Thinkworx » World Events http://blog.thinkworx.com Adventures on the web, emerging technologies, random thoughts and more Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:06:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Beware of April 1st http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/02/beware-of-april-1st/ http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/02/beware-of-april-1st/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:22:57 +0000 Thomas Bowcut http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/02/beware-of-april-1st/ homer_simpson_doh_02Hopefully I am not the only fool out there to have posted about Google’s public April Fools’ joke, Virgil! Apparently Google is historically known for their annual hoaxes.

So a word of warning come next year…don’t believe any news on April 1st, even if it is on the Official Google Blog.

So really, did anyone else fall for this? Help me feel better!

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]]> http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/02/beware-of-april-1st/feed/ 0 The Plymouth Rock of the new New World http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/01/the-plymouth-rock-of-the-new-new-world/ http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/01/the-plymouth-rock-of-the-new-new-world/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:57:16 +0000 Thomas Bowcut http://blog.thinkworx.com/2008/04/01/the-plymouth-rock-of-the-new-new-world/ If this wasn’t posted on the Official Google Blog I probably wouldn’t have believed it. Google is teaming up with Sir Richard Branson to form Virgle, the goal of which is the establishment of a permanent human settlement on Mars.

Virgle

If you ever dreamed of being a pioneer here is your chance. The adventure begins in 2014. Destination: Mar’s Lunae planum area of the north side of Kasei Valles. Need some more convincing? Check out their 100 year plan:

Private space exploration has picked-up a lot of momentum in recent years with hopes of creating a space tourism industry, but this seems to be a little over ambitious. Probably more of a publicity stun than anything, but it will be interesting to see reactions to this news.

Before I sign-up I need to see if the post office will forward my mail.

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Here is some interesting insight that has been recently posted on Chris Knudsen’s blog,which I recommend, about the US economic crisis and its effects.

Quote From Thomas Jefferson:

?I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs.?

Tent cities springing up in LA as a result of the mortgage crisis.

Sad thing is that the worst is yet to come.

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