Month April 2008

You can’t go forward by going backward

The New York Times today reports that Europe, which will meet its Kyoto obligations by purchasing pollution credits from other countries, is turning back to coal. Europe will construct 50 new coal plants over the next few years (that’s about…

Instant FICO gonna get you

Home defaults are different in Thailand. First off, you can’t just walk away. Even after a foreclosure, you are still liable for any additional losses. But most important, says a Thai businessman to a visiting American, walking away from a…

The airport security game

It’s not easy being in TSA, especially since they change the rules all the time. Sometimes shirts aren’t allowed, other times pants. Cow skulls are sometimes ok but not always. Ditto for goldfish bowls. Play the game!

Campaign of the Undead

The Clinton campaign still lives. She can’t win the nomination, but will apparently continue shambling on until… she can’t any more. I still think 1) it’ll be over by June 1, which will gives Obama five months to campaign against…