Now he probably has to rant against the EU, as the EU Commission insists on the independence of data protection authorities:
The EU Commission has initiated a breach of contract procedure against Germany for disregarding the EU Data Protection Directive. It criticizes that the supervision of privacy protection in this country is in the hands of the state. The "current organization of the supervisory bodies responsible for monitoring data processing in the non-public sector" is "not compatible with Community law," according to a letter from the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security available to heise online.
Whether one should take the EU Commission's sudden advocacy for data protection seriously in view of the efforts to extend storage times for communication data within the EU is a completely different matter ...
GNU Modula-2 was unknown to me until now. It's nice that Modula-2 is also found in the GNU compiler family. Even though Modula-2 only holds historical interest for me - I much prefer dynamic languages like Python. But there were times when I used to program diligently in Modula-2.
MochiKit is a JavaScript library with a whole range of extensions for JavaScript. Above all, iterators, sensible functional concepts (filter, map, partial application), but also a whole range of new ideas, such as a very nice AJAX integration. Looks quite nice, I have to play around with it.
Top chefs are fighting for Linda (http://www.wdr.de/themen/wirtschaft/2/linda/index.jhtml?rubrikenstyle=wirtschaft) - and want to launch a petition. Hey, you have my signature for that. After all, I am extremely picky when it comes to potatoes. And no, it's not enough that the new potato variety has a name from Star Trek Voyager.
Well, one thing was definitely clear today (aside from the fact that Armstrong still rides better than Ullrich, even in the time trial): Rasmussen is the unlucky one of the day. Two crashes, 5 breakdowns, and over 7 minutes caught up, that hurts. Fortunately, he arrived and he can console himself: today he will also be given a polka dot jersey.
The next Tour is already shaping up with the favorites: Ullrich and Basso right at the top of the list. Vinokourov certainly also a favorite, but definitely with a clear margin. It may be that at some point a new rider will come along - but these three are definitely in the running for the victory.
It will definitely be more interesting when Armstrong no longer starts - the favorites for next year are clearly much closer together and the battles should also become more exciting again. Ullrich and Vinokourov clearly the much stronger time trialists, Basso the much better climber - that will definitely be exciting.
Only one thing I still don't understand at the end of the Tour: why T-Mobile didn't take Zabel with them. Those idiots.