Cape Town on the World Monopoly board

The last time I had anything to do with Monopoly, it involved an attempt to drink 10 pints of beer in 10 London pubs, in as many hours. I still have the t-shirt and photos to prove that I never finished – but I did get to experience Trafalgar Square from a whole new perspective. I mean, who ever … view full post

Of late…

By now you’re hopefully aware of the G8 REBOOT initiative.

To be honest, I was a little sceptical when fellow saffer Gareth e-mailed me with his ideas for the reboot, given the time … view full post

G8 REBOOT

G8 REBOOT

Every single day, 30,000 children die, needlessly, of extreme poverty.
On July 6th, we finally have the opportunity to stop that shameful statistic.

8 world leaders, gathered in Scotland for the G8 … view full post

Every single day, 30,000 children are dying

This started off as a weblob post but I feel it requires more prominence and I want to start a comment discussion.

I just read this article on CNN that the Bush administration will announce plans to spend $674 million for “humanitarian emergencies” in Africa. BBC News are also covering the story: ‘… view full post

My final blog post for the year

My final blog post for the year, because I don’t feel comfortable ending 2004 with animated 80’s tv nostalgia, as funny as it is.

Before I get there…
I was watching the BBC coverage of Sunday’s tsunamis disaster shortly after the earthquake struck, at around 5am. At that early stage, they were reporting only 9 confirmed deaths. That figure, as we’re all … view full post

Inadequate. Defective. Blatant Ignorance.

Inadequate. Defective. Blatant Ignorance.

I am hwevoer gald to see taht Lribety Gorup’s wstbiee now wroks in non-IE bwreorss too, atefr mcuh rantnig in the psat. I deidced to sned tehm smoe stie … view full post

M-Net On Demand

Very little bugs me more than the ignorant misapplication of technology, especially when a large content provider with a recently-acquired global audience is concerned. Don’t think I wouldn’t have picked up on the fact that M-Net’s new M-Net On Demand offering, an Internet Broadband service, has several flaws that render it completely unacceptable to … view full post

Incredible Connection: ‘Worse South African website 2003′ contender

I present to you contender #93042 for the prestigious title of “Worse South African website 2003″: Incredible Connection.

Don’t be fooled, their knowledge of computers does not mean they’re wise when it comes to developing their site for cross-browser compatibility. Open the site in your … view full post

Support these guys

Be sure to hop over to this page and vote, so Rowan can win over $15,000 in prizes in The BIG 3D web contest.

And Oh! This one almost slipped through unnoticed: delapse 2003 – one of the public favourites over at … view full post

Internet saints and sinners

Relating to my own co.za list, The Register is running a brief but interesting article: sites that lock out non-MS browsers and operating systems. They also have a follow-up article – a list … view full post