{"id":256,"date":"2007-08-24T02:46:28","date_gmt":"2007-08-24T01:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinyplanetblog.com\/?p=256"},"modified":"2007-08-24T02:46:28","modified_gmt":"2007-08-24T01:46:28","slug":"links-zwo-drei-vier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tinyplanetblog.com\/?p=256","title":{"rendered":"Links, zwo, drei, vier"},"content":{"rendered":"

So here we are. Iraq’s government has a bleak future<\/a>, according to the latest intelligence reports, while Iran is facing attack by the US (see the article below this one) and a community comes to terms with an 11-year-old being shot by a teenager on a BMX<\/a>. Our tiny planet would appear to be a globe filled with despair and misery. But not so.<\/p>\n

Another point of view:<\/strong> Bill Dornan takes a deliciously wry look at preserving the Earth with Hunting, nuking and swishing: a guide to saving the planet<\/a>. (A Foolish Interruption<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Changing their minds:<\/strong> French banking giant BNP Paribas is to unblock three of its investment funds, whose suspension this month sparked turmoil on global stock markets<\/a>. At last! Solid good news in the markets! If only the head of Countrywide hadn’t talked about the US economy heading for recession…<\/a> (AFP, MSNBC<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

A novel defence:<\/strong> A counterterrorism detective has been fired despite claiming he only failed a drugs test because his wife made him marijuana-spiked meatballs.<\/a>\u00a0 Give the man top marks for creativity! (Taunton Gazette<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Why didn’t I think of this?<\/strong> Your guide to building a laser spy microphone on a tight budget.<\/a> (Lifehacker.com<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Idiots:<\/strong> Agents of the Transport Security Administration confiscate a man’s pudding but overlook the 4-inch blade Swiss army knife in his backpack.<\/a> (Consumerist.com<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Because it must be done:<\/strong> Infiltrate the kingdom of Los Disneys on a mission to destroy the cryogenically frozen head of Walt Disney.<\/a> Although he wasn’t actually frozen after his death<\/a>. (LosDisneys.com<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Life, but not as we know it:<\/strong> The soil on Mars may contain microbial life, according to a new interpretation of data first collected more than 30 years ago.<\/a> (CNN\/Reuters<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

All hail our photosynthetic saviours:<\/strong> Making fuel out of algae is one of those ideas that everyone loves but it’s fairly difficult.<\/a> (CNet<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

A return to more conventional blogging at the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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