Categories
- arts (31)
- Bulgaria (584)
- Bulgarian News Dissection (19)
- copyright (27)
- cybersecurity (24)
- European Union (104)
- Facebook (7)
- fake news – фалшиви новини (14)
- FOSS (14)
- General (87)
- Goran Bregovic (24)
- ICANN (35)
- in English (243)
- Information Society (129)
- interesting people (26)
- Internet Society – Bulgaria (19)
- IT in Bulgaria (48)
- jokes (29)
- microsoft (38)
- other blogs (11)
- Personal (14)
- politics (136)
- ted (7)
- tips and tricks (17)
- Travel (13)
- Uncategorized (2)
- USА (76)
- Евреи в България (23)
- история (70)
- Книга втора (8)
- на български (784)
- общество (419)
- Освобождението (4)
Archives
- August 2023 (1)
- May 2023 (1)
- April 2023 (1)
- February 2023 (1)
- January 2023 (1)
- November 2022 (2)
- July 2022 (1)
- June 2022 (2)
- January 2022 (1)
- July 2021 (1)
- April 2021 (1)
- February 2021 (1)
- January 2021 (1)
- December 2020 (1)
- November 2020 (4)
- October 2020 (3)
- June 2020 (3)
- May 2020 (8)
- April 2020 (5)
- March 2020 (7)
- February 2020 (5)
- January 2020 (3)
- December 2019 (3)
- November 2019 (1)
- October 2019 (5)
- September 2019 (7)
- August 2019 (3)
- July 2019 (2)
- June 2019 (1)
- May 2019 (2)
- April 2019 (2)
- March 2019 (5)
- February 2019 (6)
- January 2019 (3)
- December 2018 (3)
- November 2018 (2)
- October 2018 (3)
- September 2018 (4)
- August 2018 (3)
- July 2018 (4)
- June 2018 (7)
- May 2018 (8)
- April 2018 (10)
- March 2018 (9)
- February 2018 (9)
- January 2018 (8)
- November 2017 (1)
- October 2017 (3)
- September 2017 (2)
- July 2017 (1)
- June 2017 (5)
- May 2017 (4)
- April 2017 (7)
- March 2017 (11)
- February 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (3)
- December 2016 (3)
- October 2016 (2)
- September 2016 (1)
- June 2016 (2)
- May 2016 (2)
- April 2016 (2)
- December 2015 (3)
- November 2015 (7)
- October 2015 (4)
- September 2015 (1)
- August 2015 (5)
- July 2015 (3)
- June 2015 (2)
- May 2015 (5)
- April 2015 (1)
- March 2015 (7)
- February 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (3)
- September 2014 (2)
- August 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (1)
- September 2013 (3)
- August 2013 (1)
- July 2013 (3)
- May 2013 (7)
- April 2013 (7)
- March 2013 (9)
- February 2013 (4)
- January 2013 (2)
- December 2012 (1)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (4)
- September 2012 (7)
- August 2012 (3)
- July 2012 (3)
- May 2012 (1)
- April 2012 (3)
- February 2012 (4)
- January 2012 (1)
- November 2011 (1)
- October 2011 (1)
- September 2011 (4)
- August 2011 (2)
- July 2011 (11)
- June 2011 (7)
- May 2011 (4)
- April 2011 (6)
- March 2011 (3)
- February 2011 (4)
- December 2010 (6)
- November 2010 (4)
- October 2010 (3)
- September 2010 (7)
- August 2010 (8)
- July 2010 (11)
- June 2010 (4)
- May 2010 (4)
- April 2010 (5)
- March 2010 (15)
- February 2010 (7)
- January 2010 (9)
- December 2009 (10)
- November 2009 (15)
- October 2009 (14)
- September 2009 (27)
- August 2009 (7)
- July 2009 (25)
- June 2009 (14)
- May 2009 (27)
- April 2009 (22)
- March 2009 (8)
- February 2009 (20)
- January 2009 (27)
- December 2008 (30)
- November 2008 (19)
- October 2008 (34)
- September 2008 (22)
- August 2008 (2)
- July 2008 (20)
- June 2008 (11)
- May 2008 (19)
- April 2008 (7)
- March 2008 (13)
- February 2008 (10)
- January 2008 (23)
- December 2007 (26)
- November 2007 (34)
- October 2007 (26)
- September 2007 (11)
- August 2007 (25)
- July 2007 (16)
- June 2007 (21)
- May 2007 (20)
- April 2007 (9)
- March 2007 (9)
- February 2007 (8)
- January 2007 (9)
- December 2006 (15)
- November 2006 (28)
- October 2006 (11)
- September 2006 (5)
- August 2006 (6)
- July 2006 (8)
- June 2006 (7)
- May 2006 (10)
- April 2006 (9)
- March 2006 (10)
- February 2006 (3)
- January 2006 (6)
- December 2005 (13)
- August 2005 (2)
- May 2005 (1)
- April 2005 (1)
- March 2005 (1)
- December 2004 (3)
- July 2002 (1)
Recent Comments
- veni on Пореден опит да се изчисти образа на цар Борис III
- Горан Донев on Пореден опит да се изчисти образа на цар Борис III
- Момчил Дойчев on Доц. Момчил Дойчев: Измамата трети март – кой изтри от историческата памет 13 юли 1878
- Антон Милушев on Доц. Момчил Дойчев: Измамата трети март – кой изтри от историческата памет 13 юли 1878
- Историк on Истината за граф Игнатиев – разкрита чрез неговите собствени думи!
