A photo essay on the detention camp in Guantanamo Bay. (Keep your sound on to listen to the commentary.) I don't know if they take us for simpletons, but if this is not a Bush administration photo ops propaganda, I don't know what it is.
And Harry Potter the most popular book with the detainees? I thought it would probably be the Koran. Don't you?
Sunday, February 10, 2008
American Woman Jailed in Saudi Arabia for ...
A 37-year-old American businesswoman and married mother of three is seeking justice after she was thrown in jail by Saudi Arabia's religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh, according to a report in The Times of London on Thursday.
One Computer to Rule Them All...
IBM launched an Epic project with an almost unfathomable goal -- to develop a single supercomputer capable of running the entire internet as a web application. The project, codenamed Kittyhawk (detailed in a white paper by IBM) created quite the stir in internet technology community.
Les profs ont 14 sur 20 de moyenne...
Les profs sont notés sur le Net ! Et c’est pour quand les patrons notés par leurs employés? Voilà le Net qui devient vraiment gênant pour l’Establishment…
Du Viagra pour les pilotes israéliens???
Espérons qu’il n’y aura pas de copilotes trop sexys pendant le vol…
Facebook en français...
Je ne suis pas un adepte des trucs du « social networking » comme Facebook, mais si vous aimez ce genre de choses, ceci est pour vous…
Le Bikini de Nicole Kidman contre 5 vaches!!!
5 vaches pour le bikini de Nicole Kidman! Je me demande qu'est-ce qu'on donnerait pour la culotte de Britney Spears...
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Global Warming or Global Cooling?
They keep saying that the earth is getting warmer and that the consequences will be dramatic. Can we believe what they are telling us? For, look at what they were saying only 30 years ago...
Lutte contre le piratage: Sarkhozy frappe...
Le gouvernement, par la voix de la ministre de la culture, Christine Albanel, a fait de la lutte contre le piratage une priorité pour cette année 2008. Bien que déconseillée par la Commission Attali, elle entre dans sa première phase de concrétisation. En effet, le texte de la mission Olivennes est présenté en ce moment au Conseil d'Etat. Signé l'automne dernier par 45 acteurs (FAI, opérateurs, ayants droit...) il devrait être adopté par le Parlement avant l’été, comme le révèle Les Échos dans son édition d'hier.
Don't-mess-with-me-Mom and thieving son...
Salut! J'ai 13 ans. Je suis un voleur. Je vais aller en prison comme mon papa!
Grasshoppers and Grandmothers (2)
Ah Lau had an old grandmother that lived with his family in the flat above ours. She was a wizened old woman with hoary hair and she wobbled when she walked. She always wore a black cheong-sam. And she had a benign face, one of those faces that tell a story about the person behind that face. Ah Lau’s grandmother was at peace with the world, and I think her life had been a good one.
Ah Lau’s grandmother was a hawker. At about four every afternoon, she would set up her store near the main road where the big shops were. She would put up a small wooden table around which she would place a few wooden stools. She would then squat next to a large black pot, stirring a mysterious noodle soup whose secret recipe only she knew. For Ah Lau's grandmother’s noodle soup, which we bought for 5 cents, was probably one of the most wonderful things that this world has ever tasted! I don’t know how she concocted this exquisite culinary miracle, nor did I care. Sitting around the low table, we kids happily slurped away the contents in those small bowls that never seemed to contain enough. It was our 5 cents worth of paradise.
After my family moved away from my childhood neighbourhood, I never saw Ah Lau or his grandmother again. But, over the years, I used to think about them. Both Ah Lau and his grandmother, one very young, the other very old, had the imagination and the courage to do something that would never have occurred to me. They were earning their own pocket-money. They were being independent. They were not being a burden to anyone.
To be independent. Not being a burden to anyone. To be Yourself. How wonderful! But it took me a long time to learn the lesson, to be fully aware that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, that no one owes you anything. It took me a long time to wean myself of my family, to shake off the warm shackles of friendship, to ignore the condescending crumbs thrown by the State. But the seeds were sown, I now know, many years earlier, when my friend Ah Lau transformed grasshoppers into a sellable commodity and his grandmother sold her wonderful noodle soup in a little street in Singapore.
Ah Lau’s grandmother was a hawker. At about four every afternoon, she would set up her store near the main road where the big shops were. She would put up a small wooden table around which she would place a few wooden stools. She would then squat next to a large black pot, stirring a mysterious noodle soup whose secret recipe only she knew. For Ah Lau's grandmother’s noodle soup, which we bought for 5 cents, was probably one of the most wonderful things that this world has ever tasted! I don’t know how she concocted this exquisite culinary miracle, nor did I care. Sitting around the low table, we kids happily slurped away the contents in those small bowls that never seemed to contain enough. It was our 5 cents worth of paradise.
