All posts by Richard
Nothing happening here…
The often repeated word in the anglo-saxon press is that Sarko has given up, all reform has stopped. One look at this map tells another story…Le Figaro – France : Nouvelle carte militaire : les sites concernés
The Olympic spirit…
“The committee which the government dismissed was elected in 2004, in line with the Olympic movement’s regulations.
Its chairman, Ahmad al-Samarra’i, and several other members were abducted by gunmen while attending a meeting in central Baghdad in July 2006.
They have not been seen since.
The Iraqi government said it took the move because the committee was corrupt and had not been functioning properly.”
Can you believe that they went to the trouble?
PhotoshopDisasters: The Sun: GotchaSeriously, what are they trying to prove? What do they gain by being this stupid?I just don’t get it.
How to scare your competitors…
The problem with YouTube…
You can’t be bothered writing a thousand words; after all you leave on holiday tonight. What can you do?
Make a video and paste it on YouTube! Quick and easy.Pity that within minutes of posting it, YouTube take it down.
http://timescorrespondents.typepad.com/charles_bremner/2008/07/post-5.html
FAIL!
The perils of translation software…
AdFreak: Then we’ll grab a bite at 404 Not Found
Isn’t Darpa working on hand-held translation devices?When will the first war start because of a machine translation error?
Don’t rent a car here…
“Many locals pay substitutes to take driving tests for them; leaving many of the city’s new rich with big cars but only the most basic driving skills. Reverse parking their brand new Audi means summoning aid, usually from a passerby or, even better, a taxi driver.
“Welcome to China’s backwater – population five million | World news | guardian.co.uk
Just when you think that there are no artists left…
Google Docs goes down just in time for morning meetings…
Seems that ValleyWag doesn’t understand that Google Docs now works offline. However, that wouldn’t make a good story for them.
Breakdowns: Google Docs goes down just in time for morning meetings
Also of note; they don’t understand that morning meetings are occuring 24/7 a week because there are meetings that occur outside of the valley!