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		<title>Marina Voica – Common People</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/29/marina-voica-common-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>WIN – Notice of Ridiculous Activity</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/26/notice-of-ridiculous-activity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awesome email from a developer to Pirate&#8217;s Bay, asking them to keep his Mac software torrent on their site. It has come to my attention that the torrent located at [URL] is ridiculous. Not only it requires installing APE plugin, and generating keyfiles using some scary tool, it contains an [expletive] *WINDOWS* program to verify [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Awesome email from a developer to Pirate&#8217;s Bay, asking them to keep his Mac software torrent on their site.</p>
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It has come to my attention that the torrent located at [URL] is ridiculous. </p>
<p>Not only it requires installing APE plugin, and generating keyfiles using some scary tool, it contains an [expletive] *WINDOWS* program to verify the validity of this release. The &#8220;How-to&#8221; section in the description is just incomprehensible, and won&#8217;t be understood by anyone other than the writer of this description.</p>
<p>Clearly, the &#8220;cracker&#8221; Minamoto did a lazy job and don&#8217;t know how to crack software. It&#8217;s an [expletive] SINGLE BOOLEAN SWITCH that validates the licence, it doesn&#8217;t require any Application Enhancer tricks or whatever.</p>
<p>I demand that you don&#8217;t remove this torrent, so that people can laugh at Minamoto and CORE skills. However, I also demand the better crack to be made, so that it doesn&#8217;t cripple the user experience of my beautiful program.
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		<title>Reforma electorală, tema ceaiului Madame Blogary de astăzi</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/19/reforma-electorala-tema-ceaiului-madame-blogary-de-astazi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astăzi, începînd cu 18:30, la sediul Institutului de Studii Populare se ţine a doua ediţie a Ceaiurilor politice Madame Blogary. Detalii complete pe site-ul Madame Blogary http://blogary.ro/2010/08/reforma-electorala-tema-ceaiului-madame-blogary-de-astazi/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Astăzi, începînd cu 18:30, la sediul Institutului de Studii Populare se ţine a doua ediţie a Ceaiurilor politice Madame Blogary.</p>
<p>Detalii complete pe site-ul Madame Blogary <a href="http://blogary.ro/2010/08/reforma-electorala-tema-ceaiului-madame-blogary-de-astazi/">http://blogary.ro/2010/08/reforma-electorala-tema-ceaiului-madame-blogary-de-astazi/</a></p>
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		<title>Bulldogs.ro</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/18/bulldogs-ro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://bulldogs.ro" target="_blank">bulldogs.ro</a></strong></p>
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		<title>deviantART Muro</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/14/deviantart-muro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Available at http://muro.deviantart.com. It works like a charm on the iPad. This just shows why Adobe are running for cover trying to delay the final HTML5 standard to be published. They should have seen this coming a long time ago, but instead of going back to basics with their Flash software they decided more is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Available at <a href="http://muro.deviantart.com" target="_blank">http://muro.deviantart.com</a>. It works like a charm on the iPad.</p>
<p>This just shows why Adobe are running for cover trying to delay the final HTML5 standard to be published.</p>
<p>They should have seen this coming a long time ago, but instead of going back to basics with their Flash software they decided more is better. More features, more resources required, more, well, flash. And now that HTML5 is here they have a very expensive piece of software that nobody&#8217;s going to remember in five years from now.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s amazing how big companies behave like headless chicken when the market overtakes them. They should give up on Flash and embrace HTML5 like there&#8217;s no tomorrow. Instead, they will try to defend it in court and use whatever power they have left in their 90%+ (for now) market share to milk it. And one day, they&#8217;ll wake up and realize that nobody needs it. Hell, all these millions of people with iPads and iPhones know it already.</p>
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		<title>Classy!</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/12/classy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Ellison: From: Larry Ellison &#60;larry.ellison@oracle.com&#62; Subject: Hey Jerk Date: August 11, 2010 1:00:55 PM EDT To: PHILIP ELMER-DEWITT &#60;ped@mac.com&#62; Adelyn Lee went to jail for a year for falsely accusing me of sexual harassment. Why did you leave that out of your story you scum bag? Let me guess … your job is telling [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Larry Ellison:</p>
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<div>From: Larry Ellison &lt;<a href="mailto:larry.ellison@oracle.com">larry.ellison@oracle.com</a>&gt;</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">Subject: Hey Jerk</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">Date: August 11, 2010 1:00:55 PM EDT</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">To: PHILIP ELMER-DEWITT &lt;<a href="mailto:ped@mac.com">ped@mac.com</a>&gt;</div>
<div>Adelyn Lee went to jail for a year for falsely accusing me of sexual harassment. Why did you leave that out of your story you scum bag? Let me guess … your job is telling half-truths. Fortune Magazine must be very proud of you.</div>
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		<title>Cu asa prieteni cine are nevoie de dusmani?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/12/cu-asa-prieteni-cine-are-nevoie-de-dusmani/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victor Ponta (via Evenimentul Zilei) Mircea Geoană e, din păcate, pentru noi, imaginea eşecului, a compromisului, a înfrângerilor şi a umilinţelor. Ceea ce ne deranjează când mai iese din când în când în faţă, nu este că nu e de acord, ci faptul că ne readuce aminte de acele vremuri triste.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Victor Ponta (via <a href="http://✜.ws/65" target="_blank">Evenimentul Zilei</a>)</p>
<blockquote><p>Mircea Geoană e, din păcate, pentru noi, imaginea eşecului, a compromisului, a înfrângerilor şi a umilinţelor. Ceea ce ne deranjează când mai iese din când în când în faţă, nu este că nu e de acord, ci faptul că ne readuce aminte de acele vremuri triste.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Crin e mânios</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/10/crin-e-manios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crin Antonescu, (inca) Presedintele PNL: Sunt mânios că am salariul redus cu 25% Old news, dar trebuie salvat pentru posteritate. Marele liberal este minios ca angajatorul dinsului a decis reducerea salariului din motive de insolventa. Poate ar fi mai bine ca statul sa dea citiva parlamentari afara, in loc sa le taie salariile.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crin Antonescu, (inca) Presedintele PNL:</p>
<blockquote><p>Sunt mânios că am salariul redus cu 25%</p></blockquote>
<p>Old news, dar trebuie salvat pentru posteritate. Marele liberal este minios ca angajatorul dinsului a decis reducerea salariului din motive de insolventa. Poate ar fi mai bine ca statul sa dea citiva parlamentari afara, in loc sa le taie salariile.</p>
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		<title>PDL in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/08/05/pdl-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valeriu Stoica: Exista doua mari pericole pentru PDL in aceasta perioada: fie panica, fie pasivitatea. Panica nu e justificata, pentru ca aceasta scadere in sondaje este fireasca in conditiile in care se aplica un program de austeritate, dar la fel de periculoasa ar fi si pasivitatea. PDL are nevoie de o perioada de stabilizare dupa [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Valeriu Stoica:</p>
<blockquote><p>Exista doua mari pericole pentru PDL in aceasta perioada: fie <strong>panica</strong>, fie <strong>pasivitatea</strong>. Panica nu e justificata, pentru ca aceasta scadere in sondaje este fireasca in conditiile in care se aplica un program de austeritate, dar la fel de periculoasa ar fi si pasivitatea. PDL are nevoie de o perioada de stabilizare dupa acest soc al masurilor de austeritate si dupa acest soc electoral, are nevoie de asemenea de o perioada de relansare si toate aceste perioade trebuie strabatute pana in 2012, deci timpul este foarte scurt.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ca de obicei Valeriu Stoica reuseste sa explice intr-o fraza ceea ce toti intuim dar nu sintem in stare sa articulam. Cel mai grav este ca nici PDL-ul nu pare sa inteleaga situatia in care sintem ca partid.</p>
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		<title>Se intimpla si la case mai mari</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/26/se-intimpla-si-la-case-mai-mari/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Bell, CA, Overpaid City Officials Become Overpaid Retirees (Reason Magazine):</p>
<blockquote><p>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 City&#8217;s police commissioner. Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia makes $376,288 annually, more than most city managers.</p></blockquote>
<p>Articolul complet <a href="http://✜.ws/5u" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/5u</a></p>
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		<title>Observatorului Preturilor &#8211; Se intoarce mercurialul?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/20/observatorului-preturilor-se-intoarce-mercurialul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adriean Videanu: ANPC va monitoriza preturile in 1.400 de puncte din tara si acolo unde va observa derapaje majore va interveni. Care nu inteleg cum se impaca cu: Nicio autoritate a statului nu va interveni in decizia unui comerciant daca respecta legea. Este o masura de natura administrativa si preventiva pentru corecta informare a cetateanului [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adriean Videanu:</p>
<blockquote><p>ANPC va monitoriza preturile in 1.400 de puncte din tara si acolo unde va observa derapaje majore va interveni.</p></blockquote>
<p>Care nu inteleg cum se impaca cu:</p>
<blockquote><p>Nicio autoritate a statului nu va interveni in decizia unui comerciant daca respecta legea. Este o masura de natura administrativa si preventiva pentru corecta informare a cetateanului pentru a lua deciziile cele mai corecte. In perioada de criza pot sa apara speculatii in piata.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ce inseamna oare derapaj in viziunea domnului Videanu? Se vor da amenzi? Care este problema cu specularea unor conditii prielnice in piata? Nu asta inseamna capitalismul?</p>
<p>Se pare ca dintr-o data sistemul de cerere si oferta nu mai functioneaza si trebuie sa intervina ANPC-ul, acesti campioni ai apararii drepturilor consumatorilor cu orice pret, chiar sacrificind principiile de baza ale economiei de piata.</p>
<p>Sa fim seriosi, un om care are acces la internet este destul de inteligent incit sa poata face si singur comparatia de preturi. Nu vad de ce am cheltui bani de la stat pentru un serviciu total inutil. Statul trebuie sa se dea la o parte din calea actorilor privati din piata, nu sa intervina si mai mult. Iar faptul ca in Grecia ar fi scazut preturile cu 7% este irelevant. Daca ei sint fericiti cu un guvern interventionist este problema lor.</p>
<p>Derapajul populist in scopul aburirii populatiei nu poate merge la infinit. Am tot respectul pentru domnul Videanu, dar pe bune, perdelele de fum nu au functionat niciodata, nicaieri. Si cu toate astea oamenii politici se incapatineaza sa le foloseasca in situatiile in care se simt la inghesuiala.</p>
<p>Ceva trebuie sa se schimbe. Si nu ma refer la guvern in general, ci la atitudinea si agenda unor ministri. Exista prioritati mai mari care pot beneficia de inteligenta si experienta acestor ministrii, printre care si restructurarea unui aparat de stat care a ajuns sa ne sufoce pe toti.</p>
