Wort des Tages
am 19.09.2005 von http://www.jurabilis.de
There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating:
People who know absolutely everything, …
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blat.antville: Simons Blawg / One of the fascinating things about the politics of privacy is that people who worry about privacy differ so much: in the UK, for example, nobody seems much to worry about the approximately 4 million CCTV cameras which watch your every step (accordin
Influential people list
Streitsache / Blog / The 101 most influential people who never lived (USATODAY.com)
UK: Abgelehnte Marken
MarkenBlog / Unter dem Titel “Absolutely not registrable …” präsentiert IPKat einen Artikel über abgelehnte Markenanmeldungen in Großbritannien.
Britain and England
Transblawg / The New York Times has an amusing article on the small revenges people take against things that annoy them. This mystifies me, though: Most people participate in this sort of behavior on some level, Professor Scott said, adding that his...
Wort des Tages
Jurabilis / Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you arent. - Margaret Thatcher
Schön & Geistreich: Oscar Wilde
DPMS INFO / (Quelle: Napoleon Sarony) “Manchmal bin ich so geistreich, dass ich nicht ein einziges Wort von dem verstehe, was ich sage.” Wikipedia hält gut sortiert viele Aphorismen von Oscar Wilde bereit.
Google China: The Big Disconnect
Jurabilis / It was difficult for me to know exactly how Lee felt about the companys arrangement with Chinas authoritarian leadership. As a condition of our meeting, Google had demanded that I not raise the issue of government relations; only the executives in G
Respect really works - a case study in the power of being nice
smartnuts / Ms. Greenberg represented (or better: mis-represented) a giant chain of shopping malls. A few years ago, she and Taubman went after Hank Mishkoff, who controlled a domain Taubman wanted for one of its malls. Her opening salvo was a classic lawyers de
Alone
Jurabilis / We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. - Maurice Maeterlinck
Apology Act
Sartorienfelder / Kein vorgezogener Aprilscherz, sondern Realität: Im Parlament der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia wird zur Zeit ein Entschuldigungs-Gesetz beraten. Damit reagieren die Regierung der Provinz und die Parlamentarier darauf, daß einige Anwälte e
Harvest festival procession/Erntedankzug
Transblawg / Yes, the rumour about the elephant was true. I think people should turn off their mobile phones on some occasions:...
The Cardinal Rule
Jurabilis / Anyone who is not a schmuck and works in an office knows The Cardinal Rule: be nice to the little people. Be nice to the receptionist, librarian, secretaries, copy room guys, janitors, and in general, everyone below you. These people are the ones w
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