Portrait of Alexander Pope, oil on canvas. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
May 21, 1688: English poet and translator Alexander Pope was born in London, 325 years ago today. Though he made his living on popular translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, it is his satirical quips that live on today.
To me the most interesting Google project revealed at the I/O concerns Google Maps, because it is a web service that I actually use a lot. It will be re-designed and enhanced. Have a look! Continue reading
via S.P.O.N. – Im Zweifel links: Die halbe Merkel
Normalerweise verlinke ich nicht so gerne Artikel auf Leitmedien, schließlich sollen sich meine Leser nicht “leiten” lassen sondern sich ihre eigene Meinung bilden. Aber dieses Mal lohnt es sich. Jakob Augstein thematisiert einmal mehr in seiner wöchentlichen Spiegel-Kolumne das Phänomen Merkel. Er beschreibt es aufschlußreich ohne der Person Angela Merkel, dem Phantom, je näher zu kommen. Das schafft niemand. Auch das ist ein Phänomen.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition sights the Great Falls of the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“I could but esteem this moment of my departure as among the most happy of my life.”
May 14, 1804: The Lewis and Clark expedition departed from St. Louis, Missouri, 209 years ago today.
via The Economist: Apple’s bond issue – Pity the taxpayer
This is an interesting piece on “creative financing” by big multinational companies. Apple issued recently corporate bonds (debt) worth 17 billion dollars while sitting on a cash pile of 145 billion dollars. Why? Well, what looks like a contradiction makes perfect sense and is common practice. It is an effective way to dodge the taxman, subsidized by ordinary taxpayers. It is a good read if you can bear it.
Czerulf's Thoughts 