Ria Novosti reports: The Moscow City Court upheld on Thursday a district court’s decision to ban gay parades in Moscow for the next 100 years, Gayrussia.ru reported. And people are saying there is no common sense left in Russian government.  There you go, proven wrong.  Well done, your honor.
Matt Mullenweg, insightful as always: While the tech press often likes to paint companies in a similar market as competing in a zero sum game, the reality is that all are growing rapidly and services feed each other and cross-pollinate more than anyone gives them credit for. Tumblr built a dashboard reader product that has … Continue reading WordPress + Tumblr, and thinking behind
For years now I’ve heard (and said) that the legal system is lagging behind, that it needs to catch up and provide answers to some of those questions raised by the recent technological advances. Â Given how complex and large our current legal system is, that’s not an easy task. Â But the need is there. Â And, … Continue reading Judge.me – Internet arbitration
Cyprus Mail reports: AFTER spending 26 years in jail for killing two people, Andreas Aristodimou, aka Yiouroukkis, yesterday became the first lifer to be released on parole. […] The board said the testimony before it had convinced them that Yiouroukkis was a changed man. “The very serious offences committed by the applicant and generally his … Continue reading 26 years is a long time
If you are a beer fan, you’ve probably heard about the famous Guinness bubbles problem. Â While bubbles in most other beers rise up, in Guinness they go down. Â A lot of people were puzzled by that fact, and now, it seems, the puzzle is solved. According to the article in Technology Reviews, Irish mathematicians came … Continue reading Guinness bubbles problem – solved!