I’m as concerned about high gas prices as the next guy. Here’s an interesting story for you involving Internet sock puppetry by an oil company, plus out-of-control spending on expensive booze.
BP? No, Sinopec, the Chinese oil company.
Archive for May 6th, 2011
Jumping Jack Flash…
Friday, May 6th, 2011What is it with people?
Friday, May 6th, 2011They always want to focus on the worst-case scenario.
Sure, if you get wolf pups for your kids, there’s a chance that the wolves will eat your children. But that’s the worst case scenario. Anyway, the wolves are unlikely to eat more than one of the kids.
And, hey, what’s the best-case scenario? Your kids will go on to found Rome. Weighted against that possibility, don’t your worries about kids being eaten seem kind of trivial?
We could fly a helicopter, nothing left to talk about.
Friday, May 6th, 2011The NYT, the WP, Wired, and Aviation Leak are all over the stealth helicopter beat. (Note: that WP link is a video, and will play a commercial before the video starts.)
I don’t have much to say about this at the moment, but I did think it’d be useful to provide a roundup of the coverage. If anyone has any additional reliable links (not bar speculation from people who claim to be former members of SEAL Team 6) please feel free to drop them in comments.
Edited to add: Here’s something else interesting from the WP: a summary of Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare: Theory and Practice
Obit watch: May 6, 2011.
Friday, May 6th, 2011This one’s going out to Mike the Musicologist: Arthur Laurents.