The New Yorker: “Since September 11th, depictions of torture have become much more common on American television. Before the attacks, fewer than four acts of torture appeared on prime-time television each year, according to Human Rights First, a nonprofit organization. Now there are more than a hundred, and, as David Danzig, a project director at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'de horror'
Whatever it takes. The politics of the man behind “24.”
February 13th, 2007
Tags: 24 · de horror · human rights · terrorism · torture · tv · usa
Norway Reveals Doomsday Vault’s Design
February 9th, 2007
Live Science: “Designs for a doomsday vault for seeds of the world, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole, were revealed today by the government of Norway.” Zie ook Wikipedia: Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Too many memories?
January 28th, 2007
The Guardian: “From the Holocaust to 9/11, from Berlin to New York, the world is now studded with memorials to human suffering. But does this really mean we care more than we used to? And does our obsession with terrible events make it any less likely that we will repeat them?”
How a Hanging is Supposed to Work
January 16th, 2007
LiveScience: “There is nothing kind or gentle about a hanging. It is a process scientifically designed to break the neck and choke a person to death as efficiently as possible.”
Scientists prepare to move Doomsday Clock forward
January 14th, 2007
Reuters: The keepers of the “Doomsday Clock” plan to move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call worsening nuclear and climate threats to the world.” (Wikipedia.)
Tags: de horror
Kleine kans op uitval internet in Nederland
January 3rd, 2007
Planet Multimedia: “Terroristen moeten de energievoorziening van Amsterdam uitschakelen en de dieseltoevoer naar vier locaties daar, als ze internet internationaal willen treffen.”
links for 2006-09-12
September 12th, 2006
Ultimate Secure Home located in Durango Colorado “The exact location of the house will only be revealed to serious, pre-screened, and financially pre-qualified prospective buyers at an appropriate time.” (tags: security house design) YouTube – Rare Hitler Video Lachen met Adolf (tags: hitler speech)
Tags: architecture · de horror · design · hitler · security · speech
Lone Soldier: War
August 16th, 2006
Oorlog in Libanon uit de eerste hand: “After being called to emergency reserve duty two weeks ago and much indecision on the part of the officers of how we would be utilized in the raging conflict, my unit was assigned a complicated mission.” Het eindigt als volgt: “I was released from the hospital a few [...]