Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.

–Hugo De Groot

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Facebook Never Forgets

This is a thought-provoking article from The New York Times Magazine that focuses on something that is increasingly becoming a problem in our society: that the Internet means that nothing is forgotten. Bad decisions that end up on the World Wide Interwebs never disappear entirely. Damage control and damage mitigation can be done, yes. But disappear entirely? No.

http://bsprks.com/a2 (link shortened)

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Monday, August 2, 2010

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

–George MacDonald

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Suburbia

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Chemistry Groaner I

Thought about this one on my way to campus today.

So an chemist walks into a natural food store, and looks at the vinegar. After a while, he chooses a bottle and takes it to an employee. “I’m sorry,” he says, “but is this organic?”

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