By random chance I found this picture on a NASA webpage. According to the explanation this is not a bit of filth, but the earth, as seen from Mars.
Somehow, this picture gives me an eerie feeling. It is a bit like seeing a years old family picture that falls out of a book. It gives an entirely different perspective. Until then, most pictures from Mars just were reddish dust, but now things fall in place.
Some people seem to complain about the "Zombie Effect": People sitting in a coffee shop with WiFi, staring at their notebook, instead of being social. From a coffee-shop owners perspective, I can see what the issue is. These people hog a table, don’t order anything, or very little stuff, and probably also scare away other customers.
On the other hand, I find the thought of spending my whole day working in a cozy café, getting my cup replaced regularly, a friendly waitress bringing me food and beverages, very intriguing. Would I be some sort of freelance consultant, I’d probably go that route.
Actually, I find that more social than sitting in an office.
I found this on /. , and thought it too good to not share it:
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/games/manifesto.html
AAAaaaRGH! How I hate wasted real estate on my screen. Microsoft Messenger prompted a needed update for security reasons. Thinking that would be a safe thing, I agreed to the update. No idea if this is any more secure, but it certainly got a whole new look. Not nicer. Bigger! More than half of the window is now wasted by
Gah! And the worst thing is, I probably can’t even easily revert, as I bet that the link to the previous, un-annoying version is gone.
I think I’ll revert to Miranda for my MSNM needs. I’d switched to MSN Messenger as some features like file transfer weren’t working flawlessly. But you know what ? This is too much of a price to pay.
