- Untitled | the space between the rain – drops.
Read this for background information/context. Keep scrolling; the history will help you understand the story + the author’s intention, if any.
- Citogenesis | xkcd
A riff on the old adage about how lies become the truth if you repeat them often enough.
- Nice guys can finish first | Harvard Gazette
“Intriguingly, the study also uncovered a correction mechanism inherent to social groups. Those who were initially noncooperative, Rand said, were found to be twice as likely to become cooperative after being shunned, suggesting that being cut off from the group acts as a sort of internal discipline, ensuring that cooperation remains high within a social network”.
- they came like locusts… | Abstruse Goose
Re-framing the issue of consuming meat – although one can also re-frame the concept of the vegan/vegetarian diet by doing something similar but replacing the protagonist with a carrot instead.
- “Promised Land” by Christoph Niemann | The New Yorker on Tumblr
On a similar note: re-framing the immigration issue.
The Laremy Lee version.
- Human beings are animals.
That’s why you can learn a lot about humanity by watching Dog Whisperer. That’s also why we need rules and boundaries to maintain order, especially when… - Human beings are like currents – they follow the path of least resistance.
Not everyone is altruistic enough to do that which takes effort to be done, hence the solution in (1). - Every child is a reflection of her/his parents. Similarly, every student is a reflection of her/his teacher(s).
A lackadaisical child/student is the product of lackadaisical parents/teachers. - From (3), the way a child/student speaks is the exact same way her/his parents/teachers speak.
A polite, eloquent child/student is the product of polite and eloquent parents/teachers. Ill-mannered, uncouth and impolite children/students…
By the way, not to belabour the point, but this is also why the Speak Good English Movement will never succeed – because it addresses the wrong target audience. - In most situations, less is more.
That’s why I’m ending here.
What are some of your hard truths?
Also, if anyone can design/customise a picture for me (i.e. include my picture as well) based on the original text, I’d be very grateful!
So it seems that McDonald’s outlets around Singapore have run out of curry sauce.
It is thus timely for me to explore the non-altruistic/capitalistic side of my nature and place on offer two (2) packets of original, authentic McDonald’s curry sauce (as shown in the above picture) which I have in my possession.
Let the bidding wars commence!