MetaFilter posts tagged with madrid

Illicit Air

CaptKyle — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:18:30 -0800

Go to Spain, breathe, get high Scientists have recently discovered that there is a small amount of cocaine and LSD in the air of the Spanish cities Madrid and Barcelona.

Tree lined Eco Boulevard

Burhanistan — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:29:40 -0800

Madrid's "Air Tree" is a working experiment in combining public spaces with energy generation.

Neighbourhood Watch 2.0?

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:56:52 -0800

Frustrated with perceived inefficacy of local law enforcement and government, residents of Calle de la Montera have started posting video of criminal behaviour (mainly prostitution) on their street to YouTube. The Data Protection Agency (tasked with privacy enforcement) is not amused (in Spanish; machine translation), but the neighbourhood watch group maintains it is not breaking the law (m.t.).

The view from below

jonson — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:07:21 -0800

This Spanish commercial for Madrid's Metro system uses a cool visual device, making the ground transparent and showing the view from the subway, like a glass bottom boat in reverse. note: link contains embedded wmv

Strange coincidences about last year's bombings in Madrid

iffley — Sat, 21 May 2005 01:18:16 -0800

Strange coincidences about last year's bombings in Madrid

THE TERROR WEB

semmi — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:23:39 -0800

THE TERROR WEB. Were the Madrid bombings part of a new, far-reaching jihad being plotted on the Internet?

Al-Qaeda behind Madrid massacre?

Postroad — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:31:53 -0800

Al-Qaeda behind Madrid massacre? One piece of evidence I've only seen mentioned in Norway is a document a terrorist research group at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment found on an Islamist website. The document surveys strategies for forcing the coalition out of Iraq. It mentions Spain as a convenient target, and the election this week as a convenient time to carry it out

Bastards... simply bastards...

zaelic — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 05:10:55 -0800

"You love life and we love death" Al Qaeda video found in Spain claims responsibility for Madrid bombings. (NY Times on first link.) How can we tell if a group claiming a terror act actually were the bastards who did it?

Scores die in Madrid bomb carnage.

Brilliantcrank — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 04:13:43 -0800

Scores die in Madrid bomb carnage. A string of deadly blasts has hit three Madrid train stations during the rush hour with latest reports speaking of at least 131 people killed.