Category Archives: News Clips

Some news are still worth to remember even when it goes old.

Land deals in Africa and Asia

Land grabbing on forth world countries sounds like a good solution to the food supply problem in third world countries. If land grabber can put the lands for better use, they are more entitle to the lands than the locals. It is not neo-colonialist, it’s the survival of the fitness.

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Eczema’s link to asthma

I suffers from both eczema and asthma. It would be a good news if the scientists find a cure to both of them.

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The ungovernable state

California is a textbook case when democracy falls flat on its face, yet it is still considerably better than places with no democracy.

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Wolfram Alpha

Building Wolfram alpha as a giant number cruncher seems like a good idea, but I am disappointed at its knowledge. It can’t even tell me how many people has died in the Tiananmen Square massacre, a.k.a. 64.

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Animal welfare, Catheter and mouse

Human first, animal second. It is acceptable to regulate animal experiment for better efficiency, but we should not stop animal experiment because animal suffers, as long as it brings benefits to mankind.

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