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Choosing Between Weapons and Food

olussier — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:52:40 +0000

On June 11, 2007, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released the SIPRI Yearbook 2007. Chapter 8 of the Yearbook states that in 2006 worldwide military expenditures have reached an incredible USD$1,200 billion (yes, there is no extra zero there, it really is $1,200,000,000,000). Meanwhile, in June 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United [...]

Facing Challenges With Optimism

olussier — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:23:03 +0000

We all have to deal with problems we may think will never go away. They may affect us so much that they make us unhappy, even depressed. Sir Winston Churchill once said: "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." Can being optimistic in front of problems really help you?

Seam Carving: Content-Aware Image Resizing

olussier — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:43:37 +0000

Seam Carving is a new image manipulation technology that gives incredible results. It can resize an image - even rescale it - without altering its main features. It can even be used to remove an object from a picture. Take a few minutes to watch this video explaining and demonstrating the technology. It is really amazing.

Home Sweet Home: Our Wonderful Earth

olussier — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 01:25:06 +0000

In the past few years, we have been hearing a lot about global warming and about how it affects the weather. The future does not seem too bright. However, have you ever taken the time to think about how wonderful our dear Earth is? Have you noticed how unique and perfect it is?

Support Our Troops!… or not?

olussier — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:24:39 +0000

What have you been doing in the past hour? Reading blogs, surfing the web, chatting with your friends, listening to music...? Have you thought of using that time to do something more useful? What about killing someone? Doesn't it sound like fun? Not really. Nevertheless, in the past hour 21 human beings in the world were killed by war. By the time you are done reading this text, there will be two or three more of them, killed by soldiers whom we are told to support.