Far Right Nationalist Parties...

... attending an international symposium of far right political parties.

Something feels incongruous about this.

California

I got back from California last Sunday. Have just posted up some pictures on my Flickr account - if anyone's interested!

Printer

Set up my printer today. The big problem was that the software on the CD couldn't see the printer over the network while installing.

Solution (as in most hardware installation problems) download the drivers directly from the manufacturer's website.

Advantages to this are: you get the latest drivers, things tend to just work(TM) and you get no crapware installed (your printer works and that's that!).

[If you have a problem getting the your Mac to see the Canon MP560 printer - go to the Canon website and download the drivers!]

Congo 50 Years On

Fascinating portraits and stories

A Dismal Science?

The current state of economics, well summed up.

Gay Google

Google is paying people in long term homosexual relationships more to compensate them for not being able to avail of tax breaks which married couples receive.

I just spotted an interesting comment on the story.

A guy in CA was collecting signatures for a bill to really protect the value and sanctity of marriage. He was trying to ban divorce.

Strangely, not many of these people were willing to sign.

Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

...Indonesia!

Just heard the CEO of Nissan declaring that Indonesia will buy a lot of Nissans in the future. It's one of the biggest growth markets apparently.

Fingers the supposed good times last this time!

MLK Soccer

My friend teaches at a school around the corner, it's a tough school by all accounts.

On the eve of USA vs Ghana, this is her school's soccer team's story.

Ironing

Recently I complained about being a tad bored. My sister suggested I take up a hobby.

Over the past week or two, I have taken up ironing clothes. It's meditative, in a washing the dishes sort of way.

In any case, the only thing that has been unsettling in my overly tranquil world recently has been a sense of sensory overload. I am one of those people that needs media when I am not engaging with people.

Having breakfast I listen to Irish radio. I listen to podcasts going asleep and walking to the subway. I skim my RSS feeds on my phone while sitting on the toilet. MP3s plug the rest of the silence.

I soak up information throughout the day, and, it doesn't feel good anymore. It's becoming information gluttony.

Maybe that's why I am becoming to love ironing, cooking and washing up.

Top of the Class Tries to Top Herself

A top-of-her-class girl tries to top herself because she couldn't continue school

Teenager Passes Out Marrying Cow He Had Sex With

Poor fella.

Closer to God

When you are closer to sin you are closer to god

Just as a thief might be intimate with the criminal justice system.

Genocide

Genocide is not just about people killing but story killing

Raja Ampat Baby!

I wanna go!!

Where I live II

Click this link to see the picture!

Sis on Veils

From our correspondent in Belgium.

Thanking People in Indonesia

I remember the venerable Ausdag posted on the same topic years ago.

Nevertheless a good read!

iPhone 4

Looks like I can get an upgrade for $18.

Decisions, decisions...

Flash

I have stopped using flash on my browser.

Way too many flash security issues and viruses out there.

Youtube has a html5 video version which should more than suffice for my needs.

Facebook

I quit!! I only ever joined to see what all the fuss was about. Now I know.