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Sunday, 18. February 2007
Topic: NEWS - on February 18, 2007 at 11:14:00 AM CET
Happy Chinese New Year
The Lunar New Year (often called Chinese New Year in the U.S., though it’s celebrated in many Asian cultures) is the first day of a 15-day celebration, culminating in the Lantern Festival on the 15th night. A celebration of good luck and good fortune for the coming year, Lunar New Year is deeply entrenched in traditions the whole family can enjoy. Parades take place throughout Asia and around the U.S., and often feature dancing dragons (a symbol of goodness and strength).
The Chinese lunar calendar is based on the cycles of the moon and is considered highly accurate. The calendar follows a 12-year cycle, with each year represented by one of 12 animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig).
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on February 18, 2007 at 11:06:00 AM CET
MPAA Steals Code, Violates Linkware License
A blogger who wrote his own blogging engine called Forest Blog recently noticed that none other than the MPAA was using his work, and had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site, and had not credited him in any way.
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Topic: BLOG - on February 18, 2007 at 10:46:00 AM CET
MetaTalk: Announcing the new weekly MeFi podcast
Hey kids, it's the first MetaFilter podcast: (Odeo URL if you want to download instead Podcast feed for all shows, online streaming inside)
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