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		<title>Don’t hold it wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/20/dont-hold-it-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Mobile phone manuals that describe where not to hold the devices”, collected by David Chartier. (Via Daring Fireball) http://dontholditwrong.tumblr.com/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Mobile phone manuals that describe where not to hold the devices”, collected by David Chartier. (Via <a href="http://daringfireball.net" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a>)</p>
<p><a href="http://dontholditwrong.tumblr.com/">http://dontholditwrong.tumblr.com/</a></p>
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		<title>Impersonations by Kevin Spacey</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/20/impersonations-by-kevin-spacey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJdFtmTET8w Via Daring Fireball]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Via <a href="http://daringfireball.net" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a></p>
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		<title>10 Years in GE</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/17/10-years-in-ge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I joined the company 10 years ago, when Jack Welch was still running the show, the stock was close to $60, e-business was the next big thing in GE (anybody remembers NBCi and Xoom?) and we were still in the plastics business. That was a few months before this photo was taken. Since then, a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bu_welch-immelt_ap1.jpg" rel="lightbox[855]"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-857" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 3px;" title="Welch - Immelt, November 2000" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bu_welch-immelt_ap1-300x262.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="262" /></a>I joined the company 10 years ago, when Jack Welch was still running the show, <a class="wpgallery" href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/GEStock2000-2010.png" rel="lightbox[855]">the stock was close to $60</a>, e-business was the next big thing in GE (anybody remembers NBCi and Xoom?) and we were still in the plastics business. That was a few months before this photo was taken.</p>
<p>Since then, a lot of the &#8220;old&#8221; GE is gone, new businesses were acquired and only few people around me remember how the place was back then.</p>
<p>It was like a roller coaster ride, but at the end of the day these were the best years of my professional life. Looking forward to the next 10 years.</p>
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		<title>Patriciu la iRealitatea TV</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/08/patriciu-la-irealitatea-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/08/patriciu-la-irealitatea-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Statul social isi arata limitele&#8221; &#8211; perfect de acord. Dar daca tot este asa de destep domnul Patriciu de ce nu ne spune si care este diferenta intre un liberalism clasic si plutocratie? Raspunsul este simplu &#8211; nu are nici un interes; e mai bine sa dai la public ca un individ interesant, care coboara [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Statul social isi arata limitele&#8221; &#8211; perfect de acord. Dar daca tot este asa de destep domnul Patriciu de ce nu ne spune si care este diferenta intre un liberalism clasic si plutocratie? Raspunsul este simplu &#8211; nu are nici un interes; e mai bine sa dai la public ca un individ interesant, care coboara din cind in cind printre muritori si ne arata o farima din imensa lui intelepciune.</p>
<p>Ca libertarian ma revolt cind Dinu Patriciu incearca sa se auto-defineasca ca un liberal clasic.</p>
<p>Domnul Patriciu nu a fost beneficiarul unei piete libere in care toti participantii au avut sanse egale. Domnul Patriciu a fost beneficiarul unor relatii aberante cu oricine a fost la guvernare (in afara de PDL). In tot acest timp a facut tot posibilul sa ingradeasca accesul concurentei in calea domniei sale si a profitat din plin de vidul de legislatie.</p>
<p>Sa vina acum si sa ne expuna frumusetea liberalismului clasic este cel putin de prost gust. Mai ales ca este inca membru in PNL, acest partid socialist cu tichie liberala condus de Crin Antonescu.</p>
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		<title>Sa le dam, ca doar nu e din buzunarul nostru</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/08/sa-le-dam-ca-doar-nu-e-din-buzunarul-nostru/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Se pare ca deputatul PDL Mircia Giurgiu are planuri mari pentru a solidariza fortat industria financiara cu cei care au avut de suferit de pe urma inundatiilor. Ar fi fost bine ca genul acesta de indivizi sa nu fi fost primiti in PDL. Acum singura solutie este sa-i dea cineva afara ca sa poata sa [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Se pare ca deputatul PDL Mircia Giurgiu are planuri mari pentru a solidariza fortat industria financiara cu cei care au avut de suferit de pe urma inundatiilor.</p>
<p>Ar fi fost bine ca genul acesta de indivizi sa nu fi fost primiti in PDL. Acum singura solutie este sa-i dea cineva afara ca sa poata sa se intoarca la dreapta lui Vadim.</p>
<p>Mai multe detalii despre aceasta initiativa in Bursa <a href="http://✜.ws/5j" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/5j</a></p>
<p>Pentru si mai multe detalii despre acest domn, direct pe pagina Camerei Deputatilor <a href="http://✜.ws/5k" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/5k</a></p>
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		<title>Adevarul nu este niciodata bine primit</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/08/adevarul-nu-este-niciodata-bine-primit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traian Basescu: Nu mă simt singurul responsabil pentru soarta ţării. Toţi cei 22 de milioane de români suntem responsabili Am ajuns in asa hal ca natiune ca sa nu realizam ca intr-adevar sintem toti responsabili pentru soarta acestei tari? Ca nu se mai poate merge inainte cu modelul Iliescu in care tatuca vegheaza si noi [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Traian Basescu:</p>
<blockquote><p>Nu mă simt singurul responsabil pentru soarta ţării. Toţi cei 22 de milioane de români suntem responsabili</p></blockquote>
<p>Am ajuns in asa hal ca natiune ca sa nu realizam ca intr-adevar sintem toti responsabili pentru soarta acestei tari? Ca nu se mai poate merge inainte cu modelul Iliescu in care tatuca vegheaza si noi putem sa stam cu mina intinsa ca sa primim de la stat? Ca toti trebuie sa punem osul la munca daca vrem sa iesim la liman?</p>
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		<title>The Economist Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/07/the-economist-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Should the English-speaking world adopt American English? http://✜.ws/5g]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">Should the English-speaking world adopt American English?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://✜.ws/5g" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/5g</a></p>
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		<title>Lexus recalls more cars</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/07/lexus-recalls-more-cars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full details at http://✜.ws/5e]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">Full details at <a href="http://✜.ws/5e" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/5e</a></p>
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		<title>Prin votul contra ANI, parlamentarii PDL şi-au trădat electoratul</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/07/prin-votul-contra-ani-pdl-si-a-tradat-electoratul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unul dintre motivele pentru care am decis sa ma inscriu in PDL a fost si mesajul anti-coruptie. Scuze infantile de genul &#8220;daca nu votam legea asa cum era nu mai exista de loc&#8221; sint penibile si indeparteaza PDL de electoratul lor de baza. Votez cu PDL din 1996 in mod constant. Cred ca este unica [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unul dintre motivele pentru care am decis sa ma inscriu in PDL a fost si mesajul anti-coruptie. Scuze infantile de genul &#8220;daca nu votam legea asa cum era nu mai exista de loc&#8221; sint penibile si indeparteaza PDL de electoratul lor de baza. Votez cu PDL din 1996 in mod constant. Cred ca este unica sansa sa se schimbe ceva in Romania, dar nu pot sa fiu de acord cu cei care impotriva vointei propriului electorat isi acopera mizeriile in spatele unor legi votate la gramada, in asa fel incit sa nu existe responsabilitate individuala.</p>
<p>Monica Macovei, Europarlamentar PDL:</p>
<blockquote><p>Declaraţiile publice ale politicienilor care au susţinut reexaminarea Legii ANI, dar au votat invers, au fost mincinoase, aşa cum a dovedit decizia aceloraşi politicieni, la Senat, prin vot. Avem, în România, corupţie politică şi, prin urmare, măsurile anticorupţie sunt omorâte exact de politicienii care ar trebui să le adopte. Vor să fure şi să continue practicile corupte care i-au îmbogăţit în ultimii 20 ani şi să nu fie pedepsiţi sau expuşi public niciodată. Asta a arătat votul din Senat.</p></blockquote>
<p>Interviul integral pe site-ul revistei 22 <a href="http://✜.ws/5c" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/5c</a></p>
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		<title>Astept comentariile de pe iRealitatea TV</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/05/astept-comentariile-de-pe-irealitatea-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Se pare ca guvernul Boc nu e atit de prost pe cit incearca iRealitatea TV si Antena 3 sa ne arate. Direct de pe site-ul FMI http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2010/pr10280.htm Against the background of the large downturn, the Romanian authorities have made significant strides toward restoring macroeconomic stability and achieving an orderly adjustment of pre-crisis imbalances. They are [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Se pare ca guvernul Boc nu e atit de prost pe cit incearca iRealitatea TV si Antena 3 sa ne arate. Direct de pe site-ul FMI</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2010/pr10280.htm" target="_blank">http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2010/pr10280.htm</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Against the background of the large downturn, the Romanian authorities have made significant strides toward restoring macroeconomic stability and achieving an orderly adjustment of pre-crisis imbalances. They are taking ambitious adjustment measures to contain the weakening of the fiscal position and set the stage for a sustained improvement in public finances. Balancing the fiscal adjustment between expenditure cuts and tax increases will help cushion its social impact, while at the same time reversing excessive past increases in public wages.</p>
<p>The authorities are committed to the sustainability of this adjustment over the medium term by buttressing it with comprehensive structural fiscal reforms. They plan to complement the recent approval of the fiscal responsibility legislation with reforms of the pension and public wage systems, reductions in public sector employment, reforms of the healthcare system and local government finances, and efforts to boost tax collection.</p>
