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“Teri Polo. Oh yes, she’s really quite something.”

I feel she belongs a blonde. The color really suits her.

“Definitely. Although naked is always enough to not make it matter.”

A very interesting little piece from Digital Chosunibo I caught a few hours ago. Apparently South Korea’s aggressive investments in technological infrastructure are costing them quite a bit.

The royalties paid on foreign intellectual property clocked in at USD $3.86b, which represents an increase of just under 20% from the previous year. They are not without their own revenue streams, as USD $1.49b in royalties were generated; a 33.7% increase.

This points to something JLM and I talked about a couple months back, more specifically about China. It appears that a large amount of Asian development, because it depends heavily on technology, is generating an extremely large debt to the US intellectual property holders. Even if Asian firms like Ningbo Bird, mentioned in Wired as stealing Chinese market from US-based Motorola, much of their GDP goes into paying back borrowed technology.

Finally, I think one conclusion to draw from this is one that helps to calm the nerves of my anti-outsourcing/globalization friends. Obviously this article doesn’t specifically call out moneys owed to US firms. Regardless, this trade deficit is compelling evidence that while certain types of occupations can, and therefore will be executed by the most effective provider, the spirit of American creativity is still holding a strong leadership position.

“Sir Sterling Moss…I could do this for hours.”

That’s what the Stanford band is chanting tonight at their game in the newly redone Maples Pavillion.

They’re playing Cal, so maybe that explains it. Realistically though, it’s the Stanford band, and those fuckers can’t be held accountable for much.

Their mascot is a dancing tree for fcuk’s sake. Apparently at some level your financial abilities strip away a sense of dignity and reason.

At first I didn’t have the words to describe this.

I didn’t buy this wine, but goddamn if it isn’t the coolest graphic ever! I can’t wait to get sodded on 47 pounds of cock.