This is an old conversation (2000) with Philip Gourevitch, the writer of a book about the genocide in Rwanda and who just published a book/article about Abu Ghraib in Iraq... A very interesting man.... Enjoy!
November 29, 2008
November 27, 2008
November 24, 2008
Search and you'll find.....Faster than ever!
keyboardr.com from Julius Eckert on Vimeo.
If you just about had enough, of complicated search-engines with a thousand different gadgets, themes and adverts plastered all over the place.
And if you only need a; Super, mega fast search within Google, Wikipedia and Youtube all at once?
Then let me introduce; "Keyboadr.Com" A nice cool, sleek and simple white page with only time clicking away and some space for your search... It'll find what you're looking for while you're typing and this much faster than anything you'd ever seen before... And let's you use real easy keyboard shortcuts!
November 23, 2008
Europeana
This is just a teaser, while we wait for the site Europeana.eu to come back on... Strange, that they haven't learned it by now and that 10 million hits on the first days, might be expected.....
"Life" is how you see it.....!
Google has made a pact, not with the devil, but with Life magazine and their millions of photos buried in their archives! It's a vault of rare treasures; Life - Historic photos from the 1750s to today.. Some have never been published before....
Hurray for Google - again, but mostly; Hurray for the thousands of great photographers!
Er det et løfte eller en trussel? - Post in Danish/Dansk
( "At true; vise el. sige til nogen at man vil skade el. straffe dem , hvis de ikke retter sig efter ens ønske" Nu dansk ordbog)
Er det en lov, som vi har brug for? Det startede, da man fandt ud af, at den mistænkte Tuneser bor i Århus i nærheden af Kurt Westergård, som han formodes, at ville dræbe! At Tuneseren iflg den danske retsplejelov er uskyldig, indtil det modsatte er bevist ved en domstol, vælger alle at se bort fra, her i kampens hede. Man vælger også at overse, at den tredje anholdte, en dansker, også bor i Århus. (Han blev løsladt samme aften)
Hvorfor skal han ikke til Sandholm ?
Regeringen er jo ikke tabt bag en vogn (!?) og er hurtigt ude med en populistisk lov, som skal mases igennem i huj og hast... og det kan kun gå for langsomt!
Dette er lige indtil evt Jyllands Posten regner ud, hvor meget det koster at ha' de "Tålte" (Husk at der bliver flere og flere af dem, med stramning af lovene) - på kost og logi resten af deres levetid. Så finder de nok på en anden lov; De skal melde sig hver dag på Saltholm, selv finde derud og de må iøvrigt ikke; arbejde, gifte sig eller ha' noget der bare minder om et liv.....
Og så ikke et ord om, at denne lov, i al sin magt og vælde, er forhastet og imod menneske-rettighederne.... At den danske regering med samt deres støtteparti er fløjtende ligeglade med internationale domstole, FN, regeringens egne rækker og hvad der ellers er i opposition til øjeblikkets mening og ståsted. - Tænk, hvis jeg som menigmand, kunne gøre det samme?
Jeg vælger også at afstå fra, at begynde et længere indlæg for dialog, istedet for dén politik, som også Bush & Høgene i USA har ført, med ulykkelige følger.
Sidst men absolut ikke mindst, er der regeringens vilde ridt over ødelandet: "Nu ska' der saftsusme strammes op" og dette gælder også fængsels straffe;
Vi haft fængsel, som straf for handlinger begået mod de vedtagene normer og regler, siden ruder konge var knægt og vi kan med sikkerhed sige, at det virker ikke!!
Er det ikke på tide, at vi "finder på " en ny måde at afstraffe på? Jeg skal ikke gøre mig klog på, hvad det kunne være, men en international samling af antropologer, sociologer, kriminologer, jurister, politifolk og hvem som ellers har en forstand på dén slags, burde blive betalt for, at gå i tænkeboks sammen og udtænke nye veje. Himlen skal vide, at der bliver brugt så mange penge på fængselsvæsnet i forvejen. USA's vicepræsident Dick Cheney er medejer af flere privatejet fængsler i USA (hvor privatisering af fængsler begyndte for årtier siden) Så når Hr. Cheney er partner i foretagendet, så véd vi at der penge i skidtet! Og det er vel ingen hemmelighed længere; Det er cool cash det handler om!
November 22, 2008
The Beatles - I'm only sleeping
While we're at it, down on Memory Lane;
This one has nothing to do with the White Album... It's from "Revolver", my first LongPlaying mono record, given to me by my mother....I just added it as a treat - Cause it's so nice even with a bit annoying but very innovative (back then, that is!) backwards guitars!
When I wake up early in the morning,
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream
Please don't wake me, no
don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping
Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind, I think they're crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
Till they find, there's no need
Please don't spoil my day
I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time
Lying there and staring at the ceiling
Waiting for a sleepy feeling
Please don't spoil my day
I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping
Keeping an eye on the world going by my window
Taking my time
When I wake up early in the morning,
Lift my head, I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed, float up stream
Please don't wake me, no
don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping
Somehow, this is exactly how, almost everyone in my family, feels about the sacred act of sleeping!
It's 40 years ago today.... Sgt. Pepper told the band to play;
-"While my guitar gently weeps" - The Beatles ; "The White Album"
Released in the UK on Nov 22. '68 and Nov 25. in America.
One of the best albums ever... If not the best double album ever released!