<p>The authorities’ monetary and financial sector policies are appropriately prudent and proactive, helping preserve financial stability in the face of the global financial crisis. While there is some room for further monetary easing going forward, the authorities are exercising caution, which is warranted by the uncertainties related to the inflationary impact of the VAT increase and regional developments. They will continue their proactive approach toward banking supervision and regulation, and will remain vigilant in view of the unsettled regional situation and the accompanied uncertainties regarding the quality of the loan portfolio.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Happy Canada Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/07/01/happy-canada-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>Evolutia pensiilor in Romania</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/26/evolutia-pensiilor-in-romania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Este evident ca pozitia PSD-PNL-CCR-Sindicate-Asociatii de pensionari este cea rationala, nu?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screen-shot-2010-06-26-at-1.53.46-PM.png" rel="lightbox[826]"><img class="size-large wp-image-827  aligncenter" title="Screen shot 2010-06-26 at 1.53.46 PM" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screen-shot-2010-06-26-at-1.53.46-PM-500x271.png" alt="" width="500" height="271" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screen-shot-2010-06-26-at-1.58.47-PM.png" rel="lightbox[826]"><img class="size-large wp-image-828  aligncenter" title="Screen shot 2010-06-26 at 1.58.47 PM" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Screen-shot-2010-06-26-at-1.58.47-PM-500x255.png" alt="" width="500" height="255" /></a></p>
<p>Este evident ca pozitia PSD-PNL-CCR-Sindicate-Asociatii de pensionari este cea rationala, nu?</p>
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		<title>Sa ne spuna Crin</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/26/sa-ne-spuna-crin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Care ar fi solutia pentru deficitul bugetar, din moment ce el a votat motiunea impotriva scaderii pensiilor si salariilor din sistemul de stat, iar acum nu vrea nici sa creasca taxele? UPDATE: Ioan T. Morar are o solutie http://✜.ws/4y]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Care ar fi solutia pentru deficitul bugetar, din moment ce el a votat motiunea impotriva scaderii pensiilor si salariilor din sistemul de stat, iar acum nu vrea nici sa creasca taxele?</p>
<p>UPDATE: Ioan T. Morar are o solutie <a href="http://✜.ws/4y" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/4y</a></p>
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		<title>De ce m-am inscris in PDL</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/25/de-ce-m-am-inscris-in-pdl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curtea Constitutionala a reusit ce n-au reusit PSD si PNL &#8211; ingenuncherea economica a tarii in scopul apararii privilegiilor materiale de moment ale unei clasa sociale. Pensionarii se declara napastuiti de 20 de ani, desi realitatea este cu totul alta. Impreuna cu bugetarii sint cei carora le-au crescut veniturile cel mai mult relativ la inflatie, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Curtea Constitutionala a reusit ce n-au reusit PSD si PNL &#8211; ingenuncherea economica a tarii in scopul apararii privilegiilor materiale de moment ale unei clasa sociale. Pensionarii se declara napastuiti de 20 de ani, desi <a href="http://✜.ws/4z">realitatea este cu totul alta</a>. Impreuna cu bugetarii sint cei carora le-au crescut veniturile cel mai mult relativ la inflatie, iar multi dintre ei nici macar nu ar trebui sa aiba dreptul la pensie. In tot timpul asta oamenii care intr-adevar aduc bani la bugetul de stat vor fi penalizati prin taxe marite.</p>
<p>Cele doua partide de opozitie declara sus si tare ca Guvernul Boc nu are solutii. Uneori asa pare &#8211; guvernul asta sufera de un deficit de oameni care stiu sa comunice. Insa nici marii comunicatori din PSD si PNL, impreuna cu echipele lor de strategi nu au prezentat solutii. Si nu, &#8220;eliminarea evaziunii fiscale&#8221; nu este o solutie atita timp cit nimeni nu ne spune si cum se va face.</p>
<p>Personal nu cred ca in Romania se poate face ceva atita timp cit stam pe un butoi cu pulbere, partidele bat cimpii (chiar si PDL-ul este vinovat in privinta asta), iar judecatorii sint foarte rapizi in a apara niste interese personale si a da decizii prin care reusesc sa strice totul fara sa aiba o logica. In concluzie, Romania anului 2010 nu isi poate reveni.</p>
<p>Singura sansa este o criza serioasa, in asa fel incit toti sa o simtim. Cind vom ajunge pe fundul marii ne vom ridica la suprafata. Foarte probabil multi vor fi deja cu burta in sus, dar asta deja nu mai conteaza.</p>
<p>Pe de alta parte, este timpul ca PDL sa isi revina ca partid. Prea mult timp s-a ignorat activitatea de partid si conservarea capitalului politic cistigat in ultimii ani. Prea multe gafe de comunicare ale guvernului s-au rasfrins asupra partidului, si de prea multe ori partidul s-a aparat cu argumente slabe improtriva atacului desantat al unor indivizi care se pricep la toate subiectele servite pe tava de marii moderatori ai televiziunilor de stiri.</p>
<p>A venit timpul ca partidul sa se concentreze pe re-construirea structurii pe care Presedintele Basescu a inceput-o in 2000. Este timpul sa redescopere doctrina. Este timpul sa redescopere identitatea partidului care a avut forta sa cistige singur impotriva tuturor.</p>
<p>Acest lucru nu se poate face decit daca structura de conducere a partidului se desparte de structura de conducere a guvernului. Prim-Ministrul Emil Boc si Presedintele PDL Emil Boc sint mult prea mult pentru persoana Emil Boc. Si nu din cauza ca nu este in stare. Dimpotriva, Emil Boc are prea multa putere de munca. Din pacate ziua nu are 48 de ore.</p>
<p>Intelectualii Presedintelui, cei atit de mult injurati &#8211; Cristian Preda, Sever Voinescu, Teodor Baconsky, Monica Macovei, Vladimir Tismaneanu, Valeriu Stoica &#8211; pot aduce forta doctrinei in PDL. Impreuna cu activistii de partid care au creat o structura nationala de invidiat (ma refer la Blaga, Berceanu, Videanu), pot crea cea mai puternica forta politica din Romania. Singura bazata pe o doctrina reala, nu pe logica meschina a cistigului cu orice pret.</p>
<p>Conditia este ca  tripleta Blaga-Videanu-Berceanu sa inteleaga ca un pas inapoi nu inseamna sfirsitul lor ca politicieni. Dimpotriva, rolul lor in PDL a fost si va fi in continuare crucial si nu cred ca exista membru al acestui partid care sa nu le recunoasca meritele.</p>
<p>Personal am hotarit ca nu mai pot sa stau pe margine si sa aplaud sau sa injur in functie de ce imi arata pe sticla un post sau altul de televiziune.</p>
<p>Am speranta ca Romania nu poate fi salvata decit de un partid cu adevarat de dreapta. Un partid care are forta sa sustina pina in pinzele albe interesele celor care tin economia in picioare. Interesele celor care prefera sa munceasca in loc sa cerseasca ajutor de la stat. Chiar daca asta inseamna pierderea unei runde de alegeri.</p>
<p>Cam astea ar fi motivele pentru care m-am inscris in PDL. Si pentru care voi face tot posibilul  sa pun umarul la reconstruirea acestui partid, chiar daca uneori nu voi fi de acord cu ce fac sau spun unii dintre colegii mei.*</p>
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<p>* Suna al naibii de ciudat &#8220;colegii mei&#8221;, dar nu gasesc o exprimare mai buna, desi sint membru de partid de o zi. Fac parte dintr-o organizatie de care sint mindru ca exista in Romania, cu toate pacatele ei.</p>
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		<title>De azi sint membru de partid</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/24/de-azi-sint-membru-de-partid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fost o intreaga aventura sa ma inscriu, in mod cert anumite lucruri ar trebui schimbate pe partea organizatorica. Toate la timpul lor. PDL Institutul de Studii Populare Centrul de Analiza si Dezvoltare Institutionala]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A fost o intreaga aventura sa ma inscriu, in mod cert anumite lucruri ar trebui schimbate pe partea organizatorica. Toate la timpul lor.</p>
<li><a href="http://www.pdl.org.ro" target="_blank">PDL</a></li>
<li><a href="http://isp.org.ro/"  target="_blank">Institutul de Studii Populare</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cadi.ro" target="_blank">Centrul de Analiza si Dezvoltare Institutionala</a></li>
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		<title>HTC Evo&#8217;s front-facing camera</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/18/htc-evos-front-facing-camera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Pogue on the front-facing-camera-equipped HTC Evo: After two days of fiddling, downloading and uninstalling apps, manually force-quitting programs and waiting for servers to be upgraded, I finally got video calling to work — sort of. Sometimes there was only audio and a black screen, sometimes only a freeze-frame; at best, the video was blocky [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Pogue on the front-facing-camera-equipped HTC Evo:</p>
<blockquote><p>After two days of fiddling, downloading and uninstalling apps, manually force-quitting programs and waiting for servers to be upgraded, I finally got video calling to work — sort of. Sometimes there was only audio and a black screen, sometimes only a freeze-frame; at best, the video was blocky and the audio delay absurd.</p>
<p>To make video calling work, you have to install an app yourself: either Fring or Qik. But we never did get Fring to work, and Qik requires people you call to press a Talk button when they want to speak. The whole thing is confusing and, to use the technical term, iffy.</p></blockquote>
<p>The fundamental difference between Apple and HTC is that Apple will never, ever put hardware in a phone just because they can. They&#8217;ll put it in when they&#8217;ll have the software to make it 100% functional.</p>
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		<title>Meet iPad&#8217;s competition</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/17/meet-ipads-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Via Section Design (<a href="http://✜.ws/4n" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/4n</a>)</p>
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		<title>Productia industriala in Europa</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/14/productia-industriala-in-europa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surpriza, Romania o duce chiar foarte bine comparativ cu alte tari din EU. De fapt este ultima pe lista celor cu crestere pozitiva, chiar sub Germania, si la mijlocul suratelor de uniune. Graficul de mai jos este din Aprilie, inainte ca masurile de austeritate sa fie anuntate. Sint curios cind va aparea stirea si pe [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Surpriza, Romania o duce chiar foarte bine comparativ cu alte tari din EU. De fapt este ultima pe lista celor cu crestere pozitiva, chiar sub Germania, si la mijlocul suratelor de uniune.</p>
<p>Graficul de mai jos este din Aprilie, inainte ca masurile de austeritate sa fie anuntate. Sint curios cind va aparea stirea si pe la iRealitatea TV si antene.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/europrod.png" rel="lightbox[811]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-812" title="europrod" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/europrod-500x375.png" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
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		<title>Sorry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>Twitter error</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>Sa nu uitam niciodata</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/13/sa-nu-uitam-niciodata/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Imagini din timpul mineriadei din 13-15 Iunie 1990 <a href="http://mineriade.iiccr.ro/fotografii/" target="_blank">http://mineriade.iiccr.ro/fotografii/</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mineriade 1990 &#8211; Violenta stradala si rezistenta civica</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La 20 de ani de la Mineriada din 1990 o institutie a Statului Roman incearca sa aduca putina lumina.</p>
<p>Insititutul de Investigare a Crimelor Comunismului - <a href="http://mineriade.iiccr.ro/">http://mineriade.iiccr.ro/</a></p>
