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Life of Leisure and Reflection

The Grauniad is starting a series of columns on balancing work and home life, the first sets out the premise that a life dedicated to work starves other parts of our lives. I’m interested to see the directions the column will take.

Because we care about you, the Iraqi people

It’s not news that we’ve been dropping leaflets all over Iraq (at least in the no-fly zones), but I hadn’t been aware that the contents were being published by our friends at U.S. Central Command. I found this one particularly heart-warming. I’m touched at our concern that the livelihoods of Iraqi citizens will be Ruined if anything happens to the Iraqi oil industry, so they damned well better leave it intact for us — I mean, for the sake of their future, of course.

Picky Newshounds

People in the US are turning to news sites in Europe for real news. And while it’s enough to be noticed by European webmasters, is it enough to be noticed by American news providers? Would the numbers be high enough for an all-EU based news channel to be provided in the US (instead of Discover Plant channel or whatever).

Jargon claim

To the extent that claiming something on the web means anything, I’m claiming the phrase “Buddhist attack” (also “Buddha attack”) to mean a self-inflicted denial-of-service (or Denial of Self) attack. That bit of jargon is purely my invention. I actually coined it (in front of witnesses) a few months ago, but only just this minute remembered to claim it publicly.