Ramblings of a Hopeless KhowagaRamblings of a Hopeless KhowagaRandom thoughts and round up of the latest international stupidity. Plus descriptions of my travels to exotic and not so exotic places. Brought to you from Austin, Texas. 
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Links for 2007-12-31 [del.icio.us]
2008-01-01 07:00:00 Privacy state-of-the-planet -- it's not good Giving birth becomes the latest job outsourced to India Cock and Awe Relive the magic of 2007 with this list of the top gay sex scandals of the year. More About: Links
Happy New Year!
2007-12-31 22:21:00 It’s New Year ’s Eve 2007. According to my watch, they should have just celebrated the New Year in India and they’re about an hour away from doing so in Dubai, doing whatever opulent things they do to celebrate New Year’s there. Shoot lasers out of slave laborers migrant guest workers into a diamond ... More About: Happy , Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
2007-12-31 22:21:00 It’s New Year ’s Eve 2007. According to my watch, they should have just celebrated the New Year in India and they’re about an hour away from doing so in Dubai, doing whatever opulent things they do to celebrate New Year’s there. Shoot lasers out of slave laborers migrant guest workers into a diamond ... More About: Happy , Happy New Year
Links for 2007-12-30 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-31 07:00:00 RIP: Netscape Navigator (1994-2008) Bad Christmas: iPod Box Has Absurd Note Inside, No iPod in Sight "Reclaim your mind from the media shackles. Read a book and resurrect yourself. To claim your capitalistic garbage go to your nearest Apple Store." More About: Links
Holiday Blech
2007-12-30 23:23:00 OK, I’m just about officially ready for the holidays to be over. Check it, ‘cos this is where I’m at: the gifts are opened — the items that need to be exchanged have been exchanged, that which needs to be returned has been returned, that which we love has been put in its place, and the lame crap we got at the obligatory office holiday functions is decorating the dining table and the kitchen countertop because we haven’t quite figured out how long we have to keep it visible before it can safely vanish. I am all in favor of holiday potlucks at the office because the gift of food is welcome when you work in an environment where management is cheap has no petty cash to spend on munchies. Not that my waist line needs more munchies. Our garbage collection happens on Tuesdays (and Fridays, but never mind that one), so there is an inordinate amount of trash in the house. Seriously, you open the pantry door and it’s boxes, as far as the eye can see. So... More About: Holiday , Blech
Holiday Blech
2007-12-30 23:23:00 OK, I’m just about officially ready for the holidays to be over. Check it, ‘cos this is where I’m at: the gifts are opened — the items that need to be exchanged have been exchanged, that which needs to be returned has been returned, that which we love has been put in its place, and the ... More About: Holiday , Home , Blech
Links for 2007-12-29 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-30 07:00:00 Don Quijote in Oahu Wherever I go on vacation, I love checking out local markets. In Hawaii there are many different kinds of markets to visit. Jet Lagged: The Airport Security Follies Six years after the terrorist attacks of 2001, airport security remains a theater of the absurd. The changes put in place following the September 11th catastrophe have been drastic, and largely of two kinds: those practical and effective, and those irrati 10 Worst Tech Products of 2007 Would you be surprised to learn that a certain Windows upgrade made the list? Behold the worst tech of the year, including a pair of $7,250 speaker cables, ad-riddled video downloads that expire after a week, a much-hyped TV set-top box that's dying on th The Top 10 Gadgets of 2007 It's been a banner year for tech?so much so that I've had a hard time whittling down my list of favorite gadgets to a mere 10. No Joke, Bulb Change Is Challenge for U.S. Hey, no way: we're joining the Australians and the Irish on the ligh... More About: Links
Links for 2007-12-28 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-29 07:00:00 Pakistan slip renews questions about Huckabee and foreign policy While I don't like the guy, at least he knows where Pakistan *is* More About: Links
Unintended Holiday Comedy
2007-12-28 23:11:00 It’s holiday season, and all over America, people are unwittingly opening their mailboxes to reveal the scourge of the holidays. You know what I’m talking about. It’s that bloody holiday newsletter that people feel an absolutely overwhelming urge to share their news with everyone … ever. The problem with the holiday newsletter isn’t that ... More About: Comedy , Holiday
Links for 2007-12-27 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-28 07:00:00 Unholy dust-up at Nativity church Members of rival Christian orders have traded blows at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, with four people reported wounded in the fray. Yup. Sounds like Christian unity to me. Mouth Eyes Pictures - Strange Mouth Eyes Pics OMG, these are fucking creepy... More About: Links
Holiday endcap
2007-12-27 16:49:00 Last time on Ramblings of a Hopeless Khowaga: Claudette discovered that Emilio was sleeping with Consuela, but the father of Consuela’s child remains unknown. Nora stopped Denny from taking over the corn cob holder company, but not before discovering that Kenny has been working with the Singleton Syndicate to feed them inside information since ... More About: Holiday
Links for 2007-12-26 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-27 07:00:00 Egypt plans to "copyright antiquities" such as Sphinx, Pyramids A Question of Blame When Societies Fall More About: Links
However you want to say it ?
