capitalism *is* fun :-)

I love to collect those free glasses you get when you buy packs of your favourite refreshment drink. Coca Cola had one of those giveaways again. So I got a pack of 2 bottles. When I got to the checkout, I noticed that I needed 3 (three) bottles to get a free glass. So why don’t you pack 3 bottles in a pack? Why 2? I know! So that I buy 2 packs (= 4 bottles), so that I have 3 bottles and get a glass. And next time, the same thing over again. It’s like I really need 8 litres of the drink. 

The MacBook Air is out. It has one 1 USB port (but look, it’s so thin!), and I can’t upgrade it’s hardware (but look, it’s so thin!) and I can’t use a second battery (but LOOK! it’s so thin!) … ok! So it’s thin. So what? What’s that good for? I don’t know … it’s thin. It’s the new trend. Ah! Now I got it! It’s like that slim fashion phone I just got (LG Shine Titanium). It looks good, it’s pretty expensive, and I miss not being able to read my emails on the go, and much more … but it looks so good, and it shines! I think I know why the MacBook Air was made so thin. This way they can include a realsize cartoon model of Steve to expose in your room, along with a leather covered book, entitled : Mac worshiper’s guide. It’s made in genuine leather, printed on non-recycled paper and if you put the Macbook Air, the cartoon model folded on top of it, and then the book, it will still fit in a decent sized box, made of non-recycled paper, printed with lead based ink.

It’s those darn Aston Martin’s that fill every street on the planet, with their huge V12 engines that pollute the planet and cause global warming, says Sir Mark Moody-Stuart. Indeed, and upon further research, the main cause of the planet’s population growth, is the accidental tear of condoms. Let’s ban those Aston Martin’s and Ferrari’s. Moving on to wider markets….There are so many Aston’s and similar luxury cars, that if we would ban them, we would immediately see a decrease of air pollution of about 0.000000000000000000001%. Offcourse, nobody has the balls to tell that we are almost 7 billion people living our lives on resources that are limited, and more difficult to obtain each day. It’s better to find a boogey man, and point the finger to those Aston Martin owners (that earned their privilege by contributing and developing the society we live in) as the main cause of global warming, pollution, gas prices, terrorism, AIDS and God knows what else. Offcourse, when no solution lies in the horizon for the above mentioned issues, it’s simple to find a boogey-man and blame him for it. They did this back in the days of the KKK. Let’s do it again. Let’s put them white caps on and burn some afro-americans. That will solve our global warming issue. P.S: Offcourse, we will be allowed to further drive Aston Martins, as long as their gas consumption is reduced. This means that the engine under the hood will be replaced with a windshield wiper motor that runs on solar power. This is pretty much like having sex with an inflatable woman, and calling it “the same thing, except more eco-friendly”.

Yes … the ultimate Visa card. Check it out here.What is interesting, are the countries in which is available. Venezuela, Kazakhstan, etc … and no America? No England? … What do most countries in that list have in common? Oil, natural resources, “terrorists”, comunism?  

I just noticed that the spot reserved for people with a handicap, is much wider then the regular parking spots at the Mall. I am highly considering to park my car there, to avoid all those rednecks hitting my car with their doors and other useless crap the are carying around. Offcourse, this would make me look like a snob … oh well … I will think this over.

5.61 US dollars for a gallon of gas here. Just filled up my tank and reset the trip computer. I used 105 litres (27.73 gallons) of gas in January, to drive around town. My car does 14.25 mpg. I mean come on … all over the web people see the end of the world if a gallon of gas goes to $5. It’s much more here, it’s not the end of the world and I still love the smell of fresh burned gas and oil from my turbocharger.

One evening, I was having the usual chat with my Steve Jobs worshiper friend, Dan. As usual, he was showing me the latest Apple related stuff he found on the internet (and which he can now afford, as he has a fancy job in an office building, working overtime to increase the company’s market capitalisation). I was doing about the same thing, except I was looking for more serious things, then chinese iPod speakers. Like this P’7122 Motive Floor Lamp from Porsche Design: Dan immediately pointed out the fact, that it’s not available in the US and Canada. Offcourse it’s not.  Due to it’s high price, the item is only available in Eastern European countries, where the abundace of oil, corruption and cheap labour makes possible the existance of people with the buying power to aquire this item. Read the rest of this entry »