Links I found interesting for 07-10-2012
- Mount Everest Records Deadliest Year in over a Decade
"The disaster in May was a signal that the mountain urgently needs a break. But it won't get it. There's too much money to be made on Everest."
(tags: everest ) - The Complete "How To Write A Thriller", by Ian Fleming
Famous essay resurrected by @dduane and @p_morwood.
(tags: writing ) - No, you're not entitled to your opinion
Why there is no right to be taken seriously.
(tags: philosophy ) - Online passwords: keep it complicated
Or, as one expert says, burn your computerand go to the beach!
(tags: internet computers ) - How To Steal The Space Shuttle: A Step-By-Step Guide
You need the Swiss on your side though.
(tags: crime space ) - The Belated Russian Passport by Mark Twain
Consular problems in the Czar's Russia.
(tags: usa russia fiction ) - Want to change the country? Don’t get involved in Irish politics, so.
Been there, done that.
(tags: politics ) - The Kissing Sailor, or “The Selective Blindness of Rape Culture”
Famous picture of an assault which nobody sees that way.
(tags: sexandgenderandsexuality ) - Passing of Vojin Dimitrijević
Sad news of a great human rights defender. (But fails to mention his occasional career as a TV film critic.)
(tags: humanrights serbia ) - Belgacom customer service report
An anonymous commenter on an old blog entry gives me an update.
(tags: belgacom ) - "Dear Mum. It is with great regret and sorrow..."
Ah, the old ones are the best.
(tags: funny ) - De Stem van Vlaanderen
Who to vote for in the 14 October local elections? (I don't understand most of the issues unfortunately.)
(tags: belgium ) - The Best and Worst Times to Post on Social Networks Infographic
So, my insomniac 3am tweeting strategy isn't a winner after all?
(tags: socialmedia ) - You can’t have it all: Princetonians respond
Anne-Marie Slaughter looks at reactions to her famous article.
(tags: life )