Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Euro and EU Trouble on the Horizon

Countries in the EU are considering using their own currency again. Italy especially is considering bowing out. This will only hurt what stability is left in the Euro. If the US fixes its deficit problem and China stabilizes then this is an even greater disadvantage for the Euro. The EU is also worried that countries like Poland and the Czech Republic will lose interest in joining because of this. And another harbinger of trouble is the no vote on the EU referendum in France and the Netherlands.

Bait Cars

These are some great short actual videos of cars being stolen. It's a program called Bait Cars and is being used to catch car thieves. They've now started a program of Bait ATV's, Snowmobiles, and Watercraft.

Neistat Brothers

These guys are funny guys! Read their bio to see what they have overcome. Some of their movies are really funny like:
I Think
Bike Theft
Blizzard Jump
Ipod's Dirty Secret
Atoms for Peace
Brillo Pad

Morals without Religion

Are reason and individualism really enough to form proper moral values?
The real alternative ... is a morality of reason. Such a morality begins with the individual’s life as the primary value and identifies the further values that are demonstrably required to sustain that life. It observes that man’s nature demands that we live not by random urges or by animal instincts, but by the faculty that distinguishes us from animals and on which our existence fundamentally depends: rationality.

Who's on First

A great update of the classic "Who's on First" using movie titles.