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I avoid building committees for many reasons

ByObblogatory December 1, 2024January 17, 2025

Mostly because it’s a waste of time. There are three kinds of members: those who are trying to become local politicians (young), those who have lots of apartments in the building (rich), and those with too much free time (retired). If you’re in none of these categories, don’t worry about it. The last thing you…

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Candles aren’t just for typhoons!

ByObblogatory February 10, 2009

We’ve always enjoyed candle light in our house, though we don’t use it very often. Sometimes Christine will place candles in the bathroom while she bathes or when we’re having dinner. Just occasionally, we’ll whip out our candles when there’s a powercut in a typhoon. I always worry about putting candles directly on places, but…

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Taiwan News: Chen Shui Bien’s Scandal

ByObblogatory August 19, 2008

In the recent scandal surrounding former president Chen Shui Bien’s ‘campaign money’, Chen’s daughter has been making some very publich comments about the situation, some of which are undoubtedly embarrassing to her father. Chen Hsing-yu said she doubted any Taiwanese politician had ever declared all of his or her campaign funding. quoted in Taipei Times…

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Did you know most dieters never lose weight?

ByObblogatory May 5, 2010November 14, 2024

Actually, it’s an amazing claim that I found on one best diet supplements. And I suspect it’s true. I’m also wondering the reasons but I think they can be best summarized by these thee points: 1. unrealistic expectations: dieters are usually highly optimistic about how much weight can be lost. We usually overlook the fact…

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Dubbing vs. Captions: Which do you prefer?

ByObblogatory March 14, 2008

After work, we usually go out for a bite to eat. Last night, we went to a local eatery selling Chinese food items. The lady running it used to sell food from a cart, and had a great little business. Then she moved. Her new store is open to the street, has no wall or…

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Before the flush…

ByObblogatory August 21, 2023

Photo by Marten Bjork on Unsplash Elon Musk removing block feature on X (formerly Twitter) | Science & Tech News | Sky News So Twitter is circling the toilet bowl. Users have fled, advertisers have fled. Propaganda, lies & hate abound there. Their CEO is behaving like, well… I have no words. Elon Musk’s antics…

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