Category Archives: Internet
Not at all fascinating map of the world’s most and least tedious countries
When two Facebook friends set out to examine whether including a map could render an otherwise totally pointless blog post any more or less credible, they knew just where to look for inspiration. All that remained was to choose a suitably inane subject and invent some survey statistics. It wasn’t all plain sailing. Someone actually shouted out […]
Posterous is closing down
Having been bought by Twitter a year ago, this was always on the cards; posterous.com is closing down and my lissping blog will no longer be accessible as of 30 April 2013. Old links will just die.. no redirects, nothing. I noticed today that the posterous site has developed technical problems which prevent me from editing […]
Against War in Mali – Sign and Share
No one should want war. Especially, we should not want an unjust war fought on spurious grounds for questionable motives. Yet such a war is unfolding in Mali, and this is just one a step in what John Pilger described in the New Statesman as “A full-scale invasion of Africa” Justification for each step is […]
Egypt Photo Gallery: Ultras Ahlawy march before Port Said verdict
Ultras Ahlawy organized several marches across Giza and Cairo on 18 January 2012 to remind people about the upcoming verdict on the Port Said Massacre , due January 28th. Thousands of Ultras members and their supporters marched from different points towards Tahrir square. Shimaa from Tahrir Square Facebook
Google+ exploit could be bad news for Iran and Syria internet users
If TurkTrust certificates are revoked because it wrongly issued master certificates, websites in countries like Iran and Syria could be forced to use completely untrustworthy national certificate authorities
