“But even if responsible, ethical mining is possible, verifying it will be difficult even with the best of intentions, industry experts say. Diamonds, furs and timber all look simple by comparison, because they all come in a discrete form that can be tracked by a paper trail. A specific tree produces a specific two-by-four; a […]
“When you heat up leftovers in the microwave, what time do you enter? 2:30 or 2:22? One is close enough and much faster.” Fly on the Wall, Signal vs. Noise
Tags: design, food, simplicity, statistics, time
“I’m sure the technology is even better now, but I was a -8 in both eyes and came out 20/10. Meaning I can see BETTER than 20/20. It’s awesome… The hardest part was to have my eyes “propped” open for the surgery. It as a little scary after the flap was cut and I couldn’t […]
“It’s sweet, and a little unusual. We might have it from time to time, but not five times a day.” Norwegian skiing coach Bjørnar Håkensmoen, on being rewarded with more than five tons of Canadian maple syrup.
Tags: food, sports
“I hear different cats complaining about that and I’m like, ‘Man, you could be somewhere lifting boxes right now.’ This ain’t work, this is leisure. You get to sit and talk about yourself for hours, all day long. What’s hard about that? You’ll never hear me complain, because I know what […]
“I ask, ‘Brush teeth?’ And you say ‘Brush. Teeth.’ I lean over to the sink and find your toothbrush and toothpaste. I say ‘Paste.’ And you say ‘Paaaaste.’ Toothpaste is always funny. I say ‘Brush brush brush,’ and motion with my hand like I’m brushing. Sometimes you ask, ‘Dada brush?’ and I take my own […]
“The Gnostics’ beliefs were often viewed by bishops and early church leaders as unorthodox, and they were frequently denounced as heretics. The discoveries of Gnostic texts… have produced a new generation of Christians who now regard the Bible not as the literal word of God, but as a product of historical and political forces that […]
“I personally think it’s important for superheroes to be glamorous. They are fantasies, after all, the fulfilment of wishes, and we want our fantasies to be sexy. Otherwise, why bother having them?” Comic book writer Warren Ellis
Tags: celebrity, comics
“Any copy protection system, in my opinion, should be focused on trying to increase sales—not stop piracy. The two aren’t the same. Most people who pirate a software product would never have purchased it. It’s pointless to waste time on those people. The people to focus on are the ones who might have bought your […]
“Houston megachurch pastor and inspirational TV host Osteen offers an overblown and redundant self-help debut. Many Christian readers will undoubtedly be put off by the book’s shallow name-it-and-claim-it theology; although the first chapter claims that ‘we serve the God that created the universe,’ the book as a rule suggests the reverse: it’s a treatise on […]