10 years of America losing it.

It's fascinating watching it. It's like these stories of falling celebrities Sheen, Spears, Lohan...

THPS2 soundtrack

I found the Tony Hawk's pro skater soundtrack in an old CD box today, so I was quite happy to listen to it again.
That was a very good game with some great songs, no doubt about it. Well, I heard somewhere that music is leading cause of nostalgia. That seems true enough.

BlitzRCWorks BZ-22

As soon as I get a job, I'm going to order one of these toys from Bananahobby. They look great!

I'll make a review by then (hopefully).

Free time

I don't remember if I already mentioned that I am currently unemployed but I am. And therefore, I have a lot of free time, which is good.

I have been using some of it on useless thing like playing Team Fortress 2 and replaying Mass effect 2. But I also spent much time working on my math again thanks to Khan Academy. This is a seriously great website. I read somewhere that they recently got a nice sum of money from Google, which is very good indeed.
I also spent much time reading. I started with the "God Delusion" from Dawkins, then "Atlas Shrugged" from Rand, "The hobbit" and" the Lord of the Rings" from Tolkien, "East of Eden" from Steinbeck and I just started "The Blind Watchmaker" from Dawkins.
That's a pretty good list overall I think. And I had my share of fantasy literature for years. I really like Richard Dawkins, really a smart guy. Him and Neil Degrasse Tyson are individuals I look up to.

Duckduckgo

Tired of Google efforts to track and bubble me with their search engine and news, I've started to use duckduckgo as my default SE.
Is it as good as Google? No. Not yet at least, and I still get back to Google for some of my searches but I support the facts that there's no tracking, nor bubbling.

I'm still using their email and blog for now, I know... But I'm changing things slowly.
(found on fanpop.com)

Once in a while

As pointed out by Mish, once in a while Alan Greenspan cuts the BS and says something that makes sense:

“The euro is breaking down and the process of its breaking down is creating very considerable difficulties in the European banking system.”

and

“Gold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency. And the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewelry. It’s not for anything other than an escape from what is perceived to be a fiat money system, paper money, that seems to be deteriorating.”

This guy knew very well the mess he was creating back then. Anyway, that's also why I wouldn't mind finding a job outside the eurozone. Getting paid in something else than Euro sounds really good to me at this time.

(can't read who to credit for this cartoon)

Recruiter

So I was right about the recruiter, he has a job opportunity with the direct competitor of my previous employer. I'm not a perfect match with their required profile but they want to meet me anyway.
That's fine by me since it's close to my place. And in any case, it's good to practice my interview skills.