After my family moved away from my childhood neighbourhood, I never saw Ah Lau or his grandmother again. But, over the years, I used to think about them. Both Ah Lau and his grandmother, one very young, the other very old, had the imagination and the courage to do something that would never have occurred to me. They were earning their own pocket-money. They were being independent. They were not being a burden to anyone.
To be independent. Not being a burden to anyone. To be Yourself. How wonderful! But it took me a long time to learn the lesson, to be fully aware that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, that no one owes you anything. It took me a long time to wean myself of my family, to shake off the warm shackles of friendship, to ignore the condescending crumbs thrown by the State. But the seeds were sown, I now know, many years earlier, when my friend Ah Lau transformed grasshoppers into a sellable commodity and his grandmother sold her wonderful noodle soup in a little street in Singapore.
Friday, February 08, 2008
The Story of Stuff ( that everyone must see)
It's not global warming that we should worry about. It's not bird flu that we should worry about. Not peak oil. Not terrorists. You know what we should worry about? This...
Je suis un musulman
Tuez-moi et appelez-le des dégâts collatéraux,
Jetez-moi en prison et appelez-le mesure de sécurité,
Exilez mon peuple en masse et appelez-le le Nouveau Moyen Orient,
Pillez mes ressources, envahissez mon pays,
Détruisez mon gouvernement et appelez-le
La démocratie.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Obama song sets the Web ablaze...
It's an understatement to say that it's proven to be popular - it's been viewed 10 million times on YouTube since it was posted online this past weekend. And it's a dramatic piece of evidence that it's not your father's or mother's (or even an older sybling's for that matter) presidential election any more. The Internet and social networking sites are dramatically altering the way candidates and their supporters are reaching out to the public - particularly young people.
You can watch the video in high resolution here
You can watch the video in high resolution here
Iraqi woman and her son
A woman takes her dead son into her arms, as she grieves for her six-year-old son, Dhiya Thamer, who was killed when their family car came under fire by unknown gunmen in Baqouba, capital of Iraq's Diyala province, 60 kilometers (35 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. The boy's ten-year old brother, Qusay, was injured in the attack as the family returned from enrolling the children in school, where Dhiya was to begin his first year. (Adem Hadei, Associated Press.)
How to eat at a Sushi bar! Hilarious!
However in the case of 1, you should always show a little guilt with your eyes!!
Pas de CD de réinstallation de Vista? No worries!
Si, comme beaucoup de gens, vous n'avez pas unCD de réinstallation de Windows Vista, pas de souci. Voici la solution.
Sachez aussi que Microsoft va sortir Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) trés bientôt.
Sachez aussi que Microsoft va sortir Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) trés bientôt.
Money for Nothing and Chicks for Free. Oh yeah?
Well, you know, as they say, a sucker is born every minute...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Wikipedia and images of Mohammed...
An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad, taken from medieval manuscripts.
In addition to numerous e-mail messages sent to Wikipedia.org, an online petition cites a prohibition in Islam on images of people. The petition has more than 80,000 "signatures," though many who submitted them to ThePetitionSite.com remained anonymous.
In addition to numerous e-mail messages sent to Wikipedia.org, an online petition cites a prohibition in Islam on images of people. The petition has more than 80,000 "signatures," though many who submitted them to ThePetitionSite.com remained anonymous.
Verizon says "No!" to Hollywood...
Verizon are being smart here. They know very well that most people, if prevented from downloading music and films, will simply cancel their their broadband internet connections. It's simply not in their interests to do this...
Loft Story russe! Ca ne rigole pas!!
This is the Russian version of Big Brother. No Shilpa Shetty shit here but wow! can they fight!!!
«Loue studette contre pipe»
Antoine n’est pas le seul à pratiquer ce type d’échange - appartement contre sexe - à Paris. Dans un contexte de crise du logement, la formule semble s’être répandue. Sur Missive, la rubrique parisienne «A louer» recense de nombreuses offres d’hommes proposant des colocations ou studios indépendants «contre services sexuels».
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
The Recycling Myth: a look at the Swedish model..
The consumer society's biggest problem; garbage. Is it worth "cleaning" your rubbish before throwing it away? Or maybe all this has nothing to do with the environment but is just another attempt at producing docile, obedient citizens...
Wow! C'est incroyable!
Monday, February 04, 2008
L’Année du Rat, et les chinois grelottent !
