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Archive for November, 2009

Fair-mindedness of Dell

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/windows_or_ubuntu?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

You obviously choose Windows XP if you’re new to computers and do NOT WANT to learn new programs; you obviously choose ubuntu if you WANT to learn new programs for email and word processing. Ubuntu is for open source programmers only!

Dell, we applaud you for your fair and even handed explanation that Linux is crap and people only use it because they’re short-sighted.

Story Writing

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

So, I’ve got the urge to write a story. I haven’t got any inspiration though, so post your comments below for ideas that I can write about. I thought about maybe a story with psychiatric overtones/undertones and any other type of tones, as that would be something that I “know”. (They always say to budding authors to “write what you know”.)
The problem with writing about psychiatric events is that you have to be very careful to leave the reader satisfied rather than just depressed and upset about what they have read. i.e. you can’t have the protagonist commit suicide at the end of the book, as that is a rather unsettling ending that no reader will in their right minds think as satisfactory.
Just had an interesting idea as I was writing this blog post: aim at the geek market and write a thriller about the shady world of open-source development and the possible underworld connections that it so obviously has. Worth pursuing maybe?

COMMENT PLEASE. I NEED IDEAS: characters, places, events, twists, etc. anything you can think of, really, including complete story ideas.

mobile wordpress posting

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Just a quickie to say that http://wapple.net is amazing. My blog can now be viewed on any internet capable mobile cell phone. I can also admin my site easily on the said same phones, without a client application being required.
Posted from my phone.

inmates have no conscience..?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

who says? (link)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmoyMD4td-g