October 2011
“For all of their virtues, policy wonks didn’t come up with “We are the 99...”
– Dissent Magazine - In Defense of Hippies
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Some like it hot
Earlier today, there was a “What’s hot” “filter” to the left of the stream on Google+. Now this link has disappeared and instead they are feeding what’s supposedly hot directly into the stream.
Someone is checking user stats and deciding how to bloody force us to click where they want us to click. If we still refuse to click there, next option would be to...
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Lazy Banitsa
I had this 200g package of feta cheese (in Bulgarian we call it simply “cheese” as it is the only sort that dominates our cuisine) in the fridge for some time and had to utilise it in some way. Since I cooked Mousaka earlier and had no wish to spend more time fiddling with something else, I thought I’d do a “lazy banitsa”.
All it takes is 5 minutes to prepare and...
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“Don’t emerge bleating about health and safety issues from a monument that...”
– Lucy Mangan: St Paul’s – embrace your new flock
“AS THOUSANDS have gathered in Lower Manhattan, passionately expressing their...”
– Schumpeter: What should Wall Street do? | The Economist
Watch(via Adam Ant in session: how I wrote … Stand and Deliver)
Watch(via Sean Penn on protests: “I applaud the spirit of what’s happening now on Wall Street” – Piers Morgan - CNN.com)
Here’s one actor I like very much.
“Стана ми ясно и друго - а именно колко е прав един читател на Дневник който каза...”
– Депутат от ГЕРБ: Изборният кодекс няма нужда от промяна - Избори 2011
“Much is made, in the Occupy movement, of the 99% who are getting...”
– Want to resist the rat-race? I hope you’ve got some cash - Deborah Orr
“As one speaker makes a presentation about his successful cosmetic-gyn practice,...”
– Designer vagina surgery: snip, stitch, kerching! | The Guardian
A history of cannibalism | Richard Sugg →
Interesting but don’t read while eating.
All in a name: 25 of your changes →
Funny stories of name changes.
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“And the haircuts? Probably 30%, according to one seasoned European diplomat, who...”
– EU crisis emergency talks
The Origins of Tea Drinking in Britain -... →
“When software — or idea-ware for that matter — fails to be...”
– Rip Rowan - Google - Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant
It’s a long rant but very educational.
But I am
I get an invitation to a group on XING and am told that the group will give me “tipps & tricks” of how to be more efficient. Moreover, the inviting party is a “coach for business” and in her “wants” writes:
Menschen, die sich nicht mehr mit ihrem Status Quo zufrieden geben wollen.
“People who no longer want to be satisfied with their status...