Category Archives: in English
San Francisco bans plastic bottles – cool!
CNN reported that the mayor of San Francisco has issued an executive order banning city departments to buy bottled water. It turned out they use about 1 billion bottles per year, and because of “the environmental impact of making, transporting … Continue reading
Posted in in English, USА
1 Comment
Omniglot – writing systems and languages of the world
Just found this (thanks, Anne-Rachel!): Omniglot. It allows me to check the spelling, pronounciation, and different meaning of every letter in every alphabet. On this page all languages are listed.
Posted in in English, tips and tricks
Leave a comment
Products and food, made in China, are dangerous for your health and/or life!
A blog site makes this popular – Chinese made food, health products (e.g. toothpaste), and toys for kids, are dangerous for human life and health. Read the rest of the story at the original address. My question is how do … Continue reading
Posted in General, in English
Leave a comment
Larry Lessig moves on to fight corruption
Yovko informed me that a good friend of mine, and of Bulgaria, has decided to move on and switch from fighting big copyright corporations to fighting corruption. Prof. Lawrance (Larry) Lessig has announced this during the iCommons iSummit in Dubrovnik … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, in English, interesting people
1 Comment
Panasonic's ultra-phone
The Panasonic ultra-phone I wrote a while ago can be found – finally. Where? At eBay, of course. Or, alternatively, from this store. Just to remind you – this phone allows you to connect your GSM, skype, and everything else … Continue reading
Posted in in English, USА
Leave a comment
7 Reasons Why Microsoft was (is?) bad for Bulgaria – Can You Add More?
1. It corrupted the political system – the previous government signed a deal with them for using (not even buying!) MS Windows and MS Office at price which was twice the street price: as of today Bulgaria has paid more … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgaria, copyright, in English, microsoft
Leave a comment
End of Microsoft-driven dirty deals in Bulgaria?
I read with understanding the news, published today by Microsoft in Bulgaria, i.e. that the CEO of the Bulgarian branch is moving to work for Microsoft in Central and Eastern Europe, to be responsible for education programs. My understanding is … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgaria, in English, microsoft
2 Comments
Article about Creative Commons Bulgaria published on the main CC site
It’s good to read positive news about Bulgaria and what we, at the Internet Society of Bulgaria (isoc.bg) do worldwide: Creative Commons Bulgaria is presented on the main CC web page. Read more here, and see the Bulgarian site at … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgaria, copyright, in English
1 Comment
Copyright for ever? Never.
The New York Times published an op-ed yesterday. You can read it here. And below is my response to this op-ed. Dear NYT, I read the op-ed “A Great Idea Lives Forever. Shouldn’t Its Copyright?” by Mark Helprin, published May … Continue reading
Posted in copyright, in English, USА
4 Comments
Autism – the Musical, the kids, the problems, and how to help?
Did you know that 1 in 150 kids in the USA has autism? Did you know that in 1980 it was 1 in 10,000 kids? I didn’t know if until last night. I’ve watched last night “Autism: The Musical” (the … Continue reading
Posted in in English, interesting people, USА
1 Comment