Category Archives: China
Cell, Internet Service Now Available on Mount Everest; Another Reason We Deserve Annhilation
Ever since reading Jon Krakauer’s “Into Thin Air” then traveling to the foot of Mount Everest myself (my brother Wayne took the pic) for my documentary “Kora”, I’ve advocated closing it entirely to all the ego-maniacal, self-esteem-deficient pinheads and greedy, … Continue reading
Sun Thing to Squawk About: Largest U.S. Public Land Solar Project Awarded to German Company
How did a German company win the $6 billion federal contract to build the largest solar project ever on American public land? If it wasn’t such a good idea, it would be embarassing. Surely there are American companies capable of … Continue reading
China Now World’s Biggest Energy Hog; Is America Losing- or Learning?
The U.S. is still by far the biggest energy consumer per capita, with the average American burning five times as much energy annually as the average Chinese citizen…” – Fatih Birol, chief economist, International Energy Agency There was a time … Continue reading
Chairs Made from Coffee Grounds: Now That’s Creativity!
I wish I was at the meeting when this little idea was blurted out: “Hey, how about we make chairs out of coffee grounds?” That’s what a British design company has done, maybe just to get attention but if so, … Continue reading
Sen. Bennett Thrown Overboard by Utah Tea Party: Keep on Tossing!
The Republican Party may have finally found something they can do correctly: destroy themselves. The developments at Saturday’s Utah state Republican Party convention were more exciting than the Jazz-Lakers game- and it was a good game. With three-term U.S. Senator … Continue reading
China to Require Telecom Companies to Snitch on Customers; A New Low
“Information transmissions should be immediately stopped if they are found to contain state secrets.” – China’s official Xinhua News Agency Whatever “state secrets” are. Just when you thought the Chinese government couldn’t stoop any lower to punish its own people, they … Continue reading
Muslim Cleric’s Stunning Discovery: Earthquakes Caused by Promiscuous Women
A classic case of cause and effect: this guy apparently felt the Earth move during a weekend with the guys in Vegas http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041901787.html?hpid=sec-religion
Earth Day 2010: Iceland Volcano, Utah & Tibet Quakes Remind Us- We Are Not in Charge Here
Just as humans invented God, we also appointed ourselves in charge of everything including the planet on which we tenuously exist. Certainly, stewardship of Earth is a concept that makes a lot more sense than the previous one of ravaging … Continue reading
Chinese Spies Hack, Steal with Impunity: Memories of Tibet Four Years Later
“To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.” – Confucius, ancient Chinese philosopher The Great Firewall of China is infamous for censoring blogs, blocking incoming and outgoing email, videos and other data, and trampling the human rights … Continue reading
Breaking Irony: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Watch Fox News- Only Owns It
“I have great respect for the (New York) Times, except it does have very clearly an agenda.” – Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News The world’s foremost corporate media collector’s comments from the National Press Club last night are so … Continue reading
