Archive for July, 2007

Looming difficulties

Looming difficulties

"Yet at around $100 a month, Lesotho’s typical salaries are at least five times higher than those in Bangladesh, and two to three times higher than those in China."

A cow. On the beach. In Ireland.

A cow. On the beach. In Ireland.

Enough said.

Origin of Familiar Phrases

Origin of Familiar Phrases

Unfortunately, seems many of these may be incorrect.

TiVo HD

TiVo HD

When I get back from Germany, the cable company’s box is getting replaced. Immediately.

Missing Dog Walk Episode

I recorded an episode yesterday (about movies), but when I went to transfer it to my laptop, it was mysteriously absent from my phone. So, new podcast content will have to wait.

The abbreviated version of what you’re missing out on: by all means see Children of Men. By no means see Ghost Rider. By some reasonably number of means see Shooter and The Good Shepard. The Breach won’t kill you.

Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web

Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web

The Online Paper Airplane Museum

The Online Paper Airplane Museum

The site itself isn’t pretty, but I still might have to try a few of these.

Output, prices and jobs

Output, prices and jobs

Belgium has the highest unemployment rate in the EU while the Netherlands has the second lowest. At least Germany’s under 10% (for now.)

Look, in the water!

It’s a fish! It’s a jet-ski! It’s… Lucy!

A true breakthrough, indeed. She’d suffered such trauma: being forced to swim back to shore from a yard or so out when only one two three several months old; being left in the middle of a pool, having to claw her way out once she reached the edge. But, with the life of a tennis ball at stake, she rose to the occasion.

Isn’t it good, Norwegian oil

Isn’t it good, Norwegian oil

"This morning we visited a village of 300 that is visited by 250,000 cruise ship visitors a year. It’s as if Minneapolis were to be visited every summer by the Chinese People."