<p>Citeva marturii cutremuratoare:</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Mineriada din ianuarie 1990</strong></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Mai ţin minte că am participat la prima mineriadă, cea din iarnă şi era foarte frig. Chiar ţin minte că era foarte frig…Din câte am aflat noi… locuitorii Bucureştiului vroiau să spargă, să fure… iar în faţa Parlamentului, sau mă rog nu ştiu exact locul unde eram fiindcă nu cunosc prea bine Bucureştiul, a venit Iliescu şi ne-a mulţumit. De fapt noi am fost de la întreprindere trimişi. Şi ni s-a zis că trebuie să mergem la Bucureşti.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>G.L. (5/31/1970).</strong> Tânărul de 20 de ani nu a participat la manifestaţiile din Piaţa Universităţii. În data de 14.06.1990 a ieşit din Hotelul Tranzit, moment în care a fost atacat de un grup de mineri. A fost obligat să urce apoi într-un autobuz cu care au fost transportaţi la sediul Poliţiei Capitalei. Pe platoul instituţiei a fost bătut până a leşinat, fiind ulterior reţinut la Unitatea Militară de la Măgurele. A petrecut şapte zile într-un garaj unde se mai aflau, după mărturia victimei, alături de alte sute de femei şi bărbaţi reţinuţi.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>N.G (2/24/1953)</strong>. Lăcătuş mecanic la întreprinderea Semănătoarea. În seara zilei de 13.06.1990, în urma apelurilor făcute la televizor, care cereau ca oameni de bună credinţă să vină şi să apere instituţiile statului (Televiziune, Guvern, Poliţia Capitalei) s-a deplasat în zona sediului Guvernului, ocazie cu care a fost agresat fizic de mineri apoi reţinut la Unitatea Militară de la Măgurele.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>N.C (2/12/1975)</strong>. Elev, Liceul de Marină-Tulcea. În dimineaţa zilei de 14.06.1990 în timp ce se afla în Gara de Nord, venit de la Tulcea să cumpere broaşte de uşă, a fost agresat fizic de mineri, apoi transportat şi reţinut la Unitatea Militară de la Măgurele.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>M.V (3/5/1944)</strong>. Bulibaşă. S.A.I.-Ilfov. Rănit lovire/reţinut. U.M.0575-Măgurele. În dimineaţa zilei de 14.06.1990 se deplasa spre Comuna Mogoşoaia. În zona Bisericii Sf. Gheorghe a fost agresat fizic de un grup de mineri, dus la Secţia 1 Poliţie. Persoana vătămată a fost ulterior transportată şi reţinută la Unitatea Militară de la Măgurele.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong>G.V (1/5/1958)</strong>. Matematician, Institutul de Matematică (Academia Română). În noaptea de 13.06.1990 se afla pe Calea Dorobanţi observând evenimentele din zona Televiziunii. Atunci a fost agresat fizic de militari M.Ap.N., fiind apoi reţinut la Unitatea Militară de la Măgurele.</p></blockquote>
<p>Pe linga mineri si Armata a avut un rol important in represiunea din Iunie 1990. Astept cu nerabdare clipa in care Statul isi va accepta vinovatia si Ion Iliescu va plati. Sper sa nu ajung si eu la virsta lui actuala (81 ani) fara sa stiu adevarul.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>England and U.S. ambassadors make wager, trade witty emails</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<blockquote><p>From: Philip Breeden, US Embassy London</p>
<p>To: Martin Longden, British Embassy Washington DC</p>
<p>Subject: World Cup Bet</p>
<p>Mr. Longden, It has not escaped our attention that a certain sporting event is fast approaching, and that our respective nations will soon be meeting on the fields of South Africa.</p>
<p>My Ambassador has asked me to see if your Ambassador might be interested in a small wager? We will understand if you decline, given the outcome of the last such encounter.</p>
<p>Sincerely, Philip Breeden, U.S. Embassy, London</p>
<p>________________________________</p>
<p>From: Martin Longden, British Embassy Washington DC</p>
<p>To: Philip Breeden, US Embassy London</p>
<p>Subject: Re: World Cup Bet</p>
<p>Mr. Breeden,</p>
<p>Even for such an exceptionally optimistic nation as the United States, I am struck by the confidence with which your Ambassador proposes this wager. It is testament, I assume, to the generosity of your great nation &#8211; since the British Ambassador does not anticipate paying out.<br />
Your email does not specify the exact terms of the wager. May I suggest that, in the event of an England victory, the US Ambassador agrees to entertain the British Ambassador at a steak-house of his choosing in downtown DC? And in the event that the United States is able to engineer a fortuitous win over England, then my man will entertain yours at a London pub of his choosing. Loser pays.</p>
<p>Your reference to a previous sporting encounter between our two countries puzzles me. Since the history of English football is long and extensive, in contradistinction to US soccer, I regret that I cannot immediately recall the encounter to which you refer. No doubt it is remembered fondly on these shores; we have quite forgotten it, however.</p>
<p>Are you sure you want to do this?</p>
<p>Yours sincerely, Martin Longden British Embassy Washington DC</p>
<p>________________________________</p>
<p>From: Philip Breeden, US Embassy London</p>
<p>To: Martin Longden, British Embassy Washington DC</p>
<p>Subject: Re: World Cup Bet</p>
<p>Mr. Longden ,</p>
<p>It is with great pleasure, and no small measure of anticipation, that the U.S. Ambassador accepts the terms of the wager. I am surprised, given the well known love of the British for history, that you have forgotten what happened the last time the “special relationship” was tested on the pitch. Of course, given the result, you are to be forgiven for having misplaced that particular episode in your memory banks. I refer of course to the victory of the U.S. over England in the 1950 World Cup.</p>
<p>It is true that our soccer (a fine English word we have kindly preserved for you) history is not as long and illustrious as yours. However, as your generals noted during WWII, we have a unique capability for quickly identifying and advancing talent.</p>
<p>Game on!</p>
<p>Sincerely, Philip Breeden</p>
<p>________________________________</p>
<p>From: Martin Longden, British Embassy Washington DC</p>
<p>To: Philip Breeden, US Embassy London</p>
<p>Subject: Re: World Cup Bet</p>
<p>Mr. Breeden,</p>
<p>Very well; it’s a bet!</p>
<p>Incidentally, you should know that the Ambassador takes his steak like American soccer victories &#8211; somewhat rare.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Martin Longden</p></blockquote>
<p>Via Yahoo! Sports <a href="http://✜.ws/4a" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/4a</a></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MG Siegler:</p>
<blockquote><p>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. But with iPhone 4, the iPhone is now an Aston Martin (<a href="http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/28/the-99-iphone-is-james-bond-the-other-99-phones-are-joe-schmoe/" target="_blank">it was James Bond, remember</a>).</p>
<p>But the crazy thing is that the iPhone is an Aston Martin with a <em>Honda-price</em>. Meanwhile, Android remains a Honda at a Honda-price — it’s a good deal, but it’s not an iPhone-deal.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article at <a href="http://✜.ws/48" target="_blank">Tech Crunch</a> (via <a href="http://daringfireball.net" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a>)</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just installed the newly renamed iOS 4. As my iPhone Developer Center account expired a few weeks ago it wasn&#8217;t supposed to work. But it did. The requirement is to have the iTunes 9.2 beta. First impressions: It feels a bit slower on my iPhone 3GS than the previous version of iPhone OS. The Notes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just installed the newly renamed iOS 4. As my iPhone Developer Center account expired a few weeks ago it wasn&#8217;t supposed to work. But it did. The requirement is to have the iTunes 9.2 beta.</p>
<p>First impressions:</p>
<ol>
<li>It feels a bit slower on my iPhone 3GS than the previous version of iPhone OS.</li>
<li>The Notes application is finally usable &#8211; it automatically syncs with GMail or Mobile Me account. Once saved on the iPhone they will show up in GMail instantly.</li>
<li>Love the new unified Inbox. This alone is worth the upgrade</li>
<li>The camera zoom is good enough, adding a bit more functionality to the only camera I cary around all the time.</li>
<li>The new folders feature works like a charm. My 10+ screens are now down to 3 and I have more apps installed. It was becoming completely unmanageable to keep track of my apps.</li>
<li>Multitasking &#8211; Done right! Although I don&#8217;t think there were more than a couple of occasions when I missed this feature, it&#8217;s a welcome addition to iOS.</li>
<li>Places in Photos &#8211; I love it!</li>
<li>Homescreen Wallpaper &#8211; It sucks! I wish there was a way to avoid it (other than having a black image as my wallpaper)</li>
</ol>
<p>In short &#8211; it&#8217;s the upgrade I was waiting for, plus some more. Hoping that Apple will make it a bit faster by the time they release the final version this month.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Un interviu cu un politician altfel - Madame Blogary]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gina Trapani: That’s the thing about Apple marketing. They don’t talk about how many gigabytes of memory or how many CPU cycles or how many apps (much). They aim for your heart, and show you how technology can make your life better during its most important moments. Full article at http://✜.ws/41 (Via Daring Fireball)]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gina Trapani:</p>
<blockquote><p>That’s the thing about Apple marketing. They don’t talk about how many gigabytes of memory or how many CPU cycles or how many apps (much). They aim for your heart, and show you how technology can make your life better during its most important moments.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article at <a href="http://✜.ws/41" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/41</a> (Via <a href="http://daringfireball.net" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a>)</p>
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		<title>Apple HTML5 demo page</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/04/apple-html5-demo-page/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New section on Apple.com devoted to HTML5 techniques and examples. Why would anybody use Flash for this kind of stuff is beyond me. http://✜.ws/3y]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New section on Apple.com devoted to HTML5 techniques and examples. Why would anybody use Flash for this kind of stuff is beyond me.</p>
<p><a href="http://✜.ws/3y" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/3y</a></p>
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		<title>Google to Add Picture Backgrounds to Search Home Page</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/03/google-to-add-picture-backgrounds-to-search-home-page/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marissa Mayer: Today, we’re introducing a new feature that brings a whole new level of personalization to Google by letting you add a favorite photo or image to the background of the Google homepage. Step-by-step instructions to get it to work today: Go to http://bing.com/ You’re done. Via Daring Fireball]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marissa Mayer:</p>
<blockquote><p>Today, we’re introducing a new feature that brings a whole new level of personalization to Google by letting you add a favorite photo or image to the background of the Google homepage.</p></blockquote>
<p>Step-by-step instructions to get it to work today:</p>
<ol>
<li>Go to <a href="http://bing.com/" target="_blank">http://bing.com/</a></li>
<li>You’re done.</li>
</ol>
<p>Via <a href="http://daringfireball.net" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a></p>
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		<title>Global Bank Tax &#8211; what are they smoking?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/03/global-bank-tax-what-are-they-smoking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mexican president Felipe Calderon, talking about the proposed global bank tax: If the global economy builds a fund in order to bail out banks – you can be sure that there will be bailouts in the future. I hope the Canadian Prime Minister will convince the EU leaders to scrap their plan for yet another [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mexican president Felipe Calderon, talking about the proposed global bank tax:</p>
<blockquote><p>If the global economy builds a fund in order to bail out banks – you can be sure that there will be bailouts in the future.</p></blockquote>
<p>I hope the Canadian Prime Minister will convince the EU leaders to scrap their plan for yet another tax. After imposing all sorts of taxes on the EU taxpayers, these guys are starting to spread their brilliant ideas across the globe.</p>
