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GeNext: Whose Generation Exactly? posted on November 9, 2011 - 8:41am
I would not have guessed that I would blog about these people a second time (the first being here). In fact, when I was sent the link, my first reaction was “Oh, leave the foolish be.” But now I see something even more-sinister about them, and I am going to talk about it. But first a general recoup of why they are wrong.
Oh My Zsh! posted on November 7, 2011 - 9:45am
Quick, run! Install Oh My Zsh, if you use Z-shell. I use Z-shell. I learnt about “Oh My Zsh” here, and I installed. Sane defaults. Comments: 0
Ankole Kingdom Reloaded posted on November 7, 2011 - 9:45am
I look with bemusement at the people who are hoping to bring back the Ankole kingdom. You see, it is not the Ankole kingdom—old or new—without the unsustainably evil caste system. And that one is certainly gone; and good riddance. I support people in their bid to get kings (instead of democracies, for example). I do not want a king, myself, but if that is what rocks your boat, go for it. Just don’t do democracy, and we will remain friends. Even so, for Ankole, the kingdom is out of the question, because even if it were to come back, it would not be the Ankole kingdom; because the Ankole kingdom cannot be, without the unfair caste system. For what it’s worth, anyway, we have a king over the revived Bunyoro-Kitara empire, and he is a son of Ankole. They already have an improved, enlarged Ankole kingdom; where is the problem? Comments: 0
Instead of switching off a device, like a TV, people put it on “Standby”. The result: ? electrical equipment in sleep mode used roughly 7TWh of energy and emitted around 800,000 tonnes of carbon. That is in the UK, but 7 terrawatts is more energy than we use in Uganda in one year. If people did not use the “Standby” button in the UK, there would be more energy left over to power ten African countries.
Embarrassing posted on November 7, 2011 - 9:45am
It is embarrassing but true, but Java ME’s URL parser cannot deal with domain names that have a component starting with a digit. Embarrassing. Comments: 0
No Comment #90: Romans 11:20-23 posted on November 1, 2011 - 9:13am
Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble. For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. Source: Romans 11:20-23 Comments: 1
But on What Grounds? posted on November 1, 2011 - 9:13am
I hear too often this theodicy nonsense “How could a loving God send people to an ever-lasting Hell?” The better question is “But on what grounds does a mind as perverse as yours, devoid of even the vague hint of love for its neighbour, tell God what He can and cannot do?” Or, better-put, how does the clay question the porter? Comments: 9
Pakistan is Out of the IMF posted on November 1, 2011 - 9:13am
We could pick a leaf from the Pakistanis and declare our financial independence (complete with whatever economic realisations lie in store after that). “Pakistan no longer wants IMF money”. Comments: 2
What is This? posted on November 1, 2011 - 9:13am
What is this that I read in very mainstream papers like Le Monde? Media and official outlets are preparing us for it: in the coming months, maybe even weeks, a new crisis is going to begin, and it will be worse than the one of 2008. They speak openly of catastrophes and disasters. But what will happen after? What will our lives be like after a mass collapse of banks and public finances on a large scale? Currently, all the European and North-American finances are equally precarious, with no saving possible. Is this so common-sense now that the plebs can be trusted with such information? Did you note the lack of subjunction? The plot thickens. Comments: 0
A Generation of Deceit posted on November 1, 2011 - 9:13am
From the late-Medieval constitution of the Mali Empire: Lies that have lived for 40 years should be considered like truths. Hah! At least they did not lie to themselves. But that makes me wonder: what, then, can be trusted in a place like that? And this is a constitutional edict! Comments: 0