- Mount Everest Records Deadliest Year in over a Decade
“The disaster in May was a signal that the mountain urgently needs a break. But it won’t get it. There’s too much money to be made on Everest.”
- The Complete “How To Write A Thriller”, by Ian Fleming
Famous essay resurrected by @dduane and @p_morwood.
- No, you’re not entitled to your opinion
Why there is no right to be taken seriously.
- Online passwords: keep it complicated
Or, as one expert says, burn your computerand go to the beach!
- How To Steal The Space Shuttle: A Step-By-Step Guide
You need the Swiss on your side though.
- The Belated Russian Passport by Mark Twain
Consular problems in the Czar’s Russia.
- Want to change the country? Don’t get involved in Irish politics, so.
Been there, done that.
- The Kissing Sailor, or “The Selective Blindness of Rape Culture”
Famous picture of an assault which nobody sees that way.
- Passing of Vojin Dimitrijević
Sad news of a great human rights defender. (But fails to mention his occasional career as a TV film critic.)
- Belgacom customer service report
An anonymous commenter on an old blog entry gives me an update.
- “Dear Mum. It is with great regret and sorrow…”
Ah, the old ones are the best.
- De Stem van Vlaanderen
Who to vote for in the 14 October local elections? (I don’t understand most of the issues unfortunately.)
- The Best and Worst Times to Post on Social Networks Infographic
So, my insomniac 3am tweeting strategy isn’t a winner after all?
- You can’t have it all: Princetonians respond
Anne-Marie Slaughter looks at reactions to her famous article.
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