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China has had its ups and downs throughout its history as have I, but strangely enough, the past decade has led us to grow into a intertwined life path - unexpected, yet seemingly destined.

What is the reason for this recent phenomenon - is it that people think music/video should be free, is it that its just so damn easy to steal stuff on the internet, or is there perhaps a deeper layer to this ‘crime of our times’?

With the possibility of Time Travel slowly crossing over to the non-fiction realm, it is time for us to take a serious look at what its implications for us could mean.

 
Yogurt, yoghurt or whatever ‘foreigners’ want to call it - was originally invented in Turkey and named Yoğurt (after the word Yoğun, meaning dense). Of course this makes sense when you realize that yogurt is strictly milk undergoing chemical change through bacteria and becoming a more dense substance. Anyways, you might be wondering why in the world I am writing […]

Innovation is a word that is used today in every imaginable way possible (no pun intended). It’s been a while since our world spent all of its resources and manpower on building up its militaries, engaging in war, and trying to suppress its colonies and own citizens. Yes, for the last several decades our brains have had a chance to focus on other areas such as entertainment, business, science, and technology. But as we have all too hastily discovered, innovation is fast running dry.

On a slightly cold Sunday afternoon after a brief errand in the city, I happened to take a subway back home instead of the usual taxi ride I am accustomed to. As I was happily escaping the organized chaos that is the Shanghai subway, a huge poster was hung near the exit begging to catch my attention. I paused and looked at it for a second:

Some genius devised a test to determine the question that has been the source of many late-night drunken debates:

Major announcement: the Predictions section got discontinued indefinitely for ‘undisclosable reasons’. Let’s just say that my rivalry with Reignman over at djod.co.uk got out of hand and the quality of my predictions suffered as a result. Perhaps one day I will find it in myself to resume my quest to beat Vegas.In its place will […]