links for 2008-09-13

"I was in the unfamiliar country of Nostia and Alesto, Golden Sun basmati rice, Putinoff vodka, Nixe tuna steaks and Iraklidis antipasti. They may all be "premium products" but advertising and my mother never told me so."

"Majoritatea românilor (73%) crede că dependenţa energetică le va afecta viaţa în următorii 10 ani, într-o mai mare măsură decât o criză economică (70%), fundamentalismul islamic (33%), terorismul sau programul nuclear al Iranului"

"One of the main arguments against banning games is that they make them even more popular, causing people to take notice of the title and thus spurring more sales than if it had been ignored in the first place."