Great idea from Bavaria (hey, I'm in Munich, so I can also pick up Bavarian topics): Integration of foreign children: Only those who speak German can go to school. The question that arises for me: does the regulation only affect foreign children, or are all children with poor German skills sent back? And if they are sent back - is it ensured that kindergarten places with language promotion courses actually exist? Or are foreign children simply kept out of school to keep everything nicely German?
On average, ten percent of all elementary school students in Bavaria have a non-German mother tongue.
Sorry, but that should be significantly more than 10 percent - because if I listen to what people speak here in Bavaria, it is by no means always German, even if it sounds similar. So how does it look - are dialect-impaired children also sent to language courses, or does it only affect the unpopular foreigners?
There is no idea too stupid that lawyers or politicians couldn't have: Is the robots.txt file suitable as copy protection? a law firm in the USA is now asking, because access to historical data was possible via the Internet Archive, although in newer versions of the website, access was denied to the Internet Archive via robots.txt:
Harding, Earley, Follmer & Frailey, who had previously been involved in a legal dispute with Healthcare Advocates, now accuses Healthcare Advocates of violating the DMCA and the Internet Archive of breach of contract, as they did not, as explained, block access to the historical data. Therefore, Healthcare Advocates also demands compensation from the Internet Archive.
Not only does someone misunderstand the function of robots.txt - it is not copy protection, but merely a hint for robots as to whether they are allowed to scrape the data or not - they are also extremely bold. The Internet Archive provides its service for free - but you can sue for breach of contract and demand compensation.
This is somehow pretty stupid. The ideas of such tech failures are always amusing ...
(and yes, there is also internet access in Munich)
Because a whole series of riders really impressed me with their performance. For example, today it's of course Vinokourov, but especially the performance of Jörg Jaksche - nobody in Armstrong's immediate surroundings expected that. Also, CSC's placement with three top riders right at the front - Basso, Sastre, and Julich - is great. But what's really nice is the good position of Botero and Moreau - both have definitely found their old form again. And Vinokourov's victory might compensate him for his weakness yesterday.
It's a bit of a shame that I only followed the stage with occasional glances at the ticker. But I'm here to work, so I don't want to complain too loudly.
Addendum: However, it does make me sad that Jens Voigt was taken out of the race for a 42-second time excess - in my opinion, the race management could have turned a blind eye there. On the other hand, he apparently had bronchitis, so it might not be so detrimental to his health if he doesn't continue. Whether he would have given up voluntarily is rather questionable given his attacking will.