One of the joys of being a small, insignificant blob, er, blog, is that it’s easy to spot when sites link to you. It’s all relative really, as even at IOL, it was easy to notice when a story had been picked up on Slashdot, Fark, Google News, Drudge Report or something similar. The stories… Continue reading Small fry in an even smaller pond
Nick Cave B-Sides and Rarities.
One of IOL’s farewell presents to me was Nick Cave’s latest release, B-Sides and Rarities. I’m a Nick Cave fanatic as it is, but with this album I’ve listened to nothing else since I got it a week ago. I’ve just put Cave’s Abattoir Blues on now for some diversity! I had some trepidation –… Continue reading Nick Cave B-Sides and Rarities.
The art of optimum cooking
As I prepared to write this, the words ‘the most god-awful meal I’ve ever cooked’ came to mind. But I’m eating as I type, and it’s getting better all the time. And to become the most god-awful, there’re a number of key contenders to overcome. My beetroot soup comes to mind. The day after being… Continue reading The art of optimum cooking
Transcendental Meditation, rituals and woo woo.
I recently started doing a course in TM. I went along mainly to attend with someone else who was interested in the course. Having learnt quite a few meditation techniques myself, I probably wouldn’t have bothered with another one. But I’m glad I did. I approached the course with some arrogance. To my knowledge, TM… Continue reading Transcendental Meditation, rituals and woo woo.
Firefox extensions
Having just bought a shiny new laptop (a slightly better Toshiba, still running Mandriva/Mandrake – Mandriva LE2005, but also dual-booting into Windows if needs be, as I found it frustrating not to be able to see all the Windows-only things that crossed my path), I’ve been reloading my favourite Firefox extensions. I’m amazed at how… Continue reading Firefox extensions
Farewell to IOL
Today was my farewell lunch at IOL. My final working day was last Thursday, but that didn’t feel like the end. I was in a meeting till after 5, and by the time I emerged most people had already left, then I stayed on till about 10pm when the place was almost deserted (in fact… Continue reading Farewell to IOL
Wikimedia and the FLOSS conference in Pretoria
Unfortunately I missed the FLOSS conference in Pretoria, but there’ve already been two writeups about it that I’m aware of. A Tectonic article, Wiki-ing into Africa, and a Wikimedia conference report. The conference sounded great, particularly the discussions around distributing Wikipedia, legal terminology and Wiktionary (to assist the courts in dealing with translating the 11… Continue reading Wikimedia and the FLOSS conference in Pretoria
Toshiba Tectra A2 A laptops going cheap
I’ve been using the company laptop until now, and have been investigating buying my own for when I leave. As always I’ve left it a bit late, as I only have 2 working days left. Finally, after much prevaricating, I decided on the Toshiba Tecra A2-A, which dropped R2000 in price last month. However, I… Continue reading Toshiba Tectra A2 A laptops going cheap
Big bad Independent Group, and the organisation versus the individual
I’ve recently come across a blog called The Size Issue, subtitled Blog dedicated to Supersized Media and Independent Media’s Issue with Size. As an employee of Independent Media with 2 working days left to go, now is a unique opportunity for me to respond 🙂 . The blogger in question, Ethnopunk, or David Robert Lewis,… Continue reading Big bad Independent Group, and the organisation versus the individual
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One of the many pleasures of living in Cape Town is the abundance of walks. I’ve lived here all my life, and would like to think I’ve explored all of the possible walks in the vicinity, but I know that’s not nearly the case, and I always enjoy new discoveries. Today I explored a new… Continue reading Untitled