Author: Jord

home of a content challenger

Vinegar

Sometimes coincidence just plays it games. Today BoingBoing posts a story about vinegar and the things you can do with it. I would say that just comes in handy whenever you might need it. Sample recommendations: Make creamy scrambled eggs: as eggs thicken when scrambling, add a tablespoon of vinegar for every two eggs. Rub…
Read more

Swedish TV: hard to digest

What can I say? She will explain herself what is wrong with her. Whatever it is, she does it very professionally. it’s like she’s telling everybody ‘I know how to puke!’

Cameras in London aren’t solving crime

It is assumed that cameras will not prevent any crime, but will help solve it. In London, at least, this assumption doesn’t seem to be true anymore. London has spent about £200 (close to 300 million Euros) installing 10.000 CCTV cameras. The overall result of this investment is a decreased proportion of crime solved, not…
Read more

Why DRM cannot work

Cory Doctorow (of boingboing fame) wrote a nice column where he explains why DRM (Digital Rights Management) will never work. The article is intended to explain to non-technical people why DRM is impossible. It also explains why DRM only hurts people who actually go out and buy the content and NOT the pirates. The thing…
Read more

Funny phonetic Belgian to English song

OKFuture has a link to a very, very funny English translation of a Belgian kids show: This is a hilariously naughty English translation of a song on a Dutch kids show. Whoever did this is brilliant, even though some of the lines in this song stand out even without the translation. What do you want…
Read more