Saw a joke this week:
Rick Astley will let you borrow any movie from his Pixar collection except one. He's never gonna give you Up.
2013-01-12
2013-01-11
Ganz leicht wird es nicht
Ganz leicht wird es nicht
Very easy it won't be
Despite the English name, Element of Crime is a German band with intelligent lyrics and a very unique sound. I suppose Dominique Keller might like this even if he does not understand the language...;-)
Element of Crime - Ganz Leicht
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A7OJROcxIs
Very easy it won't be
Despite the English name, Element of Crime is a German band with intelligent lyrics and a very unique sound. I suppose Dominique Keller might like this even if he does not understand the language...;-)
Element of Crime - Ganz Leicht
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A7OJROcxIs
2013-01-10
How to make money fast
How to make money fast
By driving biodiesel around
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/11/30/cn-biodiesel-mystery-shipment.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/11/30/cn-biodiesel-mystery-shipment.html
By driving biodiesel around
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/11/30/cn-biodiesel-mystery-shipment.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/11/30/cn-biodiesel-mystery-shipment.html
2013-01-09
Bring back Springsteen
Bring back Springsteen
1985 was a good year... So, how many do you recognise?
Bowling For Soup - 1985
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38xNqZvBJI
1985 was a good year... So, how many do you recognise?
Bowling For Soup - 1985
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K38xNqZvBJI
2013-01-08
You've been drifting for a long, long time...
You've been drifting for a long, long time...
Travis - Driftwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzUdJ-5fscA
Travis - Driftwood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzUdJ-5fscA
2013-01-07
Female Quota?
Female Quota?
I would like to know a few opinions regarding this issue. The quota I am talking about is not the simple percentage of women in a group but what in German is called Frauenquote - a quota that has to be reached due to regulation/law.
There may for example be the rule that on a board there should be no less than 20% women. If there are ten board members, that means two of them need to be women.
I do not think very highly of this measure, because it does not fix the original problem, and may actually lead to more trouble. I would prefer if a woman is not put into a position because it has to be filled with a woman, but because the woman qualifies for the position.
If there are ten men being more qualified, then let them handle things! The same, if there are five women with adequate qualifications, then let there be 50% women on the board. But if a gender quota has to be demanded by a rule, then the organisation will probably just pick the minimum necessary number of women, and probably some who do not make trouble instead of qualified ones.
So, while this measure looks good on the surface, I personally do not quite like it. Or has someone made positive experiences?
I would like to know a few opinions regarding this issue. The quota I am talking about is not the simple percentage of women in a group but what in German is called Frauenquote - a quota that has to be reached due to regulation/law.
There may for example be the rule that on a board there should be no less than 20% women. If there are ten board members, that means two of them need to be women.
I do not think very highly of this measure, because it does not fix the original problem, and may actually lead to more trouble. I would prefer if a woman is not put into a position because it has to be filled with a woman, but because the woman qualifies for the position.
If there are ten men being more qualified, then let them handle things! The same, if there are five women with adequate qualifications, then let there be 50% women on the board. But if a gender quota has to be demanded by a rule, then the organisation will probably just pick the minimum necessary number of women, and probably some who do not make trouble instead of qualified ones.
So, while this measure looks good on the surface, I personally do not quite like it. Or has someone made positive experiences?
2013-01-06
眠らないで
眠らないで
Good night, world!
Don't Fall Asleep by Miyuki Nakajima
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnHjz9fFtqM
Good night, world!
Don't Fall Asleep by Miyuki Nakajima
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnHjz9fFtqM
2013-01-04
I am not sure if I am the right person to start such a community, since I do not consider myself a gender equality...
I am not sure if I am the right person to start such a community, since I do not consider myself a gender equality activist. For me women are the same human beings as men - just a bit prettier.
I do not really care whether a woman does a job/task or a man - if they are committed to what they are doing, they should do fine. If they are not, gender does not really matter. I have met people of both genders who are really into electronics and are good at it, and I have met people who were told by their parents to choose this field, without actually having any interest. The result is equally bad for both genders.
The same applies to cooking: Not every woman can really cook. If she never was interested in it - no chance. But you can find men here on G+ who are excellent cooks. So, all those cliches are pretty boring and I do not actually care about them.
But I also have to say that I am not very sure whether this community will fulfill a purpose. It started with me joking about it, but since some people responded in a somehow serious manner and nobody else was probably going to do this, here we are.
However, if there is no sign of interest/activity, I think I should delete this community after some time.
I do not really care whether a woman does a job/task or a man - if they are committed to what they are doing, they should do fine. If they are not, gender does not really matter. I have met people of both genders who are really into electronics and are good at it, and I have met people who were told by their parents to choose this field, without actually having any interest. The result is equally bad for both genders.
The same applies to cooking: Not every woman can really cook. If she never was interested in it - no chance. But you can find men here on G+ who are excellent cooks. So, all those cliches are pretty boring and I do not actually care about them.
But I also have to say that I am not very sure whether this community will fulfill a purpose. It started with me joking about it, but since some people responded in a somehow serious manner and nobody else was probably going to do this, here we are.
However, if there is no sign of interest/activity, I think I should delete this community after some time.
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