Skam – Teen drama in Norwegian style

I am watching this teen drama show from Norway: Skam Just towards the end of the second episode in Season 1, I realized I will keep watching it. Short episodes (20 mins), the content is just you know but the filming and editing and all are attractive. And yes more power to girls. Why not?

Cyberpunk (1990) [Full documentary in high quality]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwU9zJcT60 Cyberpunk: a 1990 documentary featuring William Gibson, Timothy Leary, and Brenda Laurel   In other news:  Some important technical (and skeptical) notes about the Chinese-backdoored-servers story Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow  / Yesterday, Bloomberg published a blockbuster story accusing the Chinese military of sneaking spy-chips “the size of a grain of rice” onto the motherboards of servers sold by … Read more

BBC Documentary: (Military prisons) in Turkey after the 12 September 1980 coup…

Why leather? “We calculated how many cows HP will murder to make its new leather laptop

I like my HP Spectre laptop a lot. But I guess there is no need to kill cows for leathery version… We calculated how many cows HP will murder to make its new leather laptop The Next Web by Callum Booth We have a lot of questions about HP’s lovely new leather-bound laptop, the Spectre Folio. Will it … Read more

Saudis seem to have disappeared a journalist in Istanbul…

What Happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Conflicting Reports Deepen a Mystery  NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL The Saudi journalist has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday afternoon. Friends fear he has been detained or worse. Jamal Khashoggi: Saudi journalist vanishes in Istanbul  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Journalist … Read more

Hard to hide: “Turkey’s annual inflation hits 15-year high at 24.5 pct…

Turkey’s annual inflation hits 15-year high at 24.5 pct  Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s consumer price index increased 24.52 percent in September year-on-year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) revealed on Oct. 3. Inflation Hits 16-Year High in September Bianet :: English Consumer inflation in September has increased by 6.30 percent in comparison with the previous month and by … Read more

#Europe agenda: “European Parliament’s doubts on blockchain…

Regulate or laissez-faire: European Parliament’s doubts on blockchain The Next Web by Matthew Beedham The European Parliament has gathered in Strasbourg to debate all things Europe. But like the sneaky little, omnipresent, trickster it is, blockchain found a way to weasel its way into parliamentary discussions. It appears that MEPs are still heavily divided on how to … Read more

So after all, not to IMF, but to McKinsey, Turkey’s economy entrusted…

“McKinsey will have no executive powers” – Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance   Turkey’s woes could be just the start as record global debt bills come due   I hear Turkey’s hired McKinsey to run the economy. Spoiler alert: a bunch of academically successful kids who don’t get enough sleep are going to prepare … Read more

Turkish leaders always have a way out: ” Turkey evaded cost of Euro 2024: Turkish president…

Turkey evaded cost of Euro 2024: Turkish president  Hurriyet Daily News Turkey was able to evade the cost of hosting the 2024 European Football Championships as the UEFA voted Germany would host Euro 2024 after beating Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said. Thanks to economic crisis: Turkey will not turn its back on Europe, says President Erdoğan … Read more

The NYT piece on “Saturday Mothers”: “Turkey Clamps Down on a Group Erdogan Once Championed: Grieving Mothers…

Turkey Clamps Down on a Group Erdogan Once Championed: Grieving Mothers  NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL  / A group of mothers held weekly vigils for missing sons for years, and Recep Tayyip Erdogan once vowed to help. But the government recently banned the rallies, a sign, critics said, of rising authoritarianism. Hurricane Medicane hits football matches … Read more

A piece on “Seeking the good life in Turkey

One of the interviewees is my former student:) Seeking the good life in Turkey journo by Zeynep Yüncüler For more than a decade, 42-year-old Tuğba Karahanoğlu led a happy and busy life in Istanbul, where she worked as a software developer. But then a growing interest in organic food and healthy living led her to abandon city … Read more

Google Search is at 20 -#Cyberculture agenda…

I know Google is hated by many but i so love and rely on its products at the moment. From Drive to Photos to Google Trips… I got really pissed off when Google discontinued Google  Reader. But as an alternative Feedly is very nice and I can survive:) Google’s success story has a few forgettable chapters The … Read more

This pride is Turkey’s: “Turkey Can Be First Country to Ban Netflix…

RADIO AND TV SUPREME COUNCIL CENSORSHIP ON INTERNET: Yaman Akdeniz: Turkey Can Be First Country to Ban Netflix Bianet :: English The Radio and Television Supreme Council has approved the regulation which foresees an extensive supervision and censorship on online radio and TV broadcasts. Prof. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz has said, “Turkey can be the first country … Read more

Erdoğan in Germany, accuses a journalist of being an agent…

After continuously accusing German leaders, he seems to be economically so stressed that he had to and talk economics with Merkel… Erdogan’s Charm Offensive in Germany is More Offensive Than Charm NYT > Turkey by By KATRIN BENNHOLD  / A three-day state visit by the Turkish president was supposed to help repair relations. In just 24 hours, … Read more

A weekend in San Fransisco and Monterey County

Part of my research during my Sabbatical leave is to get in touch with Turkish entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. So I did my explorative trip last weekend with my buddy Yasser. Yasser is a doctor who is currently in Irvine but leave soon to start his next job. In the meantime, he has time and … Read more