Freitag, 13. Dezember 2002

[Knowledge Management]: Jon Udell über Google and Weblogs: best hope for KM. [Seblogging News] [Der Schockwellenreiter] 11:02:52 PM    comment []

[Marxismus oder Barbarei]: Alles, aber auch wirklich alles über Marxismus findet ihr im Marxists Internet Archive. [The Cartoonist] [Der Schockwellenreiter] 11:02:20 PM    comment []

[Neu, jetzt mit funktionierendem Download-Link]: Opera 6.0 finalized, ready for download. (Download) [MacCentral] [Der Schockwellenreiter] 9:42:34 PM    comment []

[Schöner bookmarken]: BookIt synchronisiert Bookmarks zwischen den Browsern iCab, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Chimera, Netscape, OmniWeb und Opera. [Industrial Technology & Witchcraft] [Der Schockwellenreiter] 9:30:05 PM    comment []

[Schau Mama, Internet ohne Schnur]: Hamburg startet bundesweit größtes nichtkommerzielles WLAN-Projekt. [heise online news] [Der Schockwellenreiter] 9:22:40 PM    comment []

It's Time to Trash That Old VCR. For the second straight holiday season, shoppers are making DVD players the most popular electronics gift. But which model is best for you? Experts and others offer some guidance. By Elisa Batista. [Wired News] 8:58:06 PM    comment []

"Dear Santa, I hear the North Pole is melting...". "In fact, you know the immutability of Nature's laws better than I do, since you're sitting up there on a melting sheet of ice that's thinned 40% since the 1970s. By mid-century, Santa, you'll need a summer houseboat -- for you, the elves, and several thousand homeless polar bears. And apparently, there's not a snowball's chance in Bangladesh that we humans are going to do much about it. Did you see the news from India, Santa, about the latest international climate negotiations conference? "Experts espousing the views of industry were thrilled with the shift in New Delhi," said the New York Times on November 3, 2002. The "shift" was this: the world is basically giving up on trying to stop or slow down global warming. "Industry" (not all industry -- some industry makes the "Nice" list) was thrilled because they won't have to invest in innovation, pay carbon taxes, reinvent their products, convert to zero-emissions energy systems. All the serious talk now, said the Times, is about adapting to the inevitable." -by Alan AtKisson Read it all here. [CULT OF THE DEAD COW] 8:56:37 PM    comment []

Significance of Friday the 13th. "In 1099 AD the Roman Catholic Church - via the now infamous bloody religious wars of the Christian Crusades - regained control over the holy city of Jerusalem. However, the lands surrounding Jerusalem were still in the hands of the Moslems. A warrior order of the Roman Catholic Church eventually banded together that was allegedly for the purpose of protecting Christian travelers on their way to the holy city of Jerusalem. The warrior order was officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church in 1118 AD, and they were then provided with a headquarters building located on Mount Moriah. This building was located on a site traditionally thought to be the former Temple of King Solomon. Thus, the warrior order became known as the Knights of the Temple, or the Knights Templar. To make a very long (but incredibly interesting) story short, Jacques Demolay became the Grand Master of the Knights Templar in around 1293 AD During the two hundred years of their existence within the Roman Catholic Church, the Knights Templar had grown into a rather rich and powerful political force to be reckoned with. During Demolay's stay in office as Grand Master, the Templars had increasingly grown in disfavor with the current pope, Pope Clement V, and with the King of France, Phillip the Fair. In 1307 AD the pope and the king arranged for the Templars to meet with them for a "friendly convocation" in Paris, France. Jacques Demolay was arrested on Friday, October the 13th, 1307 AD (Old Style). Seven years later, in 1314 AD, Jacques DeMolay was burned at the stake for the crime of church heresy. Legend continues on that before Demolay died - he cursed the king and pope to die within the year. Fact is... the king and the pope did die in the next year." -from About.com's entry. Related: Templar History, a pretty lame modern-day Masonic organization of the same name, and an awesome "Grand Templar Iron Cross Silver Ring" [CULT OF THE DEAD COW] 8:54:43 PM    comment []

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