February 2011
32 posts
“The prophets of doom have overlooked the all-important factor that is certain:...”
– As Berkshire Improves, Buffett Sings Praises of U.S. - NYTimes.com
Millions have died in Central Africa conflicts for the last ten years and nobody much cares but a few days of fighting in Libya and lawmakers in the west suddenly feel that human rights abuses there requires immediate action. Has absolutely nothing to do with the oil there, I am sure.
Diplomatic Push on Libya Intensifies - NYTimes.com
“A multicore ARM chip and a multicore Xeon chip that give similar performance on...”
– All this has happened before: NVIDIA 3.0, ARM, and the fate of x86
SKYRIM! →
Everything you need to know about Christianity,... →
The Song of Roland - Wikipedia, the free... →
Put this on my nook library.
“You got kids? Kids always act up the most before they go to sleep. And when I...”
– Chris Rock on Tea Party racism. (via spiegelman)
Dionysus - Google Chrome extension gallery →
Check out my Google Chrome extension for finding and listening to MP3 songs in web pages.
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You can now call me ‘four-eyes’.
Amazing that someone that led crusades was actually a sceptic. Atheists are always pointing to the crusades as evidence of religion’s violent history, yet Frederick II was a non-Christian leading the way. Of course the Pope and all of Christendom wanted him to go to war and reclaim the holy land. Another interesting, yet horrible, trivia about Frederick II: he executed individuals convicted...
“Frederick II was a religious sceptic. He is said to have denounced Moses, Jesus,...”
– Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“job seekers must submit to urine tests for nicotine”
– Tobacco-Free Hiring in Workplaces - NYTimes.com
“We know the way to Tahrir Square.”
– Egypt’s Army Signals Transfer of Power - NYTimes.com
