People & ideas
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A watch that doesn’t tell the time
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http://boingboing.net/2016/04/15/the-ultimate-minimalist-wristw.html
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Happy New Year 2015/16
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Dear friends, new and old, As suddenly as it arrived, 2015 has ended and 2016 is at the gate. As it is, the year stands empty – but it is brimming with potential. It is my sincere wish that the upcoming year will be prosperous, rich in experiences and filled with happiness – and similarly…
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…and that is why we call it the green turtle
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“Many people ask us why we call the green turtle the green turtle. And we always tell them that we call the green turtle the green turtle because the green turtle is … green” — quote from a tour-guide at the Ras al Jinz Turtle Reserve I have a hard time to believe that they…
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Bohr’s definition of experts…
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An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr
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Tough times for the police in Oman
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Today the Times of Oman informed its readers about the scary level of technical sophistication shown by cutting-edge criminals in the Omani capital…
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Why I think you should fly Etihad
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I have never cared much for flying for a number of reasons, all of which I’ve dealt with in previous articles. However, my dislike for flying doesn’t take away the necessity of it. Today therefore, I find myself at Brussels Airport for the sixth time this year, waiting for my flight to depart destined for…
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Ever wondered what is on the other side?
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What exactly is on the other side of the earth? Follow the link below to find out! If you dig straight down, where will you end up?
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Top 10 forecasts for 2008 and beyond
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The media is overflowing with criticism of past events and explanations of how it was inevitable that this and that would fail at any given point in time. Yet, nobody seems to be able to predict these things, only “postdict” them, which in all fairness isn’t such a useful gift. The Futurist has since 1985…
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High entropy collectors garage, funny photo series (sadly also real)
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My father is a collector. Not in the sense that he collects specific items of particular actual or sentimental value, he merely accumulates things. Things that have no particular use or function but occupy a rather large and unseemly amount of space! For most people this eccentricity would not be significant as the number of…
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God, the democrat
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The Bishops Meeting, part of the management of the Church of Norway, has decided to alter future translations of the Holy Bible into Norwegian by excluding the word “tukt” (Norwegian for punishment/torment). The decision was made unanimously. It doesn’t say if God was consulted on the matter, but we must assume that He, like most…