January 2012
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A new project is launched
http://notonlypasta.tumblr.com/
Part blog, part therapy, part attempt to cook :)
August 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Time - 50 best websites 2010 →
March 2011
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Famous First Lines (technology) - BBC
I hereby declare…
Telegram message, 1844: “What hath God wrought”
Telephone, 1876: “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
Wireless communication over open sea, 1897: ”Are you ready?”
BBC Radio 1, 1967: ”And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1”.
Moon landings, 1969: “That’s one small step...
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Language facts
6% of the world’s languages are spoken by 94% of the world’s population. The remaining 94% of languages are spoken by only 6% of the population. The largest single language by population is Mandarin (845 million speakers) followed by Spanish (329 million speakers) and English (328 million speakers). 133 languages are spoken by fewer than 10 people. 473 languages are currently...
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February 2011
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attention industry: The internet is not made of... →
attentionindustry:
This is my manifesto for 2011, and I’ve been putting off writing it.
It’s going to bother some people, and it might even change a few opinions of me. But it’s important, and not just because it’s been driving me nuts for six months.
The internet is not made of hugs.
By this I mean, it’s time…
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December 2010
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Well I’d pull ten times the weight of the earth with my teeth, the earth...
– Wax and Wire - Loch Lomond
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November 2010
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Breakups – The Visual Miscellaneum :) →
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Way Back Home (Breathtaking Scotland & Danny... →
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October 2010
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Look left, and bear right. One more year.
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A sad world...
In the 1990s […] It was recorded that the estimated annual cost of achieving basic education for all was $6bn; for water and sanitation $9bn; reproductive health for all women $12bn; and for basic health and nutrition $13bn. In comparison, the figures for annual spending on cosmetics in the United States were $8bn, ice-cream in Europe $11bn, and military spending globally $780bn. Ken Booth,...
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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety,...
– Benjamin Franklin, 1775
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Brave Thinkers →
19 people risking their reputations, fortunes, and lives in pursuit of big ideas
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j-fraser-deactivated20120110 asked: Are you well? :)
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The Gentle Art of Poverty →
” My only choice, mankind’s only choice, is to get off and leave my luggage behind”.
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5 things to do this year
SO:
1: Live the good life.
2: Learn Italian (well).
3: Commit to one day/week research on security/crisis management/conflict resolution (at the NDC)
4: Publish a paper on security in Europe/the EU (together with far more able friends).
5: Write an MA thesis relevant to possible PhD.
... and GO!
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Almost every achievement contains within its success the seeds of a future...
– James Baker, former US Secretary of State