The business of public car-guarding is about as legitimate as any protection racket. A recent comment on one of our articles prompted me to illustrate by means of a thought experiment: a sentry service for pedestrians.
So I start a voluntary association (like a gang) and people with any credentials can sign up. The purpose of [...]
Archive for November, 2009
November 17th, 2009
Car Guards and Protection Rackets
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November 11th, 2009
Save Time, Forget The Panda
I’m not quite sure how the topic came up, but a few days ago I had a discussion with my friends and I came to a startling realisation: the giant panda is the worst-designed animal on the planet. Now you might be shocked by this statement. How could I possibly conclude that this delightful, furry [...]
November 9th, 2009
Protecting the Pedes
The Tshwane Metro Council is thinking of lowering speed limits in selected areas in order to reduce pedestrian deaths. Will it work? Probably. Would it be my first choice in policy? No – I drive a car to be able to move faster than pede-pleebs (“pede” as in pedestrian, not pederasty). 30 km/h doesn’t cut it.
Let’s [...]
November 4th, 2009
Honour Assault Upgraded to Killing
A young American lady who was deliberately run over by her dad a couple of weeks back, died yesterday. The story’s interesting for two reasons. Firstly, it’s an admitted honour killing. Secondly, American mass media appears to be too politically correct to make a fuss about it. The second point intrigues me more because [...]
November 3rd, 2009
Urinal TVs
I ask myself every day, is it the future yet? …That’s a lie, of course. But I used to, until I stopped after seeing Lady Gaga’s music video for Poker Face. I took that as a sure sign The Future had arrived. Considering we’re here though, in the formerly not-so-distant future of 2009 (pronounced in [...]
