Monthly Archives: July 2008

10 reflections in life

1. Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first. 2. Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason. 3. Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200… Read More »

Marketing ingenuity: make claims that are impossible to prove

Ok, a Blu-ray Disc “guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years” is a claim that may not exactly be impossible to prove, but would you (or your descendants) even bother? Delkin Devices, manufacturer of the Archival Gold BD Recordable media, says that its patented “phase-change” recording materials allow the discs to withstand the… Read More »

$140-a-barrel of oil too expensive?

Think again. Oil is dirt cheap compared to some other “necessities”. Budweiser beer: $447.25 a barrelTabasco hot sauce: $6,155.52 a barrelPerrier: $300.61 a barrelStarbucks coffee: $954.24 a barrel, milk not includedBen & Jerry’s New York Super Fudge Chunk: $1,609.44 a barrelChanel No. 5: $1,666,560 a barrel