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Why Iceland doesn’t pay it’s ‘debts’
The Netherlands and Brittain want Iceland to pay for the losses of the Icesave bank, one of the victims of the economical crisis. They should pay 3.8 billion euro’s. There are 320.000 people in Iceland. Iceland should pay 11.875 euro per citizen. The country has a GDP of less than 9 billion euro’s. Why should a country which is bankrupt anyway, pay the price for some greedy people looking for the highest interest rates?
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A new NBA Jam game coming!
I had some real good times in my childhood playing NBA Jam (Tournament Edition). ‘He’s on fire!’ while slamdunking across the field. Apparently Electronic Arts bought the rights from Acclaim and is working on a new NBA Jam game. This time it will be released for Nintendo Wii.
Children are social psychopaths
“A study published Monday in The Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry has concluded that an estimated 98 percent of children under the age of 10 are remorseless sociopaths with little regard for anything other than their own egocentric interests and pleasures.”
Sounds plausible in my opinion.
Chrome OS source code can be downloaded
I’m completely Googlized. I use Gmail, Google Reader, Google Search, Google Calendar, Google Android, Google Analytics, Google Maps and Google Latitude. Just one thing is missing: a Google OS. Well, good news. Google is coming with Chrome OS. It will officially be launched in a couple of hours, but the source code can already be downloaded.
Since all Google products are good, this one will be probably too. Chrome OS should be focussing on web applications (of course) and will be installed on Netbooks. I guess I will give it a try on a spare laptop or my netbook soon. I’m very curious…
It’s not a Windows replacement though, it’s just a plain OS without any fancy stuff. Just what you need in a netbook.
Corruption in Afghanistan
Abdullah Abdullah is out of the presidential race in Afghanistan. The country which has been ‘liberated’ by the NATO/US still doesn’t have a proper democracy. The US placed a corrupt president and the elections are covered in corruption. There are more votes than people. How is this possible? Why doesn’t the NATO interrupt? Why ‘free’ a country and then let them down? How to create even more hate for the western world in just a couple of years..
Innocent killing in Modern Warfare 2 game
There will be a controversial scene in the new Modern Warfare game. You are allowed to skip the scene for the faint of heart. You will infiltrate in a terrorist group which then shoot innocent civilians at an airport. You have to participate to not blow your cover. Is this taking it to far? Or is it just another virtual killing? You can watch the scene at LiveLeak.
Pirates are not equal to anarchy
Pirates always makes you think about two things: Johnny Depp and the never-ending battle between pirates and ninja’s. Pirates will win eventually of course. Anyway, economists think that pirates did not live the free, anarchistic life like we always see in movies.
A pirate can make the most loot by working together with other pirates. Plundering and killing seems nice, but a pirate also likes to live. By pretending to be extremely violent, people will automatically surrender. Also, killers can only survive if they don’t kill each other. Or like Adam Smith put it:
There is honor among thieves, as Adam Smith noted in The Theory of Moral Sentiments: “Society cannot subsist among those who are at all times ready to hurt and injure one another…. If there is any society among robbers and murderers, they must at least … abstain from robbing and murdering one another.”
African boy builds windmill
Just got back from Africa, a very inspiring place with inspiring people. William Kamkwamba is a very good example. This kid could not afford to go to school anymore, but he managed to build a windmill at the age of 14. Just to provide his village with electricity. Thankfully he now found sponsors so he can get the education he wants. Just think of him kids, when you don’t want to go to school next time ;).
A song to get in the right mood
Just 1.5 days before our trip to Africa! I almost forgot to fill up my iPod with relevant music, so I’m really busy looking for African music now :-). For a starter I have added Toto - Africa to this post to set the right mood. As soon as I got my music collection ready I can start packing…it’s all about priorities!
By the way, does anybody have any idea what this song is about? Is it a love song or does it describe the love for Africa?