#20 Geniuses Don't Make Useful Technologies.

The Japanese are among the smartest in the world per capita. That's only as racist as saying that black guys have big um, jewelry. The thing that bothers me is this: with all the disease and starvation in the world, THIS is how the braniac elites of this planet spend their energies:

This *houseplant* sits in a coffee shop and blogs about weather and temperature, using coordinative technologies to make sentances like "It is sunny today. It is cold today." Fascinating, fern. This plant updates more often than I do. And has better Page Rank.

What kind of productivity will be expected of me if a houseplant can accomplish data entry?