Category Archives: Social
- July 7, 2008
- Man wants to change his name to: ‘Fuck censorship’– also posted in General nonsense
Here’s a stupid one:
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico appeals court on Friday ruled against a Los Alamos man who wanted to change his name to a phrase containing a popular four-letter obscenity.
The man appealed after a state district judge in Bernalillo County refused his request to change his name to “Fuck Censorship!”
Judge […]
- June 30, 2008
- That one’s hard - Father imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and repeatedly raped her– also posted in General nonsense
I’m shocked. I was browsing today and I stumbled on this article from thisislondon.co.uk. The article is about a man who today confessed that he imprisoned his daughter in an underground chamber for 24 years and fathered her seven children. How discusting is that?
Here’s a quick overview of the article:
Elisabeth Fritzl, 42, was raped repeatedly […]
- June 24, 2008
- ColorQuiz, take that color test!
What if a color test could give you more information on your personality? Well, this is what ColorQuiz.com is offering to you:
This test is partially based on research by Dr. Max Lûscher during the early 1900’s. He has devoted his life to the study of how color affects behavior and has been hired by some […]
- June 5, 2008
- Office worker meltdown: sad or funny?– also posted in Work
Can’t decide on that one but I think I’d go for funny:
- June 2, 2008
- No more porn for soldiers!
I love that one: Soldiers Say Porn Ban May Hurt Morale
GRAFENWOHR, Germany — Legislation that would restrict the sale of certain men’s magazines on U.S. military bases around the world would be bad for morale, according to soldiers at Grafenwöhr.
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., has introduced legislation that would close a loophole in the current […]
- May 21, 2008
- Do you live in a peaceful country?
Well, you can find out by having a look at the ranking of your country in the Global Peace Index. What is the global piece index? Well, as the site describe it, it is a ground-breaking milestone in the study of peace. It is an index that ranks the nations of the world by their […]
- May 19, 2008
- Prince Charles: Eighteen months to stop climate change disaster– also posted in Government & Authorities, Health, Science
Wow, now it’s time to wake up. In this article from The Telegraph, we learn that Prince Charles said a £15 billion annual programme was required to halt deforestation or the world would have to live with the dire consequences. He also said the following:
We will end up seeing more drought and starvation on a […]
- May 16, 2008
- One more 9/11 conspiracy theory video– also posted in Government & Authorities
The last time I posted a video about 9/11 conspiracy theory, it brought a lot of controversy among DCS readers and I must admit I liked it. So I’m going with one more well made 9/11 video. This is a 20 minutes video supporting the 9/11 conspiracy theory and I’m not commenting on it, you […]
- May 14, 2008
- Your information is not that safe with Facebook– also posted in Internet
I recently experimented with the developer framework offered by Facebook to create Facebook applications. That simply means I experimented and tried to create simple Facebook applications just for fun, nothing that would actually go public. I must say I’m extremely disappointed by the framework offered by Facebook as it’s a total piece of junk if […]
- May 4, 2008
- wixist - What’s missing in you life today– also posted in Internet
Here’s an interesting social experiment a friend of mine pointed out to me today. It’s quite new and in fact I think it’s not even indexed in Google yet, but it’s definitely interesting. It’s called wixist and the goal if the website is stated as follows:
wixist is a social experiment to find out what’s missing […]
- May 1, 2008
- Freerice.com
I will always be amazed by the creativity of some projects on the Internet and also by the fact that these projects do work! One of them is freerice.com and the idea is quite simple:
FreeRice has two goals:Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.This […]
- April 2, 2008
- Daily Common Sense on Facebook
A quick post to let you know I’ve created a new Facebook account for Daily Common Sense and also a “2012 is a hoax” group I would like to make popular.
So, join the “2012 is a hoax” group and add me to your friend’s list if you’d like to put a little Daily Common Sense […]
- March 4, 2008
- Access to information or misinformation?
I was thinking about that today. The fact that we say access to information is a lot more easier now than it used to be. With television, newspapers and Internet, you have a constant feed of information and you don’t even have to make an effort. We say it’s good. You know, more information, more […]
- February 27, 2008
- The fine line between being open-minded and believing everything
There really is a fine line between being open minded and believing everything you hear. One of the most common argument you will hear is: “Open your mind!”, “It’s not because you don’t see it it doesn’t exist”, etc, etc. I’m sure you have more in head but it mostly comes down to that.
So, are […]
- February 9, 2008
- Blow Energy Drink - This world is crazy
A new energy drink called Blow is now on the market. The name Blow is actually the street name for cocaine and the marketing package contains a vial full of powder, a credit card and a mirror. Just like if you were buying cocaine off the street, but instead you have to dilute it in […]
