Miscellaneous rubbish
Never enough time?
Lots of people have heard of Parkinson’s Law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion Anyone who has worked for any length of time knows this to be true. Looking at it from another angle, you’re never quite finished – yes, you finish projects, empty inboxes, get through to-do lists but there’s … Read more
Innocent: nothing to fear
So the whole NSA thing kicked off and the entire internet is full of commentary, as you’d expect. As with any new piece of news, HUGE REVELATION is followed by some detailed picking apart. (Right now, the biggie seems to be the “what does ‘direct access’ to servers actually mean?” – next up, “Why did … Read more
“Death is a fitting punishment for grown-up societies”. Is it fuck.
I’m not going to give them the benefit of a click by linking to the horrendous shit that claims itself to be journalism over on the Daily Heil, but this is their headline. The web is on fire with the news of Troy Davis’ execution last night. The specifics are pretty horrendous – lots and … Read more