Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
Posted in Misc on Apr 23rd, 2009
I spent way too much time last year following the US election on a variety of blogs, notably Andrew Sullivan’s. Once it was over with I thought American politics would fade into the background again–apart from economic questions. I expected a repeat of Clinton’s pragmatic decision not to dig into Iran-Contra matters. Now, I find [...]
Posted in Misc on Sep 4th, 2008
At midnight the Internet turned into a pumpkin and, to my amazement, the Princess went to bed.
This is not a fairy tale!
Of course, the Internet is on her phone too. No Princess worth her salt has a phone without it these days, but it turns out that’s quite expensive to run (Vodaphone and co. have been responsible for a big decrease in teenage smoking I have read) — but nice to have, just in case, as even technophobic Princess Ariel Leve has acknowledged
It’s not that I need to send e-mail at 4am – just knowing I can is a comfort.
Posted in Misc on May 28th, 2008
London is now said to be a very wired place where the broadband future can be glimpsed. Somehow, I feel it hasn’t quite arrived yet. Yes, we use the BBC’s iPlayer to watch programs we’ve missed, but not very often. It could work. I pay only £18 a month for a 24Mb broadband link, so [...]
Posted in Misc on Sep 7th, 2007
The “theory” of plate tectonics is science you can kick or hit with a hammer. It’s too bad most people have no idea
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 5th, 2007
Open source software advocates like to imagine that Microsoft will fall over and die a painful death. But how likely is this? Chances are it isn’t going to happen but Windows and Office won’t remain as dominant as they have been.
Wombat Diet
Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
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