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		<title>Objective-C enters TIOBE top 10</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/03/objective-c-enters-tiobe-top-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main (and probably only) reason for Objective-C&#8217;s popularity is that it is the only language in which you can write applications for the iPhone or iPad. Full list http://✜.ws/3t]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The main (and probably only) reason for Objective-C&#8217;s popularity is that it is the only language in which you can write applications for the iPhone or iPad.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full list <a href="http://✜.ws/3t" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/3t</a></p>
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		<title>&#8220;A Review of Sex and the City 2 by Someone Who Doesn&#8217;t Know Anything About It&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/03/a-review-of-sex-and-the-city-2-by-someone-who-doesnt-know-anything-about-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Siedell: First off, ladies, I get it. It’s your Star Wars. The opening credits make your tummy tickle the same way the Star Wars theme, to this day, gives me a boner. I understand. Full article at The Huffington Post]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tim Siedell:</p>
<blockquote><p>First off, ladies, I get it. It’s your <em>Star Wars</em>. The opening credits make your tummy tickle the same way the Star Wars theme, to this day, gives me a boner. I understand.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article at <a href="http://✜.ws/3r" target="_blank">The Huffington Post</a></p>
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		<title>Nesimţirea la rang de artă e firea…scă?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/01/nesimtirea-la-rang-de-arta-e-firea%e2%80%a6sca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Articolul complet pe Subiectiv.ro]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Articolul complet pe <a href="http://✜.ws/3p" target="_blank">Subiectiv.ro</a></p>
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		<title>A note on social networking</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/01/a-note-on-social-networking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are my rules, and I have no intention in bending them for anybody: In general, I&#8217;m not interested in having a large social network. I don&#8217;t offer links on this site unless I find them interesting. Facebook is a tool to keep in touch with my friends, I don&#8217;t see any value in having [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These are my rules, and I have no intention in bending them for anybody:</p>
<ul>
<li>In general, I&#8217;m not interested in having a large social network. I don&#8217;t offer links on this site unless I find them interesting.</li>
<li>Facebook is a tool to keep in touch with my friends, I don&#8217;t see any value in having an extended network of people I don&#8217;t know. I never &#8220;friend&#8221; with acquaintances or people I don&#8217;t know from real life. No connection with current co-workers, unless they are real friends either. Don&#8217;t be offended if you&#8217;re ignored.</li>
<li>Twitter &#8211; I only follow somebody if I&#8217;m genuinely interested in what they&#8217;re saying.</li>
<li>There&#8217;s no advertising on this site and I have no intention of starting in the near future. Don&#8217;t bother asking me to post a link to your products.</li>
<li>Comments are turned off on this site</li>
<li>I really hate spam</li>
</ul>
<p>Please don&#8217;t email/IM/contact me to request an exception.</p>
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		<title>Gapminder: 200 Years That Changed the World</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/01/gapminder-200-years-that-changed-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://✜.ws/3m]]></description>
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		<title>The $3000 Shirt</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/06/01/the-3000-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eve Fisher: What I always used in my class was the example of the $3,000 shirt. 1 shirt (&#8220;poet style&#8221;, with yoke, sleeves, collar) takes approximately 7 hours of hard work to sew. To weave the cloth for that shirt takes approximately 7 times the 7 hours of sewing, i.e., 49 hours of hard work. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Eve Fisher:</p>
<blockquote><p>What I always used in my class was the example of the $3,000 shirt. 1 shirt (&#8220;poet style&#8221;, with yoke, sleeves, collar) takes approximately 7 hours of hard work to sew. To weave the cloth for that shirt takes approximately 7 times the 7 hours of sewing, i.e., 49 hours of hard work. To spin the thread for the cloth for that shirt takes approximately 7 * 7 * 7, i.e., 399 hours of spinning.</p>
<p>So, irrespective of the time either raising the wool (and the subsequent fleecing, washing, and carding required) or the linen (and the subsequent retting, hackling, etc. required), in that one shirt you have 400 (okay, I rounded) hours of hard work.  Multiply that times $7.25 (minimum wage) and you have a $2,900.00 shirt (okay, I rounded again).</p>
<p>After pointing out that then you&#8217;d have to figure out costs for pants or skirt, bodice or vest, jacket or cloak, stockings, etc&#8230;.</p>
<p>I have had students who remembered that lesson for years.  And it perfectly explains why the Industrial Revolution was indeed all about clothing.</p></blockquote>
<p>Via <a href="http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2010/05/the-3000-shirt.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BradDelongsSemi-dailyJournal+%28Brad+DeLong%27s+Semi-Daily+Journal%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Grasping Reality with Both Hands</a></p>
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		<title>Cât câştigă statul din grevă</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/31/cat-castiga-statul-din-greva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 19:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economiile statului de pe urma încetării lucrului sunt mai mari decât pierderile. Articolul complet in Romania Libera http://✜.ws/3i]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Economiile statului de pe urma încetării lucrului sunt mai mari decât pierderile.</p>
<p>Articolul complet in Romania Libera <a href="http://✜.ws/3i" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/3i</a></p>
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		<title>Apple Sells Two Million iPads in Less Than 60 Days</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/31/apple-sells-two-million-ipads-in-less-than-60-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 17:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t think Apple was prepared for such a successful launch of the iPad. It continues to be sold-out in many Apple retail stores in the US and on the Apple Canada and UK web stores there&#8217;s a shipping date of &#8220;June&#8221;. On a personal note, I&#8217;ve been using the iPad since it was launched [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t think Apple was prepared for such a successful launch of the iPad. It continues to be sold-out in many Apple retail stores in the US and on the Apple Canada and UK web stores there&#8217;s a shipping date of &#8220;June&#8221;. On a personal note, I&#8217;ve been using the iPad since it was launched in the US on April 3 and it all but replaced my MacBook Pro.</p>
<p>Can&#8217;t help it &#8211; here&#8217;s a quote from Paul Thurrott back when Steve Jobs announced the iPad:</p>
<blockquote><p>Wow. So Apple has unveiled its iPad, an iPod touch like tablet computer that, so far at least, doesn&#8217;t seem impressive at all.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>WordPress, Lessn &amp; Twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/31/wordpress-lessn-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 15:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All working together for future world domination. Lessn is generating a short URL using my ✜.ws domain, and the Twitter Tools WordPress plugin is posting the title and the short URL to Twitter. Apologies for the Twitter spam during the last hour.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All working together for future world domination. Lessn is generating a short URL using my ✜.ws domain, and the Twitter Tools WordPress plugin is posting the title and the short URL to Twitter.</p>
<p>Apologies for the Twitter spam during the last hour.</p>
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		<title>Intarzii la greva</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/31/intarzii-la-greva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 14:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>Webcomics Am I Right!</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/28/webcomics-am-i-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Nedroid Pictures Diaries]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2010-05-28-beartato-webcomic.gif" rel="lightbox[746]"><br style="text-decoration: underline;" /><img class="size-large wp-image-745 aligncenter" title="2010-05-28-beartato-webcomic" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2010-05-28-beartato-webcomic-400x500.gif" alt="" width="400" height="500" /></a></div>
<p>Via <a href="http://✜.ws/2y" target="_blank">Nedroid Pictures Diaries</a></p>
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		<title>Un festival necesar</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/28/un-festival-necesar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 05:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily Cotocodac &#8230; România nu ştie să organizeze festivaluri cu impact real în societatea românească. Câtă lume poartă mustaţă în România? Câtă lume a rupt librăriile să cumpere albumele Paulei Selling după ce aceasta a câştigat Cerbul de Aur? Vedeţi? De-aia trebuie să ne concentrăm noi pe ce ştim mai bine. De-aia trebuie organizat un festival [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Daily Cotocodac</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8230; România nu ştie să organizeze festivaluri cu impact real în societatea românească. Câtă lume poartă mustaţă în România? Câtă lume a rupt librăriile să cumpere albumele Paulei Selling după ce aceasta a câştigat Cerbul de Aur? Vedeţi? De-aia trebuie să ne concentrăm noi pe ce ştim mai bine. De-aia trebuie organizat un festival al şaormei în România.</p></blockquote>
<p>Articolul complet <a href="http://✜.ws/2x" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/2x</a></p>
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		<title>Cu furci și topoare</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/28/cu-furci-%c8%99i-topoare-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 02:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mircea Cărtărescu: Şi ce-ar fi să mai aţinteşti degetul şi spre propriul tău piept, salariatule de rând: nu ţi-ai făcut niciodată treaba de mântuială? De ce, dacă toţi lucrăm cu spor, avem cea mai nenorocită economie din partea asta a lumii? Iar tu, pensionarule, care ai muncit o viaţă-ntreagă pentru ca acum să n-ai din [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mircea Cărtărescu:</p>
<blockquote><p>Şi ce-ar fi să mai aţinteşti degetul şi spre propriul tău piept, salariatule de rând: nu ţi-ai făcut niciodată treaba de mântuială? De ce, dacă toţi lucrăm cu spor, avem cea mai nenorocită economie din partea asta a lumii? Iar tu, pensionarule, care ai muncit o viaţă-ntreagă pentru ca acum să n-ai din ce să-ţi iei medicamente, poate măcar o dată pe lună te poţi întreba dacă nu cumva, pe lângă victimă, n-ai fost uneori şi complice al unui regim pe care l-ai sprijinit şi pe care-l regreţi acum&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>Articolul complet <a href="http://✜.ws/2v" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/2v</a></p>
<p>Parerea mea personala este ca nu sintem in stare sa ne uitam in oglinda. Ne uitam in jur, gasim un vinovat la intimplare si sarim pe el. Invariabil altcineva este vinovat in Romania, niciodata noi insine.</p>
