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Author Archives: Andreas Moser
Easily Confused (24) Converters
Useful converter: Useless converter:
Charles Ramsey is Burma Jones
My most favorite character in literature is Burma Jones. The only black, the only sane, possibly the smartest and yet the funniest person in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, he works for “minimal wage” – not his only mispronunciation … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cinema, USA
Tagged Charles Ramsey, Cinema, Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole, movies
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Shortcuts
I love shortcuts. When I was a child, I walked to elementary school through a dense and dark forest instead of following the well-lit road around it. When I went to high school, there was a shortcut across a derelict … Continue reading
You want more Surveillance? You can have it.
I just read this: A new CNN/Time … Poll indicates four in ten Americans say they are willing to give up some civil liberties to fight terrorism. Only 38% favor expanding government monitoring of e-mail and cell phones. While this … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism, USA
Tagged civil liberties, Human Rights, PRISM, surveillance, Terrorism
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Easily Confused (23) Orange Revolution
Orange revolution: Orange counter-revolution: What little democratic progress was achieved in Ukraine, the Netherlands are undoing it.
Easily Confused (22) Mother and Son
A mother who trusts her son: A mother who doesn’t trust her son:
Posted in UK
Tagged monarchy, Netherlands, Prince Charles, Queen Beatrix, Queen Elizabeth II, Willem-Alexander
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A Road Trip around Israel
I have been to Israel many times and I dare say it’s my favourite country. Yet I don’t have a lot of photos from most of my visits. On most of my trips to Israel I was guiding youth groups … Continue reading
Geeks are killing us
When the Canadian Police announced yesterday that they had arrested two terrorist suspects who had planned to derail a train, I immediately had a picture of them in my mind. A stereotypical picture, but one which is sadly too often … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Islam, Technology, Terrorism
Tagged geeks, Human Rights, science, Terrorism
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Easily Confused (21) Miranda Rights
Miranda: Mirinda: As I get arrested less often than I get thirsty, I feel like my Mirinda rights are being violated more often.
Posted in Food, Human Rights, Law, USA
Tagged criminal law, Human Rights, miranda rights, miranda warning
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Who is responsible for the Boston Massacre?
I don’t understand all this excitement on CNN about the manhunt for the alleged perpetrators of the attacks in Boston. I thought it was perfectly clear that the Boston Massacre was committed by British soldiers. And why is this being … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 