-three pharmaceuticals or byproducts were found in the city’s watersheds.”
scary.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20….

Trent Reznor offer’s album for free.

http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options

First Radiohead, now Nine Inch Nails. Note the free option. Good Samaritans can do the $5 dollar download. Did I just hear a baby crying? Oh no, sorry, that was some record company executive.