This song and George Harrison's guitar sound especially, always remind me of; A scratchy jukebox, in a dusty youth club, in a small village in Spain.... I made friends with this young boy (about 14 - and me, being about 12) And after having played Eight-ball Pool on a old lopsided, moth eaten table for an entire evening; He very gentleman-like insisted on walking me home, every night! - Being very cavalierly about the fact, that me and my family stayed at the monastery..... a 45 min. walk up a small mountain...- It was properly more than the guitars, that gently wept.... when the poor lad finally made it back home...
Web-Life is sweeter than ever!
Monty Python's new channel on Youtube has been on the Radio and TV News, at least here in Denmark, for the last few days.. Apparently this is "Breaking"!?! But not only the crazy Brits are into quality videos of their work! So is my beloved cartoon "SouthPark"! This is the site where you can download entire episodes for free and in great quality;......
Nov.18.2009
Well, while revisiting old posts, I see that the clip of Sara Palin visiting South Park had gone haywire.... So I must apologize for lackin' of content and not keeping my promises.... But I guess you'll have to research this one yourself - Hey, and let me know if you do find something interesting out there!
November 21, 2008
Oh, Barack, I do, I do, I do.... -And darn'it -yes I can!
Hillary has (maybe) just accepted Barack's offer to be the Secretary of State in the Obama administration...
Wonder how she can afford it, seeing that her campaign left her reeling, with a heavy personal debt, which she has vowed to repay pronto... And when she accepts this job, hubby Bill, won't be able to help her, by bringing home; not only the bacon, but the whole pig sty, in his usual; "Jive for mucho Moolah "style of sightseeing the world, in its entirety !
- His speeches normally rakes in a couple of millions $ for an hour or two of Charm School politics and insider tips: On how to be one of the most popular president - in retrospect.
No, Sorry - kidding aside.. It probably took this long, before the president elect went public with the nomination because; Firstly he had to lay down the law of who's in charge! -After all it is Hillary Clinton... she's no Babe in the woods.. And then he had to hire a army of lawyers to go through Bill Clintons foreign affairs (No pun intended) to be totally sure that, there's no conflict of interests, nothing that will come back to haunt the Adm. later on and reflect badly on the President...
But of course she'll accept! The honour - power- is to great... And after all, it would be a bit of a anti-climax to return to her work in the US Senate, quite far from the limelights and the hubbub of the wild and lively campaign trails, - Returning as the looser with her tail between her legs would be quite sad.
Yes, this is a tip of the hat to the many Democrats who voted for Mrs Clinton + the goodwill the Americans thinks she can pull in the world.
But also a bow to a strongly ambitious and political animal of a woman! (But is she any good at taking orders?)
Oh, and lest we forget; Hillary Clinton has fought back sniper fire in empty airports and being the presidential spouse on some 80 trips abroad, does groom you for the job of Secretary of State..
Smart move; Barack Obama! - This said with no sarcasm or irony on my part! - But it also shows , some balls... Cause he'll have to keep Hillary in check and Bill will have to be "managed" as well... And after all the bitter remarks (She said he was naive and he questioned her foreign policies judgments!) during the pre-election, there may have to be an issue or two, they'll have to discuss through.
¡OBS!
PS. Just read this from Washington Post, apparently it's not that easy for Hillary Rodham Clinton to assume the responsibilities as Secretary of the State - But if I have understood Obama right; "not" isn't part of the phrase; "Yes, we can !!"
"Where's all the white women at?" - Blazing Saddles
Dave Chappelle, "the White Supremacist", is one of those Chappelle’s Show sketches that truly warrants being called a “classic.” If you’ve seen it before, enjoy this fun trip down memory lane courtesy of Comedy Central. And if you’ve never seen it before? Well, you need to re-evaluate some of the decisions you’ve been making in your life.
If you follow the link to Comedy Central, you'll see the best of "Black Presidents" sketches... Funny, how times changes..... and how fast they do it! But still.... The amount of violent "race crimes" ( and these are whites against black) and murder threats that have been issued since 4.Nov.... is truly staggering!
November 17, 2008
Lights will guide you home... And love will live forever
Hilmer Hassig 1960 -2008I have this notion of a "Divine All Stars" band in the sky....
Where all the great, late musicians of the world, sit in and have a big ol' time together...
This heavenly band has just been joined, with one of Denmark's best, certainly the most innovative, guitar player and producer; Hilmer Hassig....
The loss is ours, who's left behind.
But the biggest loss will be for his two daughters, who now has to grow up without a loving and dedicated dad.
"A hope beyond the shadow of a dream" - J. Keats
Found this on my friend's great "Wordpress" page.... And she really says it so well, that I have little to add. But she harbours hope for fate of the peoples of Palestine will change with the 44.Th President of America.... I must say, I'm a bit rattled with the announcement of Chief of Staff in the WH...
So regarding Obama's relationship to Israel and her unjust treatment of Gaza and the Palestinian situation:
If the announcement of Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff is any indication of things to come, then consider this; Rahm Emanuel is pro-Israel, very much so! Son of a prominent Zionist Benjamin M. Emanuel, former member of Irgun; Terrorists or freedom fighters - depends from which side you see their militant actions. Or just read Seniors reaction to his son's appointment.
And for the latest sad development on the ongoing saga of the Palestinian plight:
UN has these past days called out for help, because of the fast dwindling supply of food, medicine, fuel or other daily necessities.
Just to harvest their olives and their lands pose a formidable problem... This is no way to treat a whole nation....And I've a hard time, trying to understand, how this can continue day after day against the old, the young and the innocent people of Palestine.
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