This… is a darn good list. So good that I suspect that the author started off trying to be lightly snide*, then watched in steadily-increasing horror as he started actually producing something with inherent value for Western civilization. I mean, it’s not The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress or anything, but it’s definitely useful.
I especially like the chapter headings for #5 (“Health: How to Stop Throwing Your Money Away on Snake Oil”):
I. Pharmaceutical Companies Are Dicks, But at Least They Use Scientists;
II. Why Hippies Have Never Discovered a Single Disease Cure;
III. “Homeopathic” is Another Word for Voodoo Bullshit;
IV. Just Go See a Doctor You Big Baby.
…although somebody will argue those. They always do, really.
Moe Lane
*Not a criticism: Cracked.com does lightly snide very well, and very entertainingly.
The only thing I learned from Moon is, don’t build a prison around anything the can be turned into an obrital mass driver.
Yes, but that’s a really important thing to learn, Matt.