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Alcohol civilized man « Don Surber
Der Spiegel reported that early man turned to agriculture not to eat, but to drink: “The thirst for a brew was enough of an incentive to start growing crops.”
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“In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane”
Also sprach Hauptmann Kirk. LAT: With the birth of his son 15 years ago, dedicated linguist d’Armond Speers embarked on the ultimate experiment: He spoke to him only in Klingon — the language of the alien race of “Star Trek” fame — for the first three years of his life. “I was interested in the […]
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Vecernji.hr – Poreznici i policija upali na svadbu i pročešljali tamburaše i konobare, news, hrvatska, crna kronika
Inspektori su među svatovima bili i duže od sata, ali nisu, pričaju roditelji mladoženje, kontrolirali uredne dozvole vlasnika objekta s kojima su Meseci imali uredan ugovor. Na meti inspektora bili su glazbenici, od kojih su tražili potvrdu da plaćaju naknadu ZAMP-u, a od snimatelja obrtnice. Čak su išli tako daleko da su od susjeda, prijatelja […]
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Apple Says Booting OS X Makes an Unauthorized Copy
recoiledsnake writes “Groklaw has an extensive look at the latest developments in the Psystar vs. Apple story. There’s a nice picture illustrating the accusation by Apple that Psystar makes three unauthorized copies of OS X. The most interesting, however, is the last copy. From Apple’s brief: ‘Finally, every time Psystar turns on any of the […]
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Enter the Barbie world
Barbie Cafe After the Barbie Cafe in Shanghai, China by architect Hayes Slade designs the first ever Barbie Flagship for Mattel. The 35,000 square foot store holds the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of Barbie dolls and licensed Barbie products, as well as a range of services and activities for Barbie fans and their […]
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Another Landlord Worry: Is the Elevator Kosher?
The point of discussion are Shabbos elevators, elevators fixed to stop on every floor from Friday evening until Saturday evening so that observant Jews do not have to press any buttons. Exerpt: > Since the 1960s, when high-rise apartment buildings became ubiquitous, > the Orthodox rabbinate has made such elevators one of the few > […]
