General Talk

Even the slightest hint of feminism would turn me off – because you don’t know what you’re arguing about. Male chauvinism also falls almost on the same line. You did not choose to be a woman, and you did not choose to be a man, now what the heck are you so proud of?? (also in the same vicinity of argument are those who are proud of their races, skin color, etc2.) Why can’t we all accept the fact that the differences are for good reasons, and search for common qualities instead of equality? (I guess this has been the dilemma since day one.)

The World at a Glance (just one, because the second would cause an infestation of first a mild pain and then an escalation to a severe shock further inflicted by the bolts out of the blue...)

Toyota is poised to overtake GM. Not a surprise. Watanabe said more things need to be done. The top-of-chart reliability is still not enough? I remember driving a Corolla over 6000 miles in 2003 summer roadtrip without any single check on its condition. Saved a lot on gas too.

Dell recall laptops. Bold move. I must applaud the accountability & corporate responsibility. More out-sourcing to India. More jobs flying out the window? I wouldn't assume founder nation's labor market too expensive with embedded healthcare.

Cease-fire in middle east effective immediately. Yeah, it's about time. How many lives lost in the process? Wonder how war is not mass genocide especially if the ones getting bombed are peacekeepers, women and children. Geneva convention. Erm, what's that?

Heatwave hitting eastern US. 30 C going up? Or down. Already tense with heat, electricity and utility is record high. Energy crisis. Leaking pipeline (minus 400kbd). Homeland security. Who can sleep almost equally well at night?