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020930 23:54 Politics
Despite the suggestion that the recent rift with the U.S. will have political and economic ramifications, the Germans find it all rather amusing.
Unless these lone cancellations of orders for BMWs and bottles of Riesling snowball into something to be taken seriously, we'll continue to be treated to a most unusual spectacle: The Germans are being singled out for criticism and enjoying it.
020929 20:47 Economy
World Bank and International Monetary Fund... not reality... can't be... Ferengi?... some twisted fiction?... some bleak scifi plot?... i'll surely wake up soon...
... rich nations spend nearly $1 billion a day in agricultural subsidies alone, a practice he says wastes resources and deeply harms poor countries trying to develop their own economies. He added that ending such barriers is one of the best ways to narrow the huge gaps in income around the world.
020928 15:23 Counterculture
I went to Burning Man once, in 2000 (too expensive to go regularly if you don't live in the States), but I'm still getting the newsletter (sign up here). This year there were numerous accounts of theft and vandalism (one example). As the population grows and changes from the core tribe to ignorant and non-caring mainstream, crime increases and makes it a less happy event for many. Sad how all good things always eventually get spoiled by assholes.
My crew and I had been anticipating, and felt prepared for, damage from harsh desert conditions and even accidental human damage. Theft, however, was an insult we hoped we wouldn't have to endure.
020927 21:35 Censorship
Violent games are good for kids:
Experts on childhood and adolescence have long recognised the importance of violent fantasy play in overcoming anxieties, processing anger and providing outlets for aggression.
[de] Hier auf deutsch.
020923 14:06 Politics
German elections - the morning after. CDU 38.5%, SPD 38.5%, SPD got 9000 votes more than the CDU. Hands up everyone who thinks this system still works.
020922 19:52 Politics
Germany is currently rerunning the US 2000 elections. Does it strike anyone else as curious that peoples around the the world have difficulties in deciding for one party or the other? Seems there really is no difference. I've got this sinking feeling again. But I can't leave the ship I've only just arrived on.
Hobbes: "You're packing?"
Calvin: "Yep. Get your toothbrush, Hobbes. We're outta here. It's an outrage how grown-ups have polluted the earth! I refuse to inherit a spoiled planet! I'm leaving!"
Hobbes: "Really? Where to?"
Calvin: *
020922 18:50 Spam
A gullible induhvidual actually fell for the nigerian money transfer scam, that i'm sure most of you have seen in your email inboxes now and again. She cost her employers two million dollars and will probably end up in prison. (via mefi)
020922 18:20 Browsers
Do you love your browser? You might think it impossible to have such an emotional relationship with your browser. Well, you're probably not using Mozilla. I love my browser!
Mozilla occasionally adds features that just knock my socks off. The latest is Type ahead find, in its latest release Mozilla 1.2a. If you are looking for something on a webpage, you can forget about bringing up the cumbersome Find dialog (Ctrl+F), you don't need it anymore. Just type ahead (with the focus on the page, not the location bar) and Mozilla will jump to and highlight the word you're typing. First it only looks for links but if you want to search the whole text, just type "/" (slash) before the word.
It's fabulous! I was so happy when I figured it out. That's why I love Mozilla. It's marvelous! Brilliant! Awesome! I'll be going on about this to my friends for the next few weeks :)
020922 18:01 Advertising
The invasion of advertising marches on. The latest strategy in Russia is spraying logos onto street dogs. What will they think of next?
020922 01:30 Entertainment
020921 21:41 Environment
What is it with all the good news lately? I'm getting suspicious. The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica should close by 2050, while the edges of the Sahara desert are allegedly turning green again.
020921 00:43 Politics
Guest list for the party in Bagdad. (via ntk)
020917 02:23 Society
"...a third of British children still live in poverty"
020917 02:14 Politics
Politician's daughter leaves Australia because she disagrees with her father's immigration policies.
020917 01:54 Science
020916 19:19 Culture
Just came across this great 'Where do you live and would you recommend it?' thread at K5, which was mentioned on the evolt chat list as an interesting cultural comparison. The best post is from Amundensen-Scott South Pole Station:
...to be able to go outside, lie at the geographical pole, and watch the auroras dance in the sky.
020916 16:55 Browsers
Here's how to patch that privacy bug in Mozilla and Netscape 6/7. (via /.)
020914 01:41
after 2 months of almost complete and non-voluntary internet abstinence i'm back from a new location, a snazzy dsl connection and a freshly re-installed machine (but still with the same homesite memory leak problem). while i was gone, life on the net went on...
Vint Cerf talks to Roblimo about the interplanetary internet. (via /. 020909)
Farscape gets cancelled. (020907)
Vibrating Harry Potter broomstick popular with teenage girls. (020907)
A World Without Water. (020827)
Ray Bradbury wrote a play set in 2079 in which just one man is left living in England, the rest having been driven out by the dreadful weather. strange coincident. it did just drive me out. (020813)
Bobby, the accessibility veteran, is acquired by Watchfire, provider of Website Management solutions, talking it out of the non-profit realm. (020807)
"If you haven't seen this blue screen before don't be alarmed. You'll get used to it.." (020802)
http://www.legodeath.com/ (020725)