31/7/2007

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Fahrenheit 451

Filed under: — Mikolaj at analog clock showing 9:41

Have seen this story linked on mobileread.com:

This guy in Wilkes-Barre Pa. has ca. 3000 books and thus “poses a fire hazard”. So the authorities were forced to close his home.

Yeah sure, fireman Guy Montag can confirm that books do pose certain hazard…

But why only books? CDs, DVDs, VHSes, Betamaxes, are all plastic, so they’re probably a hazard too. Digitize them all, and send the originals to a museum!

Damn, I am fine reading off the PRS-500, I don’t miss the smell/touch/feel of a real book. Call me a fetishist, but I just can’t imagine enjoying music without that je ne sais quoi of “physical” CDs, inlays, booklets and digipaks!

25/7/2007

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Bambi anyone?

Filed under: — Mikolaj at analog clock showing 4:14

What do you do if you want to make say, a deer ragoƻt? Go shopping for deer meat. Simple.
Well it seems that some guys go and buy a Zoo ticket instead:

The Zoo keepers in Erfurt are accused of killing animals and selling their meat.

So far I have just seen mentions of goats, sheep and deer in the media, no bizarre species… Let’s see how the investigation unfolds.

17/7/2007

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Quote of the day

Filed under: — Mikolaj at analog clock showing 11:54

Well, that was obvious from the beginning, wasn’t it?

Oscar Pistorius was disqualified for steping outside of his lane.
It’s one of these situations when one knows upfront what will happen. The question is only “how”.
So now, we have the “how”. And no discimination whatsoever!

There’s a saying from the old stalinist times:

“Give me a man, and I’ll give you a case” (against him)

Of course, that’s very very unfair of me. Let me know when they find a catch that will bar Natalie du Toit from competing in Bejing.

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