Ever since the start of this FIFA World championship I’ve been annoyed by the constant vuvuzela buzz that’s heard during each and every match (good thing I’m not really following all of them). I don’t see the point of the buzzing, and I think that even if the vuvuzela horn is part of the South African local culture, abusing it that does more harm than good. I mean, who will have positive thoughts when they hear the word vuvuzela in the future? I certainly won’t, and I’m pretty sure most of the the world won’t either.

Not allowed!

Alan Poindexter, NASA commander, told a reporter who asked about “the consequences if astronauts boldly went where probably no others have been” that sex on the International Space Station is prohibited.

The decision is, of course, completely understandable. Really, it is.

The NYTimes.com writes that the Food and Drug Administration is seriously considering whether to approve the first genetically engineered animal that people would eat — salmon that can grow at twice the normal rate.

Reports say they have 3 eyes, 2 arms, 2 legs, drive Cadillacs and smoke Gurkha Black Dragon cigars.

If you’re a Jewish dancer, what’s the difference between getting stoned in California or Argentina and getting stoned in Germany? In Germany you get stoned with stones.

I was reading this news piece on CNN today saying that 5 Somali pirates have been sentenced to 5 years in prison, and it reminded me of an older video of musician K’naan explaining why the piracy phenomenon started. Yes, I found out about it in this totally random way, because for some reason whatever articles were written about the subject in the media never got traction.

Note that this information is supported by UN reports (beginning of page 134), the UN Envoy to Somalia Ould Abdallah, journalists and of course the Somali people.

It’s been over a year since I’ve last worked on this blog. I kinda missed it, but at the same time, not really. OK, that needs a little explaining.

Everyone knows that if you don’t absolutely love doing something, it won’t be long before it starts feeling like a chore and your motivation to do it drops drastically. What is less known, though, is that even when you love doing something, other details can still turn it into a chore. Like taking it too seriously – which I am guilty of.

The part that I missed about blogging is connecting with people from all over the world and sharing stuff. It sounds cliche, and I know that all the social networks are focused on sharing, but this is different. Those ecosystems are not owned by you, and often times they have serious privacy issues (hint: Facebook). They also lack freedom, have a lot of spam and advertising, and you can only share with a limited audience. Running your own thing solves all of those problems.