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		<title>The single most important turnaround in Silicon Valley</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/27/the-single-most-important-turnaround-in-silicon-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 04:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York Times: The moment came Wednesday when Apple, the maker of iPods, iPhones and iPads, shot past Microsoft, the computer software giant, to become the world’s most valuable technology company. Full article at http://✜.ws/2u Anybody cares to remember Michael Dell&#8217;s solution for Apple back in 1997? What would I do? I&#8217;d shut it down and give the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>New York Times:</p>
<blockquote><p>The moment came Wednesday when Apple, the maker of iPods, iPhones and iPads, shot past Microsoft, the computer software giant, to become the world’s most valuable technology company.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article at <a href="http://✜.ws/2u" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/2u</a></p>
<p>Anybody cares to remember Michael Dell&#8217;s solution for Apple back in 1997?</p>
<blockquote><p>What would I do? I&#8217;d shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Gindirea economica a unui comunist de cursa lunga</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/24/gindirea-economica-a-unui-comunist-de-cursa-lunga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 06:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ion Iliescu: Cota unica nu a dus nici la mai buna colectare a impozitelor, nici la reducerea economiei subterane, nici la aducerea in circuitul economic a veniturilor suplimentare obtinute de cei cu venituri mari, in urma reducerii impozitului de la 40 la 16%. In schimb a agravat polarizarea sociala si a marit consumul de lux, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ion Iliescu:</p>
<blockquote><p>Cota unica nu a dus nici la mai buna colectare a impozitelor, nici la  reducerea economiei subterane, nici la aducerea in circuitul economic a  veniturilor suplimentare obtinute de cei cu venituri mari, in urma  reducerii impozitului de la 40 la 16%. <strong>In schimb a agravat polarizarea  sociala si a marit consumul de lux, parazitar</strong>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Ma aflu printre cei pentru care cota unica a insemnat ca se poate intoarce (fie chiar si temporar) in Romania. Si care este foarte fericit ca poate consuma de lux, parazitar, in fiecare zi, diferenta de 24%.</p>
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		<title>Iulian Urban &#8211; noroc cu astia tineri</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/18/iulian-urban-noroc-cu-astia-tineri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 18:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cum poate un asemenea individ sa fie ales in parlamentul unei tari? Lasind la o parte multe alte legi aberante pe care acest domn le propune pe banda rulanta fara sa incerce macar sa gindeasca la posibilele implicatii, acest articol pe blogul personal este un atac asupra bunului simt. Sa compari parada GayFest (organizata de [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cum poate un asemenea individ sa fie ales in parlamentul unei tari?</p>
<p>Lasind la o parte multe alte legi aberante pe care acest domn le propune pe banda rulanta fara sa incerce macar sa gindeasca la posibilele implicatii, acest articol pe blogul personal este un atac asupra bunului simt. Sa compari parada GayFest (organizata de fundatia <a href="http://accept-romania.ro/" target="_blank">Accept</a>) cu un mars al zoofililor si necrofililor este o mirsavie care ar trebui sanctionata imediat de catre partidul din care face parte. S-a mers mult prea departe cu homofobia fluturata in aer ca un stindard culegator de voturi.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Screen-shot-2010-05-18-at-9.44.05-PM.png" rel="lightbox[733]"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-735" title="Screen shot 2010-05-18 at 9.44.05 PM" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Screen-shot-2010-05-18-at-9.44.05-PM-500x240.png" alt="" width="500" height="240" /></a></p>
<p>Screenshot pentru posteritate. Articolul intreg la <a href="http://✜.ws/2t" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/2t</a></p>
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		<title>Despre sistemul politic romanesc</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/17/sistemul-politic-in-romania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 04:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bleen: Între un sistem constituţional greoi, care frînează dezvoltarea dar care e proiectat să evite derapajele antidemocratice şi unul flexibil, care permite dezvoltarea, supus însă riscului unor astfel de derapaje, noi am ales un sistem care blochează dezvoltarea şi care permite sau chiar încurajează derapajele. Articolul complet http://✜.ws/2s]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bleen:</p>
<blockquote><p>Între un sistem constituţional greoi, care frînează dezvoltarea dar care e proiectat să evite derapajele antidemocratice şi unul flexibil, care permite dezvoltarea, supus însă riscului unor astfel de derapaje, noi am ales un sistem care blochează dezvoltarea şi care permite sau chiar încurajează derapajele.</p></blockquote>
<p>Articolul complet <a href="http://✜.ws/2s" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/2s</a></p>
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		<title>The Illuminated Atheist</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/15/the-illuminated-atheist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 14:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>Banksy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 13:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<title>Dreapta, Stinga si Iohannis</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/05/15/dreapta-stinga-si-iohannis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 11:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Se aud niste informatii pe surse &#8211; cresc impozitul pe venit si TVA. Scandal mare, toate partidele din opozitie se dau la Guvern, blogurile urla ca o sa moara ce a mai ramas din economia romaneasca, televiziunile de &#8220;stiri&#8221; fac spume la gura. Ma rog, de asteptat din moment ce trebuie gasit un vinovat pentru [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Se aud niste informatii pe surse &#8211; cresc impozitul pe venit si TVA. Scandal mare, toate partidele din opozitie se dau la Guvern, blogurile urla ca o sa moara ce a mai ramas din economia romaneasca, televiziunile de &#8220;stiri&#8221; fac spume la gura. Ma rog, de asteptat din moment ce trebuie gasit un vinovat pentru dezastrul in care sintem.</p>
<p>Dupa o saptamina, apare Presedintele Basescu si le de in cap tuturor bugetarilor si pensionarilor cu vestea cea mare: reduceri pe toata linia, 25% venituri la bugetari si 15% la pensii. Eram in State cind am citit stirea. Rideam ca prostul in timp ce citeam. Aia se uitau ciudat la mine, aveau alte probleme &#8211; Dow a scazut cu 10% in citeva ore, petrolul e liber in golf si mai are un pic si ajunge pe plaja, atentat cu bomba in Times Square. Ignoranti. Televiziunile noastre de stiri nici nu au auzit de astea, si daca ei nu au auzit nu exista.</p>
<p>Ajung acasa si spectacolul jalnic pe care l-am lasat cu doua saptamini in urma era dus catre perfectiune.</p>
<p>Dreapta &#8211; sau ma rog, cei care se autodeclara adevarata dreapta (PNL):</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Mai sa faca infarct de grija bugetarilor si pensionarilor. Vosganian se lauda ca a marit salariile pentru ca avea bani la buget, si atunci de ce sa nu dea, ca nu era de la el. Antonescu abereaza ca de obicei, conu&#8217; Patriciu ne spune cit de patrioti vor fi prietenii lui bogati care au furat 20 de ani. Toti sint cu mina pe tasta Enter sa dea ordin de transfer la 18 miliarde din Elvetia in Romania, asteptind doar guvernul sa faca un gest frumos de amnistie fiscala.</em></p>
<p><em>Pensionarii ies in strada. Studentii ies in strada. Ajungem ca Grecia. BUG Mafia, Revolutie.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Stinga:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>GENOCID!!! Ce or sa faca sarmanii pensionari care au construit comunismul 50 de ani? Nu ne-au dat ei fabrici si uzine? Ce or sa faca saracii bugetari, au oamenii rate la case si masini, din ce or sa mai poata sa plateasca? Victor &#8220;Che Gargara&#8221; Ponta ne spune ca ar fi mai bine sa platim impozite mai mari, ca e de datoria celor cu bani sa-i tina in circa in continuare pe toti asistatii care nu pun osul la treaba. </em></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><em>Pensionarii ies in strada. Studentii ies in strada. Ajungem ca Grecia. BUG Mafia, Revolutie.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Johannis:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Deocamdată scăderea salariilor bugetarilor cu 25 la sută va avea două efecte: nemulţumirea profundă a bugetarilor va fi primul şi o diminuare substanţială a veniturilor la bugetul de stat va fi al doilea. Aceasta fiindcă toţi bugetarii plătesc impozite la bugetul de stat şi sunt o sursă sigură. Dacă vor apărea şi alte efecte vom vedea după.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Eu astept linistit ziua in care imbecilii angajati ca functionari la stat isi vor da seama ca trebuie sa puna osul la treaba, ca altfel ajung sa munceasca la privat, si cu aia nu e de joaca. Si tot in ziua aia poate pensionarii, somerii, mamele tinere care stau in concediu de maternitate de 3 ani pe banii mei, oamenii in concediu medical luat pe spaga or sa priceapa si ei ca nu se mai poate, nu mai avem de unde sa le dam si lor.</p>
<p>Sau nu o sa mai vrem, si poate o punem si de o revolutie. De data asta a oamenilor care muncesc.</p>
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		<title>A day in the life of New York City, in miniature.</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/17/a-day-in-the-life-of-new-york-city-in-miniature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 06:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sandpit from Sam O&#8217;Hare on Vimeo.]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/9679622">The Sandpit</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1639813">Sam O&#8217;Hare</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Non-Apple’s Mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/17/non-apple%e2%80%99s-mistake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 05:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stanislav Datskovskiy: I argue that Apple now has not one but two monopolies: I)    A nearly-total monopoly on computer (and pocket computer) systems designed with good taste. II)  A total monopoly on the Microsoft-free, hassle-free personal computer. [1] Mr. Jobs is indeed starting to behave like that other convicted monopolist we know and love.  Yet unlike the latter, Jobs did [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stanislav Datskovskiy:</p>
<blockquote><p>I argue that Apple now has not one but <em>two</em> monopolies:</p>
<p>I)    A nearly-total monopoly on computer (and pocket computer) systems <a href="http://paulgraham.com/taste.html"><strong>designed with good taste</strong>.</a><br />
II)  A total monopoly on the <strong>Microsoft-free, hassle-free</strong> personal computer. [1]</p>
<p>Mr. Jobs is indeed starting to behave like that other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft">convicted monopolist</a> we know and love.  Yet unlike the latter, <strong>Jobs did not engage in underhanded business practices to <em>create</em> his monopolies. They were handed to him on a silver platter</strong> by the rest of the market, which insists on peddling either outright crap or cheap imitations of Apple’s aesthetic.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article <a href="http://✜.ws/2g" target="_blank">here</a></p>
<p>Via <a href="http://daringfireball.net" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a></p>
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		<title>Despre &#8220;revolutie&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/16/despre-revolutie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ion Iliescu: Au rămas oamenii cu mintea întârziată, care sunt marcaţi într-o manieră veche, depăşită de abordare, care repetă, de fapt, prejudecăţile lui Ceauşescu şi afirmaţiile lui în legătură cu Revoluţia română, cum că n-ar fi fost revoluţie, că nu a fost autentică, că nu populaţia, că KGB-ul a stimulat şi aşa mai departe. Că [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ion Iliescu:</p>
