by nabidana | Apr 15, 2008 | gadgets
It has just gotten worse, by getting so much better. A month ago, I was panting over the new Apple Macbook Pro with its multitouch trackpad, fast dual processor and beautiful LED screen. This month, I caught myself on. The Macbook holds no utility for me, though it...
by nabidana | Apr 14, 2008 | politics
The terror of Clontibret, Peter Robinson MP MLA, is to become First Minister, after the Grand High Wizards (or whatever they’re called) of the DUP elected to nominate him leader of the Party. Whether the Dear Leader Designate deigns to revisit the village of his...
by nabidana | Apr 10, 2008 | politics
Overheard in a chatroom (uttered by an American, obviously enough) last night: “People in London, they protest all the god-damned time. Every time something happens they hate, they go protest about it. We’re just not like that here” The Olympic...
by nabidana | Apr 9, 2008 | politics
Brian Cowen, newly the Big Important Fellow From Offaly, has become Uachtarán Fhianna Fáil, and will, notwithstanding the possibility of the Greens and PDs going mental and bringing down the government, become an Taoiseach next month. This despite not having received...
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by nabidana | Apr 9, 2008 | politics
I get no prizes for the frankly awful title of the blog post, but, as eny fule kno, the Olympic Games is not doing the trick of opening up China and setting the nation free from its history of dreadful human rights abuses. China responded to the challenge of openness...
