Far back, in the mists of ancient time, there existed a technology for sharing one’s thoughts, musings, memes, and other nonsense. You may have heard of it, if you’re over 40. The web log, or blog. The [more...]
I’ve probably written about this before, but here goes: I’m watching a documentary about the Concorde and it’s last flight, and it occurs to me that this planet is beginning a backward slide, in [more...]
Why is it that every time a news reader mentions Myanmar, he must include the disclaimer “formerly known as Burma”? Is that now it’s official name? Myanmar Formerly Known as Burma? Why did they bother [more...]
