The culture that is Iceland

Iceland Police had to say this after having shot dead an armed man who was firing a shotgun in his house (including a couple of shots at the Police) : Police regret this incident and would like to extend their condolences to the family of the man.
This was the first time, EVER, in Iceland when a civilian was killed in a Police shooting.

Thanks to Marginal Revolution blog for the info

Rooting Android

Rooted my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S2); installed Cyanogenmod. Immediate benefits - better looks, improved performance and much much clearer text (the first two benefits were expected, the third one was a great happy surprise


PS - baby step to be back, just wanted to record my happiness over the clear text in my phone somewhere, this came as an idea