Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
Wednesday, 12 December, 3:00 p.m. — Yesterday it was penguins. Today it is snails. The complaint was that governments were moving at a snail’s pace in addressing climate change. And an update: the jackets and ties worn this morning have not lasted. By afternoon, most participants all looked like NGOs again. and here are some korean polar bears (CBC story … Read More
Paddington, the bear from Peru, will be arrested and interrogated over his immigration status in a book marking his 50th birthday. (BBC) He has no papers to prove his identity as his Aunt Lucy arranged for him to hide on a ship’s lifeboat from Peru when she went to live in the Home for Retired Bears in Lima.
“The game that lets you experience what it is like to be a refugee”: new online game by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
writing a paper on pharmaceutical patents in china (yes, pressed for time), and I came across this–the type of story that gets me all into intellectual property again.
deputydog’s pick for 9 of the world’s most repulsive buildings. the main thing to remember is that the building is a man-made stain on our planet.
still progressing on philosophy of right (and by progressing I mean I want to scream out the window every 2 minutes). and I actually did scream when my TA told me (electronically) that I should be explaining “how the dialectic reflects as a trope Hegels conviction of the interdependence between reality, truth, dialectical method, freedom, and justice”… ARRGHHHHHH! this has … Read More
not impressed. apple’s latest software update for the iPhone disables devices that have been unlocked by their users. meaning that iPhone owners are forced to keep a contract with at&t in order to use their phone. not that I was intending to buy an iPhone anyway, but this is not cool. I wonder what apple intends to do about phones … Read More
fascinating and somewhat disturbing Economist briefing on the long-term political power held by security forces in russia. Despite their loyalty to old Soviet roots, today’s security bosses differ from their predecessors. They do not want a return to communist ideology or an end to capitalism, whose fruits they enjoy. They have none of the asceticism of their forebears. Nor do … Read More
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Ousted Thai Prime Minister and new Manchester City proprietor Thaksin Shinawatra is unfit to own an English football club because of “serious human rights abuses” under his leadership, Human Rights Watch said. I’m kinda confused why HRW is doing this. I suppose it’s a way to capitalize on the publicity of a high-profile person, but it makes … Read More