Monthly Archives: November 2009

Perception vs. Substance (Talent, Pt. 3; Alpha-Beta, Pt. 2)

Posted on November 30, 2009 by jaehwan

Over in the Alphas vs. Betas thread, Robert and King were (were? are? Is Robert still on vacation?) having a discussion on what it means to be “Alpha,” and whether or not the term should even be used among humans. … Continue reading →

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Justice, Episode 9

Posted on November 28, 2009 by jaehwan

Anyone still there? I’m so far behind on this Justice course that it isn’t even funny.  Sigh, this is like real school.  I’m halfway through Episode 7 right now, and it’s a shame since Ep 9 is the Affirmative Action … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26, 2009 by jaehwan

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!  I hope you are all having a great time with family. I don’t know about you, but back in the day before everyone moved away, Thanksgiving was THE family event.  This was the time … Continue reading →

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bigWOWO's Editorial Policy: Fair, But Not Always Balanced

Posted on November 25, 2009 by jaehwan

Erin from Hyphen brought up an interesting issue on the Hyphen Blog: After the Banana: Reflections on the AsAm Blogosphere.  In her blog post, she raises the question of neutrality, and whether we as bloggers ought to be adhering to … Continue reading →

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Ore wa Raisu Chyeisa desu

Posted on November 24, 2009 by jaehwan

Quick…according to ABC’s new show FlashForward, what does it take to change an Asian woman’s face to go from this: to this: Here are the choices: a) Two eligible Asian bachelors with good jobs b) A creative rebellious Japanese tattoo … Continue reading →

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Banana Conference 2009

Posted on November 23, 2009 by jaehwan

Thanks to Lac Su and Steve Nguyen who organized a very fun conference this past Saturday in LA. Yes, I eventually flew to LA. Yes, it was definitely worth it. And yes, the weather was excellent. I know some bloggers … Continue reading →

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Rusty Kanokogi, Rest in Peace

Posted on November 23, 2009 by jaehwan

As many of you know, I was at the Banana Conference in LA.  I will post on it soon, but first I wanted to acknowledge Rusty Kanokogi for her contributions to judo. The NY Times has her obituary here.  Rusty … Continue reading →

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Justice, Episode 8

Posted on November 21, 2009 by jaehwan

Sound off!

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Who's your daddy?

Posted on November 20, 2009 by jaehwan

What irony! Just a few days ago, I posted about extra pair copulations, talking about beta male birds who sneak up and “mate” with married birds while the alpha male husband is off fighting.  I took the bird comparison and … Continue reading →

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Carbon offsets don't offset

Posted on November 18, 2009 by jaehwan

I’m glad that some travel companies are finally stating that carbon offsets–those extra few bucks that are supposedly used to plant trees in order to “offset” fuel use and other carbon producing activities–don’t work.  This is especially true with flying; … Continue reading →

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