one.point.zero - Colin O'Brien's weblog
August 03 2011
In Afghanistan, rage at young lovers.“Ms. Mohammedi's uncle visited her in jail to say she had shamed the family, and promised that they would kill her once she was released”
September 16 2010
Everything is a remix
August 12 2008
The Myth of the Scofflaw Cyclist“there is nothing unique about the frequency with which cyclists as a class break the law when compared with drivers or pedestrians”
June 12 2007
California is pioneering what could be the next battleground against global warming: filing suit to hold cities and counties accountable for greenhouse gas emissions caused by poorly planned suburban sprawl.
February 19 2007
Interesting article on the DJ Drama affair and the whole hip-hop mixtape scene.
January 17 2007
Is that a motor behind me?
Is the Belgian government on drugs or something? They've just voted a law allowing motorbikes onto cycle paths. As if it wasn't difficult enough to get people cycling in town.
Imagine the chaos on shared paths like the one in Brussels' Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat which are bad enough as it is.
While many cities and countries attempt to make life for cyclists easier, Belgium faces the other way. And the FEBIAC, which is supposed to represent motorists and cyclists, only ever acts in the name of the former. It's depressing...
November 03 2006
Timothy Leary had a marketing streak“Leary's pitches for psychedelics oversold their benefits just as the media's scare stories oversold their dangers”
October 03 2006
Interesting view on how lobbyists in Brussels shape European decisions.
September 18 2006
My thoughts exactly on the Belgian press vs Google: Belgian Court Hankers For Stone Age.
September 05 2006
Belgian newspaper De Morgen publishes a flickr user's burning man photos without his consent.
June 15 2006
It's official, gay means rubbish at the BBC. It's only hate speech if it comes out of someone else's mouth I suppose.
June 14 2006
Being an activist in China is very risky business.