2007-12-25 05:08:00 Nollaig Shona Duit (Gaelige) | Buon Natale (Italiano) | God jul (Norsk/dansk/svensk) | Hyvää joulua (Suomi) | Joyeux Noël (Français) | Fröhliche Weihnachten (Deutsch) | Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian) | ? ?????????? ????????? (Rysski) | Feliz Navidad (Español) | ???? ???? (Arabi) | ???? ???????????? (Elliniká) Merry Christmas to all. If you believe in Jesus or ...
2007 in Review(ish)
2007-12-23 23:03:00 I got this idea from Shin, who got it from Danny. The idea is that you post the first sentence of the first post you wrote each month and it gives the year in review. I’ll up the ante and add the first image posted each month, too. January 2007 It?s my own fault. February 2007 Back ... More About: Review
Links for 2007-12-21 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-22 07:00:00 101 Simple Appetizers in 20 Minutes or Less Pantone's Color of the Year Is... cerulean blue. Who knew last year it was chili pepper red? More About: Links
Links for 2007-12-19 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-20 07:00:00 127 Foods That Fight Fat 10 Smart Tips for Big Weight Loss More About: Links
My turn for holiday angst
2007-12-19 14:59:00 I had the most bizarre dream last night. I dreamt that I was a finalist on American Idol - a show I’ve never actually watched - and that my “song” was “Beds are Burning” by Midnight Oil (a song I do, at least, have on my iPod, as I do like Midnight Oil). ... More About: Holiday , Turn
Links for 2007-12-18 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-19 07:00:00 How To Spot a Cylon Never get caught off guard again! Gays Living in Shadows of New Iraq In a city where sexual freedom once flourished, gay men and lesbians face persecution. Jennifer Saunders tipped as the next Dr. Who Sweetie, darling. Are aliens the next must-have fashion accessory after Madonna and mixed-race babies? And, more importantly, does Patsy get to come along? More About: Links
Here?s some stuff you don?t see every day
2007-12-18 18:35:00 It’s the last week before the winter holiday, which means there’s no one around and it’s time for me to stop making excuses and finally clean up my office like I keep saying I’m going to. There are some interesting things found on the shelves here. Here’s a “Guide Map of the Imperial Government of ... More About: Weird , Just , Plain , Stuff , Some
Links for 2007-12-17 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-18 07:00:00 Upgrades: PlayStation Firmware 2.1 Brings Blu-ray 1.1, DivX and World Peace Thank you, Sony, for saving me from spending hours trying to convert videos out of DivX... Sad: PCWorld Calls Vista the Biggest Tech Disappointment of 2007 Confirm or deny? *snrk Lifehacker's 2007 Guide to Free Software and Webapps Futurama: Beer-Brewing Bender is How Bender Would Want to Exist The Quest for Beauty Gives Way to Ugliness Ahhh, nip/tuck. It's so fucked up, it's beautiful. More About: Links
Links for 2007-12-16 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-17 07:00:00 Crabmeat Au Gratin Recipe I do love me some crab. A Glimpse and a Hook The terrifying reality regarding your resume is that for all the many hours you put into fine-tuning, you?ve got 30 seconds to make an impression on me. Maybe less. More About: Links
Links for 2007-12-15 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-16 07:00:00 In Tikal, Temples in the Mist IN Tikal, the ancient Mayan city in northern Guatemala, dawn is not seen ? it is heard. More About: Links
