Journalism: The Not Snarky Side
Posted by Simon in Internet, Politics on 06. Apr, 2010 | 0 Comments
Listen, I like to crack jokes and play Modern Warfare 2 as much as the next pseudo-employed guy. But sometimes, real journalists — people like Namir Noor-Eldeen, a 22-year old photojournalist for Reuters, die during the job. As beautifully encapsulated (perhaps fittingly) by The Atlantic intern Kevin Charles, I am reminded journalism is actually an [...]
Iraq’s (English made) bomb detectors are as fake as Brangelina
Posted by Simon in Politics, Uncategorized on 24. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
So here’s a scary story. Apparently a $40,000 (each) bomb detector that the Iraqi government has spent $85-million purchasing is literally useless. As in, it’s essentially a super soaker painted black and promising to shoot magic beans. This “device” is the main measure by which Iraqi security protects itself (and visitors) from any type of [...]
