Feb

death and politics…

Has Angie considered just trying to make an example out of greece? Could that be better for long term health of the E.U.?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/09/greek-debt-deal-_n_1265067.html
I suppose that would mean the banks are taking a close to 100% cut instead of 70% (after devaluation and default), but it would send a signal…it would only be a few days of panic 😉
<UPDATE> Here’s Monti (our PM) talking about the EU:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/monti-warns-of-european-disintegration/252786/

Looks like the “Socialist hero” aka “The great leader” is backtracking on contraception…that’s BS!
There’s your single best way to reduce abortions (which the americans are so concerned about). I guess it’s not abortion they really care about…it’s the pill?!? REALLY???

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politics/ramblings

Feb

it’s coooooooooooold!

More snow coming I guess….It’s gotta be below 0Â° (c) and that drive home was a doozy! Not sure I’ll leave the flat this weekend…

Good article about currency…at last an end to waste, fraud and abuse 😉
http://gizmodo.com/5882836/lets-kill-cash-qa-with-author-david-wolman-on-our-moneyless-future

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Feb

all over the place….

AND completely unrelated….For the americans with curious minds and an interest in politics…

http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/the-cheney-fallacy

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/08/repulsive_progressive_hypocrisy/

and my favourite…a conservative writes in 2006
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/02/do-bush-followers-have-political.html

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politics/ramblings

Feb

great wordful site…

I stumbled on this page today…Some great reading!
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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ramblings

Feb

more snow…

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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ramblings

Feb

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 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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Feb

snow day!!!

Not sure if I said this last night, but I’m taking today off…There’s a bit of snow but since I have lots of holidays I’m just gonna stay home and relax!

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Italy/weather

Jan

pre-emptive snow day!!!

it’s kinda, sorta snowing right now, and apparently the schools are going to close tomorrow. We don’t get much snow here, but it seems that this is the storm of the century. SNOWBEACH!!!! Snow on the beach is pretty cool.

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Italy

Jan

bigger, badder, longer, more!!!!!

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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Italy

Jan

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 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).Â 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 😀

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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