Random links
- Study: The New Less-Social Psychology of China's Generation Without Siblings
- "Compared to children born right before the one-child policy was implemented, children born under its jurisdiction scored lower on a whole spectrum of measures: They grew up to be less trusting, more risk-averse, less competitive, more pessimistic, less conscientious, and it appeared, more neurotic."
- Robots Replace Gardeners as Sales Surge for Auto-Mowers
- I imagine a machine with blades rather than just suction (like a roomba) might make people a bit more nervous. Still it seems that in Germany robo-mowers now account for 6% of the market with double-digit growth patterns. Looks also like a different approach to lawn-mowing: "Unlike traditional mowers, they don’t collect the cut grass, as the clippings are so small they break down fast and act as fertilizer; instead the rechargable mowers are used frequently, often daily." Perhaps the following explains why I haven't seem much of this here: "North American grass, especially in the southern U.S., is generally tougher than European varieties"
- Man hires hitman to kill his son's in-game character to stop addiction
- "What do you do if your kids are addicted to video games? Hire a hit man to kill them off - virtually, of course. That's what one father has done in China."
- Asian teenagers flock to get “fashion” braces
- "Braces, long the symbol of nerds, geeks, mouth-breathers and others who dwell at the bottom of the high school food chain, have suddenly become très chic. Well, at least in certain parts of Thailand, Indonesia and Malayasia. Many teens in Southeast Asia have been shelling out more than $100 for so-called black market braces, mouth gear that doesn’t serve any function other than fashion — and status."