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Monthly Archives: April 2007

April 26, 2007 | Science & Technology

Ode to Gliese 581 c

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The astronomical tabloid press have been abuzz about the discovery of a (potentially habitable) earth-like planet, romantically named Gliese 581…

April 19, 2007 | General Geek Culture, Point Of View

Why Paranoia And Facism Will Be The Future

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Here’s a thought that has been occupying a special place in my mind for years now: why are geeks good…

April 18, 2007 | Belgium, Point Of View, Travel

Belgium’s Fragile Future in Danger

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Train conductors in Flanders went on strike on Monday. For the second time in as many weeks. This kind of…

April 16, 2007 | Language, Literature & Linguistics, Politics

Rushdie: “Defend the right to be offended”

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Salman Rushdie, forever one of the great voices of reason of our time (and a damn good read his books…

April 14, 2007 | Art, Design & Photography, Fun & Humour

Safety First

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That’s a mighty big bicycle lock for such a small bicycle. Click through to Flickr for the full-sized version and…

April 11, 2007 | Language, Literature & Linguistics

Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84

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He deserves more than a cliché, but truly a great man has passed. Some other people’s thoughts: No, God Bless…

April 10, 2007 | General Geek Culture, Point Of View, Science & Technology

Why I Reject Tim O’Reilly’s Blogger’s Code of Conduct

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I think Tim O’Reilly is a really great guy. He gets the Internet, he groks technology, he’s part of the…

April 2, 2007 | Fun & Humour

Sometimes Santa’s just gotta friggin’ fix himself

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From Overheard in New York: Black Santa takes off his beard, puts a cigarette in his mouth and starts to…