Il fait un hiver sibérien en Chine, il a neigé en Israël, en Irak et à l’Arabie saoudite, et on nous dit que la planète se réchauffe !!! Imbéciles ! Mais ces pauvres chinois qui crèvent du froid pour l’inauguration de l’Année du Rat…
Un jeune suisse aveugle tient son blog. Bravo!
Un jeune suisse aveugle, Cédric Fardel, avec le soutien de son chien Neptune, tient un blog depuis 5 ans, montrant que sa cécité n'est pas un handicap. Un bel exemple pour nous tous! Bravo mec!
Free and Legal Music Downloads? Is this a joke?
I don’t know what really is going on here but this is simply too good to be true. With the RIAA and the rest of the music industry on the warpath, there must be a catch somewhere. If anyone is familiar with this site, can you tell me if this is really serious or just a gimmick?
Quarante logiciels gratuits pour tous les usages
Cela vous dirait d'équiper votre ordinateur en logiciels sans débourser un centime ? Bonne nouvelle ! A l'exception de Windows (mais ce dernier est presque toujours fourni avec les PC), c'est possible. Et contrairement à ce que vous pourriez croire, certains logiciels gratuits s'avèrent souvent aussi complets et performants que les logiciels du commerce. Quasiment tous les domaines sont concernés.
When sports becomes ugly and vicious...
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) says Spanish circuits risk punishment after claims Lewis Hamilton was racially abused at testing.
Last year Hamilton and Spanish McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso had a tense relationship, and he was allegedly taunted by Circuit de Catalunya fans.
Last year Hamilton and Spanish McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso had a tense relationship, and he was allegedly taunted by Circuit de Catalunya fans.
Anonymous déclare la guerre à la Scientologie
Nous sommes Anonymous
Depuis des années, nous vous observons dans l'ombre. Vos campagnes de désinformation, la répression des dissidents ainsi que votre nature litigieuse, tout cela a attiré notre attention. Avec la diffusion de votre dernière vidéo de propagande sur Internet, l'extension de votre influence nefaste sur ceux qui vous font confiance, ceux-la meme qui vous appellent dirigeants, est devenue claire a nos yeux. Anonymous a donc décidé que votre organisation devrait être réduite a néant. Pour le bien de vos adeptes, pour le bien de l'humanité et pour notre propre amusement, nous nous devons de vous expulser d'Internet et de démanteler la Scientologie sous sa forme actuelle.
Nous vous reconnaissons comme un adversaire de taille, ainsi nous nous préparons pour une longue, très longue campagne. Vous ne pourrez lutter éternellement contre la conscience populaire. Vos méthodes, hypocrites et souvent frauduleuses, ont sonné le glas de votre organisation.
Vous ne pouvez vous cacher car nous sommes partout, nous représentons toutes les classes de la societé actuelle : nous sommes vos facteurs, vos bouchers, vos cadres, vos médecins, vos voisins, vos amis. Anonymous ne peut etre éradiqué car nous sommes une volonté présente en chacun, pour chaque Anonymous qui tombe, dix prendront sa place.
Anonymous est Légion car nous sommes Innombrables, dans chaque villes, de chaque pays.
Il ne fait aucun doute que vous utiliserez l'action d'Anonymous en tant qu'exemple de la persécution subie par vos membres. La Scientologie classifiant comme "SP" les personnes à traquer et à faire taire, nous acceptons cette étiquette. Vos croyants se reveilleront et verront que leur salut n'a pas de prix. Ils comprendront alors que le sentiment de frustration et d'injustice qu'ils ressentent n'est pas issu d'Anonymous mais bien de la manipulation à laquelle ils ont été soumis depuis des années.
Pour défendre notre cause, Anonymous demande à tous ceux qui défendent les mêmes idéaux de déscendre dans les rues le 10 février, date anniversaire de Lisa McPherson décédée entre les mains de la Scientologie.
La connaissance n'est pas a vendre
Nous sommes Anonymous.
Nous sommes Légion.
Nous ne pardonnons pas.
Nous n'oublions pas.
On-line pirates win a battle in Spain...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now ruled that file-sharing network users in Spain have a right to privacy protection. Accordingly, internet providers in Spain must no longer forward online pirates' private information to music industry officials.
As always, women are the pariahs of religion
Saudi Arabia's religious police stopped schoolgirls from leaving a blazing building because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress, according to Saudi newspapers.
In a rare criticism of the kingdom's powerful "mutaween" police, the Saudi media has accused them of hindering attempts to save 15 girls who died in the fire on Monday.
In a rare criticism of the kingdom's powerful "mutaween" police, the Saudi media has accused them of hindering attempts to save 15 girls who died in the fire on Monday.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
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