The US Credit Crunch

Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers; bailout of AIG. How did this happen? Let’s ask Warren Buffett, investment guru: If [AIG] had never heard of the word derivatives, they’d be doing fine. They’d be going to work in the morning and they would have no troubles … I said they were possibly financial weapons of mass destruction, […]

Why the Honda City is ugly

Ok, the Honda City is not that ugly; I just thought it would make a great headline. But still, the Honda City is not exactly everyone’s dream car. Are Honda designers not talented? Surely they could come up with a better design? Yes, quite easily, I’m sure. It’s just that Honda is applying a slightly […]

Air Crash Investigation

I’m not sure why, but I love watching Air Crash Investigation on the National Geographic Channel. Maybe I’m fascinated with how passenger airliners can be both awesome and fragile at the same time. They’re huge, majestic, and chock-full of gizmos and gadgets and instrumentation; and yet, a small glitch or mistake can cause them to […]