Alfredo Octavio: VenezuelaNews about my country(Untitled)- July 31, 2005 A study about missed opportunities to spot the holocaust by the allies is interesting. The clues are easier to understand once you know what happened. But in reality it is very hard to verify that something has happened, specially when it is hard to believe it could happen. First, it is clear that enemies of a tyrannic (or not) government will exaggerate and even invent lies since they are convinced they hold the truth. Also, said government will do all in its power to prevent the news from...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/31.html#a3989 (Untitled)- July 31, 2005 Venezuelans march for fair polls. More than 1,000 Venezuelans take to the streets of Caracas to demand transparency at next week's local polls. BBC News News Front Page UK Editionhttp://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/31.html#a3988 (Untitled)- July 23, 2005 Dozens dead in Yemen fuel riots. At least 36 people die across Yemen in two days of unrest sparked by fuel price rises, say police and witnesses. BBC News News Front Page UK EditionSounds familiar This happened in Venezuela (with a lot more dead, 16 years ago) and I bet it will happen again. Oil is so cheap and expensive at the same time. Arbitrage opportunities like that get closed violently when they are so huge.But this is the fight for the past. We should make oil useless before it kills..http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/23.html#a3973 (Untitled)- July 22, 2005 Computer-generated scientific papers delivered live and in person. Cory Doctorow: Jeremy sez, "A while back you guys ran a story about our program, SCIgen, which generates fake computer science research papers. One of these papers was accepted by WMSCI 2005, and we were trying to raise money to make it down to the conference and give a randomly-generated talk. Well, we raised plenty of money, and as promised we posted a video of the random talks we gave. Thanks to everyone who helped...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/22.html#a3967 Venezuelan Graffiti- July 21, 2005 Are sends some venezuelan graffiti (some freely translated belos): - We'll always go arm to arm with the government, for if we fall behind it would shit on us, if we get in front it would fuck us in the ass. - Enough reality, we demand promises! - Some people are born lucky, others are born in Venezuela. - Power to the bitches! (the sons have fucked this country up too much already)http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/21.html#a3965 (Untitled)- July 21, 2005 I am in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for the last time (I'll come back to visit for sure), in order to move my family back to Caracas. We're all going to miss this town that has been so nice to all of us. The kids did great in school, we were so happy in this tranquil year. Now we go back to the mess and compromises of venezuelan life. We have no choice, but we hope it's for the best.http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/21.html#a3964 (Untitled)- July 4, 2005 When I read things like Opposition Proyecto Venezuela opposes to decriminalization of abortion I realize why Chavez is here to stay. A lot of the forces that oppose Chavez are even more retrograde than the chavistas themselves. I am pretty sure that making abortion a crime is not the answer (as making consuming drugs a crime is not the answer). To think that in this day and age and to see, with so many pressing issues in this country, that a party has taken the time to worry about abortion...http://alfredo.octavio.net/categories/venezuela/2005/07/04.html#a3937 |