Tuesday 13 May 2003

Cars not bombs I found this piece in the "Furthermore" section of Wired.com. War may be hell, but the World Health Organization says driving is a deadlier undertaking by far. Cars and trucks killed four times more people in 2000 than did cluster bombs, machine guns and the rest of the weapons in the world's war-making arsenals, according to a new WHO study. Traffic accidents killed 1.26 million that year, and even suicide (815,000 dead) and interpersonal violence (520,000 killed) topped the dogs of war in the body count department. War ranked sixth -- between poisoning and falls -- causing 310,000 deaths that year, the WHO said. Buckle up! 6:01:00 PM    comment []  Google It!

Rejected Google Logos Thanks to Bernie Goldbach at Underway in Ireland for this link. Google will often modify its logo to reflect the time of year e.g. Christmas, St Patrick's Day etc. This collection of rejected Google logos is quite amusing. 5:26:18 PM    comment []  Google It!

Gates: 'Wake up and steal the coffee' The rich are different. According to The Register, Bill Gates and his entourage paid a visit to a Watertown, South Dakota to publicise the fact that the Gates Foundation had donated some computers to a local library. The Microsoft founder and his posse (which included NBC News Anchor Tom Brokaw) consumed refreshments in a local diner and then left. Without paying. Maybe those rumours about Gates being the richest man in the world are untrue? 5:07:13 PM    comment []  Google It!

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