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FAIL – Google Squared

Luxembourg’s Capital?

“1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October”

European Union Countries – Google Squared

This actually is harsh. What they’re actually trying to do here is almost impossibly difficult. I’m amazed how good the results are.

I wonder to what extent that this project is a response to this…

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

The Bac…

As child I was glad that I didn’t have to do this. Now I’m just as upset that I wasn’t forced to…
“You can’t just wing it with a ramble around the subject. Like most French disciplines, structure and method are vital. The reasoning has to follow rules and you must cite the appropriate great thinkers as you set out your argument.

The baccalauréat has demanding equivalents in other countries. But the continuing rigour of the system helps explain why the average French person is more articulate, more able to express him or herself on abstract subjects, than, say, average Britons or Americans.”

Charles Bremner – Times Online – WBLG: Stress test for France’s young philosophers

The chance of a lifetime…

I write this sitting underneath Moleskin 42! Yes the one in the bottom on this post…

gapingvoid: “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards”: now accepting private commissions for moleskines and cube grenades

It’s well worth the investment. No home is complete without one.

Stupid idea of the week…

After decades of noisy polluted streets the electric car promises something new to change the life of city dwellers radically. Then along come the idiots…

“Some drivers say that when their cars are in electric mode people are more likely to step out in front of them. The solution, many now believe, is to fit electric and hybrid cars with external sound systems.”

Electric cars should make a noise | The sound of silence | The Economist