Ouch!

Ouch!

"What's more, Ecuador offers the United States economic aid of $23 million annually, similar to what we received with the trade benefits, with the intention of providing education about human rights," Alvarado added.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/201362713534987861.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/06/201362713534987861.html

Dumm gelaufen, liebe Verlage!

Dumm gelaufen, liebe Verlage!

Jeder halbwegs intelligente Mensch hat so etwas die ganze Zeit vorhergesagt, da es einfach die logische Konsequenz ist, aber diverse Verlage wollten es wohl schriftlich:

Ab sofort muessen deutsche Verlage zustimmen, dass ihre "Snippets" auf Google News veroeffentlicht werden koennen, oder ihre Meldungen werden nicht mehr dort gelistet.

Nachdem das geklaert ist: Wer moechte jetzt auch noch unbedingt aus dem Index fliegen? (denn da sind die Verlage noch drin)
#lsr #leistungsschutzrecht
http://google-produkte.blogspot.de/2013/06/google-news-bleibt-offene-plattform-fuer-verlage.html
http://google-produkte.blogspot.de/2013/06/google-news-bleibt-offene-plattform-fuer-verlage.html

Hey, I still have a ZX Spectrum and an Amiga 1200 - with Blizzard 1240! Need some backup processing power?

Hey, I still have a ZX Spectrum and an Amiga 1200 - with Blizzard 1240! Need some backup processing power?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/19/nuke_plants_to_keep_pdp11_until_2050/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/19/nuke_plants_to_keep_pdp11_until_2050/

Aus aktuellem Anlass:

Aus aktuellem Anlass:

Taiwan ist natuerlich bei weitem nicht so fortgeschritten wie die Bunte Republik Deutschland, aber obwohl die Insel jeweils zur Haelfte in den Subtropen und Tropen liegt und unser Sommer nach deutschem Empfinden von Maerz bis Dezember dauert, fallen in unseren Zuegen (eingeschlossen die HSR, die schneller als der ICE faehrt) selbst jetzt im Hochsommer die Klimaanlagen nicht aus.

Wollte ich nur mal gesagt haben.
http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/klimaanlagen-ausgefallen-bahn-stoppt-mehrere-zuegen-a-906536.html
http://www.spiegel.de/reise/aktuell/klimaanlagen-ausgefallen-bahn-stoppt-mehrere-zuegen-a-906536.html

For those of you who for unexplicable reasons do not understand German:

For those of you who for unexplicable reasons do not understand German:
Merkel confronts Obama
Merkel: You know, that e-mail surveillance thing, I'm not really fond of it.
Obama: Yeah, I know that already.

Originally shared by INDECT / Stop Totalüberwachung in Europa!

The New Nissan Seztra

The New Nissan Seztra
Special Edition, only in Taiwan

Some time back it was suggested that the only thing surely preventing your webcam from being used to spy on you is a...

Some time back it was suggested that the only thing surely preventing your webcam from being used to spy on you is a physical lens cover. (or unplugging) Now people willingly accept this. Good luck!

Originally shared by Kay Solo

It had to be done. The picture, I mean. The XBOX One definitely did not have to be done. On a side note, I've been seeing people shorten this console's name to Xbone, and I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Source: http://bit.ly/12whMzq

There's something rotten in the state of Texas...

There's something rotten in the state of Texas...

Just read the article and you may ask yourself a lot of questions. Like: So is it OK for mentally unstable people to own guns? And it is OK for them to shoot people, as long as they "regret their sins"?
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jury-acquits-escort-shooter-4581027.php
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Jury-acquits-escort-shooter-4581027.php

The science of annoying sounds

The science of annoying sounds

Just in case you wanted to know what exactly it was that you just heard from a teenager.

Thanks Daniel Koeker!

Originally shared by Robert Anderson

Linguistic Frickatives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY2R_K3NFPo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

They can dance

They can dance
Ah, so many memories - and I love the idea with the auto reverse deck!
we can dance - Hollywood Movie Dance Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l5TrAXScbE

Summer in the Tropics

Summer in the Tropics

Yes, we too have summer now. I know, our temperatures have long exceeded what many people use now to judge their summer arrived. So how does one know that it is summer on a tropical island? For me it is simple: I turn on the cold water to get warm one, and warm water to get cold water.

Sounds crazy? Let me explain: The water pipes to buildings here in Taiwan can not withstand much pressure. (Not sure if simply for cheapness or because an earthquake would do less damage.) So every building has a pump that transports water to a water tower (or a few) on the roof. That tower is usually exposed to the sun.

To get warm water, we have a boiler with a small built-in storage capacity. That boiler is thermally insulated and not on the roof. So, in summer the sun heats up the water in the water tower, and only the first few seconds of cold water will be more or less cold, because that water was already in pipes inside the walls. After that comes warm water from the tower.

The boiler however is not hit by the sun, so it keeps the water inside cool. And that is why we turn on cold water to get warm water, and warm water to get cold water in summer. And summer it is.

陳昇-SUMMER (官方完整版MV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Dc_yBZT80

OK, after seeing this being (re)posted for some 20+ times, even I have noticed that scientists are working on a...

OK, after seeing this being (re)posted for some 20+ times, even I have noticed that scientists are working on a photo sensor that may allow taking photos entirely without flash. I got it!

I am now looking forward to the next 20 (re)posts of this life-changing discovery.