“A Turkish court has fined 20 people for using the letters Q and W on placards at a Kurdish new year celebration, under a law that bans use of characters not in the Turkish alphabet, rights campaigners said.” (CNN)
Since I’ve spent the day battling table mutation errors I thought I’d post this link to ‘PL/SQL’s Top Annoyances‘.
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Interesting article on the implications of DRM (Digital Rights Management) on fair use.
“Buster, Yorkshire Police’s German Shepherd, has been pensioned off for being too soft. He had no arrests, ignored fleeing crims, tried to make friends with drunks and stopped for a rest while in hot pursuit.” (Oddspot)
Unpleasant lunchtime reading at Steve, Don’t Eat It!.
You too can move to Berlin and become ubercoolische.
The Encyclopedia of Melbourne looks really cool, though only the A entries are currently online.
British public information films from 1945 -1951 available for free at the National Archive.
Amazon ‘stealth’ logging revealed (BBC)
Go to Greenpeace to sign a petition asking the EU to ban the import of illegally logged timber.
Even Melbourne trams have anti-terrorism posters.
I hope my brother is ok over there with those crazy Canadians.
Nestle to get Fair Trade mark?
To make up for that, here’s the ethical shopping guide.