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French President Drunk At G8?

by Anil Polat | Sep 26, 2007 | Travel | 0

It’s been a while since I’ve posted any dirty French, so I pulled this video from the archives. It’s old, but tell me, was Nicolas Sarkozy drunk?

I say oui he was paf you kiquette lickin, nichons sucking, garce-loving merde eaters.

US Federal Government Collecting Personal Data On Travelers

by Anil Polat | Sep 26, 2007 | Security | 0

People who fly, drive, and take cruises to and from the United States are having their personal data collected by the government. Some of the information recorded on both non-US and US citizens are the books we travel with, personal items found in luggage, and who they plan to stay with.

Practice While Learning A New Language On LiveMocha

by Anil Polat | Sep 26, 2007 | Tech | 0

New language learners you can now practice your skills with other student on LiveMocha. The free website lets registered users take language lessons, test their skills, or be tutored from other fluent speakers.

LiveMocha makes a good compliment to your language program and make the overall process quicker. Multiple sources of exposure and interaction with other people are two of the best ways to learn a new language.

[via Lifehacker]

Check Fall Foliage For Your Area

by Anil Polat | Sep 25, 2007 | Green | 0

Track the status and find the best times to view the fall leaves with the Weather Channel’s fall foliage map.

The fall foliage map, which is updated daily, shows which areas are at peak, nearing peak, or have past their peak.

Carry An Unactivated Credit Card While Traveling Abroad To Avoid ID Theft

by Anil Polat | Sep 25, 2007 | Security | 0

Protect your credit card information by using an unactivated credit card for authentication. Many places such as hotels will use your credit card as a second means of identification.

Credit cards are not swiped for any financial transaction, but may be photo or carbon copied to protect the owner in case you destroy something or decide to jet.

By using an unactivated travel credit card, you’ll have the plastic to show but won’t have to worry about a shady car rental employee from buying a Prada bag with your Visa. Just make sure to peel off the activation sticker before you hand it over.

This trick works just as well in the US, you can further protect yourself by claiming to be a EU citizen when booking through Orbitz and checking the global privacy rankings before your leave.

Turkish WordPress Bloggers Can Now Apply To Be Unblocked

by Anil Polat | Sep 25, 2007 | Travel | 0

It seems the courts in Turkey are beginning to ease their blanket censorship of all blogs hosted by WordPress.com. Turkish bloggers should now petition the courts to have their blogs uncensored.

The Turkish government decided to ban WordPress.com, and with it all of the blogs hosted under that domain – affecting over a million bloggers. Until (which may be a long time) the court order is lifted users can hack the block, or try some recommended proxies.