The Dark Balloon

A weblog by Hao Lian.
A terrible secret guarded by golems.
A note that thanks you for being born, all those years ago.

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Joule’s law.

Obama recently received endorsements from the White Aryan Resistance, the American Nazi Party, segregationists, and anti-Semites. The dumber the world gets, the more I think Terry Pratchett’s Discworld isn’t all that different from our world.

[(2008 October 31) .]

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And now: Quotes.

It [the demon] made a noise like a sign of relief, from somewhere deep in its mandibles. Now it appeared to be listening for the first time. “Yes? What?” it said.

“Where are we?” said Rincewind.

Various mouths beamed. “Quail, mortals!”

“What? We’re in a bird?”

Eric by Terry Pratchett
[(2008 March 15) .]