Following this item yesterday: 1) Demonstrating the mathematical theorem that TSA+Google Ads = unintended comedy, reader Andrew Hall shows what happened when he clicked on the trailer for the Hilary Swank / Amelia Earhart film: In case you can't read it, the pop-up ad says: " Homeland Security...
- About China and the US cooperating on environmental/climate issues: Yesterday I mentioned this detailed and valuable report from the Asia Society and Pew. It turns out that Brookings has just done something similar. Summary here , with links to PDF versions in both English and Chinese. Transcript of...
OK, we're already 4% of the way into the new year of 2009. But there are still 10 or 11 days left in the current Chinese Year of the Earthen Rat, before we welcome the auspicious Year of the Golden Ox. So if I hurry I can get through my list of topics worthy of year end wrap-up. (Previously here...
A Chinese fighter plane! At least, a 1:48 scale model of one, the domestically-produced 歼-10, or J-10 , courtesy of a friend at AVIC, China's giant aerospace company. Click for larger, including a glimpse of the teeny blue-suited model pilot inside: And just down the street, at the main AVIC building...