Joe's Blög http://www.joesquires.com Joe's wasting your time!?! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:19:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 great wordful site… http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/great-wordful-site/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/great-wordful-site/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:57:48 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8951
  • Good geek discussion… http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/can-you-walk-on-lava-falling-into-lava-revisited/ I had nothing to do at work this afternoon,...
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  • One of lifes great mysteries… ah…I love random snow days…. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/01/snoring_dormouse_video_do_hibernating_animals_wake_up_to_go_to_the_bathroom_.html I’ve also gone through...
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    http://www.mcsweeneys.net/tendency

    Also a couple good articles from wired…on topics most people have never thought about.
    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/why-margarita-can-purr-but-cant-roar/
    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/artificial-sweeteners/

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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/great-wordful-site/feed/ 0     more snow… http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/more-snow/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/more-snow/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:52:27 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8948
  • San Michel I saw a great pic today from the Tour de...
  • One of lifes great mysteries… ah…I love random snow days…. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/01/snoring_dormouse_video_do_hibernating_animals_wake_up_to_go_to_the_bathroom_.html I’ve also gone through...
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    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     More snow in the forecast! If we could get snow without the bloody cold I would be a much happier boy :)
    My heat actually can’t keep up with the cold…It never gets close to the temperature the thermostat is set at…Fair enough I guess. They maybe don’t have to insulate as much as in other places…

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  • San Michel I saw a great pic today from the Tour de...
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    http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/explainer/2012/01/snoring_dormouse_video_do_hibernating_animals_wake_up_to_go_to_the_bathroom_.html

    I’ve also gone through the music collection…I’m listening to Neil Diamond at the moment…hahaha….

    I can basically do nothing the rest of the day and I’ll still consider it productive…I took some photos, went to the beach, did some research…fftttttt….all I need is a pizza…. :)

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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/one-of-lifes-great-mysteries/feed/ 2     snow day!!! http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/snow-day/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/snow-day/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:13 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8929
  • pre-emptive snow day!!! it’s kinda, sorta snowing right now, and apparently the schools...
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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/02/snow-day/feed/ 0     pre-emptive snow day!!! http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/pre-emptive-snow-day/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/pre-emptive-snow-day/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:48 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8927
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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/pre-emptive-snow-day/feed/ 0     bigger, badder, longer, more!!!!! http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/bigger-badder-longer-more/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/bigger-badder-longer-more/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:49:57 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8924
  • Public transport and hot dogs! I heard someone playing music on their cellphone today, and...
  • Good (and long) article on the economics of manufacturing…. (updated) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 My impression is that a lot of americans think...
  • Not mine, but funny! I’ve heard a lot of colleauges talk about Berlusconi, but...
    • Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>     We had another earthquake today. This seemed about twice as long and bad as the one earlier in the week :) twas fun!

    http://earthquake-report.com/2012/01/27/earthquakes-list-january-27-2012/
    Just look for “Northern Italy”…that’s our one…

    I also updated the last post with an semi-related but interesting (and funny) podcast.

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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/bigger-badder-longer-more/feed/ 0     Good (and long) article on the economics of manufacturing…. (updated) http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/good-article-on-the-economics-of-manufacturing/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/good-article-on-the-economics-of-manufacturing/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:30:12 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8916
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    My impression is that a lot of americans think manufacturing is the key to america being “on top”…If I agreed with that premise (I don’t think american should be on top of anything) I don’t think manufacturing is their path forward…
    I wish people (and the discussion, politics etc) would move on – and besides I think America already makes more “stuff” (shit, junk etc) than any other country…

    I’m not a fan of protectionism (that’s not what the article is about, but those were the dots I connected)…Probably for different reasons than a lot of people (at least people in the states). I see it as the quickest route to worldwide equality…and in 200 years we can all have the same opportunities, education, culture, and language :D

    UPDATE: By complete chance I heard this today…Fills in the story a bit more. Funny and interesting about an american storyteller who went to some of the apple factories in China to talk to people. I don’t mind child labour in third world countries (as noted at towards the end), but he seemed to. Anyways, if you actually read that article you might find this interesting to get yet another piece of some puzzle.
    http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/454/mr-daisey-and-the-apple-factory

    You can either click listen to stream the podcast or click download to save it for later or listen on your MP3 listening device…

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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/good-article-on-the-economics-of-manufacturing/feed/ 0     the trucks…makes trouble!!! http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/the-trucks-makes-trouble/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/the-trucks-makes-trouble/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:22:43 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8914
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    Yesterday morning went to the commune to change my residence…Found out that my vespa had expired tags, and then went to ACI (the automotive agency thing) to pay for 2 years worth. Had a low tire, so had to get some air…Always a crappy day when you have to be so productive before you even get to work.

    Today the trucks are on strike (see subject for the Italian explanation), so there are no gas stations open. My alimentari (small store) is a bit empty…I guess we’re all hoarding now ;) .
    and….today there was an earthquake. I guess it was about a richter 5, but it was a couple hundred kilometers away…We only felt it for about 10 seconds, but it’s always fun and a bit surreal. It’s been a few years since I’ve been through one…My thoughts immediately turned to a tsunami…I’ve got an escape route planned if it ever happens at home (The plan is…drive with the sea at my back and nose towards the mountain – I’m really clever), but since I was at the office there was no tsunami fear…

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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/the-trucks-makes-trouble/feed/ 0     well, I don’t throw around the word superstar THAT often…. http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/well-i-dont-throw-around-the-word-superstar-that-often/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/well-i-dont-throw-around-the-word-superstar-that-often/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:46:08 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8911
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    Ok, so I don’t know where that one above came from…The one below is the real Chong…my favourite street performer in Frankfurt (make sure you watch all of it!!! Until he solos at least)….This was across the river from where I lived…You can see the Döm in the beginning….
    Ah…I miss Frankfurt!!!!

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    ]]>     http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/well-i-dont-throw-around-the-word-superstar-that-often/feed/ 0     Tinker. Tailor. Soldier. Spy. http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/ http://www.joesquires.com/2012/01/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:08:48 +0000 Joe Squires http://www.joesquires.com/?p=8908 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Just watched this movie…really good! It seems Gary Oldman is getting lots of raves for this one…but it’s funny. He’s almost the least memorable charachter in the film (in a film with John Hurt, Colin Firth, and that guy from Rock n Rolla and Sherlock Holmes – among others). He’s the one charachter that never loses it. Never raises his voice. Never gets angry. I guess maybe that’s to his credit.
    Anyways, brit cold war spy film (I guess one could say). If you’re in a quiet mood for an espionage talky film (it’s not an action movie) you will probably like this!

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