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“The U.S. dollar’s value is dropping so fast against the euro that small currency outlets in Amsterdam are turning away tourists seeking to sell their dollars for local money while on vacation in the Netherlands. “Our dollar is worth maybe zero over here,” said Mary Kelly, an American tourist [...]

So the mainstream press (MSM) is wrong . . . again! They prefer sensational but inaccurate news. According to Daily Kos, Obama, not Hillary, won in Texas. Click here to read the Daily Kos post.
Update: indeed, it appears he won in California too.

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According to Democrats Abroad, 23,000 Democrats in 164 countries (as far afield as Nepal, Mongolia and Antarctica) voted in person or online in the Super Tuesday global primary. The results are surprising and dramatic. Twice as many expats voted for Obama as for Clinton (65,6% vs 32.7%). Moreover, worldwide turnout was significantly higher than in [...]

Of all the Valentine’s Day specials I’ve been, this is the best one (from the Guardian):
Germany rail company Deutsche Bahn is running speed-dating at high speed this Valentine’s Day. The Flirtexpresse is running from 15 cities across the country, with passengers being encouraged to change seats every five minutes. And the best part is - [...]

I posted on Pajama Entrepreneur that Breednet wants to know whether I want 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps symmetrical service to my home office. It’s pricey: 1 Gbps costs 675 EUR per month. But if I can somehow cover my costs and enjoy the 1 Gbps life, I’m open to suggestions.

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The French don’t just have better food and clothes, they have faster, cheaper broadband too. In Paris you get 50 Mbps symmetrical for 30 EUR per month! Want to know how they got there? The French regulator comes down very hard on France Telecom (read here).
How’s Blyk (the free-mobile-calls-for-ads) doing? Not bad. Will this business [...]

[Oops, I bought Societe Generale]