The Happy Moron

heart of mighty oak
will not bend or break or tear
you can’t keep me down

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/
It’s funny ’cause it’s true.

From the article,
Chris Boyd from FaceTime said many of the young criminal hackers were undermined by their desire to win recognition for their exploits.
In other news, small boys and teenagers turn to whatever means are available to them in an attempt to prove their manhood.
Different cultures and societies measure manhood in different ways. Traditional metrics [...]

life on the hot seat
wed to the critical path
don’t scorch your trousers

‘Let the baby go,’ Jennifer Hudson’s sister says of missing son
What, she doesn’t have a name of her own? And who would file this story under “Arts & Entertainment?”
If the story isn’t noteworthy in and of itself (and it isn’t – it’s tragic, but not noteworthy) then don’t run it. If you find yourself miscategorizing [...]

If you only ever watch one movie directed by Marlon Brando, watch this one.
Why? Because Wikipedia tells us he’s only directed this one. Oh, and he took over from Stanley Kubrick. Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction.
Yes, that 1961 classic, “One Eyed Jacks” directed by and starring (come on, you knew this was coming) [...]

I apologize, because you’ll first have to watch this one to gain the necessary background knowledge.
But after you’ve finished watching it… watch this one.
I found it revelationary.

This one is sad. 
The parents defended their son’s decision, saying he was “an intelligent young man of sound mind” who was “not prepared to live what he felt was a second-class existence”.
It doesn’t always matter whether or not we’re intelligent or of sound mind.
The article titles him as a “paralyzed rugby player”.
Now if, when you [...]

People turn to terrorism for social solidarity.
I’ve blogged about bored young men before.
But here’s a funny thing: If people turn to terrorism for social solidarity, because they are bored and alone…
What does that say about effective strategies for dealing with terrorism? Prayer might work.

Apparently, you can find out at the World Names Profiler.
This is a nifty idea. It didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know about my surname (nearly exclusive to Great Britain and its colonies).
On a whim, I plugged in “Boateng”. Great Britain came up first. Who knew?
“Mensah”. Same thing.
Apparently West Africa is a giant hole [...]