Category Archives: Budo
On Eating Bitter
“If you really want to screw someone, pay them a compliment.” ― me Compliments feed the ego and make the compliment-ee feel good. In turn, they also make the compliment-er feel good about making the compliment-ee feel good. But what … Continue reading
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HackerHaus Manifesto 2012: Year of the Dragon Edition
For me (and others), the Year of the Rabbit was pretty crappy in a lot of ways. Don’t get me wrong… being alive surely beats the alternative (I presume). But, there are two faces to being alive: living and existing. … Continue reading
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The Karate Kid
Just about everyone I know has been asking the same question lately: “Huh? ‘Karate’ Kid? Shouldn’t it be ‘Kung Fu’ Kid?” With the massive ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, controversy over illegal immigration, high unemployment, the still-tanking world … Continue reading