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"Science is interesting; if you don't
agree, you can fuck off."

June 2009

Yay, chauvinism?

From Brian in Jeollanamdo, this.

Wow. Just, wow.

Models who failed to maintain appropriate dignity as representatives of the products they represent should compensate for the damages caused to their advertiser, the top court ruled.


Uighur, Uighur, Uighur

I was just watching the US Senate remarking on the anniversary of Tianaman Square. A few short observations:

  • What's up with Uighur's all of a sudden? I heard of them for the first time four years ago, and then only in the context of Asian Area Studies. Now, every time I turn on the TV, it's Uighur, Uighur, Uighur.

"My father was replaced at his work by a very small machine."

"The next day my mother went out and bought one."

NY Times is running a story on South Korea's biggest tutoring website, Megastudy. I haven't heard of it before, but I have heard mention of online study systems while I was teaching both adults and children.

The article gives a very good overview. What is not really addressed, however, is the quality or pedagogy of the online courses. They appear to be run pretty much like typical hagwon courses.