What on Earth is the point of that??? Isn't it all about making it as disgusting as possible? I really don't see how you could make it much worse, maybe you could collect dirt in there, and dead insects. "Look, it's my dirt collection."

Do smokers actually see it any different? "Oh my god, what a beautiful clean ashtray, let me foul it up immediately." Or "what a disgusting ashtray, let me use it right now."

It doesn't really add up, because if you're concerned about keeping your house nice and clean, then the polluted air from smoking and consequently the residue of ashes mixing with the air makes it so disgusting that your house is never clean. It's like shoveling snow while it's actually snowing, completely pointless.

It's been an above average productive week, so I feel like making a note of it.

1. Standing in line at the ticket office I took a ticket from the machine and the guy ahead of me realized just then that he hadn't taken a ticket. He got one for himself and looked at me as if he was feeling hard done by. I offered him my ticket, he gave me his.
2. Donated €25 to FOSDEM (got a t-shirt).
3. Donated €21 to the FSF (got a t-shirt and a keychain).
4. Donated €5 to Fedora (Erik is in for a surprise).
5. At the supermarket they were handing out these little football collecting cards. As I was walking out, half a dozen little kids were standing by the exit with piles of them, asked me for mine, which I happily handed over.