Tag Archives: Idiocies

Spammed by Kofi Annan?

Posted on 18. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

Being on dozens of mailing lists with several email addresses that have been in use since the mid-90s and a column that has been translated in up to 10 languages — most of which I do not speak, some of … Continue reading →

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Braindead patent?

Posted on 4. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

During the struggle against software patents, many people used the example of plotlines and concrete stories to demonstrate the difference between patents (= plotlines) and copyright (=the actual story). Like the "imagine Beethoven had gotten a monopoly on ‘musical pieces … Continue reading →

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IPRED2: have a nice time – in jail!

Posted on 4. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

Apparently a Dutch court sentenced a man to six months in prison for violation of laws for handling counterfeit goods. His crime? He wore a fake Rolex: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1587840.html?menu=news.quirkies.strangecrime Please note that he did not produce or sell a fake rolex. … Continue reading →

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Problems with e-waste? Send it to Africa!

Posted on 1. November, 2005 by Georg Greve

The Basel Action Network (BAN) published an interesting report, titled "The Digital Dump: Exporting Re-Use and Abuse to Africa" in which they analyse the effects of many "ship your old computer to Africa" activities. Studying Nigeria as a role model … Continue reading →

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Boycot O2

Posted on 22. September, 2005 by Georg Greve

Computers + Kafka = Instant Insanity Here is another story that is too absurd to be fiction, thus it must be real: How to (not) escape the claws of an immoral mobile phone provider. As this story has stretched out … Continue reading →

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Reasons to not fly KLM and SkyTeam

Posted on 16. April, 2005 by Georg Greve

…as I found myself sitting all the way in the back (second last row) all the way in the middle between a vertically challenged U.S. citizen and a bloke from the UK. Okay. To be fair: Both were friendly and … Continue reading →

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