Category Archives: We-reflect-news

It Came From OuterSpace11

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Arthur

A couple things: the first thing that got my attention (earlier this week) was that story about that Peruvian meteor that has scientists puzzled because of claims that over 200 people fell ill by fumes coming from the crater. CBC’s … Continue reading →

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Voyager I, 30 years later

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Arthur

You may have noticed the number of articles about the Voyager missions (NASA/JPL): that’s because today, it’s exactly 30 years ago that the first Voyager was launched and to celebrate that, Wired posted an excellent photo-gallery about the two probes. … Continue reading →

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A coincidence

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Arthur

Our brain’s ability to dish out memories whenever it thinks we need them is absolutely mind boggling. This morning I was reading that article about an Indonesian naval ship that ran aground in Australia: it was heading for a tall … Continue reading →

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Cold war

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Arthur

I read that Russia is restarting its long range patrols, a Soviet-era practice that was suspended in the early 90s. Somewhat earlier, Russian and Chinese armies joined in the Russian mountains for a multi-country military exercise. It looks like they … Continue reading →

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V-J Day

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Arthur

Today marks V-J day, which is the day that (then) emperor Hirohito announced the unconditional surrender of the Japanese forces, eventually ‘freeing’ my parents, their siblings and their parents (the independence of Indonesia was called for two days after that, … Continue reading →

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What, technology?

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Arthur

I find myself browsing the web using Ubuntu’s Firefox (in a virtual machine) instead of using Windows’. Yes, but is that the real deal? Yes, it is. Notice that if you requested your free Ubuntu disks, you also get free … Continue reading →

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All things Bulgarian world news.

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Arthur

This morning, I read that the 6 Bulgarian medical workers who were imprisoned in Libya, were released after being jailed for 8 years. If you’re not familiar with the story, the BBC’s Q&A and the workers’ profiles should get you … Continue reading →

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The ban

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Arthur

Via the BBC, I read that the EU has published the last version of the airlines blacklist. The list includes all 51 carriers from Indonesia, 8 from Moldava, 6 from Bulgaria and a handful from Africa. Banned means (according to … Continue reading →

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Is it safe?

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Arthur

Last weekend, I was looking up the Numberwang videos at YouTube (earlier) and discovered that I missed one, the

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Von Cruisenberg

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Arthur

The most famous attempt to assassinate Hitler (July 20 Plot) goes to the silver screen and the actor who’s going to play Claus von Stauffenberg is… Tom Cruise. This doesn’t go over well in Europe, and particularly Germany, of course: … Continue reading →

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Computers and other news.

Posted on June 15, 2007 by Arthur

Earlier this week, I heard that the International Space Station’s computers crashed. ‘It was the Americans fault’, according to the Russians: Russian specialists believe that the new solar panel installed by the Atlantis astronauts during their spacewalk could be the … Continue reading →

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Bring the Buzz

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Arthur

I found out that today it’s Eurovision Songfestival day (all related items at xsamplex). Actually, was: the winner is a Serbian ballad singer, who apparently beat a Ukranian drag queen. The final results can be viewed here. The BBC has … Continue reading →

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Twisted

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Arthur

Before going to bed last night, I read a brief report about a town in the US hit by tornadoes. This morning, this thread at Metafilter reported that the tornado that hit that town (Greensburg) seemed to have just flattened … Continue reading →

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