You know, folks, I’ve been thinking about the great nations of the world and what they’re good at. Now, some people will tell you that every group of people has its strengths. The Irish can drink, the French can surrender, the Canadians can apologize. But when it comes to engineers and technology, I have formed…
Tag: India
Theft by Individualism
In the city, there were two ways to get electricity. One was the government’s: official, clunky, always breaking down, but built on the dim hope of something better someday. The other was the people’s: a tangle of stolen wires, hooks, and half-baked cleverness that kept the lights flickering just long enough to fool everyone into…