Sweet, sweet Telkom

Yes, I still like Telkom. It’s been 8 fairly event-free months, with nothing more than the usual monthly daylight robbery. However, I recently gratefully received another lesson in anger management. As many of you know, I’m moving. No, not to Observatory, the signature was never forthcoming, and the slimy landlord (how I love to say… Continue reading Sweet, sweet Telkom

Debt as slavery?

Via Global Voices, I came across a post that got me thinking. At first I found myself agreeing with the sentiments, but then I began to reconsider. The post, by Gil. C. Schmidt, was entitled Eager to Be Slaves, about Puerto Rican propensity for credit. The basic gist was that people buy too much on… Continue reading Debt as slavery?

FLOSS and Free Knowledge Workshop 2

I didn’t manage to make it in person, but the draft of proceedings from the recent FLOSS and Free Knowledge Workshop 2 is now available in PDF format. You can also look at details of previous events on the Free Knowledge website.

Aches and pains

I hate getting sick. Not for the obvious reason – in fact physically sometimes its quite pleasant to have an opportunity to spend some time horizontally looking at the roof, or just lying on the couch reading. Rather, it’s the mental torture I put myself through. I’m doing all sorts of things that are supposed… Continue reading Aches and pains

Inspirational People

I had an enjoyable evening meeting one of those all-too rare inspirational people. We were meeting about a project that sounded fascinating to me (as if I don’t have enough of them), a mix of IT and sustainable living. The person I met was full of knowledge in the field, and at one stage I… Continue reading Inspirational People

Circles

Bar the signature, it’s almost confirmed that I’ll be moving back to Observatory. I lived in Observatory between 1997 and 2000, and the street I’m renting in is only one street from where I lived then. I’ve lived in Capri since 2000 – it’s a great house, on the edge of a nature reserve, lots… Continue reading Circles