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Bombardement in Crooswijk, Jonker Fransstraat

Op 14 mei 1940 rond 13:30 uur voerden de Duitsers in het kader van de Duitse aanval op Nederland in 1940 het bombardement op Rotterdam uit. Een echte Crooswijker vertel in de bovenstaande video over het schuilen voor het bombardement in de Jonker Fransstraat. Zie ook eerdere posts over het bombardement.

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    Google wants faster websites

    fast sites

    Google is incorporating page speed as a factor into it’s page ranking system. Matt Cutts summarized this change in three main points:

    First, this is actually a relatively small-impact change, so you don’t need to panic.

    Second, speeding up your website is a great thing to do in general. Visitors to your site will be happier (and might convert more or use your site more), and a faster web will be better for all.

    Third, this change highlights that there are very constructive things that can directly improve your website’s user experience. Instead of wasting time on keyword meta tags, you can focus on some very easy, straightforward, small steps that can really improve how users perceive your site.”

    Read more @ Seo-hacker.com [via]

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      ‘Wulffmorgenthaler’ the new daily ‘The Far Side’

      LOL

      Wulffmorgenthaler covers everything that the two humans Mikael Wulff and Anders Morgenthaler do together. They’ve created the comic strip “Wulffmorgenthaler” which runs in national newspapers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany and now England.

      Daily fresh great comics @ Wulffmorgenthaler.com

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        White Lies – Farewell To The Fairground

        This great song is from the album ‘To Lose My Life‘ which is the debut album by the British Indie rock band ‘White Lies‘. It was released on 19 January 2009, through Fiction Records. The album was produced by Ed Buller and Max Dingel, between ICP Studios in Belgium and Kore Studios in London.

        More info on Wikipedia ;-)

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          Wesley Jensen – Building Houses

          Great song from the album “Tales of a Wandering Man” [via]

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            De Vieze Man – Kuikentjes


            Vrolijk pasen :-)

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              The Maccabees – Pelican


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                Thom Gerard Zong-Cai born @ 25-03-2012

                Thom

                Welcome to the family Thom :-)

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                  Leuk een YOCO spot op TV


                  Link: Move4oneMen.org
                  oneMen heeft al een paar weken een leuke spot van hun Move4oneMen YOCO op TV!

                  Als manager nieuwe media van WWAV ben ik betrokken bij deze YOCO (product van WWAV).

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                    Czech Government Suspends ACTA Ratification

                    actaFollowing Poland’s lead, the Czech Prime Minister, Petr Necas has announced that the government there will suspend the ACTA ratification process until the country has had more time to analyze the agreement. This follows a “wave of protests” across Europe, in which this agreement, that everyone assumed was going through with no questions asked, has suddenly generated significant public interest.

                    Unfortunately, it sounds like some of the protesters are still claiming things about ACTA that were removed ages ago … because misinformation like this makes it easier for countries like the Czech Republic to come back later and say that they’re still ratifying the document, because the complaints turned out not to be true.

                    There are plenty of real problems with ACTA, and hopefully people can focus on those. Otherwise these milestone moments in the Czech Republic and Poland will be for nothing….

                    Read full article @ Techdirt

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                      Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

                      Music video for Father John Misty (J.Tillman) | Directed by Noel Paul
                      Record Labels: Sub Pop, Bella Union | Production Company: Frenzy Paris | Service Company: Double Entente
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                      Great video for a great song that is sadly not available on Spotify :-(
                      Album release expected in May, reviews here and here

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                        Your tattoo is pretty hardcore too …

                        tattoo

                        See original @ Blog.jackrusher.com [via]

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                          Bill Maher turns out to be evil

                          Bill Maher gets OWNED by Guests for Supporting SOPA

                          Bill Maher seems to think that just because his crappy religious hit piece “Religulous” was pirated, that Washington D.C. should control the internet totally with the SOPA bill. He refers to people downloading copyrighted materials as people who “just want free shit”. Mr. Maher perhaps there are some of us out there who would rather download something to see if its worth buying, instead of spending our hard earned money and being disappointed.

                          Most shocking part of this Youtube clip is the notice the user added to the video:

                          NOTICE: Fair Use Copyright Law
                          This video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, scientific, and social justice issues etc. We know that our use of any such copyrighted material constitutes a ‘fair use’ as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this video is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.

                          The fear the entertainment industry, nitwit politicians and other 20th century dinosaurs try to evoke seems to work … Sadly with these penny-wise pound-foolish remarks Bill Maher, his network and of course the advertisers of his show lost me as a fan.

                          Let’s forget Bill for a while and watch some Michael Moore retro clips from e.g. 2006.

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                            Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Date With The Night

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                              Electric Six – Improper dancing (Viking meme version)

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                                Deadwood – Dirty Pretty Things

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                                  MGMT – Kids

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                                    Yeti – Don’t Go Back To The One You Love

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                                      What facebook knows about you

                                      A couple of months ago the Austrian law student Max Schrems asked Facebook to send him all their data stored about him. All Europeans have a right to do this. Because Facebook is based in Dublin, Ireland. It took a while and then Facebook sent Max a CD with 1222 PDF files.

                                      Note that the US Intelligence receives all data from Facebook automatically. This is not a conspiracy but a fact: under US law Facebook has to give full access and to make things easier they just automated the process. In short Facebook is ‘Evil’.

                                      But to put it all in perspective: 5% of users generates 75% of Facebooks content. 50% of users entered into Facebook only once without any post. 90% of relationships in Facebook are reflecting to 10% only in real life. In short the quality of the intelligence is quite poor.

                                      Most European politicians are older than the internet itself. They have a very poor record concerning the protection of the privacy of it’s people. Like Facebook they rather service their own and foreign intelligence services or close deals with copyright infringement lobbyist. It’s not expected that the EU will achieve any basic privacy and security for their constituency (Europeans) on Facebook soon.

                                      My advice is to stay ignorant on the matter, enjoy Facebook.
                                      Want to be my friend on Facebook? Add me as your friend here :-)

                                      Read more @ http://www.taz.de/facebook-en [via]

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                                        Jack Johnson – You And Your Heart

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                                          Rick Perry’s Death Penalty Record Receives Thunderous Applause from Republican Crowd

                                          From the Majority Report, live M-F 11:30am EST or via daily podcast, at http://Majority.FM

                                          In what was the most sickening part of last night’s Republican debate, the Republican audience absolutely erupted at the mention of Rick Perry’s death penalty record. It was easily the loudest applause of the night and the best reminder as to why we do not want a Republican in the White House.

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                                            Stephen Colbert Interview – Montclair Kimberley Academy

                                            A discussion about science, society, and the universe with Stephen Colbert and Niel deGrasse Tyson, who is out of character, at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey. [via]

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                                              Terry Gilliam talks about his Monty Python animations

                                              In this 15-minute video, Terry Gilliam talks about how he does the cut-out animations that defined the Monty Python visual aesthetic. Gilliam’s technique is all about simplicity and embracing constraint. [via]

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                                                Mando Diao – Dance With Somebody


                                                Dance With Somebody by Mando Diao

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                                                  John Lennon – Working Class Hero


                                                  Working Class Hero by John Lennon

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