Bloody Sunday

Guardian Unlimited:

“Today is the 30th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, in which 14 people were killed by British paratroopers at a march against internment held in Derry. Soliders said they responded to attack from gunfire and nail bombs; other witnesses said they fired indiscriminately. The Widgery inquiry into the events on February 1972, which exonerated the soldiers, was widely seen as inadequate, and a fresh inquiry is now under way. Here are the best links on the controversy and the peace process.”

See also this article from BBC: Bloody Sunday 30 years on. The BBC also has a page about the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.

More information can be found at Larkspirit, “an Internet resource for organizations, publications and individuals who promote freedom with justice for Ireland”: Remembering Bloody Sunday.

Sport ist Mord?!

Patti used to skateboard. And tried it again after twenty-six years.

Kindermund tut Wahrheit kund

Garret received this via email: Kid’s responses to relationship questions.

“How can a stranger tell if two people are married?

You might have to guess, unless they’re yelling at the same kids.

– Derrick, age 8″

Baking

I recently acquired a muffin pan. Now I have to bake muffins all the time because I don’t know if I’m going to have time for stuff like that once I start the teacher training on Friday.

Today I made date-nut-yoghurt muffins, and they turned out delicious! Here’s the recipe.

Global warming?

It’s January 30, and we have had about 15°C (that’s 59°F) for several days now. In Bavaria, the temperature was up to 19°C (66°F), which is the highest temperature ever measured on any January 30 in Germany since records have been kept.

I wonder if the winter will be coming back. Me, I’m ready for spring!

Weblog Anniversary

Thanks for the belated but not lame congratulations, Mike.

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren, die Schutzpatronin des kindlichen Gemüts, ist tot. Im Alter von 94 Jahren ist die beliebteste Kinderbuchautorin der Welt verstorben. Es gibt wohl kaum ein Kind, das nicht Pippi Langstrumpf kennt, oder Ronja Räubertochter, oder Michel aus Lönneberga, oder die Kinder aus Bullerbü, oder…

Guardian Unlimited: Astrid Lindgren dies in her sleep.

BBC News: Pippi creator Lindgren dies.

NY Times: Astrid Lindgren, Swedish Writer of Pippi Longstocking Tales, Dies at 94 (registration required).

MetaFilter thread: Astrid Lindgren goes to Nangiyala….

More links at Google.

Weblog Anniversary

Thanks, too, to Hal, Jörg, Helena and Garret.

Two Years

January 25 was the second anniversary of my weblog. I forgot to write about it yesterday, but Jeff noticed. Thanks!

AppleScript vs. the Bad Guys

“A fantastic story of how AppleScript helped keep sensitive data from the prying eyes of a thief and helped recover a stolen iMac.”

Ever heard of a stolen computer that reported his new location to the original owner?

Link via Greg Pierce.

Mathe kann man be-greifen

Heute waren wir spontan in der Ausstellung Mathematik zum Anfassen. Wider Erwarten war es gar nicht sooo voll, so daß man auch selbst alles anfassen und ausprobieren konnte. Einige Exponate und Experimente kannte ich schon, viele waren auch mir neu. Am besten gefallen hat mir die Leonardo-Brücke, die da Vinci entworfen hat. Sie hält ganz ohne Leim oder Schrauben! Ein nettes Geduldsspiel ist, diese Brücke mit Streichhölzern zu bauen.

Am meisten Spaß hat es gemacht, mit Polydron (Achtung Flash) zu spielen. Es handelt sich dabei um ein Stecksystem von Dreiecken, Quadraten, Fünfecken und Sechsecken aus Kunststoff, mit denen man sehr vielseitig bauen kann – vom Leuchtturm bis zum platonischen Körper (siehe Fotos). Gerne würde ich mir ja so ein Köfferchen voll Spielzeug kaufen, aber es ist leider nicht ganz billig…

Als nächster Museumsbesuch steht übrigens die Ausstellung Prominente in der Werbung im Haus der Geschichte an. Da weiß man, was man hat.