I found this Reuters story quite unbelievable, until I saw it with my own eyes. It seems the Kinder egg stealing squirrel from Jyväskylä has a cousin in Espoo:
Funny how all these stories have a picture of a Eastern Grey Squirrel although the most common squirrel in Finland is the Red Squirrel . Perhaps the grey squirrel most resembles a global stereotype of a squirrel and is therefore better for a news story. Who cares what color squirrels are in Finland anyway?!?
In more disturbing wildlife news, a camel kills wild ass at Helsinki Zoo . Tempting, but I’m not going to photoshop that chain of events.
$3.7 billion
Height of the largest Windows Vista ad bought by Microsoft, projected on the side of the Jin Mao tower in Shanghai: 421 meters
Price for a basic, legal copy of Microsoft Vista in China: $295
Price of a pirated copy of Microsoft Vista on the street in China: $1.30 to $4.00
244 genuine copies of Microsoft Vista sold in China in the first two weeks after its launch: PRICELESS!
Source: FP Passport
I’ve written about hyperlinks before . I have argued that it is absolutely ludicrous that some websites want to prevent you from deep linking to content on their websites , or mandate special conditions for hyperlinking . I sent dozens of requests to such sites asking for permission to link to their sites . I was honored , but more than slightly amused , when I received a formal permission to link to the website of the government of Australia . Here it is again , a friggin government approved link !
Only one request was explicitly denied , the others never replied to my requests .
According to Tim Berners - Lee , on the web , to make reference without making a link is possible “ but ineffective – like speaking but with a paper bag over your head . “
Linking is not only our fundamental right , it’s our duty . Not linking to relevant sources causes extreme frustration in most readers . I find it incredible that most online newspapers don’t link to external sites at all . Some , like engadget.com , even have a perverse habit of linking only to their own stories , whereas bloggers usually utilize a sane habit of linking .
I stumbled upon this article by John C . Dvorak . He argues ( and quite rightly so ) that overlinking is probably better than null - linking . He also discusses the concept of dimensional linking – the idea of different levels of links that can be turned on or off with the browser .
This would be a great idea for many sites , but no doubt difficult to implement without making it overly complex . Imagine a blog , where you could hide all unnecessary links with just one click , leaving only the really important links visible. Now wouldn’t that be awesome!
I was shocked today when I found Wanda the fish floating upside-down in its tank. Happy April 1st everybody!
Will Zlango soon been the lingua franca of all mobile and web communication?
Found this clip via Digg . Yep, we can be very proud of our rally heroes. Just don’t learn English from them. having a shit ” during Michael Schumacher’s trophy presentation. Don’t let these guys teach you manners either
Amount of money Microsoft has committed to spending on technology and investment in China over the next 5 years: $3.7 billion
Oh and Kimi Räikkönen announces to live ITV-viewers that he was “
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