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Noam Chomsky and Blogging

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 21 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: General

If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for
people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.

This is a great free speech quote from Noam Chomsky. Bloggers should be free to say what they want, as long as its not immoral or offensive. The interesting thing is what standard do we use to determine [...]

McCain and Czechoslovakia

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 14 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: General

Being born in Czechoslovakia, I have to comment on this. Today at a press conference, presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain made the following comment:

I was concerned about a couple of steps that the Russian government took in the last several days. One was reducing the energy supplies to Czechoslovakia. Apparently that is in reaction to [...]

Searching Google with Your Phone

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 27 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: General, Videos

Google has a search tool that can be accessed through your phone. Dialing 1-800-GOOG-411 (or 1-800-466-4411) will allow to give verbal commands for items that you want to search for. If you want to find a pizza restaurant in Vancouver, you tell this to GOOG and it will give you a list of restaurants in [...]

Get Rich By Being An Idiot

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 22 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: General, Reviews

We’ve all heard the same advice from our parents and teachers when we were children: work hard in school, get good grades so we can go to university and get a degree. Then we can get a high paying job with good benefits, and we’re set for life. Sounds like great advice, but unfortunately its [...]

How Much Money Are You Worth?

Posted by Johan Cyprich on 14 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: General

When looking for a job, its a good idea to know how much money to ask for in the position you are applying for. In many instances, the job ad states that your salary will be according to your experience. Searching for the average pay for a profession on Google can be difficult and time [...]

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