- Shared: Heavy snow blankets rural areas http://bit.ly/f43Zk1 #
- Lake Tahoe Milky Way Night Time Lapse on Vimeo http://bit.ly/hkPAEF #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Twice Her Body Weight Deadlift http://youtu.be/gujO4xYSAdo?a #
- Shared: Study shows corruption in Cyprus is widespread http://bit.ly/gQcAFT #
- Shared: Facebook expands @ mention tagging to comments http://bit.ly/e78pep #
Earthquake and tsunami in Japan
We’ve all heard the words “earthquake” and “tsunami” before. We are all aware that these phenomena are not a stranger to Japan. We all secretly hope that Japanese know how to handle such events. And they in fact do a really good job. But what happened today was different. It was on the Grand Scale. According to this Wikipedia page, today’s earthquake measured 8.9 on Richter scale, which earns it a 7th place in the list of largest earthquakes worldwide.
Such powers of nature are difficult, almost impossible to imagine. And of course the effects of these are profound – people dead and hurt, houses and other properties destroyed, lives dramatically changed, and so on and so forth. All that will not go away tomorrow. On the contrary, this will from now on be a part of Japanese history. And world history. Since it will affect more than just Japan (look at what happened to financial markets today, for example), and it will take more than just Japan to recover from this event.
Gladly, the world is full of kind and considerate people. Several donation efforts started already. Humanitarian organizations jumped in. And the recovery works have already begun. Needless to say it will take time. A long time…
Day in brief
- I favorited a YouTube video — Japan hit by Tsunami http://youtu.be/cKh-QaeT6rc?a #
- I favorited a YouTube video — Powerful quake hits Japan http://youtu.be/dm2Hr-1l1MM?a #
- Geek And Poke: Little Coders http://bit.ly/eqfyIj #
- Geek And Poke: Architectural Best Practices http://bit.ly/foNtKA #
- At the meeting. http://t.co/ymTGhy1 #
- Cheese and walnuts http://t.co/oQLeBhH #
Coders are humble
Here is a Geek And Poke comic from a few days ago, which demonstrates how humble coders are. This equally applies pretty much to any IT specialization. More often than not we tend to think that we know a better way.
Under The Number – It’s Only Right
Most of the music videos that I post in this blog are from well-known bands. Today we’ll go for something completely different. Under The Number – a local band, based in Pafos. The video is not even a music video yet, but the song is pretty cool. Now I’ll just have to catch them playing live somewhere.
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If you like this one, there is another song coming out next month. Subscribe to their YouTube channel, visit the web site, and follow them on Facebook not to miss out. Tell a friend too.