more computer history via schockwellenreiter.
caesura.
it all started as some hobby activism against the home secretary of the ruling social-democrats in 1999 who was responsible for deportation and death of marcus omofuma.
then the chief of the conservatives empowered the party of the mostly dumb for government to satisfy his greed for power and the austrian people's urge for a change from the length of 30 years of social-democratic autocracy. and another action was taken.
today the unbeloved coalition project came to an end, suddenly and surprisingly.
a good time for us to exhale. at least a little bit, at least for a moment. there still is a lot to be done...
for the records: popo-usage (image/x-png, 3 KB)
trust your eyes? see emily fox in action, watch her cup stacking.
"cup stacking helps train the brain for sports and other activities where the use of the left and right hands is important, such as playing a musical instrument or using the computer. sequencing and patterning are also elements of cup stacking, which helps with reading and math skills".
sounds like a hubbard idea...
i wish people would leave me out of matters i am not involved in and actually do not even care about.
old computer of the day: microtim+, manufactured by the iptvt ("traian vuia" polytechnical institute).
traian vuia was a romanian aviation pioneer.
mr hack (still hyperactive in rendering the german tanker crew) recommends the book "mr beck's underground" by ken garland.
ken garland is a designer who originated the "first things first manifesto" in 1964 (later to be picked up by adbusters)
related: informationdesign.org.
"my oldest daughter (17) really likes it too!"
the seattle weekly: "[...] several christians have alerted me that [harry] potter was practicing witchcraft, but i had no idea just how dangerous and sinful he was".
yes, the "harry potter nimbus 2000 broom", which "vibrates when you squeeze it between your legs", has its vicious side-effects... (found via shithappens).
the great computer languages shoot-out.
computer languages history (uh, they got that and even more at lambda, too).
google web directory of programming languages.
the tunes project for a reflective computing system: review of existing languages.
benedict dugan: "simula and smalltalk – a social and political history".
chris has found a new programming language: io.
the developer also is the author of webgrazer, an "application for finding and browsing adult content"...
geee, smut!
very nice: ghostbloggers (via sofablogger).