Author Archives: jb

>This, I got wrong.

Posted on 25 January, 2009 by jb

> One in seven jobs in Germany is some way – directly or indirectly – linked to the car industry. As they say: If BMW gets a sniffle, Bavaria gets the flu”. The German government – as part of a … Continue reading →

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>Drugs for Women

Posted on 24 January, 2009 by jb

> MIRRORCILLIN – A 5cc dose enables a woman to walk past mirrors for up tofour hours without pausing once. STOPPANAGGIN – Gives women a vague feeling of contentment towards theirspouse/boyfriend. COSMOPOLIRA – Doubles female intelligence, allowing “facts” in trashlifestyle … Continue reading →

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>Things I don’t miss…

Posted on 23 January, 2009 by jb

> ..about Microsoft Word.

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>Good night and good riddance

Posted on 20 January, 2009 by jb

> Has it only been 8 years? Seems like a lifetime. Or a nightmare. Or both.

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>Keeping things on the level

Posted on 18 January, 2009 by jb

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>To each his own

Posted on 15 January, 2009 by jb

> Suum cuique. To ta auton prattein kai me polypragmonein dikaiosyne (Plato wasn’t particularly succinct…) Chacun à son goût. Jedem das seine.From all this, you can gather that the saying’s been around for about 2500 years.And quite a useful saying … Continue reading →

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>Milky Way Transit Authority

Posted on 12 January, 2009 by jb

> The galaxy according to Samuel Arbesman, a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard studying computational sociology. How cool is that? Almost as good as Harry Beck’s original, actually

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>Don’t ask me… (about fondues)

Posted on 5 January, 2009 by jb

> From the New Zealand Herald: A fondue set exploded in a man’s face after he used methylated spirits to try to light it. Pukehina Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Errol Watts said it was a timely reminder not … Continue reading →

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>If the singular is Carambola….

Posted on 31 December, 2008 by jb

> …would the plural then be “Carambolage”? (I think I need a Crash Course in French.) I’ll get me hat…..

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>People just don’t think…#3

Posted on 30 December, 2008 by jb

> Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel (the name‘s almost enough to disqualify him..), the socialist party candidate for the premiership of the state of Hesse has an idea: The financial crisis can be assuaged by forcing anyone with chunks of money to lend … Continue reading →

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