December 2009
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Merry Christmas from Lisbon Airport - flashmob
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Skype launches Skype To Go, a service for mobile...
I got this message today on my inbox.Looks like Skype is entering the mobile phone realm, by launching a service that allows you to make cheap phone calls to other numbers using a special Skype To Go number. This is huge news, specially in Europe, where roaming charges are still ridiculously high, and prevent people from calling more to other countries. I for sure will use this feature. I was...
The beginning of spam on Google Chat...
Today marks the day when spam reaches Google Chat. I login to my Gmail and an Off-line message appears from team@talkonaut.com with a spammy message about very cheap calls from the web. I remember the days when ICQ, MSN were ridden with spambots and spam messages. Even Skype started suffering from that. Is it the turn of Gchat?Has this happened to you? Have you experienced spam messages on your...
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What is the last good book you read?
I should probably read more than I do. The last good book (emphasis on good) I’ve started reading is this one, “The wealth and poverty of nations” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_and_Poverty_of_Nations
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What does my 2010 look like?
2010 depends on you, only you. I’m not given to believe in fate, I think you make your own luck. So… it’s in your hands!
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How do you get this questions? Via email, or…?
I get all questions delivered to my email, I then come to the website, log in and reply to the questions. I can choose to post the answers only on this site, or also on Twitter / Facebook, and my blog
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Why would this be interesting to anybody?
I don’t know yet. Ask me again in a couple of weeks. It might be a good way of asking someone what they want for Christmas….
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What is the Statistical analysis exam re-run date :) ?
Good question! January 14th I think, but I’ll double check and get back to you Geofrey ;)
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who are you?
Just another monkey… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a15KgyXBX24
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Merry Christmas everyone!!
A little fun while decorating the Christmas tree. Posted via email from Joao Rei’s ramblings | Comment »
Lipdub - I gotta feeling by the Board of European...
Very well directed! proud of my former student association! Wish we had done something like this in my days!! Well done guys! Posted via email from Joao Rei’s ramblings | Comment »
Why does my mom's blog get more visitors than...
Ok, there’s a part of me that gets upset every time I log in to my analytics account and see that my mother’s blog outperforms mine by a factor of 8x. She has a blog about her recipes. http://www.receitasdaelisa.com But mostly, I’m just amazed at the fact that my mother (who is close to 60) is actively (well, the last blog post was from last Christmas… but still…)...
[Google Fast Flip] Trickle Effect
Sent to you by joao.rei via Google Fast Flip: Trickle Effect How to protect small communities, preserve wildlife, and mitigate climate change? For one leading researcher, it all starts in the forest. UN peace messenger and British primatologist Jane Goodall, the world’s most famous authority on chimpanzees, is taking questions about Copenhagen. By Daniel Stone | Newsweek Web...
[Google Fast Flip] It's All About Selling for...
Sent to you by joao.rei via Google Fast Flip: It’s All About Selling for Survival by Vivek Wadhwa on December 12, 2009 The one skill which entrepreneurs need is something they don’t teach in business school—selling. Yes, I know that “selling” conjures up negative images of used-car salesmen peddling clunkers. But the ability to persuade people to believe in you is a necessity....
Corporations, businesses, capitalism - wikipedia...
There is a statement which says that ‘Corporations exist to provide products and/or services that produce profits for their shareholders’ and the cite is from Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports. This statement lumps far too many things in the same box. Corporations, business in society, capitalism and why people go into business are all different things. Please consider the...
[Google Fast Flip] The Eurocrats Europe Needs
Sent to you by joao.rei via Google Fast Flip: The Eurocrats Europe Needs Catherine Ashton and Herman Van Rompuy should suit the European Union — and that’s all that matters. BY JAMES JOYNER | DECEMBER 1, 2009 Today, two obscure figures will take to the highest posts in the new European Council: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as president and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine...
[Google Fast Flip] Take the R Out of BRIC
Sent to you by joao.rei via Google Fast Flip: Take the R Out of BRIC BY ANDERS ÅSLUND | DECEMBER 2, 2009 As Russia proudly boasts its prominence at G-20 summits, gatherings of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), and other global economic round tables, an embarrassing question arises. Does Russia really deserve to be a BRIC? The country’s economic performance has plummeted...
[Google Fast Flip] Ukraine's Phantom Flu
Sent to you by joao.rei via Google Fast Flip: Ukraine’s Phantom Flu BY JULIA IOFFE | NOVEMBER 25, 2009 The global swine flu outbreak has become something of a political football in every country where the pandemic has spread, but Ukraine’s response to the virus has achieved a new level of blatant politicization. According to a campaign advisor to Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian prime...
A condemnation of sparkly vampires
DISPATCH NOVEMBER 19, 2009 After decades of girls’ fantasy novels featuring empowered, adventurous heroines, it’s perplexing that the Twilight saga, featuring insipid Bella Swann, has so thoroughly captivated a generation of teenagers. by Alyssa Rosenberg http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200911u/new-moon A Condemnation of Sparkly Vampires Twilight falls on the United States again...
[Google Fast Flip] More Research To Back The...
Sent to you by joao.rei via Google Fast Flip: More Research To Back The Notion That Streaming Kills Piracy by Robin Wauters on December 2, 2009 The findings are in line with other research and conclusions reached earlier this year by The Leading Question, MusicAlly’s consumer research division, which suggested that the number of teenagers who download copyrighted content from illegal...
Neil Patrick Harris is Frosty the Inappropriate...
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