Author: Joop Beris
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Two memorable quotes
Pretty sure some people were conceived during anal sex. There is no way being that much of an asshole is natural. Staying quiet doesn’t mean I have nothing to say. It means I don’t think you are ready to hear my thoughts.
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Technologically enhanced humans
Yesterday, The Register reported on a man who was physically assaulted at McDonalds in Paris for wearing computer assisted spectacles. He has a full account of the event, with photos taken by the computer assisted spectacles, on his own blog here. The exact reason for the attack on Dr. Steve Mann remains unclear but it…
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Vigilance remains necessary
Not one week after the crushing defeat suffered by ACTA in the European Parliament, comes another trade agreement fresh on its heels. This time, it is called CETA (Canada-EU Trade Agreement), a trade agreement between Canada and the European Union. Rather worryingly, certain provisions of the CETA text seem to be copied and pasted from…
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Victory! EU Parliament rejects ACTA
In what can only be called a crushing defeat, the European Parliament decided today, around 1 PM to say “No” to ACTA! With a vote count of 478 against to 39 for ACTA, we can finally say that this insidious treaty is now dead.
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A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool. – Robert Bulwer-Lytton