<blockquote><p>Au rămas oamenii cu mintea întârziată, care sunt marcaţi într-o manieră  veche, depăşită de abordare, care repetă, de fapt, prejudecăţile lui  Ceauşescu şi afirmaţiile lui în legătură cu Revoluţia română, cum că  n-ar fi fost revoluţie, că nu a fost autentică, că nu populaţia, că  KGB-ul a stimulat şi aşa mai departe. Că noi am fi cerut să vină ruşii  să ocupe România. Sunt nebuni, pur şi simplu, oamenii aceştia. Sunt  minţi rătăcite şi bolnave la noi, care întreţin aceste fabulaţii şi  asemenea teme.</p></blockquote>
<p>Cu tot respectul, nebunul sinteti dvs. Tovarase Iliescu.</p>
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		<title>Pixels</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/11/pixels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://✜.ws/2d]]></description>
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		<title>Demotion commotion: First Pluto, now fruit flies?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/09/demotion-commotion-first-pluto-now-fruit-flies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The organization that handles species designations is considering a reorganization of some insects that might ultimately expel everyone&#8217;s favorite fruit fly from the genus Drosophila. Via Ars Technica]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The organization that handles species designations is considering a reorganization of some insects that might ultimately expel everyone&#8217;s favorite fruit fly from the genus <em>Drosophila</em>.</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://✜.ws/2c" target="_blank">Ars Technica</a></p>
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		<title>iPhone OS 4.0 Multitasking</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/08/iphone-os-4-0-multitasking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs about multitasking: Q: How do you close applications when multitasking? A: (Scott Forstall) You don&#8217;t have to. The user just uses things and doesn&#8217;t ever have to worry about it. A: (Steve Jobs) It&#8217;s like we said on the iPad, if you see a stylus, they blew it. In multitasking, if you see [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steve Jobs about multitasking:</p>
<blockquote><p>Q: How do you close applications when multitasking?<br />
A: (Scott Forstall) You don&#8217;t have to. The user just uses things and doesn&#8217;t ever have to worry about it.<br />
A: (Steve Jobs) It&#8217;s like we said on the iPad, if you see a stylus, they blew it. In multitasking, if you see a task manager&#8230; they blew it. Users shouldn&#8217;t ever have to think about it.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The iPad is here</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/07/the-ipad-is-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to DHL my iPad arrived today in Romania. This thing is addictive.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to DHL my iPad arrived today in Romania. This thing is addictive. </p>
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		<title>Give a Damn</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/05/give-a-damn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Informed. Get Involved. Give a Damn! http://www.wegiveadamn.org]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get Informed. Get Involved. Give a Damn!<br />
<a href="http://www.wegiveadamn.org" target="_blank"> http://www.wegiveadamn.org</a></p>
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		<title>SMS-uri de Pasti</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/04/sms-uri-de-pasti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pircă şi Julius Logic, adevărata semnificaţie a Învierii se află doar în SMS-uri. Practic, aşa a fost şi transmisă vestea Învierii: apostolul Petru a dat un mesaj în grupul lui de prieteni: “Ba, intratzi rpd pe FB k n-o sa credetzi cn e aici cu mine!!!”.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://✜.ws/2b" target="_blank">Pircă şi Julius</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Logic, adevărata semnificaţie a Învierii se află doar în SMS-uri. Practic, aşa a fost şi transmisă vestea Învierii: apostolul Petru a dat un mesaj în grupul lui de prieteni: “Ba, intratzi rpd pe FB k n-o sa credetzi cn e aici cu mine!!!”.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The Ambitious Dilettante’s Guide To WordPress Site Design</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/04/the-ambitious-dilettante%e2%80%99s-guide-to-wordpress-site-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been though the same steps when I decided to shut down the old ColdFusion web site and switch to a blogging platform. This was a 2 years process for me. &#8211; http://✜.ws/2a]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been though the same steps when I decided to shut down the old ColdFusion web site and switch to a blogging platform. This was a 2 years process for me. &#8211; <a href="http://✜.ws/2a" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/2a</a></p>
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		<title>La altii cum se poate?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/03/la-altii-cum-se-poate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cunoștiințele tovarășului Kim Jung Il în toate domeniile sînt nelimitate.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Cunoștiințele tovarășului Kim Jung Il în toate domeniile sînt nelimitate.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Joel Johnson Responds to Cory Doctorow</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/03/joel-johnson-responds-to-cory-doctorow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/03/joel-johnson-responds-to-cory-doctorow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joel Johnson: I&#8217;m glad the Apple ][+ came with schematics for the circuit boards. I&#8217;m glad it encouraged a generation of kids to tinker and explore. I&#8217;m also glad that I don&#8217;t live in the fucking &#8217;70s and have to type in programs from a magazine anymore. http://✜.ws/28 Via Daring Fireball]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Joel Johnson:</p>
<blockquote><p>I&#8217;m glad the Apple ][+ came with schematics for the circuit boards. I&#8217;m glad it encouraged a generation of kids to tinker and explore. I&#8217;m also glad that I don&#8217;t live in the fucking &#8217;70s and have to type in programs from a magazine anymore.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://✜.ws/28" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/28</a></p>
<p>Via <a href="http://daringfireball.net/" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a></p>
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		<title>Lorem iPad</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/03/lorem-ipad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://✜.ws/27]]></description>
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		<title>Muşchetarul clorofilei</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/01/muschetarul-clorofilei/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remus Cernea Via Morar &#38; More]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remus Cernea</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://morar.catavencu.ro/2010/04/01/cum-remus-cernea-nu-candideaza-in-sectorul-patru/" target="_blank">Morar &amp; More</a></p>
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		<title>Nokia N97 &#8211; Promotional Video v. Real Life</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/04/01/nokia-n97-promotional-video-v-real-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pathetic http://✜.ws/25]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pathetic</p>
<p><a href="http://✜.ws/25" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/25</a></p>
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		<title>Cersetor in Romania</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/31/cersetor-in-romania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Vis Urit]]></description>
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<p>Via <a href="http://www.visurat.ro/2010/03/31/ajutati-un-biet-cersetor/" target="_blank">Vis Urit</a></p>
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		<title>The Failure of Empathy</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/26/the-failure-of-empathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Monteiro: As an industry, we need to understand that not wanting root access doesn’t make you stupid. It simply means you do not want root access. Failing to comprehend this is not only a failure of empathy, but a failure of service. Full article at http://✜.ws/23]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mike Monteiro:</p>
<blockquote><p>As an industry, we need to understand that not wanting root access doesn’t make you stupid. It simply means you do not want root access. Failing to comprehend this is not only a failure of empathy, but a failure of service.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article at <a href="http://✜.ws/23" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/23</a></p>
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		<title>Some Users Want Terrible User Interfaces</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/26/some-users-want-terrible-user-interfaces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dominique Leca The Bloomberg terminal is the perfect example of a lock-in effect reinforced by the powerful conservative tendancies of the financial ecosystem and its permanent need to fake complexity. Full article at http://✜.ws/22]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dominique Leca</p>
<blockquote><p>The Bloomberg terminal is the perfect example of a lock-in effect reinforced by the powerful conservative tendancies of the financial ecosystem and its permanent need to fake complexity.</p></blockquote>
<p>Full article at <a href="http://✜.ws/22" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/22</a></p>
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		<title>The Raven and the First Men</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/the-raven-and-the-first-men/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Impressive sculpture by Haida artist Bill Reid, at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Vancouver. Photo credit: Civilisations.ca]]></description>
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<p>Impressive sculpture by Haida artist Bill Reid, at the <a href="http://✜.ws/1z" target="_blank">Museum of Anthropology</a> at UBC, Vancouver.</p>
<p>Photo credit: <a href="http://✜.ws/20" target="_blank">Civilisations.ca</a></p>
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		<title>9 Years of Mac OS X</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Via TUAW]]></description>
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<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/1cheeta/' title='Cheetah'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1cheeta-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Cheetah" title="Cheetah" /></a>
<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/2puma/' title='Puma'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2puma-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Puma" title="Puma" /></a>
<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/3jaguar/' title='Jaguar'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/3jaguar-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Jaguar" title="Jaguar" /></a>
<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/4panther/' title='Panther'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/4panther-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Panther" title="Panther" /></a>
<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/5tiger/' title='Tiger'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/5tiger-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Tiger" title="Tiger" /></a>
<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/6leopard/' title='Leopard'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/6leopard-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Leopard" title="Leopard" /></a>
<a href='http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/24/9-years-of-mac-os-x/7s-leopard/' title='Snow Leopard'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/7s-leopard-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Snow Leopard" title="Snow Leopard" /></a>
