Deutsche Telekom Corruption in Slovakia?

Deutsche Telekom signed the United Nations Global Compact as a founding member and as one of the first ICT companies. We acknowledged [...] and made a commitment to respect human rights, maintain appropriate working standards and take an active role in environmental protection and fighting corruption.
From Deutsche Telekom: Showing Initiative (Voluntary Commitments)
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July 7, 2010 at 02:39 :: Filed under Politics, Rants :: [*] :: 2 Comments ::

Reporting My Front Bike Wheel Stolen

I use a bike a lot, mostly as a convenient and very fast way of transportation in Bratislava. My bike is few years old and I was very incovenient leaving it in the public spaces, even when secured with a sturdy U-lock. But after few years I got acquainted with leaving it securely locked without [...]

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May 18, 2010 at 23:12 :: Filed under Rants :: [*] :: 5 Comments ::

Bratislava Closes the Old Bridge

City of Bratislava have decided to close the Old Bridge for the public transport starting from Friday’s night (May 15, 2010), leaving open just a narrow corridor for pedestrians. City had closed the Old bridge for individual car transportation in December 2008. Public transportation has been allowed to use the bridge, though. Apparently, the City [...]

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May 13, 2010 at 23:24 :: Filed under Rants :: [*] :: No Comments ::

Bratislava – A City Hostile To Cyclists

I live in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. I am an active urban cyclist. And that equals to being a weirdo, here.
Bratislava is one hell of a city hostile to the urban cyclists. It offers few recreational cycling paths by the Danube river and then few more mountain paths, but almost none urban cycling paths [...]

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April 26, 2010 at 22:25 :: Filed under Rants :: [*] :: 1 Comment ::

How Amazon, AmieStreet and YouTube Support Internet Piracy

I live in Slovakia, a small country neighboring with Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Slovakia has been a full member of European Union since 2004 and entered Eurozone last year (i.e. we have had Euro as a currency here since January 2009). Nevertheless, I as a customer feel like living in a warzone [...]

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February 22, 2010 at 21:46 :: Filed under Internet, Rants :: [*] :: 6 Comments ::