Yearly Archives: 2006

US Soldiers Raped 14 year-old

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Nils

The BBC reports that a US soldier charged with [raping a 14 year old Iraqi girl](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6152118.stm) has confessed to the charges.

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The Problem With Religious Fundamentalists

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Nils

The BBC [reports](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6148590.stm): >Pakistan’s parliament has voted to amend the country’s strict Sharia laws on rape and adultery. > >Until now rape victims had to have four male witnesses to the crime – if not they faced prosecution for adultery. … Continue reading →

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The other day on the train

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Nils

Two guys on the subway are looking out the window. “Nice building does the bank have there,” remarks one of them. “Didn’t they build that with the money they got from the stocks they sold you?” asks the other. The … Continue reading →

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And Here's the Review

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Nils

Posted my [review of Neverwinter Nights 2](http://geek.pandemonium.de/2006/11/13/neverwinter-nights-2-review/) over at the [Geek World](http://geek.pandemonium.de) site. Includes pretty pictures. Short version: I do like the game, but it’s got issues to fix. Please post comments about the review directly to the review.

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Heating Problem

Posted on November 11, 2006 by Nils

So my radiator made noises, as it is wont to do. They were not too loud, but they annoyed me nonetheless. So I tried to vent it. Well. And I screwed up somehow. Now the radiator won’t close. The company … Continue reading →

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Rumsfeld Resigns

Posted on November 9, 2006 by Nils

Donald Rumsfeld is now the ex-secretary of defence. He was [fired](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6130296.stm) last night (read: “resigned”) after Bush lost the midterm elections. This is likely the best news of the year. Now, could someone please investigate the whole Iraq war, the … Continue reading →

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Bush: Iraq War is about Oil

Posted on November 8, 2006 by Nils

The Washington Post reports that [President Bush finally admitted](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110401025.html) that the Iraq war is – no, not about Weapons of Mass Destructions, not about Democracy, but about Oil. > “You can imagine a world in which these extremists and radicals … Continue reading →

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Neverwinter Nights 2

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Nils

The game’s great. It’s buggy, it’s got performance issues, but the Obsidian people did a lot of the right decisions, and what’s more – The “single player” campaign is a lot of fun. Full review is still being written, but … Continue reading →

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So I bought Neverwinter Nights 2…

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Nils

I picked up NWN2 on my way home. Time to kiss any semblance of spare time goodbye – the game seems to have gotten a very mixed reaction. Expect a thorough review as soon as I can over at [Geek … Continue reading →

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Read this if you use Gmail

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Nils

If you use gmail / googlemail and send me – or any other users who get their email via me – anything, please be aware that we can not respond currently due to [Google inexplicably blocking all incoming email from … Continue reading →

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