Our daily press and blogs round-up
We try to compile a list of things we “stumbled upon” on the web every day. The list might includes things that have been covered in the mainstream press but more likely also things we believe that should get more attention or would never make it to the cover page. Some funny stuff of course as well.
Note: If you don’t agree or do agree or just don’t like our “rants and raves” after each of the topics found, please comment on the post.
Today: 14 interesting things found (so far - 1 update)
US Senator want to spend USD 1 Billion to monitor P2P: on CNet News
from our how-to-waste-the-taxpayers-money dept.
European scientist say growing plants on the moon might be possible: on BBC News
seen as a tool to learn how life adapts to lunar conditions - how about getting this planet in order first - or is there someone wondering about turning the moon into the perfect high security prison.
Eight questions about the human body that kids always asks: on Quazen
there are a few more hard ones to answer - our favorite - do clouds travel faster than the wind.
European scientist develop robots with personality: on Queen Mary University of London
Marvin, how are you today?
UK consumers ripped-off USD 13.2bn a year by unfair treatment: on The Register
You know the standard phrase / cliche for the British plumber: (scratching his face while looking musingly at the device) Hmmm, that’s gonna cost you!
continue reading this post (9 more things) after the jump
A brief glimpse into other peoples offices: on deputy-dog
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playgroundsoffice designs that are quite unusual.
As expected Citi announces further losses: on WSJ
also announces 9,000 further job cuts.
Paypal will start blocking users with unsafe browsers: on PC World
browsers that lack phishing filters will be blocked - IE3, IE4,etc - BTW Safari does not have a phishing filter too.
Major Japanese Buddhist temple refuses to be starting point for Olympic torch relay: on BBC News and on CNN
declaring solidarity with Buddhists in Tibet.
China source of half EU’s dangerous goods: on Int. Herald Tribune
Don’t blame it on China - on one hand its the overall quantity - on the other hand its the consumers and companies that want to squeeze every penny out of suppliers - and then its the lax controls and corruption at the production source.
Russia cancels Libya’s debt: on BBC News
another stop on Putin’s Mediterranean shopping tour - yesterday Italy - now Libya - debt-for-arms-deal-swap plus Gazprom deal.
You can now play the unreleased sequel (Restaurant at the End of the Universe) of Infocom’s Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy: on waxy.org
text adventures are a bit like doing the time-warp…
BBC launches a new online magazine dedicated to eco-conscious style: the magazine site
their trend scouts found out that ethical fashion has moved beyond being a fringe interest group closer to mainstream - so there’s the mag for it then.
Police investigator in Pirate Bay trial employed by plaintiff: on Torrent Freak and on Pirate Bay
the music industry trying the “old tricks” but getting caught…
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