lunatechian (lunatech-ian) - humour

BlackRock Steps Back from ESG Push

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:34:55 +0000

In a recent interview, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, signaled a shift in tone. The firm, once a strong advocate of ESG and DEI, is now taking a more “pragmatic” approach. Fink described the “woke” phase as part of a cycle and suggested it may have gone too far.

Looking past the word soup: what does it even mean for a financial firm to lead “environmental and social activism”?

As one Reddit commenter put it:

“None of this even touches on the absurdity of the proposition that an entity such as BlackRock could be considered an interlocutor for ‘environmental and social activism.’”

Another commenter sharpened that critique:

There’s a reason finance capitalist environmental and social plans focus so much on ‘consumerism’ and envision saving the world through a reduction of people and production, and in rent seeking, not a change in property ownership.”

Street art in Belgium

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 01:19:45 +0000

Euro-peein'

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 18:43:00 +0000

If you are someone like me, who enjoys both beer and coffee, know that paying to use a public toilet is a European custom. The usual charge is the local equivalent of about 50 cents. Some restaurant have a tip dish by the entry â€” again 50 cents is plenty for this.

BMW drivers

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:56:48 +0000

A police officer arrives on the scene of an accident in which a BMW traveling at high speed lost control and crashed in to a guard rail along the median. The car obviously ground along the guard rail for quite a distance because the driver's side of the car was just annihilated and the driver's left arm must have been hanging out of the window during the crash, because it was severed at the elbow! As the officer approached he could hear the driver in shock, repeating, "Oh, my God - My Bimmer! Oh, my God, my poor Bimmer."
"Hey, buddy, I think you've got bigger problems that your car! Take a look at your left arm!"
The driver looks down at his severed arm, his eyes get as big as saucers and he yells, "OH MY GOD, MY ROLEX!"

Eric Cartman's musical in Butterballs

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:41:33 +0000

I had a chance to see the South Park's 'Butterballs' episode on the southpark website. The most enjoyable part of the episode, for me, was Eric Cartman singing about his vajayjay in the musical. Below are Eric's words -

Used to be chicks sang about their relaionships; now it's all "my vajayjay this, my vajayjay that." But clearly that's what sells. When was the last time you turned on a music video and didn't see some chick strumming a guitar singing about her vajayjay?
Oh you like my body
Yeah c'mon let's play
You can touch me anywhere
Except on my vajayjay
My heart says yes
But my vajayjay says no

rants by Kapil Sibal, with lolcats

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:13:32 +0000

Kapil Sibal, India's Telecoms minister has prompted an uproar after it was revealed he met with executives from Google and Facebook to pressure them into screening 'objectionable' content.

A side effect of Kapil Sibal trying to censor the internet is that he has been given a goldmine of comic quotes. And any quote looks adorable with a kitten. I converted his quotes to lolspeak and put them with pictures of cute kittens. The kittens should countereffect the increased blood pressure caused by his idocacy.

Without further ado, here are the cats with Kapil's quotes

U go and delete information on the Internet that might offend the sensibilities of people in India

We have to take care of the sensibilities of our people. Cultural ethos is very important to us.

There is some content on the Internet.. that any normal human being would be offended by

I have seen subject matter which was so offensive that it hurt religious sentiments of large sections of community

I decline to define what, exactly, is offensive content I am not offensive

Image credits

My tshirt for today

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:23:06 +0000

This tshirt is from a city called Weed, in the state of (where else) California. The town of Weed gets its name from the founder of the local lumber mill, Abner Weed. No sublimal messages have been hidden in the tshirt.

Cheers

Overheard

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:22:00 +0000

Overheard at Victoria's Secret sale event, near a huge stack of panties, during their underwear sale event - "wow these are huge". The speaker was a woman holding up a pair.

Overhead in a TV serial - "They destroyed my roses. Eat lead, you bastards"

bad speling killed the dog

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:49 +0000

Woman inadvertently confesses to bestiality. More funnies available here.

happy star wars day!

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:58:27 +0000

MayThe4thBeWithYou

Celebrate the day by blowing up planets and kidnapping Princesses

Hair hacks toolkit

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:30:57 +0000

Charlie Sheen

nospam@example.com (Raj Shekhar) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:57:41 +0000

Charlie Sheen is in the limelight now, and even Scott Adams has weighed in his opinions. On my part, I would like to see a "Charlie Sheen" magazine. This mag would have sections completely opposite to the "Oprah" magazine. For example, instead of the "Book club", we will have "Good Porn" section. Instead of a "Health" section, we will have a "Drugs" section.

Redundancy

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:22:59 +0000

The image sums it.

Marvels of fashion

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:22:58 +0000

As seen in the women clothing section.

Humor in the bookstore

nospam@example.com (moblog) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:00:34 +0000

"Atlas Shrugged" placed in the Humor section in the bookstore. The book on the left is "Undateable" and on the right is "11002 things to be miserable about". I salute the joker who did this - I liked the joke.