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<p>&nbsp;<br />
Via <a href="http://✜.ws/1y" target="_blank">TUAW</a></p>
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		<title>13 Ways of Looking at an iPad</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/23/13-ways-of-looking-at-an-ipad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fake Steve Jobs I wasn’t put on earth to save The New York Times. I was put on earth to restore a sense of childlike wonder to people’s empty, pathetic lives, and I must say that so far I’m doing a pretty outstanding job. 13 ways of looking at an iPad &#8211; http://✜.ws/21]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fake Steve Jobs</p>
<blockquote><p><em></em>I wasn’t put on earth to save <cite>The New York Times</cite>. I was put on earth to restore a sense of childlike wonder to people’s empty, pathetic lives, and I must say that so far I’m doing a pretty outstanding job.</p></blockquote>
<p>13 ways of looking at an iPad &#8211; <a href="http://✜.ws/21" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/21</a></p>
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		<title>Impossible&#8217;s PX Instant Films in Pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/22/impossibles-px-instant-films-in-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More example os the great packaging design from The Impossible Project http://✜.ws/1w More details about the project at http://www.the-impossible-project.com/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Screen-shot-2010-03-22-at-8.30.59-PM.png" rel="lightbox[684]"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-685" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="Screen shot 2010-03-22 at 8.30.59 PM" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Screen-shot-2010-03-22-at-8.30.59-PM.png" alt="The Impossible Project - Cool Packaging" width="482" height="470" /></a></p>
<p>More example os the great packaging design from The Impossible Project <a href="http://✜.ws/1w" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/1w</a></p>
<p>More details about the project at <a href="http://www.the-impossible-project.com/" target="_blank">http://www.the-impossible-project.com/</a></p>
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		<title>Mâna întinsă care nu spune o poveste nu primește pomană</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/22/mana-intinsa-care-nu-spune-o-poveste-nu-prime%c8%99te-pomana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despre o situatie similara in viata reala - http://✜.ws/1v. Macar Gheorghe Dinica avea clasa.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object width="500" height="306"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0vVpsJnbq3A?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0vVpsJnbq3A?fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="306" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p>Despre o situatie similara in viata reala - <a href="http://✜.ws/1v" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/1v</a>. Macar Gheorghe Dinica avea clasa.</p>
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		<title>Madame Blogary: interviu cu Cristian Preda</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/22/madame-blogary-interviu-cu-cristian-preda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://✜.ws/1u]]></description>
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		<title>Apple.com Home Page as a Memorial</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/18/apple-com-home-page-as-a-memorial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Apple.com home page was changed today to a memorial for board member Jerome York. I&#8217;ve never seen this happening at any other company. It shows yet again that Apple is different.]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The Apple.com home page was changed today to a memorial for board member Jerome York. I&#8217;ve never seen this happening at any other company. It shows yet again that Apple is different.</p>
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		<title>Happy St. Patrick&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/17/happy-st-patricks-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Nedroid]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-03-17-beartato-stpatricks.gif" rel="lightbox[676]"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-677" title="2010-03-17-beartato-stpatricks" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-03-17-beartato-stpatricks.gif" alt="" width="518" height="642" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Via <a href="http://✜.ws/1s" target="_blank">Nedroid</a></p>
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		<title>Descălţarea musafirilor în folclorul poporului român</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/14/descaltarea-musafirilor-in-folclorul-poporului-roman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Printre frumoasele obiceiuri vechi de milenii ale neamului nostru (nu le reluăm acum, le cunoaşteţi cu siguranţă), unul ne deosebeşte de orice popor de pe această planetă. E vorba de descălţatul musafirilor atunci când intră în casă. Articolul intreg pe Daily Cotcodac]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Printre frumoasele obiceiuri vechi de milenii ale neamului nostru (nu le reluăm acum, le cunoaşteţi cu siguranţă), unul ne deosebeşte de orice popor de pe această planetă. E vorba de descălţatul musafirilor atunci când intră în casă.</p></blockquote>
<p>Articolul intreg pe <a href="http://✜.ws/1r" target="_blank">Daily Cotcodac</a></p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Problem?</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/14/whats-your-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Nedroid]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-03-14-problemcomics.gif" rel="lightbox[672]"><img class="size-full wp-image-673  aligncenter" title="2010-03-14-problemcomics" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2010-03-14-problemcomics.gif" alt="" width="490" height="1191" /></a>Via <a href="http://nedroidcomics.livejournal.com/277232.html" target="_blank">Nedroid</a></p>
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		<title>20 Years of Adobe Photoshop</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/13/20-years-of-adobe-photoshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Fast Company]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/big-photoshop-1.jpg" rel="lightbox[668]"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-669" title="big-photoshop-1" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/big-photoshop-1.jpg" alt="" width="496" height="310" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Via <a href="http://✜.ws/1m" target="_blank">Fast Company</a></p>
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		<title>iPad</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/12/ipad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just pre-ordered the iPad WiFi (64GB) in the first minute the Apple store went live at 5:30am Pacific Time. Freak!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just pre-ordered the iPad WiFi (64GB) in the first minute the Apple store went live at 5:30am Pacific Time. Freak!</p>
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		<title>Water Consumption During Olympic Hockey Final</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/12/water-consumption-during-olympic-hockey-final/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/12/water-consumption-during-olympic-hockey-final/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Various Stuff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via Matthew Yglesias]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/flush_game-1.jpeg" rel="lightbox[666]"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-667" title="flush_game-1" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/flush_game-1.jpeg" alt="" width="500" height="342" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Via <a href="http://✜.ws/1l">Matthew Yglesias</a></p>
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		<title>the/path/of/most/resistance</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/12/thepathofmostresistance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Ediger: The only intuitive interface is the nipple. After that, it’s all learned http://✜.ws/1j]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bruce Ediger:</p>
<blockquote><p>The only intuitive interface is the nipple. After that, it’s all learned</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://✜.ws/1j" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/1j</a></p>
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		<title>Trolololo &#8211; Now With Subtitles</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/11/trolololo-now-with-subtitles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/11/trolololo-now-with-subtitles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://✜.ws/1i]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><object width="500" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Z4m4lnjxkY?fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2Z4m4lnjxkY?fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="400" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p>
<p><a href="http://✜.ws/1i" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/1i</a></p>
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		<title>Infographic: Mobile Phones Worldwide &#8211; By the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/11/infographic-mobile-phones-worldwide-by-the-numbers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/11/infographic-mobile-phones-worldwide-by-the-numbers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via BillShrink.com]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/4416873294_74dea016bf_o.jpg" rel="lightbox[662]"><img class="size-full wp-image-663 aligncenter" title="4416873294_74dea016bf_o" src="http://www.oprea.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/4416873294_74dea016bf_o.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="1330" /></a></p>
<p>Via <a href="http://www.billshrink.com/blog/7807/mobile-phones-worldwide-by-the-numbers/" target="_blank">BillShrink.com</a></p>
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		<title>RSA 1024-bits Key Encryption Cracked</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/10/rsa-1024-bits-key-encryption-cracked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/10/rsa-1024-bits-key-encryption-cracked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The weakness was found by the University of Michigan scientist. Instead of using brute force, they stressed the processor containing the authentication key by submitting it to voltage stress. Subsequent errors allowed scientists to reconstitute the key. The way to avoid such stress-based attack would be to modify CPU to make them insensitive to such [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The weakness was found by the University of Michigan scientist. Instead of using brute force, they stressed the processor containing the authentication key by submitting it to voltage stress. Subsequent errors allowed scientists to reconstitute the key. The way to avoid such stress-based attack would be to modify CPU to make them insensitive to such voltage variation. Details in <a href="http://✜.ws/1h" target="_blank">this PDF</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Via <a href="http://www.hardmac.com/news/2010/03/08/rsa-1024-bits-key-encryption-cracked?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+hardmac+%28HardMac.com%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">HardMac.com</a></p>
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		<title>Jonathan Schwartz dishes dirt on Gates, Jobs</title>
		<link>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/10/jonathan-schwartz-dishes-dirt-on-gates-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oprea.org/blog/2010/03/10/jonathan-schwartz-dishes-dirt-on-gates-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrei</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I were him I would quietly slip out of the public eye. http://✜.ws/1d]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If I were him I would quietly slip out of the public eye.</p>
<p><a href="http://✜.ws/1d" target="_blank">http://✜.ws/1d</a></p>
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