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Self-defense 101

By repeatedly bashing yourself in the face, you will give your assailant exactly what he wants, but the whole time, you’re in control. He’ll soon be satisfied with the results and wander off. Smile: You just saved yourself from an even worse beating! Technorati Tags: self-defense bashing assailant control

No free lunch after all

Fancy spending a night behind bars (not the type where aspiring songwriters hang out)? A former prison in the western city of Kaiserslautern, Germany has turned itself into “Alcatraz Hotel”, offering guests a jailhouse feeling, complete with barbed wire along the walls and barred windows that make it look impossible to either enter or leave… Read More »

May 10, 1989 (Wednesday)

Joshua came to take photo of me for the Performance Achiever of April frame. Polaroid print turned out weird and funny – looked like “boh gay”.

Caveat emptor

BusinessWeek recently ran a report about how counterfeit, defective computer components from China are getting into US warplanes and ships (“Dangerous Fakes“, Oct 2). But the crux of the issue is: If you squeeze your suppliers for the lowest price, an unscrupulous one is bound to rip you off to stay in business. That’s pretty… Read More »