Topic: Phone - on September 2, 2009 at 1:15:00 PM CEST
German Judge: If Sex While Driving Is Legal, Why Isn't Driving While Phoning?
Six years ago, we noted in passing that a court ruling found that driving while having sex is perfectly legal in Germany (separately, it's apparently a popular practice in Russia). Part of the point was in discussing the troubling trend to try to pick off each and every "distraction" to outlaw -- and it seems like a judge in Germany is wondering the same thing. The judge, issuing a fine for a driver talking on his cell phone, started questioning whether it was legal at all to fine drivers for talking, noting how many other driver distractions were perfectly legal -- including sex, masturbation, shaving, changing the radio station and others.
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Topic: food - on September 2, 2009 at 1:08:00 PM CEST
Freshness Label
Japanese design agency To-Genkyo proposes a dynamic freshness label for meat products. The hourglass-shaped label contains special ink that changes color based on the amount of ammonia emitted by the meat (the older the meat, the more ammonia it releases).
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Topic: ART - on September 2, 2009 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
Public given right to decide whether graffiti is art or eyesore
People living in Bristol may be asked to vote on whether graffiti should be left on buildings or removed, in an attempt to promote street artists.
Under the plan, the city council will ask the public to decide whether murals are art or graffiti tags.
As part of a street art policy, council contractors will not take action if people vote to keep wall paintings.
The proposal will be debated at a meeting of Bristol City Council on 15 September.
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Topic: Photoshop - on September 2, 2009 at 1:04:00 PM CEST
After Effects 1.1 Demo Reel (1993)
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Topic: e-bay - on September 2, 2009 at 1:01:00 PM CEST
EBay Sells Skype To Marc Andreessen
EBay plans to announce a deal to sell its Skype voice-over-IP service to a group of private investors, The New York Times reported on its Web site, citing people briefed on the company's plans.
The deal could be announced as early as Tuesday, the report said.
Several investment groups are likely involved in the purchase, including Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures and Silver Lake Partners, the report said. Andreessen Horowitz is run by partners Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Netscape, and Ben Horowitz. Andreessen is also a member of eBay's board of directors.
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Topic: e-bay - on September 2, 2009 at 1:00:00 PM CEST
Ebay verkauft Skype-Mehrheit an Finanzinvestoren
Ebay trennt sich von Skype: Die Mehrheit an dem Telefonie-Dienst gehört künftig einem Konsortium um das US-Unternehmen Silver Lake. Das Online-Auktionshaus kassiert dafür rund 1,9 Milliarden Dollar in bar.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 2, 2009 at 12:55:00 PM CEST
Trittin glaubt, Cannabis sei faktisch legal
Unglaublich, aber wahr: Der Spitzengrüne Jürgen Trittin hat zu einer entsprechenden Leserfrage der Welt unter anderem gesagt:
"Mit dem Bundesverfassungsgerichtsurteil, das den Besitz kleiner Mengen leichter Drogen straffrei stellt, ist die Forderung nach einer faktischen Legalisierung Realität geworden."
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 2, 2009 at 12:53:00 PM CEST
Excellent video
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Topic: POLITIK - on September 2, 2009 at 12:47:00 PM CEST
Die Gewinner des Schäuble Plakat-Remix-Wettbewerb
Schätzungsweise an die 1000 Einreichungen gab es beim Wolfgang Schäuble Plakat-Remix-Wettbewerb und ich glaube, wir haben auch alle durchgesehen. Es kommen zwar immer noch Einreichungen in den Kommentaren des Original-Artikels, aber seit einigen Tagen lässt die Qualität nach. In einer Vorauswahl haben wir die für uns schönsten Motive ausgesucht. Während mir die Einfachheit von “Yes we scan” am Besten gefällt, sind die anderen hier gezeigten ebenfalls sehr kreativ und gut geworden.
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