Tag: capitalism

  • Post-apocalypse Dhaka?

    WE had a cracking storm last night. I was out foraging for dinner and felt the pressure suddenly drop. A cold breeze rushed past, a foreshock of the coming storm....

    By Visuals

  • The Wrong Logo

    (This post originally appeared in May 2008 but was lost when the server was hacked in 2015. This is a recovered version.) I was in a supermarket yesterday, on my...

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  • Bad publicity, confused gender.

    (This post originally appeared in May 2008 but was lost when the server was hacked in 2015. This is a recovered version.) Well, it had to happen. Here’s the blurb...

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  • Open source at the blunt edge.

    Here is an object lesson in why free and open source software is a symbol of good ethics. The other day, I had a PDF sent to me by the...

    By Fomenting, Himalayas

  • Stan Freberg to the (sardonic) rescue

    In my youngest daughter’s school they celebrated the visit of Green Santa, who was into Repair Reuse Recycle sort of prezzies. I like that. Stan Freberg, 50 years ago, took...

    By Fomenting