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Changes

eroux — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:54:07 +0000

Change is good: at times it’s the only constant in my life…

Idle Thougts

eroux — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:37:26 +0000

I have always wondered: should we consider caffeine to be a “performance enhancing drug” (which it most certainly is) or a “nutritional supplement” (since most of us would be “dead on our feet” without it)? These kinds of thoughts keep … Continue reading →

OpenWhat?!

eroux — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:05:27 +0000

For something which is supposed to aid open and universal access, OpenID might be the most Byzantine system I’ve encountered since Kerberos…

Ahoy There!

eroux — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:56:25 +0000

Ar, me hearties; and shiver me timbers! It’s “International Talk like a Pirate Day“! So best ye get at it or I’ll have ye walk the plank!

Note-to-Self?

eroux — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:12:52 +0000

Strange how life works: time after time I find that messages or missives I had originally intended for other people ended up, years later, becoming notes to myself… I’m either very wise or the universe has a very wicked sense … Continue reading →

Just an Idle Thought

eroux — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:21:03 +0000

Had an idle thought (to be frank, I think I seldom have any other) in the gym yesterday evening: Some of us might have been put on earth to lead as an example, but most of us, I believe, have … Continue reading →

Easily Amused…

eroux — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:59:41 +0000

While it has been said, at least somewhat truthfully, that I am easily amused, I must admit to being rather amused that while my Blog renders quite fine on Classilla in my emulated — near pre-historic — MacOS 9 environment, Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 seems to have some issues… This makes me happy.

Just when you’re ready to lose faith…

eroux — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:29:15 +0000

Just when you’re ready to start losing faith in humanity, something good… Nay great! happens…

Blueline Busses versus Minibus Taxis

eroux — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:33:42 +0000

This sounds eerily familiar: Why Delhi’s Buses Are So Deadly: An Economic Analysis… Sounds much like the life of the average Taxi Driver in Josi, doesn’t it?

Pixar FTW!

eroux — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:51:31 +0000

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the reason why Pixar is one of the good guys.

And damn soon too!

eroux — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:58:15 +0000

Palm Pré… WANT!

Lovely. Just… Lovely.

eroux — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:10:44 +0000

Hmm… So it’s fine to kill off all Christians in a cathedral, but just dare sing some Muslim words…

This world really pisses me off at times…

What is Love? Jack Handey to the Rescue…

eroux — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:10:38 +0000

For all of us who have pondered the eternal question of what love really is, wonder no more! I have Jack Handey coming to our rescue:

Love is not something that you can put chains on and throw into a lake. That’s called Houdini. Love is liking someone a lot.

Well, there you have it then…

RIP Dungeon Master

eroux — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:48:51 +0000

Ernest Gary Gygax, one of the good guys, passed away on, fittingly enough, Games Master’s Day, the 4th of March 2008.

RIP Dungeon Master, and thanks for all the dice…

I just love these sea-shells!

eroux — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:39:45 +0000

A very good friend of mine just sent me this quote. I wish I could find the original author, but the net’s flooded with un-attributed copies. And now I, of course, will just exacerbate the problem… :-)

Never take someone for granted. Hold every person close to your heart, because you might wake up one day and realize that you’ve lost a diamond while you were to busy collecting stones.

Ironic, since I used a similar analogy about half-a-year ago, without having been aware of this one. I wish I had, since this had been put better than I had managed then.

Many a true word…

eroux — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:22:08 +0000

Now this elicited a rather poignant smile…

But, yeah. Things change. People move on… Bonne chance, ma chérie. Au revoir…

Virtually True…

eroux — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:51:56 +0000

This would be so damned funny:

If only it wasn’t just so gut-wrenchingly true…

Hard Lessons

eroux — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:07:47 +0000

It’s been said that the second hardest thing in life is knowing which bridges to cross, and which to burn. The hardest is the regret of crossing those that you should have burnt, and having burnt those that you should … Continue reading →

Ah, yes, that’s a known issue…

eroux — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:45:43 +0000

Strangely enough, an issue I’ve been faced with quite frequently… ;-)

Alea iacta est…

eroux — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:15:45 +0000

As Caesar said crossing the River Rubicon on his way to Rome, “Alea iacta est”… And the die has truly been cast. While I’m writing this they’re still in the air and I have no idea what they will fall on, but what I do know is that I will play the numbers I have been dealt as faithfully and honourably as I’m able.

Moving on…

eroux — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:54:43 +0000

The hardest part about doing nothing is knowing when to quit.

One can say much the same for feeling sorry for oneself. And the time for that has come for me. Thank you to all who’ve been patiently waiting for me to get my head out of my butt. And to those who couldn’t (or wouldn’t) wait for me; it was nice knowing you. I wish you well on your journey.

Life’s like that, sometimes…

eroux — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:40:29 +0000

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

And so they have…

eroux — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:50:39 +0000

“Men have died from time to time, and worms have eaten them, but not for love.”
– As You Like It, Rosalind, Act IV scene I

Cynical, maybe; but true none the less I suppose. Bullets work better.

Enough Already!

eroux — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:36:34 +0000

I’ve been thinking. Therein lies the danger I know, but it’s too late now. It has already happened. But I’ve been thinking: when is enough, enough? When does a wise man call it quits? When do you concede a fight, shake hands with your opponent and give him the hearty “Well, the better man won”? How many times do you need to lose the battle before you consider the war lost?

All the time…

eroux — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:31:30 +0000

You know that feeling when you’re leaning back in a chair, and then you lean back too far and start to fall and just at the last second you catch yourself? I feel like that all the time. — Steven … Continue reading →

They think they’re what ready?

eroux — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:45:55 +0000

Here you go Microsoft: People Ready Business. Because you certainly aren’t…

Shhhh…

eroux — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:48:43 +0000

A fascinating bit of insight by Ibn Warraq: a treatise entitled Why I am not a Muslim, and something I very much doubt Muslims would want you to read… It highlights not only the backstabbing and treachery at the foundation of that religion, but also explains quite a bit of the current stance of it’s practitioners. Thank God I’m not religious…

Idle thought…

eroux — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:20:58 +0000

It might be just me, but I get the feeling that all decent Rock is Blues derived… Erm… It might also just be that I should give Gary Moore a bit of a rest for a while…

Enlightenment dawns…

eroux — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:13:59 +0000

I’ve finally figured it all out: The difference between America and Iraq is that the one is a bunch of sexually repressed religious fanatics while the other is… Ah, never mind.

MeOS

eroux — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:45:53 +0000

A bit weird, but — assuming the availability of lots of bandwidth — a very cool solution. Unfortunately with the state of telecoms being what it is in South Africa, down here it is more of a solution looking for a problem than an actual solution… T’is a pity, that.