Think of a Will as a Program You Can Only Test By Dying
Both legal documents and computer programs are written in a language that looks somewhat like English, but isn’t. You may recognize many words, but you are sadly mistaken if you think that fluency in English translates into LEGAL or COBOL.
Just read the rest here.
“It was 7:51 a.m. on Friday, January 12, the middle of the morning rush
hour. In the next 43 minutes, as the violinist performed six classical
pieces, 1,097 people passed by. Almost all of them were on the way to
work, which meant, for almost all of them, a government job. L’Enfant
Plaza is at the nucleus of federal Washington, and these were mostly
mid-level bureaucrats with those indeterminate, oddly fungible titles:
policy analyst, project manager, budget officer, specialist,
facilitator, consultant.”
Must read article in the washington post
They sent one of the best violinists to play in a metro station in Washington to play to commuters. Can they recognize true art ?
Money Won’t Buy You Happiness - Forbes.com
Increases in income just don’t seem to make people happier–and most negative life experiences likewise have only a small impact on long-term satisfaction.
Interesting article in the guardian.
Fascist America, in 10 easy steps | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
As Americans turn away quite leisurely, keeping tuned to internet shopping and American Idol, the foundations of democracy are being fatally corroded.
If you are a “normal” consumer you get sued, even if your are old or poor. If you are the child of the warner music CEO, guess what happens ? Right, your father gives you a “don’t do that” and that’s it.
Warner Music CEO Admits His Kids “Stole” Music, Didn’t Get Sued
So all these new programs for security hav come up with this ?
Border security system posts just 1 terror case - washingtonpost.com
A U.S. border security program that photographs and fingerprints visitors from most foreign countries has apprehended just one terrorism-related suspect since its 2004 inception, officials said on Wednesday.
Richest 2 pct own more than half the world: study | Reuters.ca
Two percent of adults have more than half of the world’s wealth, including property and financial assets, according to a study by the U.N. development research institute published on Tuesday.
Everytime some kid starts shooting in his school politicians and media start discussing the “killer games” (Counter Strike, Quake, Half Life etc.). I have just read the best comment in a german forum. If you can read german go to “Schafft endlich Schach ab! Und Brot!
