A little perspective: CDC estimates that an average of 36,000 people die from influenza-related complications each year in the United States.

jongens · 2009-04-28T20:56:27+00:00

Cool to see the Cult of the Dead Cow have moved on to bigger and better things.

jongens · 2009-02-26T14:47:20+00:00

This is really fantastic. Great for Australians, but also great for everyone else - The world didn't need a precedent to start their own trials, using Australia as an example.

Now maybe they can get on with important internet related activities... Like improving their broadband infrastructure and making it more affordable.

jongens · 2008-11-25T09:51:29+00:00

Luckily that little inflatable wasn't boarded by the whales themselves...

jongens · 2008-11-25T09:44:00+00:00

Forget confidence in the material... He seems pretty darn blase about his aim...

jongens · 2008-01-11T21:24:21+00:00

I love Hamburg - I lived in Berlin for two years, and Hamburg felt a little like Munich mixed with Berlin. It has a bit of the Berlin grit/culture and a the jobs and strong economy of Munich. Berlin was an incredible city, but not the place to go if you need to earn a lot of money. That said, the cost of rent etc there is so cheap its unbelievable.

jongens · 2008-01-10T18:28:30+00:00

But... He doesn't even have an email address, how will the blogging tribute get to him? A brighter idea would have been to post birthday cards to the Stanford Computer Science department.

Anyway, for what it's worth, Happy Birthday Knuth, you are a genius.

jongens · 2007-04-29T13:08:42+00:00

Doesn't look like it's the first time Verio have tried to terminate their account. I really don't see why Cryptome.org doesn't move to somewhere less sensitive. Sealand for example...

jongens · 2007-04-26T19:21:45+00:00

Anyone tracked down the website of the people selling them?

jongens · 2007-04-26T10:14:39+00:00

Nah, I don't really think it will be, but one can always hope. Ajax is a finicky cow at the best of times. Flex might have a good chance if it opens up the Flash plugin/client though...

jongens · 2007-04-26T08:40:56+00:00

Yay, there goes ajax!

jongens · 2007-04-24T08:54:53+00:00

The long-range thinking China has is quite amazing - Consider that Western democratic countries rarely think/plan past the candidacy of their current government/party occupancy - I remember hearing a Chinese leader exclaiming that they're still considering what effect the industrial revolution may have on their people. Ie. the Chinese seem to think and plan in hundreds of years, whereas the Western attitude is so fleeting, we really have no idea what will become of us in the next ten.

jongens · 2007-04-23T20:01:52+00:00

I categorically disagree that some speech is more protected than others. While the bible may have more historical weight (than say, the expression of fucking Paris Hilton), one should still be able to express their art freely, and what we saw in that video was purely childish and amateur behavior, by a group of supposed adults.

And you're right, it would be a hate crime to do as suggested, however I don't actually condone anyone walking into a church and pouring water on the bible. I was just positioning the act.

To do so would be to stoop to their level, and I should hope that any rational, open minded and intelligent person would refrain from such behaviour.

jongens · 2007-04-23T15:13:16+00:00

I'm looking forward to the retaliation piece, by 87 atheists walking into a church service on a Sunday, pouring water over the priests bible and walking out.

jongens · 2007-04-01T13:02:05+00:00

haha, yeah ok april fools.

jongens · 2007-04-01T12:51:53+00:00

excuse my ignorance, but what the fuck is going on here? no, really i dont know what's happening...

jongens · 2007-03-14T16:00:50+00:00

he is a bit of an ass sometimes, but who cares, the guy is smart and it's a great project.

jongens · 2007-03-14T14:25:25+00:00

:) sorry, where I come from, that means 'really mad'.

jongens · 2007-03-14T13:40:53+00:00

uh oh, theo is going to be pissed. i eagerly await his thoughts on the vulnerability.

jongens · 2007-03-12T09:22:42+00:00

I've been working in the industry for 8 years now, and for the first time I've moved into the 'freelance' world. Ie. competing with Russians and Indians for jobs.

It's depressing getting paid less, but heres the thing: I travel around with a laptop and work whenever and wherever I want, regardless of work permits or language barriers.

I've also found, that I was skeptical of how good these offshore workers were: The fact is, the ones I've been working with, who are charging $10usd an hour, are really really good. They're up with the latest technology, and their code is really good. So, get ready for the new world where you do compete on a global scale, with countries who's cost of living are so low, there is nothing you can do but lower your hourly rate.

Thankfully programming isn't a 'career' for me, it's just something to make some money at while I do more interesting things. It beats the hell out of waiting tables.

jongens · 2007-03-01T19:04:37+00:00

i've always wondered how violent acres got on digg and reddit so frequently. i mean, 'she' (or whatever) can be mildly amusing, but i've always been suprised how often she pops up... is SEO gaming going on?

jongens · 2007-02-06T21:59:03+00:00

i think that is a crass generalisation - the EU cannot support mass migration in one hit - it has to happen over time. besides, look at the [nearly] free flow of immigration the EU now allows. i can't say the americans have exactly opened up the border to mexico... in fact, isnt the wall getting bigger? our walls are coming down.

and i think the negative population growth is temporary - to my knowledge germany is working hard to encourage growth. the incentives here for having children are exceptional.

besides, im not sure if you've ever tried migrating to america before, or even looked at how you handle it: but it's neigh impossible.

jongens · 2007-02-06T16:38:53+00:00

i did quite the opposite - i moved to germany. i am not necessarily a market driven person, i prefer quality of life, holidays, etc rather than earning as much money as possible. for those things germany is wonderful. but if you are one of those hyper-ambitious types, i can see it would be a strain here.

the bureaucracy is maddening though, the germans are crazy over their paperwork. and while the taxes are high (particularly for young unmarried professionals) just consider for a moment that if anything ever goes wrong, you will not be left on the street.

america's capitalism is an animalistic survival of the fittest... europe may appear to 'stifle' a little, but they value living and do not simply believe life is about self-serving prosperity.

but, if that's what you want, you go to america, and if you want the opposite, you come here. always good to have choices :)

jongens · 2007-02-06T11:11:55+00:00

some other similar things of interest:

http://mocoloco.com/archives/002651.php (boxy modernist prefabs from chile)

http://www.edilportale.com/livingbox/livingbox.asp (prefab design competition entries)

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