«I believe that «Trial by Jury» is an experience of pure delight from start to finish, and I would be very interested to hear the ridiculous ramblings of anyone who claims to think otherwise. » (o sea, aproximadamente: «Yo creo que Trial by jury es una delicia del comienzo al final; y estaría muy interesado en escuchar los ridículos dislates de cualquier persona que pretenda pensar diferente.»)
(Para los curiosos: «Trial by Jury« es la primer obra importante de Gilbert y Sullivan; pude conocerla -la obra y la cita- gracias a este sitio, que vuelvo a recomendar).
A.D. 1348: The ILOVEYOU virus kills over half the population of Europe. (The other half was not using Outlook.)
A.D. 1420: Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press. He is immediately sued by monks claiming that the technology will promote the copying of hand-transcribed books, thus violating the church’s intellectual property.
A.D. 1429: Natalie Portman of Arc gathers an army of Slashdot trolls to do battle with the moderators. She is eventually tried as a heretic and stoned (as in petrified).
A.D. 1478: The Catholic Church partners with doubleclick.net to launch the Spanish Inquisition.
A.D. 1492: Christopher Columbus arrives in what he believes to be «India», but which RMS informs him is actually «GNU/India».
A.D. 1508-12: Michaelengelo attempts to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling with ASCII art, only to have his plan thwarted by the «Lameness Filter.»
A.D. 1517: Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the church door and is promptly moderated down to (-1, Flamebait).
A.D. 1420: Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press. He is immediately sued by monks claiming that the technology will promote the copying of hand-transcribed books, thus violating the church’s intellectual property.
A.D. 1429: Natalie Portman of Arc gathers an army of Slashdot trolls to do battle with the moderators. She is eventually tried as a heretic and stoned (as in petrified).
A.D. 1478: The Catholic Church partners with doubleclick.net to launch the Spanish Inquisition.
A.D. 1492: Christopher Columbus arrives in what he believes to be «India», but which RMS informs him is actually «GNU/India».
A.D. 1508-12: Michaelengelo attempts to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling with ASCII art, only to have his plan thwarted by the «Lameness Filter.»
A.D. 1517: Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the church door and is promptly moderated down to (-1, Flamebait).
Quién iba a decir que el papel de X le tocaría… no a Spinetta o Sábato o King Crimson… sino a Ratzinger.
(Y no lo compré, muy fea la encuadernación de Planeta, veremos si sale alguno mejor. Digo yo ¿a nadie le importa que un libro pueda tenerse abierto -por sí solo- sobre la mesa?)
Y la muy notable Chacarera del ’55 por Laura Albarracín.