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Monthly Archives: August 2008
George Orwell’s Blog
Friday, August 29, 2008
5 years of Orwell’s diaries are being serialised. This really is a wonderful idea and I have this instantly added to my ultra-exclusive daily feed list:
The Orwell Prize, Britain’s pre-eminent prize for political writing, is publishing George Orwell’s diaries as a blog. From 9th August 2008, Orwell’s domestic and political diaries (from 9th August 1938 [...]
Serbia concerned over Georgian crisis
Thursday, August 28, 2008
I have refrained from commenting about the Georgia situation because so often the first draft of history (the media’s) is bunk.
It is curious though to see all sides engaging in rank hypocrisy and the understandable extent to which both sides are using the Balkans and its rhetoric in this Caucasian crisis.
The Russians are accusing the [...]
Facebook Calendar Generator
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Came across a useful app for those of us using Facebook but who like to track all fixed appointments and events in our calendars (e.g Google Calendar).
fbCal allows one to create birthday calendars of all of your Facebook friends, as well as events calendars from Facebook events and make them available in ical format or [...]
fingertongs — ‘Cook with your hands’
Thursday, August 28, 2008
From the website:
fingertongs™
Heat-resistant silicone fingertongs allow you to safely cook with your hands.
Controlled flipping and grasping of food while cooking is easy.
Blue or Gray.
$18.
[From fingertongs — 'Cook with your hands']
How to be a good client
Thursday, August 28, 2008
How to be a good client (PDF). By Number17.
[From How to be a good client]
The most beautiful CG girls
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
One of the best things about the new (and almost certainly illegal) magazine “sharing” website Mygazine.com, is that one can get a glimpse of the truly weird, like this gem for nerds who are so gynophobic that even their wank fodder has to be computer generated!
Mygazines.com - The most beautiful CG girls - [...]
Georgia and Kosovo: A Single Intertwined Crisis By George Friedman
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
In a brilliant article by Stratfor’s George Friedman, we have the most lucid argument I have seen so far for the direct link between Kosovo and Georgia:
GEORGIA AND KOSOVO: A SINGLE INTERTWINED CRISIS By George Friedman
Here are the first two paragraphs:
The Russo-Georgian war was rooted in broad geopolitical processes. In large part it was simply [...]
The Generalist: CULT BOOKS: Robin Jenkins, David Wheldon, Andrew Martin, Chandler Brossard and Gerald Kersh
Monday, August 25, 2008
The Generalist (John May) covers one of my favourite authors, Gerald Kersh, as part of his Cult Books overview:
First published in 1938, this paperback edition of ‘Night and the City’ by Gerald Kersh (1911-1968) was produced by Braniac Books in 1993.
It features on the cover a still from a movie version of the book, starring [...]
How to build and customize your own PBX with Asterisk
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Geek.com have updated their classic tutorial on how to set up your own PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or switchboard phone system.
This article demonstrates how easy it is to roll your own PBX in about an hour or two. Provided that the instructions herein are followed carefully, you too should be able to set up your [...]