Sunday, June 7, 2009

Doubtful

Sure, emigration should slow. Opportunities are drying up. The land of the free is no longer the land of the employed.
(A story they haven't shown is the expats staying put bc of greater ops abroad, so Mother dear, this is precisely why I won't be moving to the land of greater unemployment anytime soon so please stop buggering.)

But I sincerely doubt that numbers will be as greatly affected as this article purports. Besides, isn't is a bit lately timed as well? We've all seen property prices fall, international schools w/smaller populations as some expats leave town and more notably, prostitution prices falling for gui mui's - a serious indicator - and private clubs either closing down entirely or no longer caring about so called HKstatus and letting the slightly less blessed through the doors.

The migratory flows won't change as dramatically as the article states - the first outflows have already passed. Now we're probably somewhere in the middle now of any possible shift.

Until then, you'll see me staying put where I am.

Did they miss something?


I'm not sure the economist from Columbia caught everything --> angular features? large hands?
A scam - def - but looking closer I do believe "she" isn't a "she" (see the photo above). I'm not so convinced this is not a string of market savvy con-men dressing as brides-to-be and fleeing before the wedding night.

Weren't Taiwanese women paying for grooms at some point? This could be the ultimate patch up of relations for China and Taiwan.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

at least there was McCain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3CTBrGL5rA

When asked why Americans were embarassed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqYgZWyroY&feature=related

Was just a reminder...

Monday, April 6, 2009

Useful material on data dieting

http://www.resourceshelf.com/2009/03/22/time-for-a-data-diet-deciding-what-customer-information-to-keep-and-what-to-toss/


This is seriously good material. The fact is, even in our personal emails we have tons of things built up and not trashed. Keeping records is good, as long as you can find it. But what happens when your filters and labels are on and it still takes you too long to search? That's when you need to skim down.

From work to home this is a real need.

Twitter surfer

http://www.twitchhiker.com/

Seriously awesome. I know ppl did this on couch surfer, but twitter is much harder! There's no accountability for anyone, no ratings, etc.

I'm very impressed.

U.N. divided on North Korea launch

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE53058220090406?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews


No poop, Sherlock. Since when are they not divided (only when a country disregards their presence)