Category Archives: Random

Why “Asia”?

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Kalle

It struck me earlier today that the word Asia comes from the Japanese word “Ajia” (亜細亜). I had no cluuuuuuuuuue! Edited: Then I properly looked into it and was completely wrong. But somehow, the word for the asian region is … Continue reading →

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Democracy.

Posted on January 30, 2007 by Kalle

Democracy is a wonderful invention, for if you gather enough stupid people in the same place, they will end up making so many dumb decisions that they eventually destroy themselves. It is the extension of Darwinism from nature into society.

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We real cool.

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Kalle

We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. By Gwendolyn Brooks

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l00t

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Kalle

I have a shirt of water resistance +5. Dead serious. I’ll wash it. When I take it out of the washer it’s so dry that I can literally wear it immediately. Meanwhile, all the other laundry is soaking wet, but … Continue reading →

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My feeds.

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Kalle

I’m pleased. I had 1.5 hour extra today so I read 9 feed entries. Only 2982 to go!

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Oh boy.

Posted on November 2, 2006 by Kalle

I can only guess at the amount of emails/day it takes for a person to whip up something like this — I got it as a response to an email I sent just now: [This message was generated by an … Continue reading →

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Honest spam.

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Kalle

This guy is trying a new venue. He’s simply asking me for cash, because I live in the western world. After all, everyone in the western world has money to hand off to random people emailing them. Gotta give it … Continue reading →

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History.

Posted on October 21, 2006 by Kalle

I was reading the Wikipedia article about China and spotted this in the middle of a paragraph: “A peasant named Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the Mongols in 1368 and founded the Ming Dynasty, which lasted until 1644. ” Dude’s a hero … Continue reading →

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MINE.

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Kalle

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/19/us_space_policy/ Space = the 51st state? Lovely. Want some fries with that megalomania, Mr. President?

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When Night is black.

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Kalle

I wrote this this morning. I am simply posting it now plus adding the picture. If not for my lap top I’d be in complete darkness now. It is 5 am and there’s no electricity in my house. Enrogue’s down. … Continue reading →

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