In Bell, CA, Overpaid City Officials Become Overpaid Retirees (Reason Magazine): In addition to the $787,637 salary of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Bell pays Police Chief Randy Adams $457,000 a year, about 50% more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck or Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and more than double New York [...]
“Mobile phone manuals that describe where not to hold the devices”, collected by David Chartier. (Via Daring Fireball) http://dontholditwrong.tumblr.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJdFtmTET8w Via Daring Fireball
Should the English-speaking world adopt American English? http://✜.ws/5g
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La 20 de ani de la Mineriada din 1990 o institutie a Statului Roman incearca sa aduca putina lumina. Insititutul de Investigare a Crimelor Comunismului - http://mineriade.iiccr.ro/ Citeva marturii cutremuratoare: Mineriada din ianuarie 1990 Mai ţin minte că am participat la prima mineriadă, cea din iarnă şi era foarte frig. Chiar ţin minte că era foarte [...]
Earlier this week (right on cue), the American Ambassador to London reached out to his British counterpart stationed in Washington, D.C., to put a bet on the insanely hyped first game of Group C between the USA and England. From: Philip Breeden, US Embassy London To: Martin Longden, British Embassy Washington DC Subject: World Cup [...]
MG Siegler: The Mac vs. PC debate has often found people using a car analogy to explain things. I keep coming back to that when thinking about iPhone vs. Android. For a long time, iPhone felt like a Lexus while Android was more like a Kia. With recent upgrades, Android has transformed into more of a Honda. [...]
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