Celine Dion. Do NOT look at this at work.
Monthly Archives: November 2002
Absurd memorial plaques pop up
Absurd memorial plaques pop up all over Paris
I really love the dry reporting of the Councillor’s comment, that “the plaques are unauthorised and some are funny, but only for about five minutes.”
(Thanks Mez!)
mysql basics is a good
mysql basics is a good place for syntax reminders.
The Dam in photos (Dutch
The Dam in photos (Dutch language but the pictures are great).
Age: “Vic Libs open to
Age: “Vic Libs open to software alternatives, says Shadow IT minister”
Open Source as election issue!
The Independent on John Howard.
The Independent on John Howard.
“Visitors seduced by images of a diverse, progressive nation are startled to find it run by a grey man who belongs in the 1950s.
For those who believe the hype about Australia, generated by tourism advertisements and the 2000 Olympic Games, Howard, in his early sixties, seems out of step with the times. Why did he sabotage a republican campaign that wanted a modern, self-confident country to stand on its own feet? Why has he steadfastly refused to apologise to Aborigines for past injustices? Why does he feel so threatened by the arrival of penniless people with beards and burqas?”
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“Under his stewardship, the country has turned in on itself
BBC on the depletion of
BBC on the depletion of fish stocks in the North Sea.
“Fishermen’s leaders say that if a ban is put in place the industry faces ruin – between 10,000 and 20,000 jobs could go, they say.”
As opposed to the 10,000 to 20,000 jobs that would go when there’s no longer an industry because there’s nothing left to fish?
A non-native English speaker said
A non-native English speaker said of something annoying, isn’t it time to ‘convert it into vapour’? Lovely turn of phrase.
IT 4 Communities matches UK
IT 4 Communities matches UK people with IT skills to organisations that need volunteers.