Mad crowd opposing mad cows
The ongoing mass protests regarding the import of U.S. beef is becoming a “culture” that I strongly oppose. (They are not opposed to all U.S. beef. Just those that are […]
Author Archives: arcticpenguin
Translating and journalism
The following is a comment I made to Ethan Zuckerman’s post on Financial models for “difficult” journalism. Translation, I believe is a profitable service, whether it be an English media seeking […]
Intellect and physical appearance
They say that man is distinguished from animal in that he has the ability and need to know. For all the intellect that separates us from lesser creatures, however, I […]
Salt ponds
Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the shapes and colors of terrain when seen from above. When painted, they look like abstract paintings. salt ponds no. 1 (watercolor and acrylic on […]
evolution of a game portal
Kongregate is an interesting game portal, somewhat different from the other ones I’ve seen. Its manner of growth, in particular, may be a unique case study. For starters, I found […]
Stocks Skyrocket on Cloning News
On the Kosdaq, Hwang Woo-suk- or at least news regarding Hwang Woo-suk- has triggered ups and downs for the past few years. Most recently, the announcement that Hwang will clone […]
Ownership and fairness
Ownership. I suppose ownership has always been an issue; not only over products, but places and people as well. I find it somewhat disturbing, however, that some people are trying […]
Laziness, DRM and Freebies
It’s no surprise that the cable industry is growing despite the availability of allegedly “free” content available on the Web. People want content, but they are also lazy, and sometimes […]
D. Yvette Wohn 