Anarchy at Sea

The latest issue of The Atlantic Monthly has a cover story on my favorite topic, piracy. Although historically piracy has been portrayed as romantic (it’s wasn’t), piracy in modern times is actually quite a bit easier to pull off, and it’s far more profitable. The techniques of modern day pirates, how and where they operate,…

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Why you need to go faster?

Shit, I’m not reading. I’m just sitting here looking at my Hypercharger over and over again. What’s a hypercharger? Why it’s the beautiful thing in that photo. It shoves more air into the engine of my motorcycle, allowing me to get MORE POWER. Everyone who sees this asks, “Why you need to go faster?” Christ…

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How annoying

I’m so through with the analog world. For god’s sakes, don’t ever buy this scale. It’s pretty and all, but it was off by a few pounds, and I’ve been losing weight the past six weeks (new exercise/diet plan) and it convinced me I was lighter than I really was.

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