Links for 2007-12-14 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-15 07:00:00 Gallery: Fantastic Fixes for Your Sad, Pathetic Cubicle Ah, another day in the data mines. As you sit down in your tiny, messy cube, fluorescent lights buzz overhead. You look at your grey walls and imagine yourself somewhere else ... anywhere else. Sounds like you need a cube makeover. More About: Links
Project Runway: Brought to you by Jenny Craig
2007-12-14 15:15:00 Since Shin is still recovering from the end of this semester … possibly in a skin bar in Tijuana … I shall step in this week to provide commentary and enlightenment on all the things you didn’t know you saw in this week’s installment of Project Runway . When last we left the Runway, Chris (not me) ... More About: Craig , Jenny
Links for 2007-12-12 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-13 07:00:00 Why Pregnant Women Don't Tip Over seriously, i'm posting this one just for the title. Author Terry Pratchett Has Alzheimer's Awww. Satire: Blog entries by One Laptop Per Child kids Google and the OLPC project have teamed up to show stories of children who received the little green laptops. Since these stories come from the developing world, they've turned out a bit different than Gawker or your cousin's LiveJournal. More About: Links
A wish for peace that works
2007-12-12 18:46:00 Well, it’s December. It’s that time of year when we all get together and make nice-nice and celebrate the [symbolic] birth of our Lord and Savior (if you’re Christian), the prophet ‘Issa bin Maryam (if you’re Muslim), that dude everyone uses to justify being nasty to people (if you’re just about anyone else) and wish people peace and love by shooting them in malls in Nebraska, blowing up car bombs in Algiers and Beirut, and talking about maybe eventually thinking about the possibility of beginning negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians. And it seems that His Imperial Eminence the Pope has announced that gay marriage is an obstacle to world peace. According to the Vatican, and I quote: “Presenting the nuclear family as the ‘first and indispensable teacher of peace’ and the ‘primary agency of peace,’ the 15-page document links sexual and medical ethics to international relations. ‘Everything that serves ... More About: Peace , Works
Links for 2007-12-11 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-12 07:00:00 Particletree » PowerPoint and Presentation Tips If I was a betting man, I’d bet PowerPoint is going to turn mankind into zombies. Why are we so addicted to using PowerPoint (or anything showing slide after slide of bulleted information) when our initial gut reactions to viewing one is dread? Maybe it More About: Links
Links for 2007-12-10 [del.icio.us]
2007-12-11 07:00:00 16 Great Media Managers To Organize Your Photo Albums & Carry Out Basic Editing Abba Museum Planned A museum dedicated to the Swedish disco group Abba is to open in Stockholm in June 2009. Oh, why not? Basic Instructions: How to Entertain Out-of-Town Guests More About: Links
Just another Manic Monday
2007-12-10 23:31:00 It is the Monday after classes have ended, and all should be quiet but isn’t. Seriously. I had two meetings today–one of which I was nominally in charge of, but lost control quickly (more on that in a second)–and when I got back from meeting #2, there were more people in the reading room outside ... More About: Manic Monday , Manic
Links for 2007-12-08 [del.icio.us]
More articles from this author:2007-12-09 07:00:00 Photoshop Phriday: Pop-Up Books This week the Something Awful Forum Goons decided to make some fancy new pop-up books based on a variety of topics, from video games and movies to art and being a jerk. Please, by all means, enjoy yourself. More About: Links 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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