I may not be a Coelho fan, but it’s always good to find examples of people whose actual experience supports the ideas I believe in. Paulo Coelho actively supports pirating his books, showing that either despite piracy or maybe because of it he is able to make a lot of money from his writing.
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There’s a common belief in Romania that while most countries tend to offer various degrees of justice (for whatever reasons) to victims of past crimes up to a reasonable limit, it’s only Romanian law that results in outstanding aberrations on a wide scale. Such is the case of sweeping under the rug the crimes of [...]
The outrageous CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary strikes back: We don’t want baggage fees, we just don’t want your baggage! Etihad picks up Air Berlin, nudges Lufthansa out of the way taking 29.2% off the German carrier. Thus, Air Berlin moves East, opening new airways into Abu Dhabi and the orient. World airline awards 2011 [...]
With great power comes great responsibility, Voltaire said and it’s a shame that French president Nicolas Sarkozy didn’t think of reminding those words to British Prime Minister David Cameron at Friday’s summit. After what happened in Brussels, the reactions were predictable: the British public were split with a heavy majority backing David Cameron (despite his [...]
Following the recent disclosure of videos showing a duo of brave NYPD officers (led by now famous Anthony Bologna) pepper-spraying peaceful protesters of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the NYPD initially remained silent after announcing an internal investigation (coincidentally or not, the police also sprayed students sitting down at UC Davis). Today, the NYPD came [...]
According to a BBC report, the US envoy to the UN stormed out of a UN Security Council meeting, apparently in outrage (shock or awe). Photos of a tearful Susan Rice merged soon after, leading to an worldwide outcry. Still sobbing, the US envoy to the UN managed to convey the reason for her tears: [...]
Yesterday, the German Pirate Party (Piratenpartei) gathered over 8% of the Berlin State Election cast ballots, pushing the 5% required margin and cornering more prominent parties, such as the anti-European radicals and the nationalists. The first pirate party was founded in January 2006 in Sweden (the famous Piratpartiet), in the wake of the Pirate Bay [...]
Not long after my initial thoughts on the Google+ demos, I managed to get invited to experience the beta version of Google’s social network firsthand. Following its good habits, Google is gradually expanding the user base. Unlike the case of Gmail, with Google+ I got a bit luckier and didn’t have to wait nearly 6 [...]
Conform EVZ, presedintele Romaniei, Traian Basescu si-a facut propriul aeroport. Aeroportul Baseasa a fost inaugurat azi, in pofida avertismentelor premierului Boc care a contestat vehement denumirea oarecum feminina. Opozitia a sabotat instantaneu proiectul, provocand un incediu in aceeasi zi. Acuzatiile care au urmat, precum si negarile din partea liderilor Antonescu si Ponta, nu explica totusi [...]
Even if you’re not an economist, chances are you might have heard of Nouriel Roubini, the Economics professor who declared in 2005 that the real estate industry was riding a speculative wave that would soon sink the economy. Much like the fabled Cassandra, his prediction was ridiculed just before it came true. In the Western [...]
