Travail, toi Français!
Presumably, the French ballots were a lot simpler and this autocrat is exactly what France wants. Ah well, there goes my hope of the 35-hour work week spreading globally…
Category Archives: akatsuki: whatrot
Scottish Presider
Oh, the Scottish Elections have descended into the realms of the farcical. The ramifications of the huge SNP gain, small party losses and Labour/Lib Dem backlash is that the one party that could not get even one seat in the first Holyrood elections may now preside over its proceedings. (via)
More votes for Scots
“Either we re-run the election or the returning officer contacts these 10,000 people who had their ballot treated as spoiled to ascertain their actual preference.“We need to do that, otherwise democracy is in crisis in Scotland.” (via) Sure. And open the process to bribery of said 10,000 people? I think not. If there was a […]
Gaelic word for the day
There’s a splendid Gaelic word, bourach. It means an utter, hideous mess. This is bourach, Mach Five.
Scottish (Muckadidoodah) Elections 2007
What a dickadeedoodah the elections have been this year! I’ve missed out on all the fun. Followed doctorvee‘s twittering and subsequent indignation at the mess made by the decision makers: Some people wonder what the Scotland Office is for these days. Obviously they are looking for stuff to do, so have been busybodying with this […]
Apaprently, I walk too fast and it’s bad for me. Since Singapore tops the table, that’s not entirely surprising.
Why on earth would anyone object to Where’s Waldo (Wally)?, number 88 on the American Library Association’s list of 100 most-challenged books (via). It’s not exactly controversial, is it? It’s a picture book, for crying out loud. And one with rather tame images at that. (Unless there’s a Playboy version I’ve not seen.) Update: Ah, […]
An interesting analysis of the original cause of the Darfur war/conflict/genocide. An excerpt: More recent computer modelling has suggested that rain patterns over Africa are influenced rather by ocean temperatures, and those in turn reflect global warming, and the rise of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In other words, droughts in Africa may be caused […]
The Californian State vs The EPA
So, the Governator may sue the EPA over their slowness in allowing California to pass a vehicle emissions law. While I applaud this state’s attempts at tackling climate change, I still find it a little ironic that Schwarzenegger is still driving his damn Humvees. Extracted from the article: Teased by conference host Michael Milken about […]
Frog this
Frrrog! This* is SO wrong (via). *You may not want to click on this if you’re a die-hard vegetarian/vegan. Or like frogs.
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