( Read more... )

Though the article is much less interesting than the title of the link leading to it
Japanese Woman Charged with Online "Murder"
Game Politics
A woman in Japan faces jail time after she "murdered" the avatar of the man who jilted her.

Via the ECA

IT IS always a temptation to an armed and agile nation,
To call upon a neighbour and to say:
"We invaded you last night - we are quite prepared to fight,
Unless you pay us cash to go away."

And that is called asking for Dane-geld,
And the people who ask it explain
That you’ve only to pay ’em the Dane-geld
And then you’ll get rid of the Dane!

It is ( Read more... )

So I got into work today and was reminded that the rest of the world is still generating history.

http://www.cnn.com/cnn/ne/world/detail/150963 has the details as of right now.

Wonder if we will find out what the EU is(n't) capable of...