May 2012

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 – What did it cost?

It’s known under many names: Eurovision Song Contest, Concours Eurovision de la Chanson, Конкурс песни Евровидение, Песма Евровизије, Avroviziya Mahnı Müsabiqəsi, Eurovisiesongfestival, and probably 50 more… Let me tell you from the start: I am not in favor of it. In my opinion it’s a humongous waste of time and money. But how much…? That […]

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How to write good

Avoid Alliteration. Always. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat.) Employ the vernacular. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Contractions aren’t necessary. Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. One should never generalize.

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Google Currents – enabled!

Move over, Flipboard! Google Currents is here to stay! As of today, both https://evert.meulie.net/ & https://donateaday.net/ are also being published via/on Currents. Google Currents is a social magazine application for tablet computers released by Google in December 2011. It is currently available for Android and iOS devices. The application covers a variety of sources and

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