Zürich Edition:
Nice weather all over Europe today, I’ve been wearing a t-shirt all day; it was 19C when I landed here in Zurich this evening. Hope this isn’t a bad omen for the weather in South Africa. This is also the least busy I’ve ever seen this airport. What, no one flies between 17:00 and 22:00 on a weekday?!
I spotted this interesting article during the flight from Bucharest. It’s almost unbelievable:
“As part of the US Navy’s secret Marine Mammal Project, the dolphins have been trained to use their in-built sonar - the clicking that humans can hear - to locate mines which they then mark with floats.”
Those crazy Germans are at it again. They’ve banned EA Games’ Command and Conquer Generals from being advertised, or sold on shelves (stores can keep it under the counter though, and sell it to adults who ask for it). Why? Apparently “it portrays war as the only way to resolve conflicts.” I suppose chess is next on the list. [via Slashdot]
Finally, I’m really beginning to despise these Swiss keyboards! Not only are the “Y” and the “Z” switched around, but all the character entities are in the wrong place. How can you be expected to press shift+7 to get a slash, or ctrl+alt to get an “@”.
